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Lady Tigers secure top seed for sectionals

Belan nets 17 in victory over RCB

By Joey Kittle 1 min read

ELKINS -- Elkins will be the top seed for the upcoming Class AAA, Region II, Section 2 tournament after claiming a 45-36 win over No. 10 Robert C. Byrd Saturday afternoon in Big 10 Conference action at Richard P. Simmons Memorial Gymnasium.

The Lady Tigers used a pair of 3-pointers from Laney Fletcher and another from Maddie Belan to build a 13-9 lead after one quarter.

The lead grew to 22-15 at halftime and 32-20 after three quarters of action.

Martina Howe scored eight of her game-high 20 points in the fourth quarter as the Lady Flying Eagles held a 16-10 scoring edge.

Belan led Elkins with 17 points, followed by Gracelin Corley with 12.

Carleigh Curotz also reached double figures for RCB with 11 points.

The Lady Tigers (11-6) remain home at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday to battle No. 5 Philip Barbour.

The Lady Flying Eagles dropped to 10-6 on the season and visit Preston on the same evening.

RCB (10-6)

Carleigh Curotz 4 2-2 11, Holly Hunsaker 1 0-1 2, Kyla Sutherlin 1 1-2 3, Martina Howe 7 1-2 20. Totals 13 4-7 36

Elkins (11-6)

Gracelin Corley 5 2-4 12, Laney Fletcher 2 1-2 7, Emerson Haddix 1 1-2 3, Maddie Belan 7 2-6 17, Karah Bennett 2 0-4 4. Totals 18 6-18 45

RCB 9 6 5 16 -- 36

Elkins 13 9 10 13 -- 45

3-point goals: RCB 6 (Howe 5 and Curotz), EHS 3 (Fletcher 2 and Belan)

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