Post Photo by Gary Johnson Three Shelbyville Central Golden Eaglettes were honored on Senior Night on Tuesday. Pictured, from left, Sammie Brown, Lilly Brown and Paige Blackburn.
By GARY JOHNSON
Sports Writer
SHELBYVILLE — After a close first quarter, Shelbyville Central’s Golden Eaglettes pulled away to claim a commanding 46-30 win over visiting Spring Hill (10-16, 2-7) in a District 9-4A matchup on Tuesday evening.
It was Senior Night as Golden Eaglette seniors Paige Blackburn, Sammie Brown and Lilly Brown were honored after the game.
After battling to a 9-9 tie at the end of the opening frame, Shelbyville Central (14-10, 3-6) outscored Spring Hill 37-21 over the final three quarters, posting a 25-13 advantage at the intermission and 40-22 lead going into the fourth stanza.
Lilly Brown scored a game-high 15 points to pace the Golden Eagtlettes in scoring followed by Paige Blackburn with 13, including three 3-pointers. Morgan Pridmore added nine.
Spring Hill’s Alayzia Harrison pitched in 14 points followed by Jz Brashear with 11.
Shelbyville closes the regular season on Friday at Columbia.
Spring Hill 9 4 9 8 — 30
Shelbyville Central 9 16 15 6 — 46
Spring Hill: Alayzia Harrison 14, Jz Brashear 11, Meme Goodman 5.
Shelbyville Central: Lilly Brown 15, Paige Blackburn 13, Morgan Pridmore 9, Sammie Brown 6, Yasmine McFarland 3.
3-Point goals: Shelbyville Central (5): Blackburn 3, S. Brown 2; Spring Hill (4): Harrison 2, Brashear 2.
Halftime score: Shelbyville Central 25, Spring Hill 13.
