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Cold third quarter dooms Talladega girls in Class 5A Northeast Regional semifinal

Arab junior Lauren Watson led all scorers with 29 points. She had 11 in the decisive third quarter. (All photos by B.J. Franklin/GungHo Photos)

By East Alabama Sports Today

JACKSONVILLE — The Talladega girls basketball team struggled with cold shooting coming out of the halftime break and couldn’t recover, falling to Arab 59-46 in the Class 5A girls Northeast Regional semifinals Tuesday.

Arab (20-13) will play Mortimer Jordan for the regional championship Thursday at 4 p.m.

After a fast start, the Lady Tigers (24-6) trailed by four at the break and then shot 2-of-9 from the field in the third quarter while getting outscored 17-7. Arab hit 7 of 16 shots in the quarter.

Lauren Watson scored 11 of her game-high 29 points in the quarter for Arab, including a tip-in at the buzzer that gave the Lady Knights a 49-35 lead. They led by 16 in the fourth quarter.

Camille Buckhanon led Talladega with 20 points and a game-high 13 rebounds. Gabby Johnson had 15 points and hit the Lady Tigers’ only 3-pointer in 15 attempts

CLASS 5A GIRLS BOX SCORE
Arab 59, Talladega 46
ARAB (20-13) – Kathryn Hammond 2-10 6-7 11, Lauren Watson 10-22 9-11 29, Randi Ferguson 0-2 0-0 0, Caleigh Morrow 0-0 0-0 0, Jasmine Davis 5-8 2-2 13, Anna Garrett 2-9 0-0 4, Elizabeth Brodhage 0-1 0-0 0, Caleigh Kitchens 0-1 0-0 0, Makayla Tomlinson 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 20-55 17-20 59.

TALLADEGA (24-6) – Tiona Roberson 2-5 1-3 5, Gabby Johnson 6-15 2-2 15, Mahogany Hartley 0-6 1-2 1, Nakira Truss 1-1 3-5 5, Camille Buckhanon 7-14 6-6 20, Kylia Stamps 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 16-43 13-18 46.

Arab 14 18 17 10 — 59
Talladega 18 10 7 11 — 46

3-point goals: Arab 2-12 (Hammond 1-2, Watson 0-3, Davis 1-3, Garrett 0-4); Talladega 1-15 (Roberson 0-1, Johnson 1-8, Hartley 0-5, Stamps 0-1). Rebounds: Arab 36 (Hammond 5, Morrow 5); Talladega 31 (Buckhanon 13). Assists: Arab 10 (Hammond 8); Talladega 5 (Roberson 2, Johnson 2). Total fouls: Arab 16, Talladega 14. Officials: David Hill, Shane Corbitt, Daniel Robinson.

Gabby Johnson launches one of Talladega’s 15 3-point attempts in Tuesday’s girls 5A regional semifinal. On the cover, Talladega’s Camille Buckhanon (45) alters another shot on the inside.

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