By STEVE FRANZELLO
Visiting York was determined to keep its attention on Courtland's high scoring Josh Hairston last night.
But like many other teams this season, the Falcons found out the hard way that the Cougars have another decent post player in senior Lamar Giggetts.
With York double-teaming Hairston for much of the night, Giggetts feasted inside, scoring 24 points, grabbing 11 rebounds and blocking five shots as Courtland waltzed to an 83-39 victory in a Region I, Division 4 quarterfinal contest.
Earlier, the top-seeded Courtland girls staged a fourth-quarter rally to win their quarterfinal game with Tabb, 60-50.
Both teams will be in action tomorrow in a doubleheader. The girls meet Lafayette at 6 p.m. and the boys face Smithfield at 7:30.
Giggetts performance in the second quarter helped spark Courtland (22-2) to a commanding lead over York after both teams struggled with their shooting early. The Cougars made just seven-of-19 shots in the first period and the Falcons connected on just three-of-12.
But Giggetts, Hariston and guard Luke Sellers ignited a 23-point outburst in the second period and the Cougars just kept adding to their margin. Hariston finished with 21 points, Sellers 15 and Avery Green nine. Don Pierce led the Falcons with 14.
"It was just a matter of time for us," Courtland coach J.T. Nino said. "We were attacking their zone but the shots weren't falling. Once we got relaxed, things changed."
York | 6 | 14 | 13 | 6 | -- | 39 |
Courtland | 16 | 23 | 25 | 19 | -- | 83 |
Scoring
York (13-11): Quinn Ashford 0, Kenny Taylor 6, Ben Edwards 11, Tre Thomas 0, Aaron Edwards 4, Andrew Watt 0, Troy Cheek 0, Don Pierce 14, Jacob Holler 0, Tew Brandon 0, Ben Stove 2, Jordan Carter 0, Blake Brackmiller 2. Totals: 12 10-15 39.
Courtland: (22-2) Marion McMorris 0, Kenny Perez 0, Joe Pertell 8, Avery Green 9, Luke Sellers 15, Darien May 0, Shawn Eller 0, Lamar Giggetts 24, Kyle Brooks 6, Josh Hairston 21, Dan Young 0, Dempsey Griffin 0. Totals: 32 13-25 83.
Three-point goals: York 5 (Taylor 2, B. Edwards 2, Pierce); Courtland 6 (Green 3, Sellers 2, Pertell).
GIRLS BASKETBALL
COURTLAND 60, TABB 50
Forward Karina Monroe helped the Cougars pull away from upset-minded Tabb with a strong second-half rebounding performance.
The 6-foot senior grabbed 13 of her game-high 18 rebounds in the second half to go along with 17 points and seven blocked shots as Courtland rallied from a 30-28 halftime deficit and advanced to tomorrow's Division 4 semifinals.
Guard Heather Schnake added 15 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter when Courtland (19-6) outscored the Tigers 20-10 to seal the win. Jazmine Armstrong added 12, while Allyssa Joseph had 12 for Tabb.
Tabb | 10 | 20 | 10 | 10 | -- | 50 |
Courtland | 16 | 12 | 12 | 20 | -- | 60 |
Scoring
Tabb (11-11): Emily Piazza 7, Sara Sublousky 6, Jasmine Green 9, Kylee Radder 0, Tia Perry 11, Chelsea Lewis 0, Allyssa Joseph 15, Katie Sullivan 2. Totals: 17 15-21 50.
Courtland (19-6): Karina Monroe 17, Anika Trent 4, Kara Blosser 8, Jasmine Armstrong 12, Breanna Fisher 0, Heather Schnake 15, Jill McLean 4 Megan Wiles 0, Sydnee Dirrell 0. Totals: 24 11-18 60.
Three-point goals: Tabb 1 (Piazza). Courtland 1 (Blosser).
Steve Franzello: 540/374-5440
Email: sports@freelancestar.com
| REGION I, DIVISION 4BOYS
YORK 39 TABB 50 |