Morristown girls basketball defeated Hagerstown and Herron Saturday to win the Hoops for Hope tournament in Morristown.
The Yellow Jackets outscored Hagerstown, 32-22, in the second half to secure a season-opening 54-39 victory over the Tigers (2-1).
Jayla Keithley led Morristown with 16 points, six rebounds, 10 assists and six steals. Brooke Kuhn had 11 points and six rebounds.
Abby Hawk, Emelyn Rinzel and Nadia Rude each scored eight points.
Morristown led after the first quarter, 17-9, but got outscored 10-5 in the second quarter to see its lead drop to 22-19 at halftime.
The Yellow Jackets overmatched Herron, 86-9, in game two. Morristown led 37-0 after one quarter and never trailed in the contest.
Keithley again led Morristown with 19 points and five steals. Rinzel finished with 14 points and seven rebounds while Kuhn added 12 points and six assists.
Macey Frazier led Herron with seven points and four rebounds.
Morristown begins its Mid-Hoosier Conference schedule Thursday at South Decatur.
In other girls basketball games Saturday:
Greenfield-Central 77, Shelbyville 52
At Shelbyville, the host Golden Bears used a strong third quarter to cut the Cougars’ lead to 52-44 but the visitors responded with a 25-point fourth quarter to pull away for the win.
Greenfield-Central improved to 3-0 this season.
Jayla Ash led Shelbyville (0-1) with 22 points, eight rebounds and two steals.
Nevaeh Cole and Camille Chaney each scored 10 points. Melia Cartwright finished with nine points and six assists.
The Golden Bears host Triton Central Tuesday at Garrett Gymnasium.
South Decatur 50, Southwestern 31
At South Decatur, the host Cougars led 24-20 at halftime then outscored the Spartans 22-2 in the third quarter to seal the victory.
Taylor Somers scored nine of her 13 points in the third quarter.
Dalilah Martin led South Decatur (2-0, 1-0 MHC) with 15 points.
Harper McInerny led Southwestern (0-2, 0-1 MHC) with 13 points. Brianna Stevens finished with six points.
South Decatur won the junior varsity game, 26-22. McInerny and Briley Fix combined for 13 points in the loss.
Southwestern hosts Columbus Christian (0-1) Tuesday in its home opener.
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