Wayne County hit five free-throws in the final minutes to pad the lead

and put away the game against an ever-present Bainbridge squad in the

Class AAAA semifinals.

The Yellow Jackets took a strong lead (19-9) at the half but the

Bearcats cut into the lead and applied pressure. Tania Ward led Wayne

County with 17 points, Amiah Height added 16 points and Alex Thomas

notched seven. Wayne County coach Kala Hobbs said of her squad, “We

struggled from the line early, but hit crucial freethrows when we

needed them”

Bainbridge found scoring from Nadia Marshall who tallied 17 points,

Tytianna Roseborough who added nine points and Asia Gordon who scored

eight.