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Fast start lands Eaglettes 8-AAA win

By GARY JOHNSON ~ gjohnson@t-g.com
Posted 1/11/21

Shelbyville Central's Golden Eaglettes claimed a nice District 8-AAA road win by rolling past Franklin County. The Eaglettes (5-4, 1-2) took control early and never looked back, building 28-12 lead at the end of the first quarter. Freshman Paige Blackburn scored 13 of her game-high 24points in the opening frame...

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Fast start lands Eaglettes 8-AAA win

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Shelbyville Central's Golden Eaglettes claimed a nice District 8-AAA road win by rolling past Franklin County.

The Eaglettes (5-4, 1-2) took control early and never looked back, building 28-12 lead at the end of the first quarter.

Freshman Paige Blackburn scored 13 of her game-high 24points in the opening frame.

She finished the game with four 3-pointers.

Shelbyville Central increased the lead to 45-19 by halftime and led 53-26 going into the fourth quarter.

Kendall Dearing added a dozen points while Jaleigh Harris and Kelsey Harden contributed 11 point apiece.

Madisyn Partin led Franklin County with 11 points.

Shelbyville 28 17 9 14 - 68

Franklin Co. 12 7 7 11 - 37

Shelbyville Central: Jaleigha Harris 10, Lilly Brown 4, Kelsey Harden 11, Paige Blackburn 24, Jadyn Lee 3, Kendall Dearing 12, Zoe Reed 4.

Franklin County: Emma Owens 3, Madisyn Partin 11, Katie Walker 7, Danica Stovall 4, Hedi Seay 7, Lucy Barnes 3, Macy PiHenger 2.

3-Point goals: Shelbyville Central (9): Blackburn 4, Dearing 2, Harris, Harden, Lee; Franklin County (5): Partin 2, Owens, Walker, Seay.

Halftime score: Shelbyville Central 45, Franklin County 19.