CAMDEN - Warren closed the game with a 7-0 run Friday and pulled away from El Dorado 55-48 in the semifinals of the Camden Fairview Holiday Classic. The Lady Wildcats dropped to 8-3 on the season and play in the third place game today at 4 p.m.
The Lady Lumberjacks scored the first seven points of the game and the final seven. Warren led 19-9 early in the second before El Dorado closed the gap to 27-25 at the half.
The Lady Wildcats took their first lead of the game, 30-29, on a 3-pointer by Tasia Richardson with 5:56 left in the third. Richardson drained another 3-pointer to stretch the margin to 35-31. El Dorado closed the third quarter with a 42-37 advantage.
Warren opened the fourth with a 7-0 spurt, which included Ty’shuna Stepps’ three-point play. Faith Jackson scored inside to give the Lady Jacks a 44-42 lead. El Dorado tied the game on Breya Clark’s jumper.
The teams went back-and-forth until Richardson scored to put El Dorado on top 48-47 with 2:37 remaining.
But, Warren was steadier down the stretch. The Lady Wildcats turned the ball over on fourth consecutive possessions. The Lady Jackson got four free throws in a row by Jackson and pulled away at the end.
Jackson and Stepps led Warren (5-2) with 18 and 16 points, respectively.
Jessica Morton paced El Dorado with 16 points and eight rebounds. Clark scored 12 and Richardson chipped in with eight.
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El Dorado advanced in the tournament Thursday with a 58-24 win over Bearden. The Lady Wildcats led 36-16 at the half.
“I thought we played well coming off the break,” said El Dorado coach Destinee Rogers. “I was pleased with what I saw in the first game.”
Amyiah Williams led El Dorado with 11 points with Morton adding 10.
Clark and Richardson scored eight apiece and Diamond Hawthorne contributed six.