The Union Lady Yellowjackets won three straight games to claim the Sebastopol Tournament title last week.
After a 57-53 loss to Leake County on Tuesday, Union bounced back by beating Newton County 34-31 on Thursday and Ethel 36-31 on Friday. They won the tournament title by beating Newton County in a 36-25 win.
“We’re playing extremely well defensively and playing with a lot of effort,” Union coach Matt Wilbanks said. “All of our preseason conditioning is paying off. It’s making up for our lack of size. I’m proud of the girls bouncing back after a tough loss on Tuesday to beat a really good Newton County team that is twice our size, physically, twice this weekend. And it’s been a complete team effort. Somebody different has stepped up offensively each game here lately.”
Union will return to action on Tuesday when they travel to Newton County and then to Nanih Waiya on Thursday. They will then travel to West Lauderdale on Friday and then host Noxapater on Saturday.
Leake County 57, Union 53
The Lady Gators took the lead in the middle two periods and held on to take a four-point win over the Lady Yellowjackets on Tuesday.
Union led 14-13 at the end of the first before Leake used a 17-13 advantage in the second to lead 30-27 at the half. Leake extended the lead in third, outscoring Union 13-6 to lead 43-33. Union fought back in the fourth, outscoring Leake 20-14 for the final margin.
Kamyia Russell led Union with 14 points while Keshona Smooth and Trinity Lambert each and 10 points apiece. Keirra Russell also chipped in eight points.
Union girls 34, County 31
The Lady Yellowjackets overcame a first-half deficit to take a three-point win over the Lady Cougars on Thursday in the Sebastopol Tournament.
Newton County led 11-8 at the end of first and 20-16 at the half. Union then took the lead in the third as they outscored Newton County 11-2 to lead 27-22 going into the fourth. Newton County took the fourth period 9-7 for the final margin.
Keshona Smoot led Union with 12 points while Keirra Russell added eight points.
Hannah McDougle led Newton County with nine points while Remini Nickey, Nahariah Brown and Alyssa McMullen each had four points apiece.
Union girls 36, Ethel 31
The Lady Yellowjackets built a big lead and held on to take a five-point lead against the Lady Tigers on Friday in the Sebastopol Tournament.
Union led 13-6 at the end of the first and 20-10 at the half. Union took the third period 8-3 and led 28-13 going to the fourth where Ethel used an 18-8 advantage for the final margin.
Keirra Russell led Union with seven points while Kaliyah Temple and Madison Buckley each had six points apiece.
Union 36, Newton County 25
The Lady Yellowjackets started fast and took a nine-point win over the Lady Cougars to take an 11-point win to win the Sebastopol Tournament title on Saturday.
Union jumped out to a 15-8 lead in the first and led 23-11 at the half. Newton County took the third period 6-3 before Union used a 10-8 advantage in the fourth for the final margin.
Kamyia Russell led Union with 15 points while Keirra Russell had seven points and Keshona Smoot added six points.
Hannah McDougle and Remini Nickey each had six points apiece for County while Christaysia Denson added five points.
