MCKEE — Whitley County’s Khylea Ray Collier caught the hot-hand in the first quarter and continued to remain hot, scoring 22 points to help guide the the Lady Colonels to a 62-52 win over 13th Region foe Jackson County.
Collier scored 11 points in the first quarter, and hit five of her six 3-pointers in the first half. Aubree Clemens added 14 points while Jonna Rice and Maddy Hopkins scored 10 points apiece. Autumn Sawyers finished with six points.
“Great win on the road against a region opponent,” Whitley County coach Michael Petrey said. “We shot the ball exceptionally well in the first half. Khylea Ray Collier got us started hitting five three pointers in the first half and finished the game with six made threes. We did a great job executing our defensive plan in the first half.
“In the third quarter, we had several good looks that just didn’t fall for us and Jackson County was able to make some shots and close the gap,” he added. “Aubree, Madisyn and Jonna came up big for us in the paint when the game got tighter and allowed us to pull away to secure the win. Autumn Sawyers’s was really good defensively.”
The win improved Whitley County to 9-3.
