Junior guard Ella Karst led a balanced Harlan County attack with 19 points during the Lady Black Bears’ 61-44 win over Pineville.
Senior forward Jaylin Smith also had a big game with 16 points and 11 rebounds. Senior guard Taytum Griffin added 12 points.
Nadine Johnson, and Abby Jackson each led the Lady Mountain Lions in scoring with 15 points apiece while Ava Arnett added seven points.
HCHS 61, Pineville 44
PINEVILLE (6-2)
Nadine Johnson 6-21 3-4 15, Abby Jackson 4-7 6-8 15, Ava Arnett 2-8 2-7 7, Kamryn Biliter 1-4 0-0 3, Rachel Howard 0-5 2-4 2, Malley Smith 1-2 0-0 2. Totals: 14-47 13-27 44.
HARLAN COUNTY (6-2)
Ella Karst 7-11 2-4 19, Hailey Austin 1-8 0-0 2, Taytum Griffin 4-7 2-4 12, Jaylin Smith 8-16 0-0 16, Taylor Lunsford 1-3 1-2 3, Paige Phillips 2-5 0-1 4, Kylie Jones 1-4 0-0 3, Cheyenne Rhymer 0-0 0-0 0, Maddi Middleton 1-1 0-0 2, Savannah Hill 0-0 0-0 0, Whitley Teague 0-0 0-0 0, Lacey Robinson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 25-55 5-11 61.
Pineville 7 8 9 20 — 44
Harlan County 18 9 16 18 — 61
3-point goals: Pineville 3-12 (Jackson 1-2, Biliter 1-3, Arnett 1-4, Smith 0-1, Johnson 0-2), Harlan County 6-14 (Karst 3-4, Griffin 2-3, Jones 1-3, Austin 0-4). Rebounds: Pineville 26 (Johnson 11, Howard 6, Biliter 4, Jackson 2, Arnett 2, Smith 1), Harlan County 37 (Smith 11, Phillips 7. Lunsford 6, Griffin 4, Austin 3, Karst 2, Jones 2, Rhymer 1, Teague 1). Turnovers: Pineville 10 Harlan County 12. Fouled out: None.
