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FULTON CO. TAKES LADYS REGION – 1998 PAGE 2

Fulton County takes region Continued from 1B But against Marshall, the Lady Pilots looked supremely confident from the start. With point guard Annie Smith (13 points, four assists) forcing the tempo, drawing a slew of fouls and making most of her free throws, Fulton County stunned the Lady Marshals by racing to the early lead. "We were going to take it to them,' said Annie Smith, who scored just once from the field but hit 11 of 17 free throws. "Coach told us that was the way to beat them, and we ended up fouling out two or three of their best players." Seventh grader Jamie Turner made two big shots, one a at the end of each of the first two quarters. Her driving scoop shot closed out the first quarter, then she made a 16-footer just before the halftime buzzer, sending her team into the locker room with a 33-21 lead. "That was a huge shot," Beth said. "We made a real good defensive stand there. We closed off the middle, kept her outside and she makes a fadeaway jumper off her back foot. What a shot."* Marshall made a late run, even after four players - starters Lineberry, Brooke Kingston, Emily - Stone and reserve Destiny Hall fouled out. Tosha Gardner, who led the Lady Marshals with 19 points, hit a jumper in the lane to make it 50-47 with 1:48 remaining, but Fulton County went up by five when April Wilson rebounded her own miss and scored at the 1:32 mark. Taira Smith, 7 of 11 from the foul line, made two to make it 54- 48, but Gardner was fouled and hit both foul shots and Jessica Ethridge cut the lead to two when she stole an inbounds pass, missed twice but finally put the ball in the basket to make it 54-52 with 19 seconds left. Ethridge fouled Danielle Dean with 18.1 seconds, and Dean made both free throws to close out the win. Dean scored 12 points for Fulton County while missing just one shot. She was 4-for-5 from the field and 4-for-4 from the line. "I'm just shocked, really, totally shocked," Dreher said. "People ask me how this team wins, and all I can say is that these girls just bother people. They play good defense and force teams into doing things they don't want to do." The Lady Pilots will try and keep its streak going against Somerset and will also have the added incentive of atoning for one of their, worst losses of the season. They blew a fourth-quarter lead in a 57- 46 loss to Campbellsville in the first round of the All A Classic, and they will return to the McBrayer Arena floor for the state tournament. "That loss wasn't one of our best efforts, and honestly, it wasn't one of mine, either," Dreher said. "They've wanted a shot at retribution for that, God smiled on us, and now we're getting it." "This time, we're going up there with our heads on straight," Annie Smith said. "We're going to do a lot better." ALL TEAM Jessica Ethridge, Marshall County; Taira Smith, Fulton County; Rachel Wallace, Reidland; Jeanne Maddox, Murray; Kim Barber, Graves Leah Lineberry, Marshall County; Amanda Mitchell, Lone Oak; Lisa McClain, Ballard Memorial; Brooke Kingston, Marshall County; Annie Smith, Fulton County. REX ALEXANDER AWARD - Ashley Bennett, Graves County. One Tough Customer Made de We Now Have Red Wing Leather Belts 2231 Take advantage of the durability of these ANSI 175/C75- rated steel toe pi boots. You'll find they are as tough and comfortable as they are great looking. The waterrepellent leather upper keeps its good looks after many wearings while the lug-pattern SuperSole® gives you gripping

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