Lady Tigers rout Rams to reach sectional final

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West Liberty-Salem’s girls basketball team earned a berth in the sectional final with a resounding 60-23 victory over Greeneview on Wednesday in Division III action at Covington High School.

The Tigers are now 14-10 on the season and will play at 6 p.m. Monday against the Preble Shawnee-Graham winner at Covington.

WL-S led 21-13 after the first quarter.

The Tigers then blew the game open in the second quarter, outscoring the Rams 23-0 to lead 44-13 at halftime.

WL-S went on to lead 60-19 after three quarters.

It was a balanced offensive effort for the Tigers.

Ava Astorino led WL-S with 15 points, Chaley Wade had 14 points, Megan Hollar scored 11 points, Bailey Poppe had nine and Lilly Weaver chipped in seven.

The Tigers knocked down 10 three-pointers on the night, with five coming from Astorino.

Greeneview ends its season with a record of 9-14.

WL-SALEM 60, GREENEVIEW 23

WL-S (14-10)

Weaver 3 0-0 7; Hollar 4 0-0 11; Wade 5 4-4 14; Poppe 4 0-0 9; Astorino 5 0-0 15; M. Cole 1 0-0 2. Totals: 23 4-4 60.

GREENEVIEW (9-14)

Sandlin 1 0-0 3; Clime 1 0-0 3; Vest 1 0-0 3; Erisman 2 1-2 6; Fannin 4 0-0 8. Totals: 9 1-2 23.

Tigers 21 23 16 0 — 60

Rams 13 0 6 4 — 23

Three pointers: WL-S 10 (Astorino 5, Hollar 3, Weaver, Poppe); Greeneview 4 (Sandlin, Clime, Vest, Erisman). Team fouls: WL-S 5; Greeneview 7.