HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Good Hope and West Point squared off for the third time in the varsity girls’ championship game Saturday night but unlike the first two battles of the day, this one was settled quickly. The Lady Raiders built a 26-point lead by halftime and continued to pull away until they secured a 73-39 win and their first county championship in 10 years.
As they have in most of their games this season, the Lady Raiders got off to a fast start against West Point. Three-pointers by Heather Tetro and Kyndall Seal put Good Hope in front 6-0 right out of the gate and Rudi Derrick added a basket of her own to make it 8-0. Bailey Tetro drained a three to stretch the lead to 11-0 but Liberty Shadix scored to get the Lady Warriors on the board and make it an 11-2 game. The Lady Raiders maintained a 14-4 lead midway through the period and another three from Bailey Tetro made it 17-4. Free throws by Shadix and Braelee Quin trimmed the lead to 17-6 later in the quarter but a pair of Bailey Tetro free throws and a buzzer-beating three by Desire Odachowski put Good Hope in front 23-10 at the end of the first quarter.
Baskets from Odachowksi and Charly Johnson stretched the lead to 27-10 early in the second but Odachowski was just getting started. She scored the next eight points of the game to build the Good Hope lead up to 35-12 with three minutes remaining in the half and the Lady Raiders continued to pull away. Derrick drained another three from the corner to make it a 38-16 game with a minute to play in the period and Bailey Tetro added four more points before the break to send Good Hope to the locker room with a 42-16 advantage.
Back to back Bailey Tetro baskets extended the lead to 46-17 early in the third quarter and Derrick and Ivey Maddox each scored to make it 50-17. Odachowksi’s big night continued with another three-pointer that put the Lady Raiders up 53-19 and after baskets by Derrick and Heather Tetro, Good Hope led 57-22 with two minutes to play in the third. Ryleigh Jones scored a pair of baskets for West Point in the final minute of the period, but the Lady Warriors still trailed 61-26 going into the fourth quarter.
Laklin Shadix scored inside to cut into the lead early in the fourth, but it was all Raiders after that. Back to back three-pointers from Maddox made it a 67-28 game and after a three by Jones on the other end, Renee McLeod scored on back to back possessions to keep Good Hope in front 71-31 midway through the final frame. With the hot clock running, the Lady Raiders cruised to win it 73-39 and capture their first County Championship since 2012.
Bailey Tetro led the way for Good Hope with 20 points in the win, followed by Odachowski with 16 and Maddox with 10. The Lady Warriors were led by Jones who finished with 17.
2022 Varsity Girls All-County Tournament Team
Ryleigh Jones – West Point
Emma Garcia – Fairview
Kaylee Stallings – Holly Pond
Ivey Maddox – Good Hope
Heather Tetro – Good Hope
Summer Mendoza – West Point
Bailey Tetro – Good Hope
Desire Odachowski – Good Hope
2022 Cullman All-County Girls Basketball Team
Ivey Maddox – Good Hope
Rudi Derrick – Good Hope
Heather Tetro – Good Hope
Bailey Tetro – Good Hope
Ryleigh Jones – West Point
Braelee Quinn – West Point
Summer Mendoza – West Point
Sadie Smith – Fairview
Emma Garcia – Fairview
Morgan Lindsay – Fairview
Ella Bruer – Cold Springs
Maddi Ham – Holly Pond
Jolee McHan – Hanceville
Maggie Burks – Vinemont
2022 Charlotte Cummings Memorial Scholarship Winner
Morgan Lindsay – Fairview High School
2022 Bill Shelton Award Winner
Ryleigh Jones – West Point High School
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