HS Girls Hoops Playoffs; Ames scores 28 in Kerens win

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Kerens guard Taylor Ames drives to the basket during the LadyCats' 76-59 victory over Grapeland in an area round playoff game in Fairfield on Friday night. Ames scored 28 points to lead the LadyCats. Daily Sun photo/Ron Farmer

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February 15, 2013

HS Girls Hoops Playoffs; Ames scores 28 in Kerens win

LadyCats knock off Grapeland 76-59 in area round

From Staff Reports Corsicana Daily Sun The Corsicana Daily Sun Mon Feb 18, 2013, 01:32 PM CST

FAIRFIELD — Taylor Ames scored 28 points and Cambree Betts added 19 points as the No. 5-ranked Kerens LadyCats opened the playoffs with a 76-59 victory over Grapeland in a Region III-1A DI area round playoff game in Fairfield.

Kerens (26-5) will play No. 8 Slocum in a regional quarterfinal game at 7 p.m. Tuesday night at Tyler Junior College.

Kerens led 46-28 at halftime. Tanisha Tolliver added eight points for the LadyCats, who have won 11 of their last 12 games.

Region III-1A DI Area Round

Kerens 76, Grapeland 59

Kerens: 22 24 18 12 -- 76

Grapeland: 12 16 14 17 -- 59

Kerens — Taylor Ames 28, Cambree Betts 19, Tanisha Tolliver 8, Armant 5, Breanna Wells 5, Marqueshia Kelly 5, Bivins 4.

Grapeland — Davis 27, Scott 6, Brown 6, Cambell 5, Abrams 4, Sheppard 4, Johnson 3, McCoy 2, Westbrook 2.

Records — Kerens 26-5.

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