The Register-Herald, Beckley, West Virginia

High School Sports

February 20, 2013

Girls: Bluefield 65, James Monroe 61

From Staff Reports

PRINCETON — Destiney Sims and Jesslyn Fullerton scored 19 points each to lead Bluefield past James Monroe in the Class AA Region 3, Section 2 tournament.

Dazia Edwards added 10 for the Beavers (12-10), who will play for the championship Thursday.

James Monroe (12-9) got 25 points from Jordan Page. Carter Shiflett added 12 points and Laine Shiflett 11.



James Monroe (12-9)

Carter Shiflet 4 4-6 12, Emily McKinney 0 0-1 0, Jordan Page 8 3-5 25, Kelsie Mann 3 1-8 7, Laine Shiflet 3 4-7 11, Kelsie Gillespie 0 2-2 2, Kayla Via 1 0-0 2, Mikaila Moran 1 0-2 2. Totals 20 14-31 61.

Bluefield (12-10)

Kaitlyn Thompson 0 0-2 0, Destiney Sims 6 4-12 19, Jesslyn Fullerton 7 3-4 19, Tyra Jackson 2 2-2 6, Dazia Edwards 2 6-8 10, Abby Atwell 0 1-2 1, Khadijah Brown 0 0-2 0, Sheila Hopkins 5 0-0 10, Dazia Taxley 0 0-2 0. Totals 22 16-34 65.

JM    10    13    9    29    —    61

B    14    11    24    16    —    65

3-point goals — JM: 7 (Page 6, L. Shiflet); B: 5 (Sims 3, Fullerton 2). Fouled out — B: Edwards, Jackson, Hopkins.

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