Hennessey girls remain in winner’s bracket

A second quarter eruption propelled the Hennessey girls into the winner’s bracket of this week’s regional tournament.

The Lady Eagles outscored Blackwell by 15 in that frame Friday night en route to a 54-32 victory in their Class 3A district championship game at the Eagle Event Center.

The victory puts Hennessey into this Thursday’s regional semifinal. It will host No. 7 Alva at 6 p.m.

Hennessey hosted Blackwell a week prior in its second-to-last regular season game. That contest also saw the Lady Eagles win by 22.

They were up just 9-7 after a quarter in the rematch, but things changed quickly.

Ally Painter and Emma Copeland combined for 14 points in the second quarter as Hennessey went on a 20-5 run.

The Lady Eagles then pushed it to 22 points by the end of the third quarter.

Three different Lady Eagles reached double figures in the win.

Painter led the way with 12 points. She had 10 by halftime.

Katie Kennedy scored 11, which included eight in the second half.

Copeland scored 10.

No Lady Maroons hit double figures in scoring.

The win pushed Hennessey to 18-8 on the season. The team has won four straight and 12 of its last 14 games.

Alva enters the regional with a 20-3 record and has won 10 straight.