The Henderson County Lady Colonels started fast and held on late to defeat the Crittenden County Lady Rockets 42-39 Saturday night to win the Region 2 Tournament Championship at Hopkins County Central High School in Mortons Gap.
Henderson jumped out early, taking a 16-7 lead after the first quarter behind 9 points from A’Tylia Green. The Lady Colonels pushed the margin to 14 late in the second quarter before Crittenden knocked down a late three to make it 26-15 at halftime.
Maggee Melvin hit her second three-pointer of the night right out of the locker room to stretch the lead back to 14 at 29-15, but Henderson would make just three more field goals the rest of the game, allowing Crittenden to chip away. The Lady Rockets closed the gap to 35-28 after three quarters…