Madison Central beats defending state champ Tupelo to reach first state semifinal

Madison Central put together a dominant second half performance to defeat defending state champion Tupelo 78-59 in the MHSAA 7A quarterfinals on Thursday afternoon and clinch a spot at the Mississippi Coliseum next week.

The Lady Jaguars found themselves in a physical battle throughout the first half and held a four-point advantage going into the halftime break.

From there, it was all Madison Central, as the Lady Jaguars rolled and outscored Tupelo by 15 points in the second half…

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