All the favorites moved on with wins Saturday in the first round of the seventh- and eighth-grade county tournament at James A. Cawood Elementary School.

Kylie Jones scored 12 points and Taylor Lunsford added eight as top-seeded James A. Cawood rolled past Green Hills 53-5 in the opening game.

Wallins threw a scare into Evarts in the second game, getting as close as two points early in the fourth quarter before the Lady Cats pulled away to win 39-26.

Two sixth-graders, Kylie Noe with 20 points and Ashley Preston with eight, led Evarts, two days after leading the fifth- and sixth-grade team to a county championship.

Taytum Griffin poured in 20 points to lead the Lady Devils.

Black Mountain raced to a 13-1 lead over Cawood on two 3-pointers by Hannah Turner and one by Emma Mulkey on the way to a 45-32 victory.

McKenzie Crider took over in the second half after Cawood had battled back, finishing with a team-high 16 points. Mulkey added 10.

Scarlett Rowe led the Lady Comets with 18 points.

Rosspoint survived a scare from Cumberland in the final game of the afternoon. The Lady Skins trailed by only four, at 18-14, at halftime and was still within four late in the game before Rosspoint put the game away.

Hailey Austin scored 16 points to lead the Lady Cats.

Cumberland was led by Brianna Massey with 13 points.

Evarts will play James A. Cawood at 5:30 and Rosspoint will face Black Mountain at 7 in the semifinals on Tuesday. The consolation and championship games are set for Thursday.

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Rosspoint (30) — Hailey Austin 16, Chloe Shelton 4, Abigail Gaw 2, Samantha Goshen 2, Paige Phillips 6.

Cumberland (24) — Lesleigh Brown 2, Josalyn Lee 5, Brianna Massey 13, Lola Maggard 2, Kaitlyn Halcomb 2.

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Black Mountain (45) —Emma Mulkey 10, Hanna Pace 6, Hannah Turner 7, Kaitlyn Turner 4, McKenzie Crider 16, Autumn Howard 2.

Cawood (32) — Scarlett Rowe 18, Kaylee Clark 6, Abbi Fields 7, Michele Stewart 1.

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Evarts (39) — Isabelle Kirby 7, Maria Ball 2, Carly Madden 2, Ashley Preston 8, Kylie Noe 20.

Wallins (26) — Taytum Griffin 20, Brooklyn Wood 3, Faith Caldwell 3.

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James A. Cawood (53) — Kylie Jones 12, Taylor Lunsford 8, Kaylee Buell 2, Aaliyah Lewis 3, Skylar Shepherd 12, Addison Powers 2, Leah Davis 6, Juleaa Smith 4, Madison Daniels 4.

Green Hills (5) — Brooklyn Whitehead 1, Madison Lewis 4.