A tournament for seventh- and eighth-graders evolved into a showdown of sixth-graders on Tuesday in the semifinals of the county tournament at James A. Cawood Elementary School.

A week after leading the Evarts fifth- and sixth-grade team to a county championship, Evarts’ Kylie Noe took over in the fourth quarter of a showdown against top-seeded James A. Cawood. Noe scored 16 of her 22 points in the final period as the Lady Cats overcame a six-point deficit to win 42-40 and advance to the championship game Thursday against Rosspoint. Eighth-grade guard Isabelle Kirby added 17 points, including a clutch five of six at the free throw line.

Kylie Jones, a sixth-grader who has played with the seventh- and eighth-grade team all season, led JACES with 18 points, including several big shots late in the game to keep the game close. Taylor Lunsford and Skylar Shepherd added 10 and eight points, respectively.

Rosspoint advanced with a 42-32 win over Black Mountain in the second game Thursday. Hailey Austin poured in 22 points to lead the Lady Cats.

Black Mountain was led by McKenzie Crider with 13 points.

Evarts will play Rosspoint on Thursday at 7 p.m. in the championship game. James A. Cawood will play Black Mountain at 5:30 p.m. for third place.

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Evarts (42) — Isabelle Kirby 17, Ashley Preston 3, Kylie Noe 22.

James A. Cawood (40) — Kylie Jones 18, Taylor Lunsford 10, Skylar Shepherd 8, Leah Davis 2, Kaylee Buell 2.

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Rosspoint (42) — Hailey Austin 22, Jenna Wilson 6, Chloe Shelton 4, Samantha Goshen 5, Paige Phillips 5.

Black Mountain (32) — Hanna Pace 6, Hannah Turner 2, Kaitlyn Turner 5, McKenzie Crider 13, Autumn Howard 2, Keonna Morales 2, Chelsey Cottrell 2.