By Marla Jones, Sports Editor

marla@southerntorch.com

Ider 87-Thorsby 45

JACKSONVILLE, Ala.— The Ider Lady Hornets defeated the Thorsby Rebels Friday night in the 2A Girls Northeast Regional Semi-Final game 87-45 to advance to the finals.

Thorsby lead the Lady Hornets by 1 point early in the first quarter, but Ider took command and finished the first with a score of 25-6.  Going into the intermission, they had an 18 point advantage over Thorsby with a score of 39-21.

At the end of 3, the Lady Hornets led the Rebels 67-30. They held the Rebels in the fourth and  extended the lead to 42 points to win the game 87-45.

Ider dominated the Thorsby rebels and led for almost 31 minutes of the game.  Thorsby led by 1 for :44 seconds.

Ider had five players who scored in the double digits, juniors Hannah Culpepper and Jackie Allday led the Lady Hornets in scoring, with 19 points each. Senior, MaKenzie Hughes had 13, junior Morgan Flynn had a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds. Senior Dani Townson finished the night with a double-double as well with 10 points and 12 rebounds.