By Marla Jones, Sports Editor

marla@southerntorch.com

Huffman 61-Fort Payne 31

JACKSONVILLE, Ala.— The Fort Payne Lady Wildcats lose to the Huffman Vikings Tuesday in the 6A Girls Northeast Regional Semi-Final 61-31.

At the end of 1, the score was tied 14-14.  Huffman took the lead in the second and outscored Fort Payne 10-3, going into the half  Huffman led 24-17.

Coming back from the intermission, Huffman maintained their lead for the remainder of the game.  At the end of 3, The Vikings led 43-26 and extended their lead to 30 in the fourth by 30 points to advance to the finals of regional play.

Junior, Nykeia McElrath led the Lady Wildcats with 10 points and 8 rebounds. Senior, Drew Stiefel had 7 points and 5 rebounds.

Head Coach Steve Spark was proud of how his team played. “I thought we played well early.  As game went, I thought we missed some opportunities offensively and defensively,” Spark said. “Of course we wanted to win, that is why we came down here but at the end of the day, not everyone can.” Sparks commented. “We don’t want to measure the success of our season in one game. The game didn’t end like we wanted of course, but a lot of teams would like to be here. Glad we had the opportunity to play,”

The Fort Payne Lady Wildcats finish their season with a 18-13 record.