The Montgomery County girls basketball season came to an end Monday with a 61-23 road loss to East Marion in the opening round of the MHSAA 1A playoffs.
“The best thing about that game it that we made it to that point,” said Coach Jeremy Robinson, referring to the fact that the Lady Hornets qualified for the playoffs. “That team (East Marion) was really tough.”
East Marion (17-8) plays Stringer in the second round Friday.
Montgomery County was able to qualify for the playoffs with a 63-43 win over Coffeeville in the opening round of the 5-1A tournament at Coffeeville. That came just one week after a 38-31 regular season loss to Coffeeville.
“We had a determination to make it to the playoffs, to accomplish the one goal that we had set for ourselves,” Robinson said. “From the start to the finish, it was all Montgomery County. We executed well on offense, we executed well on defense.”
Tatyana Womack led the Lady Hornets with 24 points. Tatyana Kenney and Bianca Lane had 14 each.
Montgomery County lost to Durant 78-36 in the semifinals and Ethel 49-37 in the consolation game, resulting in the region's fourth seed for the playoffs and a matchup with East Marion, winner of the Region 8-1A tournament.
Against Durant, Womack had 11 points and Kenney 10. Lane scored 19 points in the Ethel game.
Montgomery County finished 15-13. Kenney, a senior, led the team in scoring. Womack, a junior, led in rebounding, assists and steals.
Looking ahead to next season, Robinson said, “We have a lot of eighth graders who can come in and help right away. We have some sophomores who will be juniors next year who are going to contribute.”
The Lady Hornets will be led by Womack and Lane, also a junior.
