South Callaway girls earn fifth place at own tournament

The No. 6 seed Lady Bulldogs claimed fifth place in their own South Callaway Invitational Tournament, establishing control by outscoring the No. 8 Lady Indians 26-16 in the second half of Friday night's 44-28 win.

South Callaway (9-4) went into halftime with an 18-12 advantage, then outscored Russellville 14-8 in the third quarter to increase its lead to 32-20. The Lady Bulldogs sealed the victory by outscoring the Lady Indians 12-8 in the fourth quarter.

"We stepped up our defense (in the second half) and forced turnovers," South Callaway head coach Darren Humphrey said.

Sophomore forward Konnor Arrowood topped the Lady Bulldogs with 12 points and freshman guard Adrian Mann provided 11.

Justice Miller paced Russellville with a game-high 14 points, followed by Haley Windsor with 11.

South Callaway hosts a non-conference matchup against Iberia at 6 p.m. Monday.