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they had pushed that lead to 40-18 by the end of the first half.

In the third quarter MCHS went on a tear as they outscored Wilcox 25-3. That put them on top 65-21 heading to the fourth. In that final period with all the subs in, MCHS took the win, 74-25.

The Lady Eagles were led by Makyla Bell with 26 points, Marley Bell added 22 points, and Amire Banks scored 8 and added 8 assists.

Girls vs. Dublin Championship

Up next for the Lady Eagles were the Irish of Dublin in the Region 4A Championship Game which was held in Dublin.

Dublin played well on defense in the game and kept MCHS from making any big runs, but Montgomery still came out on top. MCHS was leading 10-4 at the end of the first period and pushed that lead to 24-12 by halftime. The Eagles slowly pulled away in the second half as they led 35-20 heading to the fourth and took the win, 46-26. Marley Bell led MCHS with 19 points. The win moves the Lady Eagles into the State Playoffs as the #1 seed out of Region 4. On Tuesday of this week after presstime MCHS took on Brooks County at home in the first round. Brooks is the #4 seed out of Region 2. If the Lady Eagles won that game, they will move on to face the winner of the Social Circle and Trion game. The next game would be held on Friday or Saturday of this week in Mt. Vernon.