East Lawrence 48, Phil Campbell 34

The Phil Campbell Bobcats struggled to score in the Class 3A, Area 14 championship game, falling to the East Lawrence Eagles 48-34.  The Bobcats finished runner-up in the area and were set to travel to second-ranked Westminster Christian Tuesday night for sub-region play.

Neither team could put the ball in the hole in the first quarter. Phil Campbell didn’t make a single basket in the first six minutes of the first quarter. When they did, on a Brett Saint jumper, the score was 3-2 East Lawrence.

The Eagles led the Bobcats 8-4 at the end of the quarter. East Lawrence extended that lead to 24-12 at halftime and held a 37-18 advantage at the end of the third quarter.

Ridge Raper was the only Bobcat in double figures, scoring 12 points. Luke Garrison hit three three-pointers to score nine points. Saint added eight points, Ben Williams two points, Isaac Riddle two points and Nate Owens one point.