SICILY ISLAND, La. &045; There’s one thing Ferriday girls’ head coach Lisa Abron can count on when her club gets into the Sicily Island tournament.

That’s matching up with Harrisonburg, a team that always gives them a good challenge.

The Lady Bulldogs didn’t disappoint on Friday in the finals of the tournament, but the Lady Trojans used a hot fourth quarter to take a 53-47 win to claim the championship.

&uot;They’re well-coached, and I enjoy playing against them,&uot; Abron said. &uot;They’re very competitive. We’ve played them two years in this tournament. They play well together, and they have a very good inside game.&uot;

The Lady Bulldogs are competitive again despite losing a number of seniors from last year. They had a 35-30 lead

over Ferriday heading into the fourth quarter before the Lady Trojans (15-2) got hot in the fourth by going to their man-to-man defense.

Ferriday outscored Harrisonburg 24-12 in the fourth quarter to take the win.

&uot;I think they were tired,&uot; Abron said. &uot;They had played earlier in the day, also. They had just seven players. We were tired, also, but we kind of out-lasted them in the fourth quarter. We played zone most of the game and went to a man-to-man, and fatigue set in.&uot;

The Lady Bulldogs led14-8 after one and 23-18 at halftime before outscoring Ferriday 12-11 in the third quarter.

Jameca Garrison led Ferriday with 25 points. Jasmine Dunbar led Harrisonburg with 20.

Ferriday advanced to the title game with a 48-24 win over Delhi. Kiawanna

McDowell led the Lady Trojans with 17 points.

Mendenhall hits free throws late to edge out Franklin County girls

MONTICELLO &045; Mendenhall got two clutch free throws with just under three seconds left to play to take a 60-58 win over Franklin County at the Lawrence County tournament Friday.

The Lady Tigers were tied at 58 until Tiffany Lawson hit both shots on a one-and-one trip to the line with 2.9 seconds left to break the tie. Franklin County’s desperation shot from midcourt just before the buzzer didn’t fall.

The Lady Bulldogs (10-2) tied it up with 10 seconds left when Shareka Hunt connected on a bucket. They had to fight back to get in the game after trailing by eight with 1:40 left.

Franklin led 18-9 after one but fell apart in the second when Mendenhall used a 22-9 run to claim a 31-27 halftime lead.

Angelina Burgess had 25 for Mendenhall, while Lawson finished with 22. Victoria Hunt led Franklin with 25 points.