Brock Tournament

After dropping their home opener to Tenaha on Tuesday, Nov. 14, the Aledo Ladycats got back on track over the weekend as they ran the table en route to a tournament championship in Brock. Aledo won four games in three days to capture the trophy. 

Aledo’s Brooklyn Dempsey was named Tournament MVP. Caroline Browning, Elizabeth Griffin, and Kinley Elms were named to the All-Tournament Team representing the Ladycats.

The opening round of tournament play got underway on Thursday, Nov. 16, where Aledo matched up with Liberty Christian. Aledo pulled out a 50-35 win as they looked to Day 2.

On Friday, Nov. 17, Aledo took to the court for a pair of games as they worked their way through the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds. In the quarterfinals, the Ladycats defeated the Australia Dunkaroos, 64-47. 

Brooklyn Dempsey drives by a Tenaha defender during the Ladycats home-opener on Tuesday, Nov. 14. Dempsey was named the Most Valuable Player of the …

In the semifinals Aledo met up with Stephenville. A second-half rally made the difference as the Ladycats came from behind to sting the Honeybees, 37-33, to advance to the tournament championship game against the hosting Lady Eagles.

For the second game in a row the Ladycats fell behind early before dropping the hammer in the second half to pull off the comeback. Aledo outpaced Brock 15-9 in the final quarter to seal their spot atop the podium.

The Ladycats will enjoy a bit of downtime during the Thanksgiving holiday before getting back to action when they host Sanger on Tuesday, Nov. 28. Tipoff for that matchup is slated for 6:15 p.m.

Brock Tournament

Ladycats vs. Liberty Christian – Nov. 16

Aledo 17 10 12 11 - 50

Liberty 15  4   6  10 - 35

Aledo scoring: Brooklyn Dempsey 16, Brenna Clock 11, Elizabeth Griffin 6, Caroline Browning 5, Kinley Elms 4, Ella Isbell 4, Kate Jackson 3, Natalie Anderson 1.

Ladycats vs. Australia Dunkaroos– Nov. 17

Aledo 15 16 16 17 - 64

Australia   7 20 14  6 - 47

Aledo scoring: Dempsey 16, Griffin 16, Elms 11, Browning 10, Anderson 5, Isbell 4, Rebekah Jarrell 2.

Ladycats vs. Stephenville – Nov. 17

Aledo   6  2 20 9 - 37

Stephenville 14  9  5  5 - 33

Aledo scoring: Griffin 14, Dempsey 9, Elms 7, Browning 4, Isbell 3.

Championship

Ladycats vs. Brock – Nov. 18

Aledo 11   2 10 15 - 38

Brock 13 10  3   9 - 35

Aledo scoring: Isbell 11, Elms 10, Griffin 6, Dempsey 4, Browning 4, Anderson 3.