The GRC Lady Cardinals beat the Montgomery County Lady Indians 74-47 for second straight 10th Region championship

The George Rogers Clark Lady Cardinals are 10th Region champions for the second straight year and the sixth time in the last seven years.

Anaya Chestnut made seven 3-pointers and scored 18 points and Briana Byars was 7-of-7 from the field and scored 17 points to lead the Lady Cardinals to a 74-47 victory over the Montgomery County Lady Indians in the championship game at The Fieldhouse on Sunday.

Eighth grader Kennedy Stamper added 15 points and Ciara Byars had 13 points and nine rebounds for GRC (26-7).

Elaine Purvis led Montgomery County (22-13) with 13 points and Hayden Barrier added 12 points.

After leading 16-13 at the end of the first quarter, the Lady Cardinals pulled away by outscoring the Lady Indians 22-10 in the second quarter.

GRC ran its winning streak to nine games. The Lady Cardinals have won 22 straight games against the Lady Indians.

GRC will play 12th Region champion Mercer County in the first round of the Mingua Beef Jerky Girls' Basketball State Tournament Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Rupp Arena. 

George Rogers Clark    16 22 18 18 — 74

Montgomery County      13 10 11 13 — 47  

George Rogers Clark — Stamper 15, K. Chestnut 3, C. Byars 13, Miller 2, B. Byars 17, Tabor 6, A. Chestnut 18

Montgomery County — Orazen 2, Routt 1, Dillon 8, Oney 5, Purvis 13, Barrier 12, Warner 4, Harris 2