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Kemp’s Allie Pringle (right) drives around a Brownsboro Bearette in the teams’ Jan. 28 contest.

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Emma Bailey, Kemp’s leading scorer against Brownsboro Jan. 28, maneuvers toward the basket.

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Kim Mendez of Kemp seeks a teammate during an inbounds pass play under the goal Jan. 28.

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Rainey Carney of Kemp clears a rebound during District 15-4A action against Brownsboro.

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Kemp’s Paden Myers secures the ball while surrounded by Brownsboro Bearettes Jan. 28.

KEMP–The Kemp Lady Yellowjackets stayed within striking distance of the Brownsboro Bearettes Jan. 28 through the first period before Brownsboro went on a 14-3 second-period run and never looked back in a 50-22 victory.
After Brownsboro took an early 4-0 lead, Kemp’s Allie Pringle banked in a 3-pointer off the glass to get her team within 4-3. With 3:34 left in the first period, Emma Bailey drove into the lane and rolled in a basket to put Kemp ahead 5-4. Brownsboro answered soon thereafter to retake a 6-5 advantage, next adding a 3-pointer and three free throws for a 12-5 lead.
With 30 seconds left in the opening period, Bailey drove and scored a bucket, then Makayla Miller was fouled at the buzzer, sinking both free throws to get Kemp within 12-9 at the end of the first period.
In the second period, Brownsboro started with 10 unanswered points. With 3:48 remaining in the second, Miller added another free throw to get the Lady Yellowjackets within 22-10. Following four Brownsboro free throws, Miller made two free throws with 55.5 seconds left in the first half, which allowed Kemp to make it 26-12 in favor of the Bearettes at halftime.
Brownsboro opened the second half with three consecutive hoops, prompting Kemp to call timeout, now down 32-12. Then, with 4 minutes left in the third period, Kemp’s Kim Mendez stole the ball and made a basket to reduce that to 32-14. The Bearettes then ended the third period with three baskets, a free throw and then another hoop at the buzzer, all of which had them ahead 41-14.
In the fourth period, Kemp’s Paden Myers and Emma Bailey made baskets to cut the Brownsboro lead to 42-18. Bailey (who led Kemp during the game with 8 points) added two free throws with 3:45 remaining in the contest, then Mendez grabbed an offensive rebound followed by a bucket with 1:20 left in the game to close out Kemp’s scoring.