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Kemp Lady Yellowjackets Liberti Tally dishes a pass over the head of a Bland Lady Tigers from the right corner Nov. 22 at home.

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Kemp Lady Yellowjackets Danica Barnett drives around a defender as they battle the Bland Lady Tigers Nov. 22 at Kemp High School. 

KEMP–The Kemp Lady Yellowjackets varsity basketball team completed an impressive comeback in their win over the Bland Lady Tigers Nov. 22.
Kemp wrapped up the Thanksgiving break with a home win over Bland as they stormed back in the second half to win 36-35. 
After jumping out to 5-0 lead courtesy of two free throws by Allie Pringle and a three-pointer from Tenilee Anthony, the Lady Tigers began to pounce on Kemp’s mistakes.
Bland rattled off 12 unanswered points to take a 12-5 lead after the first quarter.
The second quarter began with a three-pointer from Danica Barnett to trim the deficit to 12-8. 
A 9-0 run by Bland swung things back in the Lady Tigers’ direction as they led 21-8, forcing a Kemp timeout. 
Courtney Hamilton and Liberti Tally added late free throws for Kemp but the Lady ’Jackets trailed 24-10 at halftime, needing a big change to come back against a tough Bland squad.
Kemp began quickly in the third quarter as Anthony added a layup, followed by a three-pointer from Emma Bailey and two free throws from Tally made things interesting as Kemp trailed 24-17.
Another three pointer from Bailey cut the deficit to two as Kemp trailed just 26-24 late in the third quarter.
Anthony finished off an and-1 late in the third quarter as the Lady ’Jackets trailed 32-29 entering the fourth quarter.
A jump shot from Sam Woods tied things early in the fourth quarter, 32-32. The two teams would trade few baskets down the line as both teams were stout defensively with Bland leading 35-34 with 35 seconds remaining in the game. 
Pringle would seal the victory for the Lady ’Jackets as a layup in the final seconds put Kemp over the top, 36-35. 
Anthony led the way offensively for the Lady ’Jackets with 11 points, followed by a nine-point effort from Barnett.
The win moves Kemp to 3-4 overall on the 2022-23 season.