West Point's Braelee Quinn dribbles past Holly Pond's Raeleigh Olinger during Thursday's game.

HANCEVILLE — West Point’s junior varsity girls secured a 45-18 victory over Holly Pond at the Cullman County Basketball Tournament on Thursday.

The top-seeded Lady Warriors (16-2) used their tenacious defense to craft a 30-11 halftime lead against the fifth-seeded Lady Broncos.

Coach Richie Penn’s group then continued its great work in the second half to seal the deal and advance to the championship tilt on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. 

The Maroon and White will play either No. 2 Cold Springs or No. 3 Fairview.

Sidney Smith led West Point with a game-high 14 points, while Braelee Quinn (11) and Summer Mendoza (10) also racked up double digits.

Kaylee Stallings netted a team-high six points for Holly Pond. Quincey Marks added four.

% Coach Speak: “I was pleased with our defense tonight. I challenged them. We have to play good defense, and I thought we played good defense. That was the key tonight. Playing down here at Wallace, you never know. Coach (Andrew) Kelley does a great job at Holly Pond. I knew they’d be ready. But we’re just glad to get a win and get to the championship.” — West Point’s Richie Penn