Apollo pulls away from Lady Tigers for 1st victory

Apollo pulled away in the fourth quarter to knock off host Hopkinsville 62-53 Tuesday night in a girls’ high school basketball game.

The Lady Tigers only trailed 40-36 entering the final quarter, but Emerson Bullington scored eight of her game-high 24 points to help the E-Gals (1-3) outscore Hoptown 22-17 in the period.

Laelah Watkins led Hopkinsville with 12 points.

The Lady Tigers fall to 0-3 on the season and return to action Thursday night at home against Caldwell County at 5:30 p.m. in the Toyota of Hopkinsville Classic. Airtime for the game will be 5:15 on 95.3 The Farm and 953thefarm.com.

Score by Quarters:

Apollo 16 14 10 22 – 62

Hopkinsville 14 10 12 17 – 53

Individual Scoring:

AHS (1-3) – Curry 3, Johnson 5, Brake 7, Taylor 11, Bullington 24, Potter 9.

HHS (0-3) – Wilson 2, Pizana 7, Kav. White 7, Ewing 9, Gaines 4, Watkins 12, Ka. White 3, Allensworth 7, Redd 2.

3-Point Goals: AHS – Curry, Johnson, Bullington; HHS – Kav. White, Watkins.

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