The Rolla Junior High School eighth-grade girls’ basketball team advanced to the championship game of the Rolla Tournament by blasting Jefferson City Thomas Jefferson 54-31 Wednesday at the Rolla Junior High School gym.
Rolla, now 15-1, will play in the title game at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Rolla Junior High gym. Also tonight in the girls’ bracket the third-place game is slated for 6:15 p.m. and the consolation game for 5 p.m.
On Wednesday Rolla led 18-9 after the first period and went into halftime up 28-13. It was 39-21 entering the fourth quarter.
Haley Blackburn fired in 15 points to pace the Lady Bullpups while Madison Collier added 11.
