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<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MCKEE \u2014 Whitley County\u2019s Khylea Ray Collier caught the hot-hand in the first quarter and continued to remain hot, scoring 22 points to help guide the the Lady Colonels to a 62-52 win over 13th Region foe Jackson County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Collier scored 11 points in the first quarter, and hit five of her six 3-pointers in the first half. Aubree Clemens added 14 points while Jonna Rice and Maddy Hopkins scored 10 points apiece. Autumn Sawyers finished with six points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGreat win on the road against a region opponent,\u201d Whitley County coach Michael Petrey said. \u201cWe shot the ball exceptionally well in the first half. Khylea Ray Collier got us started hitting five three pointers in the first half and finished the game with six made threes. We did a great job executing our defensive plan in the first half. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn the third quarter, we had several good looks that just didn\u2019t fall for us and Jackson County was able to make some shots and close the gap,\u201d he added. \u201cAubree, Madisyn and Jonna came up big for us in the paint when the game got tighter and allowed us to pull away to secure the win. Autumn Sawyers\u2019s was really good defensively.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n