Portageville Lady Bulldogs advance to Bootheel Conference Championship with win over Campbell

HAYTI, Mo. — The Portageville girls' basketball earned a trip to the Bootheel Conference Championship with a 51-45 win over Campbell on Saturday, Feb. 4.

The Lady Bulldogs (16-5) will be seeking their first title since 2018 when they take on Holcomb (12-9) at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday.

“You can tell we were a bit rusty from being out of the gym and not playing for a week,” said Portageville coach Kellye Fowler. “I felt like the effort was there but the execution at times was not. Yesterday we just started slow and Campbell jumped to an early lead. They were ready to play, but I was proud of the way the girls adjusted in the second half.”

Amiyah Saxton took over offensively for Portageville in the second half against the Lady Camels (12-6), finishing with a game-high 19 points.

Freshman Gloriaha Farmer also stepped up big for the team, especially on the defensive end according to Fowler.

Portageville also won 81-18 over Caruthersville (0-12) in the opening round of the tournament on Friday, Feb. 3.

The Lady Bulldogs will host Chaffee (14-7) on Tuesday ahead of the championship matchup on Wednesday.

__PORTAGEVILLE 51, CAMPBELL 45__

Campbell 10 11 9 15 — 45

P’Ville 4 11 18 18 — 51

__Campbell (45) —__ Mabrey Patrick 16, Elyssa Schatz 10, Darcy Broglin 8, Marie Wheeler 7, Chloe Matthews 2, Jocelyn Pathel 2. FG:

__Portageville (51) —__ Amiyah Saxton 19, Laney Stone 9, Glo Farmer 8, Aubrey Greenwell 7, Jayla Weddington 6, JaNiya Smith 2. FG: 21. FT: 8-18. F: 12. (3-pointers: Stone 1. Fouled out: none.)

__PORTAGEVILLE 81, CARUTHERSVILLE 18__

C’Ville 3 5 3 7 — 18

P’Ville 32 20 11 18 — 81

__Caruthersville (18) —__ Naomi Northern 9, Anna Warren 8, Ja’Kaylyn Campbell 3. FG: 7. FT: 1-1. F: 12. (3-pointers: Warren 2, Campbell 1. Fouled out: none.)

__Portageville (81) —__ Jayla Weddington 22, Aubrey Greenwell 14, Amiyah Saxton 11, Laney Stone 10, Taryn Irby 5, JaNiya Smith 4, Maggie Priggel 4, Bryleigh Adams 3, JuJu Priggel 2, Glo Farmer 2, Addi Cayton 2. FG: 35. FT: 10-18. F: 4. (3-pointers: Adams 1. Fouled out: none.)