The semifinals of the 2026 MHSAA Basketball Tournament were held on Thursday, March 5, 2026. Photo by Keith Warren

Laurel defeats Pontotoc in class 5A semifinal

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Game summary by ChatGPT

Laurel High School set the tone early and never let Pontotoc High School settle in.

Laurel jumped out 19-10 in the first quarter, carried a 34-20 lead into halftime and kept adding to it on the way to a 63-38 win Thursday, March 5, 2026, in an MHSAA girls matchup.

The cushion grew coming out of the break. Laurel outscored Pontotoc 17-12 in the third quarter, then closed with a 12-6 fourth to turn a comfortable lead into a runaway at the horn.

Karly Hunter paced Laurel with 20 points on 8-of-10 shooting, while Kayllis Walker scored 17 and Gracelyn Cramichael added 14. Laurel finished 26-of-45 from the floor and controlled the glass, 28-21.

Pontotoc got 12 points from Jazmine Cuellar and 11 from Addy Jones.

The semifinals of the 2026 MHSAA Basketball Tournament were held on Thursday, March 5, 2026. Photo by Keith Warren

Box Score

Pontotoc High School vs Laurel High School — Final — 03/05/26

Line Score

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
Laurel High School	19	15	17	12	63
Pontotoc High School	10	10	12	6	38

Team Totals

Team	POINTS	FGM	FGA	3FGM	3FGA	FTM	FTA	AST	REB	REBO	REBD	STL	BLK	FOULS	MIN	+-	TO	EFF	NET
Laurel High School	63	26	45	2	8	9	15	4	28	11	17	4	3	10	0.0	0	13	66	0
Pontotoc High School	38	14	37	1	8	9	13	5	21	9	12	8	2	11	0.0	0	17	32	0

Player Box Score — Laurel High School

Player	POINTS	FGM	FGA	3FGM	3FGA	FTM	FTA	AST	REB	REBO	REBD	STL	BLK	FOULS	TO	EFF
Autumn Mcgill #20	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Gracelyn Cramichael #21	14	5	9	1	4	3	4	1	7	1	6	2	0	1	4	16
Jahyla Dubose #2	6	3	8	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	3	1	2
Karly Hunter #5	20	8	10	1	2	3	4	0	5	3	2	0	0	3	1	21
Kayllis Walker #23	17	7	12	0	0	3	7	1	4	3	1	2	2	1	3	14
Khedasia Jackson #31	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1
Macie Arrington #24	4	2	3	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	2	2	4
Madisun Mckenzie #12	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Sha’laija Dubose #4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Sydney Ridgeway #10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	3
TEAM #1000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	4
Tatyionna Pittman #1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-1

Player Box Score — Pontotoc High School

Player	POINTS	FGM	FGA	3FGM	3FGA	FTM	FTA	AST	REB	REBO	REBD	STL	BLK	FOULS	TO	EFF
Addy Jones #10	11	4	11	1	5	2	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	2	4	4
Alaina Smith #20	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	2
Erynn Boddie #21	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	0	0	1	0	2
Jazmine Cuellar #2	12	5	9	0	1	2	4	2	4	2	2	3	0	1	5	10
Kaylee Good #1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-2
Ka‚Äôniya Moore #24	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	2	3	1	5
Markarri Rucker #11	6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	6
Mckenzie Mcdonald #23	3	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	3
Milaysiah Lawrence #4	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	-2
Olivia Galloway #14	4	0	4	0	2	4	4	0	2	0	2	1	0	1	3	1
TEAM #1000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	1	0	0	0	1	3