Article: High school girls basketball: ; Summers County ends Winfield winning streak

WINFIELD - Emily Blevins' game-winning basket from one knee was the answer to Summers County prayers.

That led the Class AA No. 2 ranked Bobcats (19-2) to a 63-57 upset win over No. 1 ranked Winfield in girls high school basketball action here Tuesday night in front of an enthusiastic crowd of 600.

The victory avenged a 76-72 overtime loss to the Generals last month at Summers County.

"It was nice to redeem ourselves," said Bobcats' All-State post player, Jolysa Brown.

In a well-hyped battle of candidates for state "Player of the Year" honors, the 6-foot-1 Brown paced all scorers with 28 points and pulled down a game-high 15 rebounds.

Blevins, also 6-1, turned in a strong performance with ...

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