Murphysboro ousts Lady Tigers at Carterville Regional

CARTERVILLE -- Kayla Walker scored 31 points to lead Murphysboro to a 53-29 rout of Herrin in the opening round of the Carterville 3A Regional in girls basketball Monday night.
Murphysboro (17-10) advanced to face Olney Richland County in Tuesday night's semifinals, while Herrin's season ended at 6-20.
The Red Devils led 14-8 after one quarter and were up by 15 points in the second quarter before Herrin's Ashton Hawk hit a 3-pointer and a free throw to make it 26-15 at halftime.
Murphysboro opened it up in the third period. A three-point play by Walker at the 2:38 mark gave the Red Devils a 37-15 lead.
Herrin stopped that run with a basket from Layla Wade and a three-point play by Hakw cut it to 37-20 but Murphysboro took a 41-22 lead into the fourth and added to the lead.
Walker was Murphysboro's only player in double figures. Arie Ciganovich had eight points.
Hawk led Herrin with nine points. Wade had eight and Marissa Russell had seven.