Booneville Lady Cats vs. Trumann Lady Cats
March 5, 1998
The Trumann vs. Booneville game was close until the fourth quarter. The tip-off went to Booneville, who had the leading scorer, #11 Lindsey Shirey. The leading scorer for Trumann was #33, Ashley Martin. The first shot for Booneville was made by #35 Leigh Shirey, and the first shot for Trumann was made by #32, Melissa Ruiz. She also made the final bucket when a 3-point shot was fired as the buzzer went off to begin half-time. Booneville was the winner with a score of 69-62.
This game definitely had potential with much anticipation even though everyone knew that at least some type of cat had to win. The crowd was very invigorated and excited because they knew that whoever won this game would be a part of the FINAL FOUR.