Eagles post regional win

Lewis Brown scored 41 points last Wednesday to lead St. Elmo/Brownstown to a 79-73 win over Palestine and advance to the championship game of the Hutsonville Regional on Friday.
Brown, who reached the 1,000-point plateau a couple of weeks ago, made four of seven from three-point range and was 13 of 24 from the free-throw line.
The Eagles were down 17-14 after one quarter and 31-25 at halftime before scoring 30 points to Palestine’s 17 in the third quarter and holding a 15-9 edge in the final quarter.
Also in double figures for St. Elmo/Brownstown was Andy Goldsborough, with 20 points.
St. Elmo/Brownstown – Brown 12 13-24 41, Goldsborough 6 5-8 20, Pruett 2 1-3 7, Aderman 2 1-1 5, Denton 0 3-4 3, Maxey 1 0-0 10, Philpot 0 1-2 1, Atwood 0 0-0 0, Brooks 0 0-0 0.
Palestine – Gower 9 5-11 23, E. Newlin 6 6-11 20, York 6 0-0 14, Pickering 2 2-4 7, Nave 1 1-4 3, Nehls 0 2-7 2, W. Newlin 0 2-2 2, Thornell 1 0-0 2, J. Newlin 0 0-0 0.
Three-pointers – St. Elmo/Brownstown-Brown 4, Goldsborough 3; Palestine-E. Newlin 2, York 2, Pickering 1.