GLENHAYES, W.Va -- Tolsia's girls basketball team is headed back to the state tournament after a 64-54 win over Clay County in the Class AA, Region IV final at Tolsia High School on Thursday night.

Karli Purvis went 9-for-9 from the field and finished with 21 points to lead the Rebels while Katie Lahoda added 16 points and nine rebounds.

Tolsia jumped out to a 34-19 lead at the half thanks in part to a 12-0 run late in the first quarter by the Rebels.

However, Clay County's Sierra Carver scored on a layup with 2:50 left in the third quarter to cut the lead to 40-33.

That's as close as the Panthers would get, however, as an 8-2 run pushed the lead back to double-digits.

Carver finished with a game-high 30 points for Clay County, who ended its season at 12-11. Jacee Markle added 11 points for the Panthers in the loss.

Kara Pollinger notched 12 points, eight assists and four steals in the win for Tolsia (19-6), who will await the seeding announcement from the WVSSAC. The Rebels are currently ranked No. 5 in Class AA.

CLAY COUNTY 13 6 16 19 -- 54: Holcomb 2, Markle 11, Cole 2, Barker 7, Carver 30, Boggs 2

TOLSIA 21 13 12 18 -- 64: Pollinger 12, Purvis 21, Crum 2, Finley 8, Ka. Lahoda 16, Webb 5

ST. JOE GIRLS NO. 1 SEED:The WVSSAC released the Class A girls basketball state tournament brackets on Thursday and Huntington St. Joe is the No. 1 seed headed into next week's action.

The Irish take on No. 8 seed Meadow Bridge in the first round on Thursday at 5:30 p.m.

A win would put the Irish against the winner of the Charleston Catholic-Pocahontas County matchup. Huntington St. Joe and Charleston Catholic met in last year's Class A state championship while also meeting twice this season.

Huntington St. Joe won both meetings, including last week's win in the Class A, Region IV, Section 1 championship.

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