Basketball: Horn Lake rolls past Olive Branch to win 6A girls title

Horn Lake basketball coach Janna Thompson, right, reaches for the trophy held by her players after they defeated Olive Branch 74-39 in the MHSAA girls' Class 6A championship basketball game in Jackson, Miss., Saturday, March 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis
Horn Lake basketball coach Janna Thompson, right, reaches for the trophy held by her players after they defeated Olive Branch 74-39 in the MHSAA girls' Class 6A championship basketball game in Jackson, Miss., Saturday, March 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis
Horn Lake basketball coach Janna Thompson, right, reaches for the trophy held by her players after they defeated Olive Branch 74-39 in the MHSAA girls’ Class 6A championship basketball game in Jackson, Miss., Saturday, March 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Olivia Cunningham scored 19 points, Erika Toney added 12 and Horn Lake rolled past Olive Branch 74-39 to win the Class 6A girls state championship on Saturday night at the Mississippi Coliseum.

The Lady Eagles (29-1) jumped out to an 18-6 lead by the end of the first quarter and were ahead 41-15 by halftime. Cunningham shot 6 of 11 from the field and also added nine rebounds, seven assists, three steals and two blocks.

Toney led a Horn Lake bench that contributed 26 points.

Olive Branch (27-7) was led by Dominique Baker’s 17 points and seven steals. The Lady Conquistadors shot just 9 of 36 (25 percent) from the field and were outrebounded 41-27.