Floyd falls to Lady Buffs in 1A quarterfinals

(5) Melrose 56, (4) Floyd 41

Melrose (16-14) — Addison Dial 13, Reagan Carthel 6, Cara Barnard 17, Caley Barnard 14, Taylor Bostwick 6. Totals 24 4-7 56.

Floyd (18-13) — Tabitha Ornelas 15, Monique Gomez 2, Tessa Nall 2, Jasmine Gomez 4, Dominique Gomez 12, Delta Navarrete 2, Taryn Lee 4. Totals 16 6-8 41.

Melrose 9 15 20 12 — 56

Floyd 9 11 8 13 — 41

3-pointers — Melrose, Bostwick 2, Cara Barnard, Dial. Floyd, Ornelas 2, Gomez.

Of note: The Lady Broncos had an early lead, but surging Melrose pulled away in the third quarter to take control and extend its late-season winning streak to seven. … The Lady Buffs, defending Class 1A champions, beat Floyd for the first time in four meetings this season. … Melrose faces top-seeded Tatum at 3 p.m. on Thursday in the semifinals in a rematch of last year's championship game, won by the Lady Buffs in overtime.