Good Hope’s Tetro sisters, Bailey and Heather, combined for 29 points, including six 3-pointers, and powered the top-ranked Raiders to a 59-29 victory over No. 2 Prattville Christian in Tuesday’s Class 4A state semifinal at the BJCC’s Legacy Arena.

“I’m super excited because it’s been a long four years,” Bailey Tetro said. “It’s a lot of anxiety when you don’t make it until your senior year. Any game can be your last game at this point.”

Good Hope (32-2) got an opening 3-pointer from Heather Tetro, answered on the other end by Prattville Christian’s Avery Rogers, and surged ahead to an 11-3 lead on an 8-0 run bookended by 3-pointers from Ava McSwain and Ivey Maddox. Following a layup from Kayden Carr, Bailey Tetro went on a personal 7-0 run before her sister knocked down a second 3-pointer to push the advantage to 21-5 in favor of the Raiders.

Carr scored on a 3-pointer and a layup to cap the opening period for the Panthers and trimmed the deficit to 21-10 entering the second quarter.

Bailey Tetro and Rogers matched 3-pointers to open the second quarter and McSwain pushed the lead to 16 points on a 5-0 run capped on an and-1 opportunity. Rogers scored consecutive buckets for Prattville Christian, cutting the lead to 29-17, but the Raiders closed out the first half on an 8-0 run in carrying a 37-17 lead into the break.

Carr and Rogers combined to go 6-of-11 in the first half while the rest of the Panthers were 1-of-7 from the field.

The Raiders had a pair of 7-0 runs in the third period, sandwiching a 6-0 scoring span by Prattville Christian, and took a 51-23 advantage into the final period. Baily Tetro scored 10 points in the quarter and had 5 points on each run.

Prattville Christian (27-8) trailed by as many as 32 points with a little more than two minutes remaining and came up well short of playing for a fourth straight state title.

Star of the Game: Bailey Tetro. The senior guard finished with a game-high 20 points, with 4 rebounds, on 8-of-12 shooting and a 4-of-7 showing from 3-point range. She opened the scoring in the second and third periods and scored 7 straight points on a 10-0 run in the first quarter.

Stat sheet: Good Hope – McSwain had 16 points, 3 rebounds and 4 steals, followed by Heather Tetro with 9 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals. Maddox and Charly Johnson had 5 points each and combined for 15 rebounds and the former added 5 steals. Prattville Christian – Rogers led the Panthers with 14 points, adding 5 rebounds, and Leah Cate Wilson had 2 points and a game-high 11 rebounds. Kayden Carr had 9 points and 3 rebounds and Ally Blankinchip contributed 4 points and 5 rebounds.

By the numbers: Good Hope shot 42.3 percent from the field and held the Panthers to 32.4 percent overall and 20 percent from 3-point range. The Raiders forced 20 turnovers, resulting in 27 points, and split the rebounding battle evenly at 29 boards apiece.

Did you know? In its fourth state tournament appearance, Good Hope advances to the championship game for the first time in program history.

Coachspeak: “We’ve been so close in years past and we got over that hump this year. It’s been a goal since day one and these girls have been chasing for the past few years. We had some girls who wanted to show out and that’s exactly what they did.” – Good Hope’s Justin Aby

“Congratulations to Good Hope. What an amazing team and they played awesome today. But I’m proud of our ladies, even though things didn’t really go our way at any point in the game, for their character and integrity. They fought possession after possession against a really good team.” – Prattville Christian’s Jason Roberson

They said it: “We played a super selfless game and I love this team for that. We want each other to be great. The goal is come out, play hard and do what it takes to win.” – Bailey Tetro

“We were able to get off to a hot start because we shared the ball. Every single one of our girls can score the ball, without question, but the fact we’re able to move the ball around and make it hard for defenders to guard us allows us to get off to a hot start.” – Heather Tetro

Next Up: Good Hope advances to face either T.R. Miller or No. 5 Anniston in the Class 4A title game at 4 p.m. on Friday at the BJCC’s Legacy Arena.