Kingwood Christian School rolls onto the Huntington College campus Thursday hoping this time to arrive home as champions.

Twice in the past three years, the Lady Lions were runner-up in the Alabama Independent Schools Association state tournament. However, one of the reasons this year may be different came Friday with an uncharacteristic, 70-36 victory over Jackson Academy in the quarterfinals.

&8220;In a tournament game, I don&8217;t think I&8217;d ever expect that kind of margin of victory,&8221; Coach Jerry Stearns said.

One of the factors in the 34-point difference was the team&8217;s 13 3-point baskets, including eight from Kaitlin Rozof, who finished with a game-high 28 points.

&8220;If you give us a shot, we&8217;re going to shoot the three, and Kaitlin&8217;s been very hot recently,&8221; Stearns said.

Hannah Phillips had 12 points in the win.

The Lady Lions meet Lowndes County Thursday at 11 a.m. for a state semi-final rematch of a 46-34 Kingwood victory from earlier in the season. A win could pit a rematch with Marion Military Institute in Friday&8217;s championship. The two split a pair of games during the regular season.