Gore had trailed by as many as nine points before whittling the deficit to 42-41 on Amanda Hunt's three-point play with 6:38 left in the game. From that point on, Haworth held the Lady Pirates without a field goal until the final five seconds and went on a 12-1 run to move into the second-round of the area playoffs.
The Lady Lions were scheduled to meet Panama, a 53-38 winner over Warner, on Friday afternoon. Gore ended its season at 16-10.
Hunt led the Lady Pirates with 15 points and eight rebounds in her final game for Gore. Lacy Taylor added 14 points, Whitney Mannon nine and Bethany Dotson six. Dotson also grabbed eight rebounds.
Haworth was paced by 16 points from Kayla Flemings and 12 from Amanda Hendricks. Shawna Fields added eight points plus a game-high 16 rebounds.
Taylor hit three shots from three-point range, including two in the first half. Her second pulled Gore within 29-25 late in the second quarter, but Haworth responded with a trey of its own to grab a seven-point halftime lead.
Hunt scored three times from inside the lane to keep Gore close during the third period and her turnaround jumper at the buzzer pulled the Lady Pirates within 42-38.
She added two more baskets during the fourth quarter, but they were the only ones for Gore, which shot 2-of-14 over the final eight minutes.
