Morrison splits with Centertown
The Lady Eagles downed their guests 40-24 to open the night’s action, while in the nightcap Centertown’s boys captured a 35-25 win.
Jonathan Morris was a one-man wrecking crew for the Warriors, single-handedly out-scoring the host Eagles with a 28-point night.
Morris scored seven of his team’s 10 points in the first period, but Morrison held its own with seven, then posted nine more in the second quarter and trailed just 18-16 at the break.
The third quarter was the difference-maker, however, as Morris netted 12 of his team’s 14 points in the period and Centertown took a 32-23 lead into the game’s final quarter.
Both teams’ offenses slowed in the fourth, with Centertown getting just three points while Morrison netted just two.
In addition to Morris’ 28, the Warriors got six points from Levi Bain and one from Hank Tittsworth.
Morrison was led by Todd Dunn’s 10-point night, while Justin Fults had nine — all on 3-pointers. Justin Adcock had four points, and Rick Johnson added two.
• The Lady Eagles used a tenacious defense to hold their guests to just five first-half points on their way to Monday’s lopsided victory.
Casi Rogers scored eight of her 11 points in the first half, as Morrison took a 7-3 lead out of the first quarter and went on top by an 18-5 margin by intermission.
Centertown heated up a bit in the third, scoring 11 points and holding Morrison to eight, but the early Lady Eagle lead proved to be too much to overcome. The Lady Warriors fouled late to conserve clock, but Morrison hit six of its 14 fourth-quarter free-throw attempts to preserve the win.
Ashley Hobbs scored 13 to lead the Morrison girls, while Rogers had 11 and Elizabeth Kennamer scored six. Casey Hopkins netted five, Kelah Walker had three and Katelynn Williams scored two in the win.
For Centertown, Brittany Frazier had nine points, while Myosha Sweet and Jessica Ford had four each. Amber Gammon scored three, while Brooke Prater and Shayla McClure had two each.