Centertown girls win big at JV tourney
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The second-seeded Lady Warriors jumped out to a double-digit lead and never looked back, as the Lady Wildcats could find no answer for Centertown’s swarming defense or the quick transition baskets provided by Brittany Frazier.
Frazier scored six of her game-high 18 points in the first quarter, as Centertown’s defense produced a scoring drought of over five minutes in duration on the Dibrell end of the court to take a 15-3 lead by the quarter’s end.
While the Lady Warriors slowed their production somewhat in the second, they still never let Dibrell back into the game, and took a 23-7 lead into the halftime break.
Centertown’s lead quickly swelled to 20 points as the third quarter began, but a pair of Kayla Bond free throws cut the Lady Warriors’ advantage to 31-13 heading into the fourth quarter.
The Lady Warriors attempted just one field goal in the fourth, when Frazier drove inside at the 5:16 mark to put her squad on top 33-15. Virginia Prater and Jessica Adcock came through with baskets for the Lady Wildcats, and Chelsea Bunn hit a pair of late free throws, but the early damage done by Centertown was far to great to overcome.
In addition to Frazier’s 18, the Lady Warriors got seven points from Rebekah Tinsley and four from Maria George in the win. Megan Bain scored three, while Shea Hyatt had two.
Dibrell was led by Bond’s six points, with Adcock scoring five and Bunn adding four. Prater and Sarah Roller had two each.
Centertown’s girls will face the winner of Tuesday night’s Morrison-Irving College game in Friday’s 7:30 championship. The Lady Wildcats will take on the loser of Tuesday’s contest for third place Friday at 5 p.m.