Young Wildcats sweep Warriors
In fifth- and sixth-grade action Monday night at Dibrell, the Wildcats defended their home court with a pair of wins over Centertown.
The Lady Wildcats rolled past the Lady Warriors 38-10, and in the boys’ game, Dibrell came up with the 30-18 victory.
Lauren Wilkinson proved to be unstoppable in the first half as she scored 14 of Dibrell’s 22 points. In the first quarter Dibrell’s defense held Centertown to two points in the period after Jenna Mayfield hit for two. Dibrell hit for 12 points in the period with baskets from Wilkinson, Ashley Ashburn and Mary Roller.
In the second period Lacie Varner scored all three of the Lady Warriors’ points in the period, while Wilkinson heated up the net for Dibrell. Mary Roller scored one basket, but Wilkinson hit for eight points in the period to give Dibrell a 22-5 lead at the half.
In the second half Centertown scored two points in the third period and three in the fourth as Katie Sain hit for one basket in each quarter.
Dibrell hit for 10 points in the third and six in the fourth to secure the win.
For the Lady Wildcats, Wilkinson led all scorers with 22 points. Roller added 10 and Ashburn hit for six points.
For Centertown, Sain had four, Varner hit for three, Mayfield had two and Tiffany Youngblood added one point.
In the second period, Cody Orrick, Ethan Wilson and Tyler Anselmo combined for seven points, but the Warrior defense couldn’t stop Dibrell from scoring. Baskets from Curtis, Alex Welcome, Garrison Holmes and Cory Prince gave Dibrell a 18-7 lead at the break.
Wilson had Centertown’s only basket from the floor and Orrick hit the front end of a one-and-one as Centertown scored just three points. Dibrell added six points in the period and six in the fourth quarter. Centertown bounced back with eight points in the final period, with Skylar Odineal hitting for four points, but it wasn’t enough as Dibrell held on for the 12-point win.
For the Wildcats, Curtis led with 12 points. Holmes had eight, Hunter Daniel and Alex Welcome had four points each and Prince added two points.
For Centertown, Odineal had six points, Orrick, Wilson and Anselmo added four points each.