Lady Tigers top Centertown in Ruritan opener
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In the first game of the night, the Lady Tigers of Irving College slipped past Centertown 37-30. Irving College will take on Eastside Thursday at 4 p.m. in semifinal action.
Nerves seemed to play a factor in the first game of the season for both teams as the Lady Tigers turned the ball over six times in the first half and Centertown gave the ball up seven times.
Katie Sain got the Lady Warriors off to a good start, and Annie Jones followed with a basket as Centertown took a 4-0 lead. Irving College got things going as Danna Wells hit for six points in the period, including a basket at the buzzer. But Centertown held an 8-7 lead by the end of the period.
In the second period Centertown struggled from the floor as the Lady Warriors hit for four points, with baskets coming from Jones and Lacie Varner. Irving College. Six players scored for the Lady Tigers in the period. Wells, Lolita Terrazas, Torri Irwin, Kelcy Tate, Cheyenne Cobb, Heather Lavoie accounted for 13 points as Irving College took a 20-12 lead at the break.
Centertown held Irving College to four points in the third period as the Lady Warriors worked their way back into the game. Baskets from Sain, Varner and Katelyn Vickers pulled Centertown within three by the end of the period.
In the final quarter Irving College ran off six unanswered points. Varner hit a 3-pointer with 2:39 left in the game to keep the Lady Warriors within striking distance. But the Lady Tigers went to the charity stripe and hit three-of-four to secure the victory.
For the Lady Tigers, Wells led all scorers with 17 points. Tate and Irwin added five points each. Terrazas and Becca Smith had four points each. Cobb had two and Lavoie added one point.
Centertown was led by Sain with 10 points. Jones and Varner added nine points each and Vickers had two points.