Lady Tiger comeback effort comes up short
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In the first girls game, DeKalb County West defeated Grundy County 37-28. In the second girls game of the night the Lady Tigers of Irving College took on Cannon County Eastside, with Cannon County coming out on top 48-30.
Eastside jumped out to an early lead in the first period as Brooke Burger and Shelby Parton hit from the paint. Danna Wells put the Lady Tigers on the board at the 4:05 mark, but Cannon County?s size advantage helped it build a 16-4 lead by the end of the period.
In the second period Lolita Terrazas and Kelcy Tate connected with back-to-back baskets. Parton hit for four points in the period and Lindsey Reed hit from 3-point range with 26 seconds left on the clock. Terrazas added a basket for the Lady Tigers with nine seconds left in the period as the half ended with Cannon County holding a 28-10 advantage.
Cannon County opened the third period running the floor for 10 unanswered points as Brittany Fults, Parton and Reed hit. Wells put Irving College on the board in the second half at the 3:45 mark. Tate added two baskets before the period ended, but the Lady Tigers trailed 42-17 heading into the final period.
Cannon County scored just six points in the fourth quarter. The Lady Tigers tried to work their way back into contention with baskets from Terrazas, Tate and Wells, who hit a 3-pointer. Irving College struck for 13 points in the quarter, but it wasn?t enough as Cannon County advanced to take on DeKalb West today at 4 p.m.
For the Lady Tigers, Wells struck for 17 points. Tate had seven and Terrazas added four points.
Reed led Cannon County with 15 points, followed by Parton and Fults with 12 points each.