Dibrell doubles up Centertown

Dibrell’s girls jumped out to an early lead on their way to doubling their hosts’ point production Monday night, as they took a 48-24 victory at Centertown.

The Lady Warriors, who were celebrating eighth-grade night, struggled to find the basket early, giving up a dozen unanswered points through the closing minutes of the first quarter ‘ a period which ended with Dibrell on top 18-4.

Centertown managed six points in the second quarter, including a pair of baskets from Annie Jones, but the Lady Wildcats responded with 10 of their own, closing the first half with back-to-back buckets from Mary Roller to carry a 28-10 lead into intermission.

Peyton Wanamaker and Trisha Ramirez tossed in a pair of shots each for Dibrell in the third quarter, helping keep momentum on the Lady Wildcats’ end of the court as they padded their lead to 42-16 entering the game’s final quarter.

A 5-0 scoring run from Centertown opened the fourth, but they hit just one more basket over the final three minutes of play as Dibrell cruised to the victory.

Lauren Wilkinson was the Lady Wildcats’ top scorer with 14 points, while Roller added a dozen. Wanamaker and Emily Crawford had six each, while Trisha and Adriana Ramirez both had four and Paige Greene scored two.

Leading the way for Centertown was Lacie Varner, who had a dozen points, while Jones added six. Olivia Rosenboom, Katie Simmons and McKenzie Vickers chipped in two each.