Centertown squads top Tigers
In girls’ play, an early scoring surge propelled the Lady Warriors, as they went up 10-2 by the end of the first period.
Irving College got its offense going in the second, scoring eight points to trail 16-10 at the break, but the Lady Tigers were held to just two points in the third as Centertown went up 25-12 to take command for good.
Brittany Frazier’s 20 points led the way for Centertown, while Jessica Ford had six. Megan Blair and Brooke Prater scored four each, while Amber Gammon and Rebekah Tinsley had two each.
For Irving College Catherine Hill’s 11 points led the way, while Savannah Rutledge and Elizabeth Lavoie had five each. Alyson Smartt had three, and Megan Hobbs and Micaela Grieves scored two each.
Monday’s nightcap saw Centertown’s boys employ a similar strategy to their Lady Warrior compatriots, as a 12-2 first quarter gave them momentum for much of the contest.
The Tigers posted 10 points in the second quarter, but Centertown countered with 26 points of its own to take a 38-12 lead into intermission, and cruised to the 23-point victory.
Jonathan Morris and Levi Bain posted 18 points each to lead the way for the Warriors, who got six points from Kendal Wooten and four from Timothy Patrick. Jonathan Greene had three, and J.D. Pease, A.J. Parker and Hank Tittsworth scored two each.
Matt Ried’s 12 led Irving College, while Gary Milstead scored nine and Justin Bouldin had five. Darrin DeLong, Brently Panter and Darrid Wells had two each.