Fast start lifts Eastside to win over Warriors
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Tessa King led the charge for the Lady Bulldogs in the first period hitting for 14 of Eastside’s 18 points in the quarter.
Aggressive man-to-man defense pressured the Lady Warriors into several turnovers and kept Centertown off the scoreboard in the first period. Eastside held a 18-0 lead by the end of the first quarter.
The Lady Bulldogs continued to dominate the game adding 12 points in the second period. Centertown did a better job on the offensive boards but still had trouble getting the ball to fall.
Jenna Mayfield put the Lady Warriors on the board at the two-minute mark with a jumper in the paint but Eastside took a 30-2 lead into the half.
Centertown had a better second half controlling the ball. Tara Cowan and Mayfield combined for seven points for the Lady Warriors in the third period.
Eastside settled for four points from Ashley Meeks with the Lady Bulldogs leading 34-9 by the end of the third. Centertown added 11 points in the final period from second chance shots under the basket.
Eastside played very conservative on both offense and defense and added only two points to their total for the 16 point win.
For the Lady Bulldogs, King led all scores with 14 points. Yessenia Arelleno had six, Meeks had four, Becky Najera, Jasmine Wood, Peyton Hall, Katie Spicer, Cora Moody and Jessica Tees had two points each.
For Centertown, Mayfield hit for 12 points, Tara Cowan had five, Chandra Ward hit for two and Keri King added one point.
Eastside will play host to Warren County Middle School’s sixth-grade team Thursday, while Centertown travels to WCMS Monday.