No. 2-ranked Lady Pirates continue to roll, 57-35 over Trojans
The Cardington-Lincoln Lady Pirates are ranked No. 2 in the AP poll for Ohio Div. III schools, and they played like it Wednesday night at Centerburg with a 57-35 victory.
The win was the 51st consecutive regular-season win and 65th straight KMAC victory for Cardington-Lincoln, which is 13-0 this season and 9-0 in KMAC. Centerburg fell to 1-11 on the season and 0-8 in KMAC.
The Lady Pirates took an 18-10 first-quarter lead on scoring from five girls. Kambry Edwards nailed two 3-pointers, and Beth Hardwick scored five in the quarter for C-L. The Lady Trojans got balanced scoring from four players in the first.
Centerburg cut the lead to six at the half, 28-22 as Chloe Goulter responded with seven points in the second, and Kennedi Glenn sank a rainbow three (her second of the game). Cardington’s Mikayla Linkous scored five, and Karsyn Edwards connected on a three for the Lady Pirates.
During recent games, C-L has been methodical in the first half and has put the game away in the third quarter, and this game fit that blueprint, as it outscored Centerburg 15-5 in the third to take a 43-27 lead. Hardwick led the C-L attack with nine, and Kambry Edwards sank her third three and a deuce in the quarter. Avery Glenn nailed a three and Stella Weisbrod a two for all of the Lady Trojans’ third-quarter points.
The fourth was time to take care of business, and C-L did that with a 14-8 tally. Kambry Edwards netted her fourth three and five points to pace five C-L scorers in the frame. Kennedi Glenn and Alyssa Harris each drained a fourth-quarter three for Centerburg.
For the game, Kambry Edwards was high scorer with 16 points for C-L, followed by Hardwick with 14, as eight Lady Pirates shared in the offensive show. Goulter hit for nine, including 5-for-5 at the foul line, and Kennedi Glenn scored nine on three from 3-point range to lead the Lady Trojans.
Before the game, the current AP writers’ poll for Ohio Div. III schools showed Cardington-Lincoln at No. 2. The Lady Pirates were No. 3 last week and find themselves behind only Wheelersburg. The Wheelersburg team, also called the Pirates, received nine first place votes, and the C-L Lady Pirates received four.
MaxPreps has C-L No. 22 in Ohio among all schools this week and No. 4 in Division III behind Purcell Marian, Waynedale and Wheelersburg.
Tied at halftime, Northmor tops Freddies, 54-48
The visiting Northmor girls snapped a three-game losing streak by taking over in the second half to down host Fredericktown, 54-48, Wednesday night.
Fredericktown took a 15-12 advantage in the first quarter on six points by Gabby Daniels and five points, including a 3-pointer, from Grace Sipes. Paige Caudill and Reagan Swihart each hit first-quarter threes, and Lexi Wenger dropped in a pair of 2-pointers for the Golden Knights.
In the second, Northmor caught the Freddies with an 11-8 run to tie the game at 23-23 at halftime. Wenger nailed a three and five points for Northmor in the period, and Fredericktown got four from Cally Carpenter.
In the third, Northmor took a 40-35 lead into the final quarter despite seven points by the Freddies’ Daniels, as Wenger and Caudill each netted six points.
In the fourth, Caudill sank two more threes for four in the game, Wenger drained her second from beyond the arc and Emily Zeger rainbowed a three for Northmor. Fredericktown was outscored in the quarter 14-13, though Sipes scored five and Carpenter added four for the Freddies.
Northmor’s six scorers on the night were paced by Wenger with 18, Caudill with 15 and Swihart with 10. The Freddies also had six scorers and were led by Daniels with 17 and Carpenter with 12.
Northmor is now 8-6 and 5-4 in the KMAC, while Fredericktown dropped to 9-6 and 5-4 in the KMAC.
