Mount Vernon 52, Centerburg 50 (OT)
Despite five 3-pointers hit by Lady Trojan Kennedi Glenn, the Mount Vernon Lady Jackets stormed back with a big fourth quarter, including nine points by Brooklyn Thayer, and held off Centerburg in overtime, 52-50, on Nov. 19.
Kenlee Fairall and Avery Glenn each hit threes for Centerburg in the first, but the Lady Jackets held a 12-9 lead with scoring from four players, paced by Kymber Bell’s five. Glenn hit her first two threes and Kayla Larimore sank a pair of deuces in the second, and Centerburg held MV to five points to take a 20-17 lead at the half.
Glenn drained two more threes in the third and was supported by Clara Johnson, who hit a three and a two-pointer as Centerburg increased the lead to 33-27 entering the fourth. Mount Vernon’s 10 points came from Bell with five, Thayer with four and Liz Miller with a free throw.
MV outscored the Lady Trojans 20-14 in the fourth for a 47-47 tie at the end of regulation. Four Lady Jackets chipped in to share 20 points, with Thayer netting nine and Reese Lepley sinking five. Glenn sank seven of Centerburg’s 14 points in the fourth.
Glenn nailed her final three in the fourth as did Fairall, but the magic ran out in overtime, as Centerburg was held to only three free throws, while Mount Vernon buzzed the court for five, with Lepley sinking three free throws and Kaitlyn Thomson nailing a deuce.
“I was really impressed with our group’s willingness to fight to the end,” Mount Vernon coach Nate Short said. “We could’ve quit with the deficit we faced in the fourth quarter. Yes, we had some great individual play. Brooklyn (Thayer) with a double-double. Kymber (Bell) with a double-double. But, what made that game so special was how unselfish we played as a unit. I could list something each member of the team did to contribute to the win.”
Thayer scored 17 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to lead Mount Vernon, and Bell had 13 points and 11 rebounds. Lepley added 10 points. Glenn finished with 15 points for Centerburg, and Johnson hit 13.
“We were certainly happy to leave with a win but have a lot of work to do to keep growing and improving going forward,” Short said.
Fredericktown 50, Highland 41 (OT)
Twenty game points by Cally Carpenter and a big Freddies’ third quarter fueled Fredericktown to a regulation tie vs. Highland, and the Lady Freddies dominated overtime to take a 50-41 win over the Lady Scots at Marengo.
After a 5-5 first quarter, Highland controlled the second with a 16-6 advantage to hold a 21-11 lead at the half. In the low-scoring first, Carpenter hit for three and Ella Bouton scored two for the Freddies, and Shelby Conley hit three and Guinevere Jackson sank a two for the Lady Scots.
In the second, Highland drained five rainbow threes – Jackson sank two and Abby Jordan, Conley and Bryleigh Young each hit a trey. Jill Bouton, Ella Bouton and Grace Sipes each nailed a deuce for the Freddies.
After the break, Fredericktown came out hot in the third, outscoring Highland 18-6 for a 29-27 lead heading into the fourth. Fredericktown got eight points from Carpenter and six from Ella Bouton to lead the charge. Aubree Bellamy sank a three and a free throw for Highland.
The fourth quarter was a see-saw battle that ended with a 38-38 tie. Carpenter scored seven of the Freddies’ nine points on a three and four free throws. Highland was kept in the game by Makayla Woods’ six points.
The extra frame was all Freddies as they outscored the Lady Scots 12-3 to win the game 50-41. Fredericktown got its dozen from Grace Sipes – six, on a deuce and four free throws; Ella Bouton on a three; Carpenter on a two-pointer; and Jill Bouton on a free throw. Young sank a deuce and Jordan hit a free throw for Highland.
Carpenter led Fredericktown with 20 points and teammates Ella Bouton (13) and Sipes (10) finished in double figures. Conley led the way for Highland with 12 points, Jackson added seven points, and the trio of Woods, Jordan, and Bellamy each chipped in with six points.
North Union 47, Cardington-Lincoln 32
In their season opener, the Cardington-Lincoln Lady Pirates fell to North Union, 47-32, on Nov. 18, as the visiting Lady Wildcats dominated three quarters.
A cold-shooting first quarter put the game at 4-2 in favor North Union – C-L got a field goal from Madison Linkous – but things heated up and NU out-pointed C-L 15-8 in the second, to hold a 19-10 halftime lead. Madison Caulkins had four and Samantha Miller-Spires had three to lead C-L.
North Union took a close third quarter, earning a 12-11 advantage to make the score 31-21 going into the fourth. Lydia Hess hit a trey and a deuce in the quarter, and Linkous drained a three for C-L.
In the final quarter, the Lady Pirates never closed the gap by much as the ‘Cats had a 16-11 quarter to win by 15. Miller-Spires put in six points and Hess got five in the quarter,
Cardington-Lincoln was led by Hess with 10 points and four rebounds. Linkous scored nine, Caulkins had seven rebounds and scored five, and Abi Hardwick grabbed seven boards and dished out two assists.
Northridge 41, Highland 28
The Lady Scots hosted Northridge on Nov. 19 and jumped out to an 8-3 first quarter lead, but the Vikings took a 13-8 second quarter to tie the game at 16, The Vikes took the third quarter by nine points to assume a 29-20 lead going into the fourth. The Lady Scots were only down by three midway through the fourth quarter before Northridge pulled away.
Highland senior Abby Jordan led the Lady Scots in scoring with 10 points. Senior Makayla Woods added nine. Rounding out the scoring were sophomore Aubree Bellamy with five points and sophomore Bryleigh Young with four.
The Highland Lady Scots fell to 0-2 on the season
Cardington-Lincoln 45, Ridgedale 11
The Cardington-Lincoln Lady Pirates rebounded from a season-opening loss to dominate Ridgedale, 45-11, on Nov. 19, to run their season record to 1-1. After Ridgedale connected for seven points in the first quarter, C-L held the Rockets to a single point in the second quarter, shut them out in the third quarter and allowed only three points in the fourth to assure the 34-point win.
The Pirates took an 11-7 lead after one and held a 16-8 lead at halftime. Madison Linkous had eight, and Abi Hardwick hit for four in the first half.
A huge 20-0 third quarter put the game on ice and a 9-3 final quarter finished the slaughter. In the third, Linkous scored another eight, Hardwick hit another four points and Samantha Miller-Snipes scored four. Four Lady Pirates found the twine in the fourth.
For the game, Cardington was led by Linkous with 19 and Hardwick with eight.
