STEARNS —
A Lady Raider scoring drought through the second and third periods allowed Southwestern to pull away and capture an important district victory over McCreary, 67-36 on Friday night.
The win put the Lady Warriors out in front in the district race with them in control of their own destiny. McCreary could pull into a tie with Southwestern should they win the final four remaining district games which would include beating them on their home floor on January 25. That is assuming the Lady Warriors do not drop another game most likely against Wayne County who they already defeated in the first contest. McCreary still has district games at Wayne and home and away against Monticello in addition to the game at Southwestern.
The team with the top record in district play will open the district tournament with Monticello who is currently 2-14 while the remaining two teams will face other with the loser’s season coming to a close while the winner advances to the 12th Region Tournament which will be played at Pulaski County.
On Friday neither team started off well but Central was able to get out to a 6-4 lead on a Kaylee Cotton basket with 3:34 to play in the opening quarter but Southwestern would reel off six unanswered points to take a four point advantage before Candance Foster’s bucket with :38 left make in 10-8 which would be the score at quarters end.
Southwestern would slowly extend the lead in the second with a three point play from Elizabeth Latham to go along with long range bombs by Destiny Molden and Brittany Combs which made the score 19-13 after the Lady Raiders were held to just five points in the period.
Foster and Cotton each scored early in the third to cut the lead to 21-17 but from there Southwestern would go on a 13-0 run that would put them in control with a 34-17 with less than two minutes remaining in the quarter. A Cierra Terry basket with 1:34 left finally ended the run but the Lady Warriors would score again before Cotton hit one of two foul shots with :40 on the clock.
The Lady Raiders had an opportunity to hold for the last shot of the period but a turnover with fourteen seconds left resulted in a made pair of charity tosses by Combs to give the Lady Warriors a 38-20 lead after three quarters.
In the fourth Southwestern would stretch the lead to as much as 48-23 with five minutes to go as the Lady Raiders went without a field goal for the first three minutes getting points only from three of four free throw shooting by Terry. A 6-0 run however by the Lady Raiders including three pointers by Foster and Kisha Gibson, McCreary’s only threes of the game, began a 13-9 run to end the game and cut the final margin down to 57-36.
Kaylee Cotton would be the only Lady Raider to reach double figures finishing with 13. Cierra Terry scored 8 and Candance Foster 7.
Destiny Molden scored ten fourth quarter points and led Southwestern with 13 while Adison Corder and Brittany Combs scored 10 each.
Sports
Related Photos
-
McCreary Central sophomore guard Cierra Terry puts up a shot against Southwestern’s Elisabeth Latham and draws a foul from Adison Corder (behind) during Friday’s loss to the Lady Warriors. Below: McCreary’s Kisha Gibson (11), Megan Stevens (00) and Kaylee Cotton all fight for a rebound with Latham in the first half. Chris Hollis
Southwestern Takes District Lead With Win Over McCreary
- Sports
-
-
5th Inning Rally Leads Lady Raiders to Senior Day Win Over Pulaski
Following pre-game ceremonies to honor four senior Lady Raiders playing their final home game McCreary Central rallied for a four run fifth inning to break a 1-1 tie and held on to defeat Pulaski County 5-3 to wrap up the regular season on Thursday.
-
McCreary Gets Road Win at Rockcastle but Falls 2-1 to Corbin in 1-2 Final Week
McCreary Central pulled out their seventh win of the season on Thursday with a 3-1 win at Rockcastle County.
Starting pitcher Brad Strunk got into to trouble early giving up a run of three hits and a walk in the -
McCreary Powers to 6-0 District Sweep
After clinching the top seed in the district tournament with a 3-2 win over Wayne County on May 2 the Lady Raiders finished up their regular season district schedule with a final game at Wayne County last Tuesday.
-
McCreary Edges SW and Wayne Co. to Claim District’s Number 1 Seed
A 4-3 extra inning win at Southwestern on April 26 put the Lady Raider softball team in the thick of the race for the number one seed in the 48th District. Last week they took care of the business at hand by again beating Southwestern and then knocking off Wayne County to clinch the top spot in
-
McCreary Rallies in 7th Inning to Stun Southwestern
In what is probably the most unlikely win in McCreary Central baseball history the Raiders “rallied” to score twice in the bottom of the seventh inning to beat district rival Southwestern 2-1 last Tuesday.
-
Lady Raiders Hold Off Southwestern in Extra Innings for District Win
The Lady Raiders earned a huge district win on Friday night beating Southwestern 4-3 in extra innings on their home field.
Central looked to be ready to claim victory in regulation until a two -
Raiders Win 100th Game Under Coach Taylor
The McCreary Central Raiders picked up a 6-2 win over Williamsburg on Friday evening and in doing so gave head coach Marc Taylor his 100th victory at the helm of the Raider program.
-
Raiders Pick up Pair of Wins Over Monticello and Clinton Co.
A seven run second inning put McCreary in front after giving up three runs in the top of the first to Clinton County last Monday. The Raiders would go on to a run rule 13-3 win over the Bulldogs, their second win
-
McCreary Softball Sweeps Pair of Games on Saturday
The Lady Raiders softball team bounced back after a disappointing 11-0 loss to North Laurel at home last Monday to capture three wins in a row for the first time this season.
-
Lady Raider Basketballer Signs with Lindsey Wilson
McCreary Central senior basketball player Candance Foster signed to continue her hoops career with Lindsey Wilson College in Columbia, Kentucky. Foster concluded her senior season this past year ending her five year high school career
- More Sports Headlines
-
Texas Students Coach Teachers on Fitness
New Forecasting Tool Eyed for Hurricane Season
Meet MJ, the Bike Riding Tabby Cat
Britain Attack Believed Linked to Radical Islam
Raw: Kevin Durant Tours Moore After $1M Pledge
Weiner Launches Bid to Become NYC Mayor
Okla. Teens Get Video of Deadly Tornado Overhead
Man Shot While Questioned in Boston Probe
School Storm Protection Spotty in Tornado Zones
9-year-old Tornado Victim Loved Family, Singing
Moore Native Toby Keith Tours Tornado Damage
Oklahoma Survivors, Heroes Survey Damage
Okla. City Mayor: Up to 13K Homes Hit by Tornado
Raw: Aftermath of Deadly Attack in London
Paperless Scanner, Vision of the Future
Florida FBI Shooting Has Boston Bombing Links
Garcetti Elected Los Angeles Mayor Over Greuel
Raw: New Video of Deadly Oklahoma Tornado
IRS Official Pleads 5th Amendment
Lawyer: Feds Investigating Susan Powell Case
