The Irving College Lady Tigers got close but ran out of gas down the stretch versus the Centertown Lady Warriors. Centertown outlasted and defeated Irving College, 24-20.
Lady Tiger Mia Hobbs led all scorers with 15 points in the loss.
Irving College owned the second half on the offensive end of the court. The Lady Tigers went into the halftime break down 17-8 and the Lady Warriors looked as if they would cruise to an easy win.
The Lady Tigers came out in the second half on the attack and their defense turned up the heat on the Lady Warriors. With so much defense played in the third quarter, there was not much in the way of offense from either side. Mia Hobbs and Jessie Young each scored a bucket for Irving College.
Katy Mae Cantrell played big in the low post and she scored underneath and dropped in a pair from the free-throw line. The third quarter ended with Centertown in front, 21-12.
The Lady Tigers roared back in the fourth as they held Centertown to just three points in the final quarter of play. Madison Johnson added two points and Cantrell dropped 1-of-2 from the charity stripe.
Irving College started to click on offense but it was too little too late despite the efforts of the Lady Tigers. Hobbs attacked the paint and scored five in the final period. Young picked up a basket along with a free throw before the final buzzer sounded.
Hobbs and Young combined for all 20 of the Irving College points.
In the first half, Centertown jumped out to a commanding 11-2 lead after the first quarter. Jayden Smart led the offense with six points and got help from Madison Hollis with three.
The Lady Warriors stayed just out of reach of the Lady Tigers’ claws and went on to win by a final score of 24-20.
LADY WARRIOR SCORING – Katy Mae Cantrell 8, Madison Hollis 7, Jayden Smartt 6, Madison Johnson 2, Michaela Hallum 1
LADY TIGER SCORING – Mia Hobbs 15, Jessie Young 5