Lady Tigers complete first round of district tied for third place

Centerville Tiger Maygn Harris (31) looks for an open teammate. Paul’s Photo The Centerville Lady Tigers completed the first round of district play with a 4-3 record and a season record of 12-7. The Tigers lost to Groveton by 2 points, Trinity by 3 points and an overtime loss to New Waverly. They are only 1 game out of second place and with a little luck and continued hard work should challenge for a play off spot as they kick off the 2nd half of play.

The undefeated Trinity Tigers (5-0) came to Centerville on January 12th and were very fortunate to pull out a 63-60 squeaker against the Lady Tigers. Centerville jumped to a 19- 13 lead after the first quarter and led at one time in the 2nd quarter 26-15 but hit a dry spell when nothing they put up would fall and Trinity went on a 20-2 run to lead 35-28 at the half. The ball just didn’t bounce right for Centerville. Centerville pulled within 2 midway into the 3rd quarter but fell behind 54-43 as the 3rd quarter came to a close.

Sarah Mutschler hit a shot with 9 seconds left to pull Centerville within2 points. After an intentional foul put Trinity on the line they hit 1 and had a 3 point lead with 6 seconds left. Centerville brought the ball down and had a good look at a 3 point try but the ball hit the rim and bounced off and Centerville lost 63-60. Sometimes the best team doesn’t win and this looked like one of those times. Centerville kept coming back and gave Trinity all it could handle. Mutschler led Centerville with 11 points, and 6 rebounds and Brittany Thomas and Callie Padgett chipped in 10 points each.

Stats for Centerville against Trinity: Candace West 3 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals, 2 blocks; Kayla Jo Brewer 4 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists; Maygn Harris 7 points, 2 rebounds, 3 steals; Hannah Word 3 points, 1 assist, 1 steal; Kelsey Lagrone 6 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 5 steals; Sarah Mutschler 11 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 1 block; Fallon Parnell 6 points, 5 rebounds; Callie Padgett 10 points, 1 rebound, 2 steals; Brittany Thomas 10 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assist, 1 steal; Dezariee Matthews 3 rebounds.

The Centerville JV girls picked up another win with an easy 44-11 win over Trinity. Madison Taylor had 10 points and Jordan Chase 9 points to pace the Tigers.

The Tigers traveled to Onalaska on January 15th and had an easy 76-21 win to complete the first half of play. Kelsey Lagrone had a huge game with 21 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals and hit 4 of 6 from the three point line. Brittany Thomas had an outstanding game scoring 18 points, 3 rebounds, 6 steals, and 3 assists.

Stats for the Tigers against Onalaska: Morgan Carrigan 5 points, 2 rebounds; Brittany Thomas 18 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 6 steals; Callie Padgett 1 rebound, 1 steal; Taylor Sullivan 2 steals; Fallon Parnell 9 points, 3 steals; Sarah Mutschler 6 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 steals; Kelsey Lagrone 21 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals; Hannah Word 4 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal; Maygn Harris 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals; Kayla Brewer 10 points, 2 rebounds, 4 steals; Candace West 3 points, 9 rebounds, 1 steal.

The Tigers JV also had a runaway game as they defeated Onalaska 55-9. Madison Taylor scored 17 points and Dezariee Matthews tossed in 12 points to lead the Tigers. Each JV player played outstanding defense and contributed to the big win. The JV girls finished the first half of district with a perfect 7-0 record and a 14-2 mark for the season with the 2 losses coming against varsity teams in tournament play.

The Tigers travel to Groveton on January 19th and are at home against Corrigan-Camden on January 22nd as they begin the 2nd round of play.