Centerville Lady Tigers split two games

The Tigers defeated New Waverly in New Waverly on January 26 but were defeated by the Buffalo Lady Bison on January 29 in Buffalo.

Against New Waverly the Tigers knew they needed a win or their chances for the playoffs would be slim and NW had taken an overtime win the first time the two teams met. The score was knotted 9-9 at the end of the first quarter and the Tigers were on top 28-20 at the half. New Waverly pulled within 4, but freshman Maygn Harris sank 2 free throws to put the Lady Tigers up for good with 20 seconds left in the game. CHS came out on top 49-45.

Three Tigers scored in double figures: Harris with 11 and Brittany Thomas and Kayla Brewer with 10 each. Thomas also had a season high of 8 steals. Freshman Candace West pulled down 13 rebounds and Sarah Mutschler snared 8 boards. Also scoring for the Tigers were West (9), Fallon Parnell (3), Kelsey Lagrone (3), Hannah Word (2), Mutschler (2), and Dezariee Matthews (1).

The Tiger JV had an easy time as they built a 23-12 lead at halftime and cruised on to defeat New Waverly 37-20. Taelor Edgin had 16 points and several rebounds to pace the Tigers. Madison Taylor was right behind as she scored 14 points. Also contributing to the win were Jordin Chase (3), and Carlee McEachern, Amber Barker, and Kim Anderson with 2 points each.

The Tigers traveled to Buffalo on January 29th. The Tigers led after the first quarter 11-9 but hit a cold streak in the second period and scored only 5 points and trailed 16- 21 at half time. The Tigers scored 17 points in the third quarter and trailed by 4 as the final quarter began. The Tigers outscored the Bison by 1 in the fourth, but came up 3 points shy, 48-51.

Thomas and Brewer led the Tiger offense scoring 14 points each. Mutschler pulled down 7 rebounds and Brewer had 6 to lead the Tigers. The balance of the scoring came from Mutschler (7), Harris (5), Parnell (3), Word (2), Lagrone (2) and Morgan Carrigan (1).

The Tiger JV had another solid game as they defeated the Bison 37-26. The Tigers were behind at the half 18-19 but held the Bison to 1 point in the third quarter to move ahead 27-20. The Tigers outscored the Bison by 4 in the fourth quarter to come out on top 37-26. Taylor had 13 points, Anderson 9, Chase 8, McEachern 5, and Amber Barker tallied 2 points.

The Tigers dropped to 14-9 overall and 6-5 in district with 3 district games remaining. Coach Crafton said following the Buffalo game, “It was not one of the Tigers’ best games but hats off to Buffalo as they came out and played hard from start to finish.” There is still hope for the Tigers to make the playoffs but they need to win their last three games and count on certain other teams to lose. The Tigers host Anderson-Shiro on February 2 and travel to Trinity on February 5th.

Coach Crafton asks for prayers for sophomore Taylor Sullivan as she undergoes back surgery on February 2nd. Last week another player, Callie Padgett was injured in a rodeo accident. Padgett is doing all right after surgery on her right thumb.