Carthage 8th grade season ends with loss to Branson, 7th grade advances to COC tournament

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Carthage's Sadie Comer looks to set a screen for Lottie Youngblood during the game Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021 against Branson. David Hoover / Carthage News Online

8th Grade

The Carthage 8th grade girls basketball team lost to Branson 40-13 to end their season. Chasity Straw led Carthage in scoring with 7 points. Sadie Comer added 4 points and Emma Denney finished with 2 points. Straw had 7 rebounds followed by Comer with 3 rebounds. Lottie Youngblood, Denney and Breali Hoover added 2 rebounds apiece.

The Tigers were 2-13 on the season.

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7th Grade

The Carthage 7th grade girls defeated Neosho 21-16 to advance to the COC tournament as the seventh seed. They will play Branson at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 13, at Joplin Middle School.

They are now 6-8 on the season and have a 4-game winning streak.

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