Varsity
Carthage 45, Nixa 52
The Lady Tiger varsity team kept pressure on the No. 5 state ranked Nixa Eagles on the defensive side of the ball, but were unable to get the offense going during Friday night’s matchup at the Carthage High School.
“We had two great practices leading into tonight and I felt we could pull off the upset and we almost did,” Carthage Coach Scott Moore said. “Our girls played great on-ball defense tonight. Im so proud of the effort on the defensive end.”
Despite Kianna Yates and Lauren Choate both scoring in double digits, the Tiger offense struggled with inconsistent shooting for most of the game. Heading into the fourth quarter, the Tigers were only trailing by one point 38-37, but a 14-8 run by Nixa sealed the win for the Eagles.
“We need to focus more on the offensive end,” said Moore. “We aren’t going to win many games by scoring in the 40s, we’ve got to make more shots at all three levels of the court: in the paint, mid-range and three-point line.”
Yates led the team in scoring with 14 points, including going 7-for-8 from the free throw line. Choate added 12 points, including two from long range. Presley Probert just missed double digits with 9 points, Maggie Boyd followed with 8 points and Sophie Shannon added 2 points.
The Lady Tigers are now 6-9 (0-2 in COC) for the season and play in the Pittsburg Tournament starting Thursday, Jan. 20.
Junior Varsity
Carthage 19, Nixa 62
The Junior Varsity Lady Tigers lost to the Nixa Eagles 19-62 Friday, Jan. 14.
Lexa Youngblood paced the Tigers with 8 points followed by Ashlyn Brust with 4 points. Trisha Kanas, Zye Clark and Becca Morris add finished with 2 points apiece. Kassidy Howard added 1 point for the Tigers
Freshman
Carthage 21, Nixa 36
The Tigers were leading 17-16 at the half, but couldn’t hold on in the loss to the Nixa Eagles 21-36 Friday, Jan. 14.
Lexa Youngblood led the Tigers with 8 points. Jaidyn Brunnert added 6 points followed by Ashlyn Brust’s 4 points. Addison Bayless had 2 points and Zye Clark added a free throw.
