McLennan women halt Hill
The McLennan women's basketball squad picked up a nice 77-55 road win this afternoon, downing the Hill Rebels
Hill led early at before a Charravia Smith tied the game with an up-and-under shot for McLennan. Taniya Cruthird's 3-pointer from the corner less than a minute later put McLennan on top 7-4, and the squad never trailed again. The Rebels kept the game close for the next five minutes, trailing 14-12 with 2:35 to go in the first. McLennan began to pull away with a 12-0 highlighted by five points from Trinity Butler and led 24-16 at the end of the first.
Hill rallied early in the second, cutting the lead back to two at 24-22 with 6:53 to play n the quarter. McLennan responded with a 7-0 run, including four from Smith, to go up 31-22. The squad continued to push and extended the lead to 12 at the break, 41-28.
McLennan held a 10-point cushion at 48-38 with 6:03 to go in the third when the squad began to push. A jumper by Nevaeh Otis started a 6-0 run, extending the lead to 14, 54-38, and it would remain a 14-point lead at the end of the quarter, 58-44.
Inf the fourth, McLennan turned up the heat. Leading by 15 at 61-46, an 8-0 run capped by a Charnelle Hoof bucket extended the lead to 23 at 61-46 with just over six minutes to play. The squad cruised the rest of the way, holding off a late Hill rally for the lop-sided win.
Charravia Smith led McLennan with 16 points. Nevaeh Otis and Trinity Butler scored 12 and 10, respectively.
McLennan: Nevaeh Otis 5 2-2 12; Kaedynce Cox-Dunlap 3 0-0 8; Ar'Mya Amos-Horsley 2 1-1 6; Shakira Brown 1 2-2 4; Charnelle Hoof 3 1-1 7; Tajenae Gooden 3 1-1 8; Charravia Smith 7 2-4 16; Trinity Butler 2 5-6 10; Joy Dau 0 0-0 0; Danai Lewis 1 0-0 2; Taniya Cruthird 1 1-2 4; Kamara Effit 0 0-0 0; Totals: 30 15-19 77.
Hill: Journee Harris 1 5-8 7; Kiah Goynes 5 4-7 17; Ava Batty 3 2-2 10; Ty'la Broussard-Antoine 1 0-0 3; Kennedy Paul 0 0-0 0; Te'Lynn Lee-Rose 1 2-2 4; Brooklyn Weier 1 0-0 2; Kamarie Hardeman 3 4-9 10; Totals: 15 19-30 55.
Halftime score: McLennan 41, Hill 29; 3-pointers: McLennan 6 (Cox-Dunlap 2, Amos-Horsley 1, Gooden 1, Butler 1, Cruthird 1), Hill 5 (Goynes 3, Batty 2); Total fouls: McLennan 24; Hill 18; Fouled out: Hardeman (Hill); Record: McLennan 22-5 (10-4).