Lady Cats Varsity Basketball Team Downs North Clarion 48-47 (02/11/15)
After downing North Clarion, 54-19, on Saturday (February 7th), the Clarion Area Lady Cats had to face them again on Monday (February 9th).
(Photos by Jack Kenneson) Maci Thornton
This time around the Lady Wolves proved to be a much more formidable opponent, as the Lady Cats eked out a 48-47 win.
Clarion jumped out to a 13-10 lead, after one period, with Anna Reed and Maci Thornton each contributing five points. Also scoring in the quarter, was Nicki Glenn, who hit a three-pointer.
The Lady Cats went on a 17-6 run, in the second, taking a 30-16 lead and looked like they would put the game away early. Thornton had 7 points during the run, which ended with a trey by Kelly Beveridge but the Lady Wolves scored five points to end the frame, closing the gap to 30-21 at the half.
The Wolves closed the gap to 30-24, at the start of the third. Glenn’s second three-pointer moved Clarion’s lead to 33-24, but seven straight NC points made it a one point game, at 33-31. The third ended with Clarion leading 39-35.
Glenn’s third trey of the night, in the fourth gave the Cats an eight-point, 46-38 lead, in the fourth, but two free-throws and a three-pointer, by North Clarion’s Tori Obenrader, cut the Lady Cats’ lead to 46-43, with 1:43 left. A turn around jumper by Thornton gave the Cats a 48-43 lead.
Anna Reed
Abbie Schmader’s bucket for NC closed the score to 48-45. The Wolves had the ball at the end of the game and Michaela Higgins hit a buzzer beater, but only a two-pointer and the Cats came away from the nail-biter with the one point win.
Clarion was led by Thornton’s 21 points, which included two treys. She was followed by Glenn, who had an outstanding night all-around, with thirteen points. Reed scored nine points. Beveridge had 3 points and Kenneson had two.
Schmader had 17 and Obenrader had fourteen to lead North Clarion.
The Lady Cats are scheduled to host Punxsutawney today (Wednesday, February 11th).
(Thanks to Jack Kenneson for the photos.)