Lady Cats Lose Pair To Redbank Valley (11/28/15)

(By Coach Dave Constantino)

8th Grade Game: Redbank 34 Clarion 25

A slow start doomed the young Lady Cats as they dropped a 34-25 decision to Redbank Tuesday afternoon (November 24th) in Clarion. Clarion found itself down 20-8 at the half and 30-12 after three quarters. But then all of a sudden Clarion found itself and went on a torrid run, cutting the Bulldogs lead to 32-24 with 2 minutes remaining but they would get no closer and fell by nine.

Kyara Girvan with a rebound

Kaitlyn Constantino paced the Lady Cats with 13 points, 7 of those tallies coming in the 4th period when Clarion went on their run. Brennah Copenhaver and Hannah Hazlett did a nice job on the inside with 4 points a piece. Kyara Girvan and Ava Cherico finished with 2 points a piece.

(Score by quarters: 1st: RBV 12 – C 6, 2nd: RBV 20 – C 8, 3rd: RBV 30 – C 14, 4th: RBV 34 – C 25)

 
7th Grade Game: Redbank 23 Clarion 14

Redbank broke open a close ball game in the 3rd quarter when they outscored Clarion 9-2 and went on to defeat the host team 23-14. Clarion was only down 8-6 at the half but the third quarter proved to be the difference. Each team scored 6 points in the final frame.

The Lady Cats were led in scoring by Kate Heinen and Hannah Hazlett as they bucketed 4 points a piece. Maria Bradley, Ava Cherico, and Brennah Copenhaver all scored a basket.

Clarion will be off until after the Thanksgiving break and resume play on Wednesday, December 2nd, at Union.

(Score by quarters: 1st: RBV 4 – C 2, 2nd: RBV 8 – C 6, 3rd: RBV 17 – C 8, 4th: RBV 23 – C 17)

(Thanks to Coach Constantino for this article and to Nate McClaine for the score by quarters.)