By Nick Brockman, Messenger Sports Reporter nbrockman@the-messenger.com
Although the Crittenden County girls basketball team entered Tuesday evening's 2nd Region first-round matchup against Christian County with a better record, the Lady Colonels victory could not be classified as an upset.
Christian County (12-14) played an arduous regular season schedule and the squad utilized lessons from those games to defeat the Lady Rockets (11-9) soundly at Madisonville-North Hopkins High School, 81-53.
Senior guard Shatera Lewis commanded the offense for Christian alongside teammate Denisha Mumford. Each player recorded a game-high 21 points, but had plenty of help from the team's supporting cast. By game's end, 10 Christian players made the scorebook.
Lewis reeked havoc for the Lady Rockets both offensively and defensively by forcing turnovers and converting the miscues into points on the other end.
With 19 seconds left in the first quarter, Lewis intercepted a Crittenden pass and drove coast-to-coast for the layup. The bucket gave Christian a double-digit advantage at 20-10. That score stuck after eight minutes of action.
The Lady Colonels only continued to build their lead from that point and did so in similar fashion throughout by smothering the Lady Rockets and forcing the squad to make bad decisions.
As the first half winded to a close, Crittenden committed five turnovers in the last 1:45, which Christian converted into 10 points.
Christian County (12-14) played an arduous regular season schedule and the squad utilized lessons from those games to defeat the Lady Rockets (11-9) soundly at Madisonville-North Hopkins High School, 81-53.
Senior guard Shatera Lewis commanded the offense for Christian alongside teammate Denisha Mumford. Each player recorded a game-high 21 points, but had plenty of help from the team's supporting cast. By game's end, 10 Christian players made the scorebook.
Lewis reeked havoc for the Lady Rockets both offensively and defensively by forcing turnovers and converting the miscues into points on the other end.
With 19 seconds left in the first quarter, Lewis intercepted a Crittenden pass and drove coast-to-coast for the layup. The bucket gave Christian a double-digit advantage at 20-10. That score stuck after eight minutes of action.
The Lady Colonels only continued to build their lead from that point and did so in similar fashion throughout by smothering the Lady Rockets and forcing the squad to make bad decisions.
As the first half winded to a close, Crittenden committed five turnovers in the last 1:45, which Christian converted into 10 points.
The Lady Colonels did the bulk of the damage by notching four steals in a 56-second span.
Crittenden trailed 49-18 at halftime and Lewis entered the break as the game's leading scorer with 19.
The Lady Rockets finally began to outscore the Lady Colonels in the third quarter, but could not do so at a fast enough rate to escape their large deficit. Down 63-25, Crittenden manufactured a 15-4 run during the quarter's final 3:20 and began the fourth behind 67-40.
The hole proved inescapable during the final quarter. Crittenden played rather evenly with Christian, but the deficit suffered in the first half led to the team's eventual demise.
Senior Jessica Cozart ended her high school career on a fine effort with a team-high 16 points for the Lady Rockets. Forward Nancy MacLin scored two points in her final game with Crittenden. Jessi Hodge also scored 16 points in a losing effort.
Although Lewis posted 19 in the first half, she was held to two points in the last two quarters. Mumford scored 11 points in the second half.
With the win, Christian County will next play 7:30 p.m. Friday against Webster County (22-7), who defeated Madisonville-North Hopkins on Tuesday night. The Lady Colonels won the schools' only meeting this season when Christian defeated Webster 47-37 on Jan. 6.
Christian (12-14) 20 29 18 14 -- 81
Crittenden (11-9) 10 8 22 13 -- 53
Christian: Shatera Lewis 21, Denisha Mumford 21, Sherria Hester 8, Deshantae Knight 7, Martessia Williams 7, Kierra Wilson 7, Deseree Davis 4, Jasherrica Barkely 2, Tiakesha Brasher 2, Shardae Combs 2
Crittenden: Jessica Cozart 16, Jessi Hodge 16, Layken Tabor 9, Summer Courtney 6, Hannah Brantley 2, Nancy MacLin 2, Misty Wallace 2
Crittenden trailed 49-18 at halftime and Lewis entered the break as the game's leading scorer with 19.
The Lady Rockets finally began to outscore the Lady Colonels in the third quarter, but could not do so at a fast enough rate to escape their large deficit. Down 63-25, Crittenden manufactured a 15-4 run during the quarter's final 3:20 and began the fourth behind 67-40.
The hole proved inescapable during the final quarter. Crittenden played rather evenly with Christian, but the deficit suffered in the first half led to the team's eventual demise.
Senior Jessica Cozart ended her high school career on a fine effort with a team-high 16 points for the Lady Rockets. Forward Nancy MacLin scored two points in her final game with Crittenden. Jessi Hodge also scored 16 points in a losing effort.
Although Lewis posted 19 in the first half, she was held to two points in the last two quarters. Mumford scored 11 points in the second half.
With the win, Christian County will next play 7:30 p.m. Friday against Webster County (22-7), who defeated Madisonville-North Hopkins on Tuesday night. The Lady Colonels won the schools' only meeting this season when Christian defeated Webster 47-37 on Jan. 6.
Christian (12-14) 20 29 18 14 -- 81
Crittenden (11-9) 10 8 22 13 -- 53
Christian: Shatera Lewis 21, Denisha Mumford 21, Sherria Hester 8, Deshantae Knight 7, Martessia Williams 7, Kierra Wilson 7, Deseree Davis 4, Jasherrica Barkely 2, Tiakesha Brasher 2, Shardae Combs 2
Crittenden: Jessica Cozart 16, Jessi Hodge 16, Layken Tabor 9, Summer Courtney 6, Hannah Brantley 2, Nancy MacLin 2, Misty Wallace 2
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