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Lady
Hornets Basketball
2/1/2018
Chillicothe 33, at Benton 27
The
Chillicothe Lady Hornets used sound defense and just enough
offense to send shock waves through the MEC with a 33-27 win
over Benton in St Joseph.
It was a battle of defenses from the opening tip
off. Benton jumped to an early 6-0 lead and Chillicothe's
first and only point of the first quarter came on a free throw
with 3:19 left in the first quarter.
Benton built an 11 point lead in the second quarter
before Chillicothe game alive with a free throw and a Maddi
Graham trey to trail 14-7 at the half.
It was another low scoring third quarter before
Chillicothe hit a tray late in the third for a 4 point game.
After a Benton Free Throw, Chillicothe hit a two point shot to
make it a 3 point game.
At the end of the Third Quarter, Chillicothe's
Defensive Specialist Catey Trout heaved a half court shot at
the buzzer which missed, but she was fouled by Benton's Jayde
Williams. While the other 9 girls left the floor to huddle
with their coaches, Trout calmly hit all three free throws to
tie the game after 3 quarter, a turning point in the game
according to Chillicothe Coach Darren Smith.
It was more defensive battling as Chillicothe continued
to gain confidence with every Benton missed shot and every
Chillicothe rebound and steal. Sacrifices were many, led by
Kennedie Kieffer sacrificing her self by taking three charges
in the game.
Benton hit a free throw with 6:30 left and another with
4:01 left for a 2 point lead. Chillicothe's Kieffer hit a
stick back from the low post to tie the game with 3:22 left to
spark her team.
Hunter Keithley hit a free throw with 2:24 left
followed
by a Kieffer deuce and bonus free throw on a Benton foul for a
three point play. Shortly after Chillicothe worked the ball
back to Keithley at the top of the key. She caught the ball
and immediately hit a trey for a 7 point lead.
The final thirty seconds was all free throws with the
two teams trading back and forth with Chillicothe hitting the
final four to get the win over the #2 ranked team in Class 4,
St Joseph Benton.
The Lady Cardinals struggled shooting in their home gym
all night, hitting 8 of 30 from inside the arc and 1 of 13
from behind the arch to unofficially go 9 of 43 from the
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