Lady Rockets edge Trigg to go 3-0 in district

Senior Casey Easley guards Trigg's Iyanna Gibbs.

MARION, Ky. – Crittenden County senior center Nahla Woodward scored 11 of her game-high 15 points in the pivotal fourth period as Crittenden County came from behind at home Tuesday to beat Trigg County 41-40 in a key Fifth District matchup.

Woodward sank three treys in the last quarter as the Lady Rockets made their move. Crittenden got behind by eight early in the game and trailed by the same margin when the fourth period began.

Crittenden guard Taylor Guess got 7 of her 11 points in the final frame and she’s now seven points from reaching the 1,000-point milestone.

Crittenden shot well from floor, making half of their two-point fielders. Trigg was equally as good from the floor, but couldn’t get a basket when it needed one most. The Lady Wildcats had the ball in their front court twice in the final seconds, but couldn’t get the go-ahead bucket.

Crittenden is now 7-2 after winning its first six games of the season. Snapping their two-game losing skid against Fifth District foe Trigg County was a tremendous win for the Lady Rockets, now 3-0 and in the district driver’s seat after the first half of the league schedule. The postseason tournament will be seeded via first meetings in regular-season play, so Crittenden will be the No. 1 seed for the Fifth District Tournament. CCHS is ranked No. 3 in the region.

Trigg fell to 5-4 and 0-1 in district play.

Crittenden County was scheduled to play Hopkins Central on Saturday, but the Lady Storm canceled the matchup because of the pandemic. The Lady Rockets are trying to find a makeup game late this week.

Trigg County 10 19 29 40
Crittenden Co. 6 14 21 41
TRIGG - Noffsinger 11, Hyde, Grubbs 6, Barbee, L.Grubbs, Phillips 10, Reynolds 13. 3-pointers 2 (Noffsinger). FG 15. FT 8-16.
CRITTENDEN - Guess 11, Smith 4, Moss 1, Duncan 10, Woodward 15, Hatfield, Perryman, Conyer, Easley. FG 16. 3-pointers 3 (Woodward). FT 6-13.