Lady Rockets finish 1-2 in Florida action

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Crittenden County finished play Thursday in the KSA Holiday Basketball Tournament with a 56-44 loss to the eventual champion of their division, Avon Lake, Ohio.

The Shoregals (9-3) brought a balanced and deep squad to the floor, but CCHS was able to stay close and actually led for much of the first half. Just before the break, however, Avon Lake went on a 12-2 run and led 25-18 at halftime. Out of intermission, the team from a Cleveland suburb scored the first eight points and led by 15. The Lady Rockets were able to trim the score back to single digits a time or two, but could never get over the hump as 11 Shoregals shared in the scoring.

Taylor Guess, who was selected team MVP by tournament organizers with 59 points in three games, led this one with 16 points and Elliot Evans and Anna Boone chipped in nine apiece. Crittenden got almost half of its points at the foul line despite a slow start from the stripe where they missed 8 of their first 11. Finishing strong from the line, CCHS made 13 straight in the fourth period.

Crittenden was 1-2 in Florida and will return home with a 8-3 overall record.

Crittenden County 11 18 27 44

Avon Lake, Ohio 8 25 35 56

CRITTENDEN – Guess 16, N.Boone 6, A.Boone 9, Evans 9, Hatfield 2, Federico 2, Hunt, McDaniel. FG 11. 3-pointers 1 (Evans). FT 21-33.