Lady Rockets fall in final seconds

PRINCETON, Ky. – A 31-point performance by sophomore Anna Boone wasn’t enough for the Lady Rockets in a 61-59 loss to Rowan County Thursday.

The Lady Rockets and Rowen County played the first game of the two-day Hoops Classic at Caldwell County High School. 

Behind Boone, sophomore center Bristyn Rushing added 14 points. Boone’s effort earned her player of the game honors.

The Lady Rockets were down six at the half and tied at 41 apiece at the end of the third quarter then led by five points for a time. 

The teams were tied with 8 seconds on the clock when a Lady Rocket foul in the backcourt sent Rowan County’s leading scorer, eighth grader Kelbie Ford, to the line for the two-point win.

Crittenden 14 28 41 59
Rowan Co. 18 34 41 61
ROWAN – Wills 10, Ford 17, Thomas 3, Perkins 6, Beach 11, Walker 12, Furnish 2. FG: 19. 3-pointers 5 (Ford, Thomas, Perkins, Beach 2). FT: 18-23. 
CRITTENDEN – Boone 31, Evans 6, Holeman, Federico 7, Rushing 14, Hodge 2, Stewart. FG: 21. 3-pointers 2 (Boone 2). FT: 15-18.