Lady Rockets win Saturday, boys lose

SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. – Crittenden County trailed most of the way, but turned went on a late run to beat Bullitt Central by a point in their second game at the Allen County-Scottsville Chritmas Tournament.

The Lady Rockets got some very balanced team scoring as Taylor Guess, Natalie Boone and Grace Driskill had eight apiece and Nahla Woodward and Chandler Moss had seven each. 

Crittenden 40, Bullitt Central 39

Crittenden Co. 6 16 27 40

Bullitt Central 11 20 28 39

CRITTENDEN – Guess 8, Boone 8, Driskill 8, Duncan 2, Woodward 7, Moss 7, Long, Ealsey, Perryman. FG 16. 3-pointers 1 (Boone). FT 7-18.

BULLITT – Bible 10, Dillman 16, Jones 1, Hornack, Phillips 10, Tatum 2, Watson, Blair, D.Joines, Akridge. FG 18. 3-pointers 6. FT 9-17.

Boys slow to get started

DOVER, Tenn. – Crittenden stumbled out of the chute, but regrouped to find its shooting touch late in order to make it a game at the end of its final game at the Stewart County Christmas Tournament.

The Rockets lost 69-69.

Gabe Mott and Erik O’Leary got hot in the second half to pull the magin back to single digits after McEwan, Tenn., blasted out to a 17-point lead in the opening period.

O’Leary scored 10 of his game-high 19 points in the final period and Mott had eight of his 19 in the third. The each had two three-pointers in the last half.

McEwan 69, Crittenden 60

McEwan 28 39 54 69

Crittenden Co. 11 26 41 60

MCEWAN - Wright, Swearingen 6, Colston 6, Wilson 21, Brock 10, Rusciano 26, Dreaden. FG 24. 3-pointers 7 (Rusticano 4, Brock 2, Wilson). FT 14-25.

CRITTENDEN - Morgeson 3, O’Leary 19, Winders, Mott 17, Dobyns, M.Carlson 3, Adamson, Turley 17, Champion 1. FG 24. 3-pointers 6 (Mott 3, O’Leary 2, Morgeson). FT 6-12.