MARION, Ky. – Although Lyon County was shorthanded, Crittenden County was unable to use make a move at home against one of the best teams in the region. The Rockets started four freshmen for the first time this season and lost 75-18.
The Lyons (16-5) improved to 5-0 in Fifth District play while CCHS remains winless and is finished 0-6 against district opponents.
MARION, Ky. – Relentless defensive pressure by the Lady Rockets had Lyon County scrambling for air early, and when junior guard Elliot Evans drained three treys in the first period, it helped spur Crittenden County’s offense into gear. From there, it was off to the races as CCHS won 63-37 Friday night at Rocket Arena.
The victory creates a tie for first place in the Fifth District standings. The teams have split their regular-season games, and CCHS beat Lyon in the All A Classic regional championship. In district standings, Lyon and Crittenden are both 4-1. CCHS is 17-4 overall, and Lyon is 16-6. Neither of the other two teams in the district – Trigg County or Livingston Central – have a chance to upset the apple cart. However, Trigg does host the district tournament in late February, and their home-court advantage could be something that Lyon or Crittenden might want to avoid in the first round. A coin toss will determine the top seed for postseason play.
Crittenden raced ahead by 16 points by the half as Lyon shot hurriedly and poorly. Junior Anna Boone knocked down a season-high 26 points for Crittenden, and Evans finished with 14. Sophomore guard Piper Cotham scored 23 for Lyon, and no one else had more than seven.
MARION, Ky. – Caldwell County’s early defensive pressure allowed the Tigers to take command of the game in the first period Monday night as Crittenden County dropped the home game, 86-41.
Caldwell led by 11 after one period and by 35 at the half, as Crittenden remains winless in 18 games. Caldwell shot 23 foul shots in the game, while the Rockets got to the line only a half dozen times.
Crittenden will be back home Friday for a district doubleheader, along with the CCHS girls, against Lyon County.
PADUCAH, Ky. – Playing on the road at Paducah Tilghman, Crittenden County was no match for the athleticism of the Blue Tornado as the Rockets fell 82-30.
Tilghman raced out to a 21-10 lead early although a couple of threes in the first period by Coby LaRue and Drake Young helped CCHS keep some sort of pace for a while. By halftime, though, the Tornado had spun out of control.
Young and LaRue finished with three treys apiece and they led the team in scoring with 13 and 9 points, respectively. They have consistently been among the team's top scorers, both averaging seven points a game and scoring more of late. Cameron Belcher leads the team in scoring average.
The Rockets host Caldwell County tonight in Marion.
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OWENSBORO, Ky. – High on emotion from a magic carpet ride into the semifinal round of the All A Classic State Tournament, the Lady Rockets had their souls seared by hot iron from a double-barreled shotgun at Owensboro Saturday morning, losing 67-35 to Danville Christian Academy.
The Lady Warriors' double-edged sword cut deep, striking both from downtown and at the rim as DCA’s height, might and lights-out shooting pummeled Crittenden County, which at times appeared almost defenseless.
Anna Boone and Bristyn Rushing work against UofL signee Grace Mougu.
Typically a reliable shooting team, Crittenden normally makes 43% from the floor, but during the tournament, they were more than double-digits worse, and at times – often at critical junctures – their shooting plummeted to Death Valley-like depths. Over three games in the state tournament, Crittenden shot 31% from the field. In their semifinal loss, that figure was 27%, while DCA defied their own common 43% accuracy by making right at half of every shot launched.
With 6-foot-5 center Grace Mougua, a Kenyan senior signed to play at Louisville, and another frontliner about six feet tall, DCA was expected to be formidable in the paint, but when they got hotter than Hades from behind the arc, Crittenden wilted from the heat.
The Lady Rockets fell behind by 22 by the half as threes rained from long range and the giants dominated inside. Then a 10-0 run from the Warrior girls out of the halftime break provided a final death blow. The Lady Rockets were officially clocked at 1:21 in the third period when they fell behind by 35, triggering the mercy rule.
“Danville Christian is a really good team. They shot the ball so well from the outside. Then they had not just one, but two towering presences inside that were difficult to handle as well,” said Lady Rocket skipper Shannon Hodge, who guided her team to a second semifinal appearance in 10 trips to the All A Classic since 1998. “They couldn’t have shot much better, I don’t think.”
Andrea Federico wants the ball on the block
DCA connected on 80 percent of their threes in the first period and although that rate didn’t hold, the Lady Warriors finished with 13 treys on just 22 attempts. That barrage with the height advantage inside, where Mougua had 14 points and 13 rebounds, was unbearable.
“I thought we had some opportunities early in transition, but we missed a few shots,” Hodge said, which prevented Crittenden from rolling out its typically problematic full-court defense.
Junior guard Elliot Evans, whose three-pointer helped Crittenden beat Whitefield Christian in the quarterfinals, led the way against Danville Christian with a dozen points – the only double-figure scoring in the semifinal game for Crittenden. CCHS was outrebounded 37-28 and DCA put three players in double-figure scoring.
Lady Rocket junior Anna Boone and freshman Jordyn Hodge were selected for the all-tournament team.
While eight public schools were represented in the 16-team tournament, the Lady Rockets (16-4) were the only one that survived to play in the final four. DCA (14-5) will face Bethlehem (16-1) in Sunday’s championship at noon.
OWENSBORO, Ky. – A week to the day earlier, Elliot Evans was carried off the floor on the shoulders of two teammates after a significant ankle sprain in a district game at Livingston Central. In the state tournament at Owensboro Friday, she certainly felt the entire weight of Rocket Nation on her own shoulders when the junior launched a three-pointer from the corner with 19 seconds left in overtime and her team trailing by two.
Anna Boone drives on Whitefield's top player Noel Smith
The shot found nothing but net, propelling Crittenden County to the semifinal round of the All A Classic Girls’ Basketball Tournament on Saturday. It is only the second time in 10 trips to the All A that Crittenden County has made it this far, and the Lady Rockets are left to carry the banner of public education as three others in the Final Four are private schools.
The seven-day journey that saw Evans’ ankle go from a swollen mass to successfully lifting a game-clinching trey was littered with doubt yet bolstered by confident faith.
“I knew I was going to be able to play in the state tournament as soon as I sprained my ankle,” she said following Friday’s win. “There was no way I was going to come to Owensboro and not be on the court.”
Still, the journey was challenging. Regular intervals of icing and other care were necessary to promote healing, then she sliced open her heel on a chair in the hotel room the night before their quarterfinal appearance.
“There was blood gushing from it,” said assistant coach Bristyn Prowell, who was facilitating an icing session when it happened on the sharp corner of a chair.
Jordyn Hodge plays defense
“It somehow clipped the bottom of my heel,” Evans said.
Taped and bandaged from heel to toe, she scored only six points in the win over Whitefield Academy (13-4) – a three in the first half and another just before they could have been packing up for home.
Crittenden County had three turnovers in the final minute of regulation that snuffed out an earlier opportunity to put the Lady Wildcats away. Led by University of the Cumberlands commit Noel Smith’s 30 points (64 percent of her team’s offense), Whitefield Academy didn’t go quietly.
“I was actually happy we went into overtime. Overtime was like a reset. We were both at 43. I really love it when we look into the crowd and see Rocket Nation up there cheering us on,” Evans said.
But in OT, Smith scored the first four points and rarely gave up the ball until she fouled out, whistled for a moving screen with a minute to go and her team up by two.
Seconds later, Anna Boone caught a pass on the wing and passed to Evans, open in the left corner in front of her own bench. She drained the three.
“(Whitefield) plays a little different defense than we usually see,” said Lady Rocket coach Shannon Hodge. “They were really keying on Anna wherever she was on the floor. Then we got a little hesitant to shoot the ball from outside because we hadn’t shot it as well since we’ve been up here.”
Indeed, Crittenden County has relied heavily on its pesky defense to carry the load as the typically accurate long-range shooters have made just 5-of-18 over two games in the state tournament. Evans was 1-for-6 before hitting the crucial shot in the waning moments of the quarterfinal win. She had missed badly on an air ball three that could have made a big difference at the time as the clock was expiring in regulation. On the season, Evans is a 33% shooter from behind the arc.
“I was really proud of Elliot,” Hodge said. “But first I was proud of Georgia (Holeman) shot-faking and taking that drive, being confident enough to take it to the rim and get in there and score.”
It was Holeman’s bucket with 1:35 in OT that drew Crittenden to within two, setting up the closing heroics.
For Crittenden County, it’s the team’s 10th appearance in the small-school state tournament, the third in a row and fourth in five years. Many of the juniors who play key roles on this year’s squad have been on the big stage many times, but they were not among the 2021 Crittenden County crew that lost to Bethlehem 80-54 the last time CCHS was in the Classic’s semifinals.
Now, the Lady Rockets (16-3) will move through the valley of giants, taking on Danville Christian (13-5), which features mighty inside players, including 6-foot-5 Louisville commit Grace Mbugua from Kenya. The game tips off at 10:30 a.m., Saturday and will broadcast live on video and audio at allaclassic.org. The other semifinal starts at 9 a.m., with Bethlehem (15-1) facing Bishop Brossart (14-4).
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OWENSBORO, Ky. — When Crittenden County came out cooler than a day-old dumpling in the All "A" Classic State Tournament opener Wednesday night at Owensboro, it was pretty obvious that it would take some uncommon resourcefulness to chisel out a win.
And that’s exactly what the Lady Rockets provided in a 51-32 victory that lifts CCHS into the quarterfinals at 1 p.m. Friday.
Jordyn Hodge and Anna Boone double up on Martin County's 6-4 center. MORE GAME PHOTOS
Scoring almost half of their points at the foul line and relying on a trademark pressure defense that is less susceptible to the cold, coach Shannon Hodge patched together a win with duct tape and baling wire.
“We got to the free-throw line three or four times early in the first quarter. We usually knock down free throws, and they didn’t go,” said Hodge, who has led her team to the state tournament 10 times since 1998. “Layups weren’t going in, threes weren’t going in, and when we don’t score the ball, we can’t get in our defenses and presses.”
On the Fahrenheit scale, their offense was below freezing from the floor, but Jordyn Hodge and Anna Boone provided a couple of thawing three-pointers out of a break between the third and fourth periods to give Crittenden its first lead of the game, 34-30, after trailing by as many as 11 in the first half.
Although the Rocket girls suffered from a big chill on offense, Martin County was unable to create adequate separation on the scoreboard as Crittenden’s tenaciousness kept it within striking distance. Even when the Lady Cardinals' 6-foot-4 freshman center went to the bench with a couple of fouls in the second period, CCHS was unable to muster enough points to make an earlier run.
“We didn’t play good in the beginning. It was like there was a lid on the rim. But we were getting some stops with our defense,” said junior forward Andrea Federico. “That’s how we go.”
Although they fell behind and stayed there for three full quarters, there was never any apparent fear or doubt on the Lady Rockets' faces. However, there were indeed signs of great relief when those fourth-quarter threes fell.
"When Jordyn finally hit the three, it broke the ice.Everybody was like, 'Here we go!'" the coach said.
“I was a little worried because our shots were not falling,” Boone said after the game. “But I know who we are and knew they would fall when we needed them. A big turning point was when Jordyn’s three went in, then mine did” two possessions later.
Those were the only threes that found their mark despite 13 attempts by the Lady Rockets.
By the fourth period, Crittenden’s full-court, trapping defense began to pay large dividends, particularly in Martin County's backcourt.
Once ahead, Crittenden was able to move its offense out a bit farther on the floor, and worked an open layup by Bristyn Rushing with a long-pass assist by Boone from the wing.
From there, Hodge poured in nine foul shots down the stretch, and Crittenden won by 19. While the "dub" might have been a bit ugly to some observers, a win on that stage, under those circumstances in the face of such adversity, may one day rank among this group's finest when an historical perspective is applied.
The Lady Rockets (15-3) will face Louisville's Whitefield Academy (13-3) in the next round. Whitefield beat Knott County Central 35-30 in the opening round.
🏀 Quick Facts for State: Crittenden County in the All A Classic Girls Basketball Tournament
🕒 Game Schedule: Crittenden County’s opening round game in the All A Classic Girls Basketball Tournament is set for 8 p.m. Wednesday in Owensboro. They will face 15th Region champion Martin County, which boasts a 7-4 record after a narrow 41-40 victory over Betsy Layne in their region’s title game.
🎯 Team Rankings: Statewide power rankings place Crittenden County at 32nd, while Martin County holds the 67th spot out of 267 teams in Kentucky.
💪 Potential Next Matchups: If Crittenden County advances, they will play at 1 p.m. Friday against the 14th or 7th Region champion. The semifinal round is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Saturday, with the championship game set for noon Sunday at Owensboro’s SportsCenter.
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SMITHLAND, Ky – Crittenden County lost one of its top scorers in the first half, but had more than enough firepower to handle Livingston Central 55-24 Friday in a Fifth District matchup.
The win gives CCHS a 4-1 mark in the league standings and 14-3 overall. Livingston falls to 0-3 in district play and 5-8 overall.
Coach Shannon Hodge’s only concern coming off the lopsided win at Livingston is how quickly junior guard Elliot Evans can bounce back from a second-quarter ankle sprain. She never returned to the lineup, and it didn’t really matter, but she will be needed Wednesday when the girls open All A Classic State Tournament at Owensboro.
SMITHLAND, Ky. – Crittenden County had reason early Friday to feel a bit better about its offense. A few minutes into the game at Livingston Central, the Rockets were ahead 7-1 and arguably playing their most competitive quarter of basketball in some time. Then, following an intentional foul whistled on CCHS senior center Jonah Reddick with 3:36 left in the first period, Livingston captured the momentum, reeling off 18 straight points and taking command of the game en route to a 93-60 Fifth District win.
The Rockets had plenty of opportunities to cool Livingston’s steam during that early going, but empty possessions left the door open for the Cardinals, led by junior Logan Wring, who was back for the first time since his team played at Crittenden in December. He had been on the shelf for about a month due to a fractured bone in his hand. Wring scored 30 points, and teammate Bryson Walker had 26.
Crittenden did give the Cardinals a little scare in the third quarter. Colby LaRue sank a three-pointer two minutes into the second half to draw the Rockets within single digits, 43-34. However, the Cardinals' sharpshooting over the next three minutes put them back in control. Still, there was reason for celebration by the Rockets, who played better at times, and LaRue scored a career-high 24 points, making six of the 14 three-point shots he took.
Together, the teams made 27 treys. CCHS had 13 as freshman Drake Young nailed four.
The Rockets, still winless overall after 14 games, are now 0-5 in league play with one more stop at home against Lyon. Livingston is 4-9 overall and 2-1 in district play, both victories over the Rockets.
EDDYVILLE, Ky. – The Rockets took their second dose of Lyon County Thursday at Eddyville and it was just as bitter as the first. Crittenden lost the Fifth District matchup 77-38.
CCHS had already played the Lyons and lost once season, that was in the All A Classic.
It wasn’t the last pill the Rockets will have to swallow against the defending state champion. CCHS, likely the fourth seed for the playoffs, will almost certainly face Lyon twice again – once more in regular season and again in the district tournament.
CamRon Belcher led CCHS at Lyon with 10 points and Brayden Poindexter had eight. Bray Kirk scored 22 for Lyon.
The winless Rockets play Livingston Central in their final regular-season district game Friday night at Smithland.
Senior Jonah Reddick (32) joined the team for the first time after an illness and surgery.
MARION, Ky. – With center Jonah Reddick back following surgery, the Rockets had hoped for a better outcome against Trigg County Tuesday night at Rocket Arena.
After all, CCHS had taken the Wildcats to overtime in their first meeting last month in Cadiz.
However, Trigg jumped ahead 23-7 and finished off a 65-41 Fifth District win, the Wildcats’ second district win of the season. Meanwhile, the Rockets remain winless after a dozen games.
Reddick, a 6-foot-5 senior, posted up and backed into a defender for a turnaround five-footer with 2:36 left in the third quarter. That closed the gap to 11, but Trigg dropped four threes before the quarter’s end, and CCHS never got close again.
MARION, Ky. – For the third game in a row, Crittenden County did not score a field goal in the fourth quarter. Still, the Lady Rockets were able to hold off Trigg County, 50-38, on Tuesday in a Fifth District matchup.
In fact, CCHS is 3-0 during this stretch and improved to 13-3 with Tuesday's win.
Up by 30 in the third period, some wholesale substitutions for CCHS gave Trigg a chance to close the gap a bit. However, with just over a minute left, the Lady Rockets' starters returned to the floor and stopped the Wildcats, who fell to 2-9.
Andrea Federico and Jordyn Hodge led CCHS in scoring, each with 14 points. Federico scored all of hers in the first half, while Elliot Evans chipped in 10.
Being shut out in the final period isn't as big of a deal as it might seem because CCHS was way ahead in two of the games. The girls did score three foul shots Tuesday in the last period against Trigg and five points the same way the night before in their All A regional championship win over Lyon.
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MARION, Ky. – Crittenden County cast a little Rocket Arena voodoo on the Lady Lyons Monday night in Marion, sprinkling magic across the court en route to claiming the All A Classic Second Region championship – the Lady Rockets’ third straight crown and fourth in five seasons.
Fueled by relentless defense and a full-court press, the Lady Rockets struck down Lyon County 50-41, building a 20-point lead in the third quarter and holding off a late surge. It was a stunning reversal from their last meeting just weeks ago in Eddyville, when the Lady Lyons, led by point guard Piper Cotham’s 33 points, played like Purple People Eaters and steamrolled Crittenden 75-44.
But this time, the Lady Rockets brought their A-game – and defense. Before an electrified home crowd, they turned Lyon County’s typically high-octane offense, which had been averaging nearly 70 points per game, into a pale shade of lavender. The Lady Lyons entered the game with a 12-1 record and 11 straight wins.
Crittenden’s defense locked in on Cotham, who had been Lyon’s offensive juggernaut all season. The sophomore, averaging nearly 20 points per game, managed just six through three quarters. Though she sparked a late rally and finished with a team-high 11 points, it wasn’t enough. She was one of two Lyon players to crack double figures and struggled against defense applied by Lady Rocket Jordyn Hodge.
On the other side, the Lady Rockets’ offense ran like a three-headed monster. Junior Elliot Evans exploded for all 14 of her game-high points in the first half, helping Crittenden double up Lyon County by halftime, 28-14.
Elliot Evans cutting net
CCHS leading scorer Anna Boone, held scoreless in the first half, found her rhythm late, finishing with 11 crucial points. Freshman Hodge, was "Miss Consistency," delivering when it mattered most, scoring six in the opening period, sinking clutch free throws late to finish with 13. Boone also had 13 rebounds, six steels and three blocked shots.
With the win, Crittenden County (12-3) punched its ticket to the All A state tournament, set for next week at Owensboro’s SportsCenter. The Lady Rockets will tip off at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22 against the 15th Region champion. The 15th Region semifinal games are set for Tuesday night, with Betsey Layne facing Paintsville and Pikeville squaring off against Martin County.
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Lady Rockets Make History: Most Winning Team in Second Region All A Classic Girls Basketball
The Lady Rockets have done it again! By clinching the 2025 Second Region All A Classic Girls Basketball Tournament title, they not only secured another championship but also cemented their legacy as the winningest team in the regional tournament's history.
A Legacy of Excellence
The Lady Rockets’ impressive championship record spans nearly three decades. Here are their championship seasons in the Second Region All A Classic:
All A Classic Second Region Girls' Basketball Tournament championship between Crittenden and Lyon counties scheduled for Saturday is on hold. It could be play Sunday, perhaps Monday. Decision will be made tomorrow.
The championship game will be played at Rocket Arena is Marion.
MARION, Ky. – Crittenden County’s girls showcased a commanding performance on the court, routing Heritage Christian Academy 72-10 in a lopsided basketball matchup Thursday in the semifinal round of the All A Classic at Rocket Arena.
The win pits CCHS against Lyon County in an All A championship showdown of the best small-school teams in the Second Region on Saturday. The game is scheduled for 4 p.m., but Mother Nature is likely to intervene and force the contest to a later date. Tournament officials believe the game could be played on Sunday if roads clear up beyond today’s snow.
The Rocket girls established their dominance early Thursday night, leading CHA 23-0 after the first quarter and never looking back.
Crittenden County's balanced offense saw contributions from nearly the entire roster, with nine players scoring. Jordyn Hodge led the Rocket girls with 14 points, followed by Morgan Stewart with 11 and Adri Berry 10 – a career high for her. CCHS also displayed long-range prowess, draining nine three-pointers, including two each from Hodge and Elliot Evans.
HCA remains winless on the season while the Lady Rockets improved to 11-3. The Lady Rockets have won the last two All A regional crowns and three of the last four, but Lyon County is proving to be perhaps the hottest team in the region. The Lyon girls beat Caldwell County 70-42 at Rocket Arena in Thursday's first semifinal matchup.
The girls’ Class A state tournament opens Jan. 22 at the Owensboro SportsCenter.
And, if you're wondering whether that Lady Rocket win on Thursday was a record-breaker for margin of victory or fewest points allowed – it was not. Here are some other blowout wins over the years by the Lady Rockets, courtesy of local sports historian Andy Hunt:
MARION, Ky. - Crittenden County’s girls’ basketball team advanced to the semifinals of the All "A" Classic Second Region Tournament with a 56-40 victory over Livingston Central on Wednesday at Rocket Arena.
The Lady Rockets scored all of their points in just three quarters, posting nothing in the final period as the bench was unloaded in the blowout game. Elliot Evans scored 13 points to lead CCHS in scoring, and three others scored in double figures – Anna Boone, Andrea Federico, and Bristyn Rushing.
For Livingston, Emersyn Ramage and Victoria Joiner posted 11 points apiece.
Crittenden, the defending Class A tournament regional champion, will play Heritage Christian Academy at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the semifinal round. On the other side of the tournament bracket, Caldwell County will play Lyon County. That game tips off at 6 p.m. Both contests will be at Rocket Arena Thursday night, and the championship game is scheduled for 4 p.m. Saturday, barring a weather-related delay.
CCHS has now beaten Livingston 10 of the last 11 meetings. The Lady Rockets have won the last two All "A" regional titles and three of the last four. Crittenden is now 10-3, and Livingston is 4-7.
MARION, Ky. – Outmanned from the start, Crittenden County’s upset bid in the All Classic fell well short of pay dirt as Lyon County cruised to a 90-30 win in the opening round of the All A Classic Tuesday at Rocket Arena.
Lyon County, last year’s Second Region small-school champion, improved to 6-4 and will advance to Friday’s semifinal round of the All A Classic. The Rockets remain winless in 11 games this season.
Crittenden trailed 44-11 midway through the second period before both teams substituted liberally in the second half. Andrew Candelario led CCHS with 8 points, courtesy of two three pointers.
With wintry weather baring down the area, planners of high school sporting events are trying to sort through options, as the All A Classic boys’ and girls’ basketball tournaments are supposed to be played this week.
Crittenden County is hosting the girls’ tournament, and Dawson Springs is hosting the boys’.
The Rocket basketball team will host Lyon County tonight at 6 p.m. for the opening round of the tournament at Rocket Arena. This is the only tournament game at Marion. The semifinal and final rounds will be at Dawson.
The Lady Rockets’ opening game, which was originally set for Monday, is now slated for 6 p.m. Wednesday at Rocket Arena. The semifinals are Thursday, with the championship at 4 p.m. Saturday in Marion.
HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. – Starting to heal up from injury and illness, the Rockets got balanced scoring, but couldn’t overcome a Herculean performance by Heritage Christian Academy senior guard Jason Leek in an 84-60 loss on the road.
Leek scored a school-record 51 points with help from six threes as HCA (3-8) jumped ahead to a 50-28 halftime margin and won by a similar margin. Leek made 21 of 26 shots including six of eight from 3-point distance to set the scoring mark. He also had 13 rebounds and six assists in the game. Defensively, Crittenden double-teamed Leek without success.
Senior CamRon Belcher played his first full game in about two weeks and scored a team high 19 for the Rockets. Kaiden Travis and Brayden Poindexter added 14 and 13, respectively.
Crittenden, now 0-10, will open All A Classic action Tuesday night at home against Lyon County.
MARION, Ky. – Junior forward Andrea Federico scored a career-high 18 points to lead the Lady Rockets to a 61-43 victory.
Crittenden led by seven at the half and extended its margin to 10 in the third period before pulling away late as Federico scored six points in the final frame. Federico’s offense was a dozen points above her season average.
CCHS improved to 9-3 on the season and will open All A Classic play Monday at home against Livingston Central. Crittenden is the defending All A regional champion. Webster fell to 7-6 on the season.
MARION, Ky. – Crittenden County managed just seven field goals against Mayfield Friday night and lost 61-25 to the 10-1 Cardinals, coached by CCHS alumnus Payton Croft.
Crittenden fell behind early and trailed by 16 at the half. CCHS had a couple of threes and one two-point goal in the second half as Mayfield won going away.
Brayden Poindexter scored nine points to lead the Rockets. He got five of those at the foul line.
CCHS, now 0-9, will play on the road at Heritage Christian Friday night in Hopkinsville.
