SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Kickapoo set the pace early, outscoring Carthage by 21 points in the opening quarter on the way to a 75-33 win to open the season on Friday.
“Kickapoo came out fast from the start and was more aggressive than we were the entire first half ,” Carthage coach Scott Moore said to SoMo Sports. “That was pretty disappointing because we played so much better against them last year. I was happy to see our girls respond and play much better in the second half. … We have a lot of younger players on varsity and they learned some touch lessons the hard way tonight. My hope is they grow from this experience and come out better next week when we play Hillcrest.”
The Chiefs led 41-11 at half before outscoring the Tigers 34-21 in second half.
Kianna Yates knocked down a pair of 3-pointers on the way to 12 points to lead Carthage. Sophie Shannon and Maggie Boyd added five points each.
Carthage hosts Hillcrest on Tuesday with the tip scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
