CARTHAGE 58, LAMAR 38
LAMAR, Mo. — Carthage built a 33-16 lead by the intermission and never looked back to wrap up the regular season with a win on the road over Lamar.
“Good win to wrap up our regular season on the road,” Carthage coach Scott Moore said. “Lamar is a physical team and that will help us prepare for the postseason next week.”
Brinna Ream led Carthage (15-0) with a game-high 16 points, while Hailey Fullerton sank a trio of 3-pointers on the way to 15 points. Kianna Yates added eight, with Katie Crowe finished with six.
“Back to back stellar nights by Brinna Ream and Hailey Fullerton,” Moore said. “Those two seniors have done the bulk of the scoring for us the past two nights. Senior Katie Crowe has been locking down the other team’s best players all year, and those three seniors have been key to our success this season.”
Josey Adams had 11 points for Lamar, while Sierra White added eight.
Third-seeded Carthage travels to second-seeded Republic for a Class 6 District 12 matchup on March 1.
MOUNT VERNON 70, SENECA 24
SENECA, Mo. — Mount Veron secured the overall Big 8 championship with a lopsided win over the Indians.
The Mountaineers led 30-8 at the end of the first period and 48-12 at the break.
Cameryn Cassity led Mount Vernon with 19 points, while Lacy Stokes had 17 and Ellie Johnston added 13.
Aliya Grotjohn scored 18 points for Seneca.
Mount Vernon is the top seed for the Class 4 District 12 tournament. The Mountaineers host the East Newton-Cassville winner in the semifinals on March 4.
Third-seeded Seneca plays sixth-seeded Reeds Spring at 7 on March 2 in the first round, with the winner getting a shot at second-seeded Aurora.
