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GIRLS HOOPS: Carthage falls to Republic in Pink and White semifinals

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SoMo Sports staff reports

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Republic built a six-point lead by halftime and pulled away from Carthage in the final two quarters in the semifinal round of the Pink and White Tournament on Wednesday.

Carthage (5-5) plays Cabot in the third-place game at 4 p.m. on Thursday at the O’Reilly Family Event Center. Second-seeded Republic takes on top-seeded Kickapoo in the championship game at 1 at the same location.

“We battled a tough district opponent for the third day in a row for 32 minutes,” Carthage coach Scott Moore said to SoMo Sports. “The only difference between today and the past two days is that our shots didn’t fall as much on the offensive end.

“Our coaches are incredibly impressed by our effort and energy on both ends of the court. The girls have really raised the bar for themselves this week and I look forward to coaching this team every game we play.

“We are such a young team, that we are constantly learning on the fly. The players have been great listening to the coaches and executing the game plan on both ends of the floor. They are really fun to coach. Sometimes I just step back and enjoy watching them play ball.”

Republic held a 23-16 lead after the first quarter before Carthage whittled the lead to six by the intermission. Republic outscored Carthage 12-7 in each the third and fourth quarters to distance themselves in the win.

Kianna Yates led Carthage with 20 points, scoring 14 points in the first half. Sophie Shannon, Maggie Boyd and Lauren Choate each finished with five points.

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