FULLERTON, YATES LEAD CARTHAGE TO WIN
Carthage, Mo. — Hailey Fullerton led Carthage to a big first quarter and Kianna Yates finished strong to lead the Tigers to a 63-51 win over Springfield Central on Monday.
“Hailey Fullerton had a hot start and Kianna Yates closed the door on the Central girls tonight,” Carthage coach Scott Moore said to SoMo Sports. “We played good team defense to contain their post players, and we did our best to contain Makaiya Brooks and make her earn all 26 of her points.”
Fullerton, who finished with a team-high 22 points, scored 14 points in the first quarter and helped Carthage (6-2) to a 37-30 lead at halftime. Lauren Wilson scored seven of her 10 points in the third quarter, and Yates led the Tigers down the stretch with 11 of her 15 points in the fourth quarter to close out the win.
Makaiya Brooks led Central with a game-high 26 points.
Carthage hosts McDonald County Thursday.
HYLTON LEDS CARL JUNCTION DOWN THE STRETCH IN WIN OVER GIRARD
GIRARD, Kan. — Carl Junction took a 40-39 lead over Girard into the fourth quarter when Jessa Hylton scored nine points in the final eight minutes to lift the Bulldogs to a 54-50 win over the Trojans on Monday.
Hylton finished with a game-high 23 points, including a game-high five 3-pointers. Destiny Buerge scored 14 points in the first half to pace Carl Junction (5-2) and finished second in scoring with 17.
Jaada Valley led the Trojans with 15 points, while Faith Poland finished with 12 in the loss.
Carl Junction hosts Springdale at 6 p.m. on Thursday.
STRAFFORD DEFEATS SHORT-HANDED COLLEGE HEIGHTS CHRISTIAN
Strafford outscored College Heights Christian 32-16 in the first half on the way to a 67-33 win on Monday.
Sophia Ferking led Strafford with 16 points, while Lauren Jones added 12 points. Emma Mullins added 11 points and Mattie Walker finished with 10.
College Heights (6-1), who played without two starters on Monday in the team’s first loss, was led in scoring by Grace Bishop’s 14 points. Catie Secker added eight points, while Klohe Burk finished with seven.
College Heights is at Southwest Washburn with a 6 p.m. tip on Thursday.
