Todd Central Girls Pull Away for Opening Night Win

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After a campaign that yielded only three wins a season ago, the Todd County Central girls’ basketball team got off to a strong start in the new year with a 51-38 victory over hosts Christian Fellowship on Monday night.

The Lady Rebels trailed early before Jamaia Coleman hit one of two free throws to tie the game at 9-9 with less than a minute to play in the first quarter.  However, Gracie Howard beat the buzzer with a 3-pointer from midcourt to cap her 10-point quarter and give Christian Fellowship a 12-9 advantage.

Coleman opened the second quarter with a steal and score, followed by a corner jumper from Lucy Chester, to give the Lady Rebels a lead they would never relinquish.  Coleman connected on a pair of 3-pointers, with a long ball from Abbey Williams in between, to stretch the Todd Central lead to 6 with just over a minute left in the half.  Alexis Taylor scored on a putback in the final seconds and the Lady Rebels led 27-19 at the break.

Chester drained a 3 to push the margin out to 10 early in the third quarter, but Christian Fellowship closed the quarter on an 11-2 run to trim the advantage to 3 at 35-32 heading to the fourth.

Todd County steadily rebuilt the lead and once again led by double digits after a Ciara Collins layup.  Christian Fellowship pulled to within 9 at 45-36 with 2:34 to play, but the Lady Rebels iced the game at the free-throw line for a 13-point victory.

 

Todd County Central          9    18     8    16 — 51

Christian Fellowship          12    7     13     6 — 38

Todd County Central (1-0) — Taylor 14, Chester 12, Coleman 11, Williams 8, Collins 4, Leavell 2

Christian Fellowship (0-1) — G. Howard 17, Burnett 15, Warren 4, Jackson 2

 

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