The Hopkinsville girls’ basketball team ran into a buzzsaw in their opening game of the McCracken County Hardwood Tournament on Monday, trailing 26-0 in the 1st quarter of a 73-40 loss to the host Lady Mustangs.
McCracken’s Claire Johnson and Destiny Thomas combined for 20 1st-quarter points and the Lady Mustangs led 28-4 after eight minutes.
Donnisha Flowers got going for the Lady Tigers with seven 2nd-quarter points and Kahtahvia Fleming added six to help them outscore McCracken 17-15. The Lady Mustangs took a 43-21 lead into the halftime break.
Twenty-three points was a close at Hopkinsville got in the 2nd half and the Lady Mustangs led by as many as 35 on the way to a 33-point win.
The victory was McCracken’s third straight and they improved to 10-1 overall.
McCracken County 28 15 13 14 — 73
Hopkinsville 4 17 9 14 — 40
McCracken County (10-1) — Johnson 17, Henderson 15, Thomas 9, Benton 8, Daye 6, Buchanan 5, Riley 4, Holdman 2, Word 1
Hopkinsville (3-4) — Flowers 12, Fleming 8, Green 6, Wilson 5, Pendleton 4, Bellamy 3, Cherry 2
