Trigg County rallied to overtake Lyon County and then had to hold off a late Lady Lyon flurry to claim a 48-46 district win Monday at Wildcat Gym.
Marleigh Reynolds and Olivia Noffsinger combined to score 34 of Trigg County’s first 38 points, but it was the next six points that decided the game.
Kara Hyde and Tajah Grubbs hit 3-pointers on consecutive trips to extend Trigg’s lead to seven. Then Marleigh Reynolds’ stick back on a missed free throw jumped the lead to nine points with 1:25 left.
Lilly Perry and Piper Cotham hit back-to-back 3-pointers to cut Trigg’s lead to 46-43 with 28 seconds left. Audrey Alexander hit one of two free throws to put Trigg ahead 47-43. Perry countered with another 3-pointer to cut the lead to 47-46 with 11 seconds left.
After a Lyon timeout, Trigg turned the ball over. Cotham came up with the steal but missed a tough shot outside the lane. Noffsinger grabbed the rebound with a second left and hit one of two free throws for the final margin.
Trigg County trailed by eight points at halftime as Lyon County controlled the glass and scored 12 points off 11 Trigg turnovers.
Fortunes changed in the third quarter as Trigg hit 7 of 15 shots from the field while Lyon struggled and missed 15 of 18. Lyon’s 26-18 halftime lead morphed into a 36-32 Trigg lead after three.
Lyon lost despite taking 25 more shots thanks to 20 offensive rebounds. The Lady Lyons had 15 second-chance points.
But Trigg County did a better job of taking care of the basketball sans the final two minutes with only five second half turnovers.
Reynolds finished with 20 points and five rebounds. Noffsinger scored 17 points, and Kara Hyde had 13 rebounds to go with five points for the Lady Wildcats.
Lyon County got 14 points from Perry and Rose Smith. Perry added eight rebounds, and Smith pulled down seven. Calista Collins scored 10 points and had 15 rebounds as Lyon County outrebounded Trigg 42-29.
Trigg County moved above .500 with a record of 10-9. They will play at Livingston Central Friday.
Lyon County falls to 11-9 and will Campbellsville Wednesday in the first round of the All A Classic in Richmond. It will be the Lady Lyons’ sixth game in 10 days.
Lyon County 9 17 6 14– 46
Trigg County 6 12 18 12– 48
Lyon County [11-9] – Perry 14, Smith 14, Collins 10, Cotham 3, Butler 2, Holland 2, Defew 1
Trigg County [10-9] – Reynolds 20, Noffsinger 17, Hyde 5, Grubbs 5, Alexander 1
