Trigg County went toe to toe with Crittenden County for two quarters, trailing by three points at halftime. Then came the third quarter.
The Lady Rockets increased its lead to eight points and then put the game away with a 21-0 run over an eight-minute stretch on their way to a 62-47 win Tuesday at Rocket Arena.
The win was Crittenden’s sixth straight over Trigg County – their longest streak since winning 13 straight from 2012 to 2018.
The first quarter featured three ties and a pair of lead changes. Trigg was ahead 13-10 early until Natalie Boone hit a 3-pointer and Taylor Guess followed with a bucket to give the Lady Rockets the lead for good.
While Crittenden County held the lead throughout the second quarter, Trigg cut the deficit to 29-28 with under a minute left.
Trigg County shot 63-percent from the field in the first half but couldn’t sustain it after intermission. The Lady Wildcats missed nine of their 10 shots and were outscored 16-3 in the third quarter.
Trigg also had trouble containing Taylor Guess. The senior guard scored 18 of her 29 points in the first half. She was 10-of-18 from the field and was 8-of-11 at the free throw line. She also had eight rebounds and seven assists.
Her 29 points moved her past 2,300 career points, joining Lyon County’s Saundra Oliver (1975-81) as the only 5th District girls players with over 2,300 points. She needs 48 points to pass Oliver for the all-time district mark.
Crittenden County built a 29-point lead in the fourth quarter before Trigg was able to trim the deficit to 12 points by the end.
The Lady Rockets got a boost from Addie Hatfield, who scored 11 points and grabbed 10 rebounds.
Crittenden shot 39-percent from the field and hit 16-of-27 free throws.
Trigg shot 41-percent but didn’t get as many free throw opportunities, hitting 7-of-13.
Olivia Noffsinger led Trigg County with 17 points, and Audrey Alexander added 11 points and nine rebounds.
Crittenden County improved to 14-3 and took a step closer to clinching the top seed in the district with a 4-0 mark.
Trigg County is 5-10 overall and 1-3 in district action.
The Lady Wildcats will play at Lyon County Friday.
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| Crittenden County (14-3, 4-0) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taylor Guess 10-18 8-11 29; Addie Hatfield 4-8 3-6 11; Elliot Evans 3-5 2-2 8; Natalie Boone 3-8 0-0 7; Anna Boone 2-9 0-0 4; Morgan Stewart 0-0 1-2 1; Andrea Federico 0-4 1-2 1; Ellie McDaniel 0-1 1-4 1; Jordyn Hodge 0-1 0-0 0; Georgia Holeman 0-0 0-0 0; Bristyn Rushing 0-1 0-0 0; Chloe Hunt 0-1 0-0 0; Charlee Munday 0-0 0-0 0; Totals 22-56 16-27 62. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Trigg County (5-10, 1-3) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Olivia Noffsinger 5-14 5-8 17; Audrey Alexander 5-8 1-2 11; Kara Hyde 2-6 0-0 4; Landi Rogers 2-2 0-0 4; Lillian McKelvey 2-2 0-1 4; Reese Bush 1-1 0-0 3; Aliviah Norwood 1-2 0-0 3; Tajah Grubbs 0-5 1-2 1; Evonna McGee 0-3 0-0 0; Totals 18-43 7-13 47. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3-point goals-Crittenden County 2-12 (Taylor Guess 1-2; Natalie Boone 1-4; Anna Boone 0-3; Elliot Evans 0-2; Ellie McDaniel 0-1) , Trigg County 4-11 (Olivia Noffsinger 2-6; Reese Bush 1-1; Aliviah Norwood 1-2; Kara Hyde 0-2) .
Fouled out–Crittenden County-None, Trigg County-None. Rebounds-Crittenden County 34 (Addie Hatfield 10) , Trigg County 25 (Audrey Alexander 9) . Assists-Crittenden County 9 (Taylor Guess 7) , Trigg County 5 (Olivia Noffsinger 3) . Total Fouls-Crittenden County 10, Trigg County 21. |
