After responding to a lopsided early-season loss to Lyon County with a victory in the All “A” Region championship, the Crittenden County Lady Rockets sent a 5th-District message on Friday with a 63-37 win over the visiting Lady Lyons.
Both teams finished at 5-1 in district play with the tiebreaker to be determined at the district tournament meeting. Crittenden County improved to 17-4 ahead of a showdown on Tuesday with fellow 2nd-Region contenders Christian County.
Elliot Evans drilled a trio of three-pointers in the opening quarter to help the Lady Rockets to an early 19-8 advantage before Anna Boone dropped 13 points in the second to build a 36-20 lead at the break. Piper Cotham accounted for half of the Lady Lyons’ first-half points.
Crittenden County shut the door on any hope of a Lyon County comeback with a dominant third quarter. Boone and Evans combined for 12 points in the frame to stretch the margin to 27 points with a quarter to play.
Boone led all scorers with 26 points, followed by Evans with 14 for the Lady Rockets.
Cotham was the lone Lady Lyon in double figures with 23.
Lyon County lost for the fourth time in five games to slip to 16-6 with a trip coming up on Saturday to face the region’s top team based on RPI, Henderson County.
Lyon County 8 12 10 7 — 37
Crittenden 19 17 21 6 — 63
Lyon County (16-6) — Cotham 23, Taylor 7, Collins 3, Coursey 2, Perry 2
Crittenden County (17-4) — Boone 26, Evans 14, Federico 8, Hodge 8, Rushing 3, Holeman 2, Stewart 2
