Ladycats Lose Two, Win One; Wildcats Lose One, Win Two

The Ladycats suffered two losses last week, falling to the Wildcats of Walnut, MS and the Richland Lady Raiders before bouncing back to dominate the Lady Lions of Frank Hughes. The Wildcats defeated Hubbertville, AL on Saturday in Florence, then lost a close one to Richland on Tuesday. They soundly defeated the Lions of Frank Hughes on Friday as Cayman Camfield scored his 2,000th point with 5:32 left in the third on a 3-point shot. The Ladycats are now 14 – 4 on the year, with the 'Cats standing at 12 – 5. They face Hickman County on Tuesday before hosting Perry County on Friday and Fayettevile on Tuesday, the 20th.

Against Walnut, MS on Saturday, the Ladycats jumped out to a 16 – 9 lead the end of the first quarter. They led 22 – 17 by halftime, but in the third and fourth quarter, their lead disappeared and they fell by the score of 42 – 36. Ava Ashley hit for 16 points with 6 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 2 assists. Presley Daniel scored 8 points and had 7 rebounds, 3 steals, and an assist. Adaline Odle scored 5 points with 2 steals and 2 assists. Mary-Grace Littleton had 4 points and grabbed 10 rebounds with 3 steals. Lou Prater had 2 points with 4 rebounds, 2 steals, and 4 assists. Kate Brison had a steal and an assist, and Kaybree Carroll had 2 boards, a steal, and an assist. The Ladycats had 16 turnovers and only shot 32% from the field. They were outrebounded 33- 29.

The Wildcats got off to a slow start against Hubbertville, AL, managing only 11 first quarter points, and trailed 15 – 11. The margin went to 2, 22 – 20, by halftime, and the 'Cats matched points with them in the third. Down by 2, going into the fourth, the 'Cats put together a strong quarter to take the 56 – 47 win. Cayman Camfield hit for 34, with 12 rebounds, a block, and 3 steals. Drew Baugus and Caysen Mosley each scored 7 points. Baugus had 7 boards, a block, and 2 assists, while Mosley had 5 boards, a steal, and an assist. Nate Bevis scored 5 points with 3 rebounds, a block, and an assist. Logan Davis had 3 points, 2 boards, a steal, and 5 assists. Case Butler had 2 points with 3 rebounds. The Wildcats won on the boards, 33 – 26, but were only 13 of 21 from the foul line.

The Ladycats got off to a slow start against the Lady Raiders of Richland, scoring only 6 points in the first quarter. They trailed 25 – 16 at the half. In the third, they cut the margin to 4, but Richland fought back to lead by 13 after three quarters. Ava Ashley hit a basket late in the 4th to make it a 4-point contest again, 43 – 39. The Ladycats had a chance to cut it to 2 on free throws with 21.3 left, but managed only 1 of 2. Richland hit 1 of 2 to go up by 4. With 4 seconds left, Ava Ashley hit 2 at the line to make the margin 2, then Richland hit one of two with 2.6 seconds left to take the hard-fought win, 45 – 42. Ashley scored 24 points on the night and went 10 for 10 from the foul line. Lou Prater had 7 points with 2 rebounds, 4 steals, and 2 assists. Presley Daniel scored 6 points and had 6 boards, a steal, and 2 assists. Adaline Odle had 5 points with a rebound, a steal, and an assist. Kate Brison had a rebound. The Ladycats won the rebounding battle, 23 – 17, but shot only 33.3% from the field on the night, managing only 3 of 15 long range goals.

The Wildcats looked to avenge an earlier loss to the Richland Raiders on Tuesday night. They led 7 – 5 at the end of the first quarter and just couldn't get their offense on track. They increased the margin in the second, but saw the Raiders hit a 3 at the halftime buzzer to go cut the margin to 3, 21 – 18. Richland came out and hit a three on their first possession of the second half to tie the game at 21 all. The Raiders outscored the 'Cats, 15 – 9 in the third. A Cayman Camfield shot with 5:19 left, put the 'Cats on top 34 – 33. He also made 2 free throws with 1:15 left to make it 39 – 35. Richland fought back, hitting a three and taking advantage of an out-of-bounds turnover by the Wildcats, and nailed another 3 to go up 41 – 39. The 'Cats fouled in the last seconds with the Raiders, hitting a free throw to make the final score 41 – 39.

Camfield hit for 23 on the night with 4 rebounds, 4 steals, and an assist. Drew Baugus scored 5 points and had a rebound, while Caysen Mosley had 4 points, with 7 rebounds, a block, and 3 assists. Nate Bevis had 3 points, 3 boards, 2 steals, and 2 assists. Case Butler and Logan Davis each had 2 points. Butler had 4 boards with a block, and Davis had 3 boards and 2 assists. Kace Bryant had 3 rebounds. The Cats shot 34.9% from the field but were only 3 of 16 from 3-point line for 18.8%. They had 10 turnovers.

Friday night, the Ladycats held the Lady Lions of Frank Hughes Lady Lions scoreless in the first quarter to take a 20 – 0 lead. They went on to lead, 32 – 5, at the half. In the third, the Lady Lions managed only 1 point, and the Ladycats took the 54 – 12 win with all the Ladycat players seeing action. Ava Ashley hit for 23 points on the night and had 5 rebounds, 3 steals, and an assist. Kate Brison nailed a couple of 3 pointers for 6 points and had 2 rebounds and a steal. Adaline Odle and Lou Prater each scored 5 points. Odle had 2 boards, a steal, and an assist, while Prater added 2 rebounds, 3 steals, and 4 assists. Presley Daniel and Carleigh Labombard had 4 points each. Daniel pulled 9 rebounds, with a block, 3 steals, and an assist. Labombard also had a steal and an assist. Shylynn Smith had 3 points with 4 steals and 2 assists, and Kaybree Carroll and Izzie Scaife each scored 2. Carroll had 2 boards with a steal and 2 assists. Scaife had a rebound and an assist. Kylei Thompson had a steal and 2 assists, and Kinsley Miller had a block. The Ladycats forced 27 Lady Lion turnovers, coming up with 20 steals, and won the rebounding battle, 23 – 17.

The Wildcats and Lions were trying to feel each other out in the first with the score being 12 – 7 after the opening period. The 'Cats increased the lead to 22 – 14 by halftime. They opened it up in the third, going up 38 – 22, turning the game over to the subs in the fourth. Cayman Camfield went over the 2,000 point mark with 5:32 left in the third. He left the game with 16 points on the night, with 7 boards. Logan Davis scored 9 points and had 4 rebounds and an assist. Kace Bryant had 8 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists. Caysen Mosley added 6, with Lawson Stegall hitting for 5. Mosley had 5 rebounds and a steal. Case Butler had 4 points with Drew Baugus hitting for 3. Butler had 2 boards, and Baugus had a team high 8, with 3 steals. Nate Bevis and Hudson Floyd each had 2 points. Bevis had 3 boards, a steal, and 3 rebounds. Hunter Skelton had a steal. The 'Cats came up with 13 offensive boards, leading to several put-back points.

Come out Friday to support the teams in a big district contest as they host Perry County. “GO 'CATS & LADYCATS!”---Submitted by Susan Gallian