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HUNTINGDON (January 15) — Huntingdon played host to West Carroll in key District 11A contests last Tuesday night. The Fillies tallied a win in their contest while the War Eagles avenged an early December loss to the Mustangs.
Fillies 69, Lady War Eagles 40
The girls contest was close during the first quarter and part of the second. The Fillies went up 4-0 in the first 1:30 of the game. Points came slow for the Lady War Eagles as Huntingdon built a 10-4 lead with three minutes left the in the quarter. West Carroll found the mark and put up 7 points in the last two minutes but Huntingdon finished the opening quarter with a 17-11 lead.
West Carroll opened the second quarter with two quick baskets making it a 17-16 contest before the Fillies blew the game open with four back to back three pointers to take a 29-16 lead halfway through the period. The Lady War Eagles went ice cold scoring only one point in the last six minutes of the half. Meanwhile, Huntingdon added 11-more points after the 12-0 run to lead 40-17 at the half.
The Fillies outscored West Carroll 16-11 during the third quarter to take a commanding 56-28 lead at the end of three periods. Both teams played their benches in the fourth period with a running clock with Huntingdon outscoring West Carroll 13-12 to reach a 69-40 final.
Four Fillies were in double figures led by Alli Jones with 17 points. Addison Postlethwait had 13 points while Adyn Swenson and Tyasia Reed added 11 and 10 points respectively. Macey Culbreath had 8 points, Brooke Butler had 6 points, Kamaya Harris and Kenadie Gibson chipped in 2 points each for the Fillies.
West Carroll was led by Macey Cunningham with 11 points followed by Amaya Thompson with 7 points and Katie Holt with 6 points. Tatum Keymon and Denver Brooks added 4 and 3 points respectively while Gracie Cunningham, Alyssa Butler, Octavia Jones, and Kaylee Butler all had 2 points each. Erin Norman chipped in a point for the Lady War Eagles.
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