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High School Basketball

West Carroll Splits with Dresden on Senior Night

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ATWOOD (February 4) — West Carroll hosted Dresden High School Monday for a pair of non-district basketball contests. The Lady War Eagles fell behind early, but battled back several times to make it close before the Lady Lions ultimately took a 55-40 win. The War Eagles dominated early and held the Lions at bay down the stretch for a 65-49 victory.
It was also Senior Night for West Carroll. Prior to the games, the senior basketball players were recognized on the court, joined by family members and friends.
Katie Holt is the lone senior Lady War Eagle. Senior War Eagles are Dawson Hardwick, Aaron Heckert, Zach Heckert, Tyson Keymon and P. J. Odom. (There are no senior cheerleaders.)
Dresden Lady Lions 55, West Carroll Lady War Eagles 40
The Lady Lions jumped out to a 16-10 lead after the opening frame, led by Katie Washburn with 12 points on four three-pointers. Rachel Childress and Mikayla Peterson each had a pair. Lady War Eagle Amaya Thompson scored six points, and Alyssa Butler and Tatym Keymon each had a pair.
Dresden added to the lead in the second quarter, outscoring West Carroll 15-11. Washburn led the Lady Lions with ten points, including a pair of threes. Tinley Winn scored three points, and Peterson added a pair. Katie Holt led the Lady War Eagles with five points, including a three-pointer. Thompson, Macey Cunningham and Denver Brooks each had a pair. At the half, Dresden led 31-21.
West Carroll cut into the deficit with a 12-9 edge in the third, led by Keymon with four points. Holt hit another three, and M. Cunningham also scored three points. Gracie Cunningham had a pair. Winn scored four for the Lady Lions, Childress hit a three-pointer, and Peterson added a pair. Entering the final frame, Dresden led 40-33.
The Lady Lions sealed the win with a 15-7 tilt in the fourth, led by Childress with eight points. Peterson scored five, and Washburn added a pair. Thompson led West Carroll with four points. Keymon added a pair, and Butler hit a free throw.

Lady Lion Katie Washburn led all scorers with 24 points, including six three-pointers. Rachel Childress scored 13 with a three, and Mikayla Peterson had eleven points.
Amaya Thompson led West Carroll with 12 points. Katie Holt and Tatym Keymon scored eight points each, Holt with a pair of threes.
War Eagles 65, Lions 49
The War Eagles opened up a 14-3 lead after the first frame, led by Dawson Hardwick with six points on a pair of three-pointers. Aaron Heckert and Zach Heckert scored four points each. Lion Zach Crawford hit a three-pointer.
West Carroll added to the lead with a 17-14 edge in the second quarter, led by Jalen Anglin with nine points, including a three-pointer. Hardwick hit another three, Z. Heckert and Tyson Keymon each had a pair, and A. Heckert hit a free throw. Crawford scored six for Dresden on a pair of threes. Kaleb Dilday and Trevor Moore each hit a three-pointer, and J. B. Newsom had a pair. At the half, the War Eagles led 31-17.
The War Eagles had a 19-15 advantage in the third, led by Keymon with five points, including a three. A. Heckert and Luke Moore each scored four, and Z. Heckert, Anglin and Josh Clark each had a pair. Newsom led the Lions with nine points, including a three. Crawford scored five with a three, and Tyrone Jones hit a free throw. Heading into the final frame, West Carroll led 50-32.
Dresden outscored the War Eagles 17-15 in the fourth for a closer final score. Dilday and Crawford each scored five, each with a three-pointer. Trey Adams had four, and Jones scored three points. Z. Heckert led West Carroll with five points, and Anglin scored four. Moore, A. Heckert and Jeremiah Bryant each had a pair.
Lion Zach Crawford led all scorers with 19 points, including five three-pointers. J. B. Newsom scored eleven with a three.
Jalen Anglin led West Carroll with 15 points, including a three. Zach Heckert scored 13, and Aaron Heckert had eleven points.

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