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High School Basketball

West Carroll Sweeps Clarksburg

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ATWOOD (December 11) — West Carroll High School hosted Clarksburg Tuesday for a pair of District 11A hoops contest. The Lady Rockets kept it close in the first half, but the Lady War Eagles pulled away after the break for a 47-31 win. The War Eagles coasted to a 73-32 victory in the nightcap.
West Carroll Lady War Eagles 47, Clarksburg Lady Rockets 31
The opening frame was an 8-8 wash. Lady Rocket Ashlyn Yarbrough led the scoring with five points, including a three-pointer. Sarah Derryberry also hit a three. Lady War Eagles Alyssa Butler and Tatym Keymon each scored three points, and Macey Cunningham had a pair.
West Carroll took a narrow lead in the second quarter, outscoring Clarksburg 9-6. Butler led with five points, including a three-pointer. Keymon and Katie Holt each had a pair. Lady Rocket Macy Ward scored three points, and Derryberry, Yarbrough and Makiya Abdallah each hit a free throw. At the half, the Lady War Eagles led 17-14.
The Lady War Eagles pulled away in the third with a 17-5 advantage, led by Butler with eight points. M. Cunningham scored five, and Gracie Cunningham had four. Derryberry and Yarbrough each added a pair for Clarksburg, and Jasmin Bailey hit a free throw. Entering the final frame, West Carroll led 34-19.
West Carroll capped the win with a 13-12 edge in the fourth, led by M. Cunningham with nine points, including a three. Butler scored four. Yarbrough led the Lady Rockets with five points, and Brooklyn Williams scored four. Abdallah, Sami Roney and Grace Bartholomew each hit a free throw.
Lady War Eagle Alyssa Butler led all scorers with 20 points, including a three-pointer. Macey Cunningham scored 16, also with a three.

Ashlyn Yarbrough led Clarksburg with 13 points, including a three-pointer.
War Eagles 73, Rockets 32
The War Eagles jumped out to a 16-4 lead after the first frame, led by Aaron Heckert with eight points. Tyson Keymon and Jeremiah Bryant each scored four. Jalyn Davis and Brandon Pendergrass each had a pair for Clarksburg.
West Carroll pushed the lead in the second quarter, outscoring the Rockets 22-7. Jalen Anglin led with eight points, including a three-pointer. Heckert and Josh Clark each scored four, and Bryant, Luke Moore and Dawson Hardwick each had a pair. Tanner Longmire scored four for Clarksburg, including a three, and Jordan Morris had three points. At the half, the War Eagles led 38-11.
The War Eagles had a 21-4 advantage in the third, led by Moore with ten, including a pair of threes. Keymon scored six, Desmond Bates hit a three-pointer, and Heckert added a pair. Morris scored all four Rocket points. Heading into the final frame, West Carroll led 59-15.
Clarksburg had a 17-14 edge in the fourth for a closer final score. Morris and Jakobe Clark each scored five, Clark with a three. Prentis Pledge hit a three-pointer, and Logan Witcher and Nathan Yewell each had a pair. Anglin and Bates each hit a three for West Carroll, and Keymon, Jack Barrow, Jed Robinson and Dallas Montgomery each had a pair.
War Eagle Aaron Heckert led all scorers with 14 points. Tyson Keymon and Luke Moore each scored a dozen, Moore with a pair of threes. Jalen Anglin had eleven, including a pair of threes.
Jordan Morris led Clarksburg with 12 points.