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McKENZIE (January 3) — Students returned from the holiday break Thursday morning, and high school basketball resumed that evening as McKenzie hosted Dresden. The Lady Rebels kept it close in the first half, but the Lady Lions pulled away in the third quarter for a 59-37 win. The Rebels controlled their game from the opening tip-off and cruised to a 74-21 win.
Dresden Lady Lions 59, McKenzie Lady Rebels 37
The Lady Lions took a 13-9 lead after the opening frame, led by Rachel Childress with four points. Katie Washburn hit a three-pointer, and Lakin Overton, Mikayla Peterson and Tinley Winn each had a pair. Lady Rebel Anna Callahan scored four points, Camille Travis hit a three, and Lilly Bennett had a pair.
Dresden upped the lead with a 12-10 edge in the second quarter, led by Childress with six points. Winn scored four, and Washburn added a pair. Dani Dyer scored five for McKenzie, including a three-pointer. Bennett and Mi’Kayla Gill each had a pair, and Whitley Smith hit a free throw. At the half, the Lady Lions led 25-19.
The Lady Lions pulled away with a 24-9 advantage in the third, led by Washburn with eight points, including a pair of threes. Childress again scored six. Peterson and Winn each had five, Peterson with a three-pointer. Travis hit another three for the Lady Rebels, and Gill, Smith and Bennett each added a pair. Entering the final frame, Dresden led 49-28.
Dresden capped the win with a 10-9 tilt in the fourth. Peterson and Jaiden Mangiaracinia each scored four points, and Winn added a pair. Shelby Davis led McKenzie with seven points, including a pair of three-pointers, and Callahan added a pair.
Lady Lion Rachel Childress led all scorers with 16 points. Tinley Winn and Katie Washburn each scored 13. Washburn had a trio of three-pointers, and Winn was a perfect seven-of-seven at the line. Mikayla Peterson had eleven points with a three.
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