For the second night in a row Head Coach Kayla Nester prepared her team to face a squad that didn’t field a team last season and for the second night in a row her Lady Cavaliers took care of business.
Kayla Young led the team in scoring with 17 points as the Lady Cavaliers defeated the Cougars 56-21 on The Hill.
Carroll County jumped out to an early lead of 6-0 and 14-5 but the Cougars would go away just yet. AHS trimmed the lead to just 16-13 but the home team pulled away on the strength of a rare four point play. Laynie-Jo Leonard was fouled while making a basket but missed the and one. Young grabbed the rebound and converted to push the lead out to 20-13.
The Cavaliers clamped down on defense in the second half, outscoring AHS 14-1 (3rd) and 16-5 (4th) to close out the victory.
All 12 players recorded game time and nine players dented the score book 📖.
CC Mitchell joined Young in double figures with 14 points, including 12 in the fourth quarter. Sadly, Mom 👩 was in the locker room with the Varsity squad and missed most of the fourth quarter.
Raylee Goins was next with 7 points and Leonard netted six. Here are the score sheets showing the balance of the Cavaliers scoring.
The team will play for a third consecutive night when they head over to the Middle School.
A.S.P.N on The Hill 