Radford – Carroll County faced the Sophomore guard that is destined to capture the title of Three Rivers District player of the Year before graduation and Kearson Carter proved to be quite the challenge. Carter led the Bobcats (4-5) to a 52-31 victory Wednesday night.
While the team fell short on the night there were some bright spots for the Lady Cavaliers. The easiest one to point to was Carroll County winning the 4th quarter by an 11-9 margin.
Radford jumped out to an early 16-2 lead and just when it appeared the game could get out of hand, the Lady Cavaliers began to settle down. After the early deficit they played the Bobcats to a 36-29 score.
Callie Harris led the attack for Head Coach Howard Mayo with nine points. Both Raylee Goins and Kenzie McMillan added seven points on the night.
” I thought we keep playing hard we need to continue to get better at the fundamentals like jump stopping, ball fakes and using both hands, ” said Mayo.” I thought we did a good job of continuing to attack the basket as we shot 14 free throws for the game.”
Carter is averaging 20 points per game but the challenge for Radford is to find a second scorer but they made up for it by playing a full court press throughout the contest.
Goins led the charge in the fourth quarter by scoring five of her seven points, including a three point play that was part of an 8-2 finish for Carroll County. The two belonged to Carter as she made sure that the Bobcats maintained a comfortable lead.
The good news for Carroll County is that it will be a while before they have to face a scorer like Carter again but opponents looking to press against them will continue. Madison Coleman and Laynie-Jo Leonard rounded out the scoring with four points apeace.
The Lady Cavaliers will have a quick turnaround as they will welcome Alleghany to The Hill on Friday night. The teams will meet for the second time in six days but this time it will be the Cougars looking to shake off a long and cold 🥶 bus ride.
CCHS… 2 9. 9. 11. – 31
Radford.. 9. 17 17 9. – 52
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