CJHS girls team remain undefeated
Staff writer
The Centre Junior High School girls A team added two victories to their record before heading into the holiday vacation. Playing on their home court, they defeated Herington Dec. 14, 27-24, and St. Xavier Thursday, 51-20.
The Lady Cougars trailed Herington 14-10 at halftime. They outscored Herington 17-10 in the second half to win by three points.
Cacey Simons led scoring with 8 points. Other scorers were Bryanna Svoboda, 6; Amy Makovec and Shelby Makovec, 4 each; Yvonne Calvert, 3; and Makenzie Deines, 2.
Centre vs. St. Xavier
Cacey Simons scored 22 points against St. Xavier at a game played at Centre High School.
A disastrous first half for St. Xavier almost guaranteed a victory for Centre. The Lady Cougars led 24-6 at the end of the first quarter and kept St. Xavier scoreless in the second.
However, St. Xavier almost matched Centre’s scoring in the second half, scoring 14 compared to Centre’s 16. However, it was too little, too late, and Centre won by 31 points.
Shelby Makovec scored 8 points and Deines scored 6.