Staff writer
The Centre Lady Cougars had their first loss of the regular season Jan. 14 at Little River.
Led by excellent scoring by Cacey Simons in the second quarter, Centre had a 20-13 lead at halftime. However, Little River came roaring back, outscoring Centre 19-10 in the third quarter, to erase the lead and go ahead by two points. Little River continued to outscore Centre in the fourth quarter, handing the Lady Cougars a 6-point loss.
Simons had 19 points. Other scorers were Makenzie Deines, 8; Shelby Makovec, 6; Bryanna Svoboda, 4; and Amy Makovec, 2.
The junior varsity lost, 34-31. Shelby Pankratz led scoring with 12 points; Callie Riffel, 7; and Katie Marler and Kailyn Riffel, 4 each.
Tuesday
The girls defeated the Flint Hills Job Corps Lady Eagles 77-16 in the first round of the Cougar Classic Tuesday. They will play the winner between Elyria Christian and Solomon on Friday.
Callie Riffel led the Lady Cougars scoring with 18 points; Cacey Simons, 10; Amy Makovec, 12; Shelby Makovec, 8; Ally Basore, 4; Shelby Pankratz, 13.