Staff writer
The Centre High School girls’ basketball team ended the regular season Friday with a non-league game against Chase County. They were defeated, 57-40. Their overall record is 10-10 heading into sub-state.
The Lady Cougars dug themselves into a 35-9 hole in the first half, as they struggled to get their offense going.
They halved the deficit in the third quarter, 41-27, on scoring by Angela Basore, Cacey Simons, Shelby Makovec, and Theo Kassebaum.
However, that was as close as they got. The Lady Bulldogs increased their lead in the final period to win by 17 points.
Simons led scoring with 19 points. Basore scored 7 points; Jasmin Abdel Ghany, 6; Makovec, 5; and Kassebaum, 3.
The junior varsity was defeated, 46-27. Ghany scored 10 points.