By: Adam Freeman
The Tucker County Girls’ Basketball team started their week by traveling to Marion County to take on a not-so-familiar opponent in Fairmont Senior. The contest was a tight one through the first period of play with the Lady Polar Bears holding an 13-11 advantage. The Lady Mt. Lions would only muster 8 points in the second period to Fairmont’s 13 points, and Tucker was down 7 points at the half, 26-19. The Polar Bears would extend the lead in the third period pushing the difference out to 12 points at 45-33 going into the final period of play. Tucker was never able to claw back in the contest and would eventually fall, 58-44.
Matthews 13 pts, 8 reb, FT 7-14; Evans 13 pts, 6 reb FT 7-9; Kitzmiller 6 pts, 2 reb, FT 1-5; Snyder 4 pts, 1 reb; Gross 3 pts, 4 reb, FT 1-2; Moats 1 pt, 3 reb, FT 1-2; Hicks 1 pt, 2 reb; Shaffer 1 pt, FT 1-2
3 Point Goals 1-6: Kitzmiller (1)
Tucker would return home for their next matchup with a much more common opponent in the Moorefield Lady Yellow Jackets. The game was tight at the end of the first quarter with both teams playing a high intensity pressure defense resulting in a combined 60 free throw attempts in the contest. After one quarter, Tucker held a narrow 11-8 lead. Tucker’s defense would hold the Lady Jackets to just 1 point in the second quarter while scoring 9 of their own, giving the Lady Mt. Lions a 20-9 lead at the break. Moorefield would get their offense going and some shots to fall in the third quarter, but Tucker would do the same, dropping 18 pts in the period and pushing the lead out to 38-22. Tucker would put the game on ice in the final period and keep the win in Tucker County with a 50-33 victory.
Gross 14 pts, 4 reb, FT 6-7; Matthews 13 pts, 18 reb, FT 5-8; Evans 11 pts, 11 reb, 4 stl, FT 7-8; Moats 7 pts, 4 stl, FT 2-3; Kitzmiller 4 pts, 2 reb, FT 1-2; Snyder 1 pt, 9 reb, FT 1-6
3 Point Goals 2-11: Kitzmiller (1) Moats (1)
This game concluded the regular season for Tucker girls’ squad, and they will host the Harman Lady Panthers next Friday at 7pm for the first round of regional play.