After a tight game for three quarters Tuesday night in Elkton, the Todd County Central girls’ basketball team turned up the defensive intensity over the final eight minutes to top visiting Christian Fellowship 60-49.
The Lady Rebels jumped out to a 5-0 lead but the game was tied midway through the opening quarter. Alexis Taylor scored the last of her 6 first-quarter points with :18 left, and Todd Central led 13-9 after one.
Todd Central stretched the margin to 6 early in the second, but the Eagles reeled off a 10-3 run and took the lead at 23-22 after Jayden Jackson scored down low. Despite 10 points in the second for Christian Fellowship’s Gracie Howard, the Lady Rebels took a 31-29 advantage into the halftime break.
Neither team led by more than 3 points in the third quarter, with Christian Fellowship moving in front 42-39 after a corner 3-pointer by Howard. Abby Williams knocked down a short jumper and added two free throws to push the Lady Rebels back in front by a point with a quarter to play.
Todd Central held the Lady Eagles to a single point over the first half of the fourth quarter and led 54-43 when Jayla Leavell scored on a jumper in the lane. Christian Fellowship got within 7 with two minutes to play, but Williams went 4-4 from the free-throw line to ice the game.
The Lady Rebels will be back in action on Friday when Russellville visits for a 13th-District showdown. The Lady Panthers were 60-48 winners when the teams met two weeks earlier.
Christian Fellowship 9 20 13 7 — 49
Todd County Central 13 18 12 17 — 60
Christian Fellowship (4-7) — G. Howard 26, Burnett 14, Jackson 6, Warren 2, R. Howard 1
Todd County Central (5-6) — Taylor 20, Williams 17, Chester 7, Leavell 6, Collins 5, Coleman 3, McGhee 2
