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McKENZIE (January 15) — McKenzie High School hosted Clarksburg Tuesday for a pair of district contests.
The girls game was tight from buzzer to buzzer with plenty of ties and lead changes. The Lady Rockets led by one after the first, but the Lady Rebels came back to take a five-point lead at the half. Clarksburg rallied for the lead in the third, and a back-and-forth final frame ended in a 41-40 Lady Rocket victory.
The Rebels got off to a slow start, but picked up offensively in the second quarter en route to a 77-31 win over the Rockets.
During halftime of the girls’ game, participants in the recent Taylor’s Cheer Camp performed what they had learned for the McKenzie fans. The McKenzie High School cheerleaders host Taylor’s Cheer Camp each year in honor of Taylor Buckley, an MHS cheerleader who died in a car accident on October 13, 2011 at age 16.
Clarksburg Lady Rockets 41, McKenzie Lady Rebels 40
The Lady Rockets had a 13-12 edge after the opening frame, led by Krista Noble with eleven points, including a trio of three-pointers.
Sarah Derryberry scored two points. Lady Rebels Whitley Smith and Camille Travis each hit a three-pointer, and Mi’Kayla Gill, Lilly Bennett and Anna Callahan each had a pair.
McKenzie doubled up Clarksburg 12-6 in the second quarter, led by Dani Dyer and Shelby Davis with five points each, each with a three-pointer. Bennett added a pair. Lady Rocket Brooklyn Williams scored four points, including a three, and Derryberry added a pair. At the half, the Lady Rebels led 24-19.
Clarksburg had a 13-6 advantage in the third, led by Williams with five points, including another three. Makiya Abdallah scored four points, Derryberry hit a three-pointer, and Ashlyn Yarbrough hit a free throw. Gill scored four for McKenzie, and Davis and Bennett each hit a free throw. Entering the final frame, the Lady Rockets led 32-30.
A fourth-quarter rally by the Lady Rebels came up just short at 10-9. Dyer and Davis each scored four, Dyer with a three-pointer, and Gill added a pair. Yarbrough scored six for Clarksburg with a three-pointer. Derryberry added a pair, and Sami Roney hit a free throw.
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