Lady 'Cats hang close with Fayetteville in loss
The Whiteoak Lady Wildcats are getting closer to the consistency they want to have as a basketball team, and on Monday night, it showed with them being within one point of last year’s conference champions, but in the final minutes, the momentum didn’t keep pace.
Once the final buzzer sounded, the Lady ’Cats fell to the visiting Fayetteville Rockets, 54-47 at WHS, though it wasn’t for lack of effort by the hosts in the Southern Hills Athletic Conference matchup.
WHS trailed by just five points at the end of the first quarter, as the scoreboard read 10-5, and by the time halftime arrived it was just a one-point game, with WHS trailing by an 18-17 score after winning the quarter, 12-8.
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The Lady Rockets won the third frame as well at 16-11, and in the fourth, it was even closer, but Fayetteville outscored the hosts, 20-19, giving WHS a seven-point loss.
Maggie Carr led WHS with 18 points, making five 3-pointers, and she was also 3-of-4 from the free-throw line. Emma Wardlow followed with 15 points, as she made five two-point baskets, one 3-pointer and was 2-of-2 with her free-throw opportunities.
Ashleigh Harless finished with eight points, while Lexi Jones scored four points and Morgan Thompson scored two point.
Fayetteville was led by Samantha Murphy with a game-high 26 points, as she made 10-of-11 free throws, three two-point baskets and three 3-pointers.
WHS will be on the road Thursday with a non-conference game against Paint Valley.