Lady Cats Start the Season 2-0 Photos and story by Joseph Barkoff: Edmonson County Lady Cat basketball stuck their claws in and held on for the win against visiting Allen County Scottsville 57-55 Tuesday evening, November 28th in Brownsville. “I could be wrong, but I think we led the whole game,” EC head coach Jody Booth said after the game. “And that’s a really good Allen County team.” Acknowledging his team is young without a lot of starter experience, Booth was pleased with the performance of his team, he said. “They earned tonight’s win,” Booth said. The first quarter ended with Lady Cats up 19-8 and the Patriots cut their lead almost in half by the end of the second quarter, with the Lady Cats up 29-23. “The first three quarters we played well,” Booth said. “Fourth quarter, Allen County picked up the pressure a bit, and we have to experience that.” With a young team they had not yet experienced the level of pressure they faced, he said. “We are learning as we go and this is a good learning step right here,” Booth said. “We got to stay aggressive and we got to put that foot on their throats, ‘cause they made a great comeback.” Allen County is coached well and made good adjustments, he said. It was not quite enough for the visiting Patriots though. “We had a really good start and then we got over our heads a little bit,” EC junior guard Kennadi Swihart said after the game. Her favorite thing on the evening was how hard the team pushed and never gave up, she said. Edmonson County sophomore center Cariann Williams earned a double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds and a block. Freshman guard Shelby Sowders had 11 points and 5 rebounds, junior forward Julie Norris had 11 points and 4 all offensive rebounds, and Swihart shot for 10 points with 6 boards on the night. Only shooting 44 percent from the free-throw line shows the team has more room to grow, but their ability to hold on and never-give-up attitude show they will fill out their room for improvement.
Next game, ECHS takes the court at Wildcat Hall at the EC 5/6 Center on Saturday, December 2nd at 3PM against visiting Cumberland County for the school's annual "Throwback Game."
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