By Malcolm Butler
Make it two in a row for the Cedar Creek Lady Cougars.
Mallory Smith scored a team-high 17 points to lead Creek to a 54-33 win over Family Community Christian School Tuesday night at the Brickhouse.
“This group was such a joy to coach tonight and to watch play,” said head coach Katie Hall. “We have been starting off slow, but tonight I felt we set the tone early with some solid defensive pressure and knocking down shots. It was also great to have senior guard, Ava Hartwell, make her season debut after ACL surgery.”
There were plenty of greats for the Lady Cougars, who improved to 3-4 on the season.
Smith was great from the start, scoring 10 points in the opening quarter as Cedar Creek built a 21-7 advantage. Caroline James and Alivia Lee knocked down three-pointers in the frame while Zoey Venters added five points.
The second quarter saw Elli Dickerson score seven points, including a three-pointer, while Smith added seven more points which also included a three-pointer as the Lady Cougars led 37-12 at the halftime break.
Hall was able to use plenty of players in the second half as Leah Sutherland added five points and Venters chipped in with four more points. Venters was the only other Creek player in double figures with 11 points on the night.
Gracie Ingram led FCCS with 20 points while Rory Norwood added 10 points.
In the nightcap, the Creek boys defeated FCCS 63-38.
Connor Johnson scored 19 points and Jake Doan added 18 points as the Cougars led from start to finish in picking up their second win of the season.
The win came after falling 59-48 to Beekman Charter on Monday night.
Doan scored 14 points in the opening quarter against FCCS as the Cougars jumped out to a 26-9 advantage. Jack Bell added six points in the frame.
The Cougars completely put the game away in the second quarter, outscoring FCCS 20-3 to take a 46-12 lead into the halftime locker-room. Johnson scored 11 points in the frame while Beau Phillips added a three-pointer.
Creek substituted freely in the third and fourth quarters in coasting to the win.
Both the Lady Cougars and the Cougars will travel to compete in the Quitman Tournament starting Thursday.
