by Malcolm Butler
Cedar Creek outscored Homer in every single period as the Lady Cougars registered their 11th win of the season with a lopsided 65-24 victory over Class 2A Homer Thursday in the first day of the 2024 Doc Edwards Invitational.
Playing at Bossier High School, the Lady Cougars (11-2) jumped out to a 14-3 lead after the opening eight minutes and then pushed its advantage to 23-9 at the half against the Pelicans, who saw their three-game winning streak snapped.
Any chance of a Homer (6-6) comeback was doused in the third and fourth quarters when Cedar Creek outscored the Pelicans 42-15 over the final 16 minutes of action.
Nine different players got into the scoring column for the Lady Cougars led by sophomores Mary Grace Hawkins (13 points) and Alivia Lee (11 points).
Creek hit 27 field goals, including five three-pointers, compared to only six field goals made by Homer.
The Lady Cougars will face Class C Hornbeck today at 10:30 a.m. at Airline High School.
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Cedar Creek Scoring: FG(3)-FT=Total Points
Alivia Lee 5(1)-0=11; Mary Grace Hawkins 4(2)-3=13; Britton Bennett 2-0=4; Caroline James 2-1=5; Mallory Smith 3(1)-2=9; Taylor Martinez 3-0=6; Zoey Venters 3-0=6; Kennedy Hall 1(1)-0=3; Avery Ryan 4-0=8. Totals 27(5)-6=65
Score by Quarters
Homer (Record: 6-6) 3-6-11-4=24
Cedar Creek (Record: 11-2) 14-9-17-25=65
