Highlassies edge out Lady Rangers

The McLennan Highlassies came out on top of another nail-biter game, picking up the 51-49 win over the Kilgore Lady Rangers.
 
The ball was bouncing McLennan's way to start the game. The Highlassies' Miannah Little opened the game on a 4-0 run, and the squad pushed to a 15-5 lead with 4:19 to go in the first behind strong defense and shooting from Aniya Williams. Kilgore began to chip away and cut the McLennan lead in half by the end of the quarter, 17-12.
 
Kilgore continued to rally, opening the second on a 11-2 run, including seven points from Alyssia Thorne, to take the 23-19 lead with 3:42 to play in the second. The Lady Rangers led 25-21 when a jumper by Bineta Diatta and drive in the by Jaydyn Bullard tied the game at 25. Kilgore took the two-point lead with 16 seconds on the clock but a buzzer-beating 3-pointer by Saneea Bevley put McLennan up 28-27 at the break.
 
The Lady Rangers stepped up to start the third, opening with a 4-0 run and building a five-point lead at 35-30 with 7:20 to paly in the period. Both teams went through a four-minute scoring slump before Diatta banked a shot off the glass for McLennan to ignite a 9-2 McLennan run that put the Highlassies up 39-37 going into the fourth.
 
Back-to-back buckets from Diatta extended the McLennan lead to six with 6:41 remaining in the game. Kilgore cut the lead to two several times down the stretch but that was as close as they could get.
 
Bineta Diatta led the Highlassies with 11 points and Saneea Bevley added 10.

McLennan 51, Kilgore 49
Kilgore: Jakiyah Bell 0 0-0 0; Jarahle Daniels 2 0-0 5; Emmia Johnson 0 0-2 0; Kamryn Gibson 1 0-0 2; Jazmyn Sostand 3 0-0 8; Nyla Inmon 5 3-11 14; Aylanna Winn 0 0-0 0; Alyssia Thorne 2 5-5 9; Ma'Kaila Lewis 4 3-5 11; Totals: 17 11-23 49.
 
McLennan: Alicia Mills 0 0-0 0; Aysia Ward 1 0-0 2; Chelsea Wooten 2 0-0 6; Miannah Little 2 0-0 4; Esther Kwagala 0 0-0 0; Saneea Bevley 3 2-2 10; Jaydyn Bullard 3 0-0 6; Niamh Heath 1 0-0 2; Bineta Diatta 5 1-2 11; Aniya Williams 3 0-4 6; Cynaye Bobbitt 2 0-0 4; Aaliyah Holmes 0 0-0 0; Bailee St. Romain 0 0-0 0; Capri Garrett 0 0-0 0; Totals: 22 3-8 51.
 
3-pointers: Kilgore 4 (Sostand 2, Daniels 1, Inmon 1), McLennan 4 (Wooten 2, Bevley 1); Total fouls: Kilgore 11, McLennan 20; Halftime score: McLennan 28, Kilgore 27; Record: McLennan 3-1.