The McLennan Highlassies improved their overall record to 10-1 with a 68-33 victory over the Fort Hood Phantom Warriors.
Bineta Diatta began the scoring for the Highlassies with a drive down the lane. Fort Hood's Malaysia McHenry responded with a 5-0 run to give the Phantom Warriors their only lead of the contest at 5-2 with 6:49 to go in the first quarter. The Highlassies pulled away with a 14-0 run including six points from Jaydyn Bullard and five from Aaliyah Holmes. McHenry added another field goal for McLennan, accounting for all of Fort Hood's points in the period, 16-7. Holmes and Miannah Little added back-to-back 3-pointers to push the Highlassie lead to 15 after the first quarter, 22-7.
With the McLennan reserves on the floor to start the second, Fort Hood put together a 5-0 run to cut the Highlassies' lead to 10 with 6:57 to go before the half, 22-12. McLennan held the Phantom Warriors to on point down the stretch while scoring 12 of their own to take the 34-13 lead at the break.
A Miannah Little bucket to start the third made it a 23-point Highlassie lead. Fort Hood began to slowly chip away, cutting the lead back to 16 at 41-25 with 4:27 to go in the period. McLennan responded with a 9-0 run to end the quarter and take the 50-25 lead after three quarters of play.
The McLennan run continued into the fourth as the Highlassies opened on a 10-0 run including six points from Cynaye Bobbitt, as they cruised to victory.
Jaydyn Bullard and Miannah Little led the Highlassies with 13 points each. Aaliyah Holmes and Bineta Diatta added 11 and 10, respectively.
Fort Hood: Ashley Shackelford 0 0-0 0; Kelsey Walthall 0 0-0 0; Annesa Johnson 0 0-2 0; Danielle Salley 0 0-0 0; Latoi Merriweather 0 0-0 0; Jazmin Tolson0 0-2 4; Kristen Nelson 0 0-0 0; Malayasia McHenry 6 2-3 17; Kianna Maxie 1 2-4 4; Bianca Noel 4 0-2 8; Raishaun Mitchell 0 0-0 0; Totals: 13 4-13 33.
McLennan: Alicia Mills 0 0-0 0; Aysia Ward 1 0-0 2; Miannah Little 6 0-0 13; Esther Kwagala 0 0-2 0; Kennedi Rowland 0 0-0 0; Saneea Bevley 2 0-0 4; Jaydyn Bullard 5 0-0 13; Niamh Heath 1 1-2 3; Bineta Diatta5 0-0 10; Aniya Williams 2 1-4 5; Cynaye Bobbitt 3 0-0 6; Aaliyah Holmes 4 0-0 11; Bailee St. Romain 0 0-0 0; Favour Mbeledeogu 0 1-2 1; Capri Garrett 0 0-0 0; Totals: 25 3-10 68.
3-pointers: Fort Hood 3 (McHenry 3), McLennan 5 (Holmes 3, Bullard 1, Little 1); Total fouls: Fort Hood 8, McLennan 12; Halftime score: McLennan 34, Fort Hood 13;
Record: McLennan 10-1.
