The No. 9 McLennan Highlassies defeated the Cisco Wranglers, winning 81-47 tonight in Brownwood.
It was all McLennan for the first five minutes of play. The Highlassies opened on a 13-0 run and held the Wranglers scoreless for more than five minutes of play. Deja Hinson's layup put Cisco on the board with 4:49 to go in the first quarter. McLennan responded with a Saneea Bevley 3-pointer from the top of the key to take its largest lead of the quarter at 16-2 with 4:33 remaining. Hinson scored Cisco's first eight points but it wasn't enough to keep up with the Highlassie onslaught as McLennan outscored the Wranglers 22-10 in the frame.
McLennan continued to pour on the points in the second quarter behind strong shooting from Bevley. Bevley score 11 of the Highlassies 23 points in the period, including three 3-pointers, to push the McLennan lead to 25 at the break, 45-20.
The Highlassie offense slowed slightly at the start of the second half but they quickly found their rhythm. Chelsea Wooten and Miannah Little both hit from behind the arc down the stretch. Little scored seven in the quarter and McLennan led 65-35 going into the fourth.
The sizeable lead gave the Highlassie bench some valuable minutes on the court. Aysia Ward scored five of her nine points early in the quarter and Bailee St. Romain added four.
Bevley led the way for McLennan with 20 and little added 17.
McLennan: Alicia Mills 0 0-0 0; Aysia Ward 4 0-0 9; Chelsea Wooten 4 0-0 9; Miannah Little 7 2-2 17; Esther Kwagala 0 0-0 0; Kennedi Rowland 0 0-0 2; Saneea Bevley 7 1-2 20; Jaydyn Bullard 1 0-0 2; Niamh Heath 1 0-0 2; Bineta Diatta 2 0-0 4; Aniya Williams 2 3-3 7; Cynaye Bobbitt 1 2-2 4; Aaliyah Holmes 0 0-0 0; Bailee St. Romain 2 0-2 4; Capri Garrett 1 0-1 2; Totals: 32 8-12 81.
Cisco: Madison Williams 2 2-2 7; Farah Shehab 2 1-2 5; Deja Hinson 7 4-4 20; Joana Folguera 5 0-0 10; Marija Runic 3 0-0 7; Callie Humphrey 0 0-0 0; Bianca Ioannou 0 0-0 0; Totals: 19 7-8 47.
3-pointers: McLennan 8 (Bevley 5, Wooten 1, Ward 1, Little 1), Cisco 4 (Hinson 2, Runic 1, Williams 1); Total fouls: McLennan 7, Cisco 11; Fouled out: Folguera (Cisco); Halftime score: McLennan 45, Cisco 20; Record: McLennan 22-2 (10-1).
