Center Roughriders Gymnasium on Tuesday, December 20, 2022 –
The Center Lady Roughriders varsity basketball team fell to the Lady Bulldogs from Chapel Hill High School by a 60-43 score on Tuesday. The game was Center’s second District 17 4A contest and they have an 0-2 mark now. Their overall record stands at 1-8 this season.
The game was close, and low-scoring early, as the two teams were knotted at 4-4 points at the midway point of the first period. The Lady Bulldogs went on a run moments later and they led 19-6 by the end of the opening stanza.
Chapel Hill outpaced Center 17 points to 11 in the second quarter and they took a 36-15 lead into the halftime intermission.
CHHS was able to gain ground during the third quarter by outscoring Center 17-14 and they took a 53-29 advantage into the fourth quarter of play.
Center outscored CHHS by a 14-7point differential in the final period but the Lady Bulldogs ultimately came away with the 60-43 win. The Lady Bulldogs are 11-5 overall and 2-0 in District 17 conference action. Center was led by Lanaijha Johnson with 16 points and Kylie Hubbard with 11. The Lady Bulldogs were led by Kya Cook with 17.
Center will travel to Union Grove High School on Friday, December 30, 2022 to begin tournament play at 3 p.m.
