Comeback win paves way for Westminster girls hoops
The Owls are going after a Carroll County Athletic League title with Manchester Valley and Westminster tied in the loss column atop the standings entering the week of Feb. 7, 2022.
It took a rally to get there, but Westminster avenged its only Carroll County Athletic League defeat of the girls basketball season by getting past Century on Feb. 4. And in doing so, the Owls remained in step with the Knights in the county championship chase.
Abby Kindle's game-high 22 points helped Westminster to a 47-42 win in Eldersburg. Taylor Speigle added eight points and anchored Westminster's defense during the second half.
The Owls won their third game in a row and improved to 11-3, and 6-1 in the CCAL. Westminster has a three-game week coming up, with games Feb. 7 against Francis Scott Key, Feb. 8 against Liberty, and Feb. 12 against city rival Winters Mill.
The Owls play Man Valley (16-1, 8-1) on Feb. 16 in Manchester, and again at home Feb. 21 to close out the regular season.
Westminster and Manchester Valley are no strangers to contending for county titles. The Owls won most recently in 2018 and 2020, while the Mavericks claimed the crown in 2016 and 2017.
Century (12-4, 6-4) led by eight points at halftime but couldn't hold on Friday night against Westminster. Mia Graff scored 20 and Eva Brandt grabbed 14 rebounds in defeat.
Check out the CMSportsNet highlights below.
Girls Basketball
Liberty 56, South Carroll 33
Recap: The Lions (8-7, 3-4 CCAL) got a double-double from Jenna Liska, who had 13 points and 15 rebounds, and 14 points from Jess Littlejohn on Senior Night. Kassie O'Hern added five points and five assists. Shannon McTavish paced the Cavs (4-11, 1-7) with 11 points.
Manchester Valley 53, Francis Scott Key 40
Recap: Taylor Leaman scored 13 points, grabbed eight rebounds and had three steals, and senior Kyrsten Lucas scored 11 for the Mavs, who combined for 17 assists. Casey Meredith scored seven points and had four assists, and MV won its 13th straight game. Ally Mathias had 18 points for the Eagles (10-7, 4-5).
Boys Basketball
South Carroll 60, Liberty 56 (OT)
Recap: The Cavaliers (8-8, 5-4 CCAL) got 17 points apiece from Owen Scott and Tucker Eckert, and Scott connected on five 3-pointers. Chase Fowble added 10 points for the home team. Shane Stewart scored 17 for the Lions, who fell to 11-6, 5-4. Tyler Downs added 15 points but Liberty lost in overtime for the third time in four games.
We had CMSportsNet highlights from that one, too. Check them out here.
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