Lady Tigers send seniors out with 30-point victory
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The Highland County Press-
In their final home game and regular-season game for the 2014-15 season, the McClain Lady Tigers honored three seniors and defended their home court in the process of gaining their 19th win of the year.
The win came by a 61-31 score against non-league opponent Zane Trace, but the night belonged to three seniors who played their final game on their home court. Those seniors are Sydney Barton, Shania Massie and Sarah Thompson.
On their way to the victory, all three seniors made the starting lineup, and by the end of the first eight minutes of play, the Lady Tigers had built a 16-6 lead.
The co-champions of the South Central Ohio League, McClain added 19 points to their totals in the second quarter, while ZT scored just eight, leaving the host Lady Tigers ahead, 35-14.
In the third, MHS outscored the Lady Pioneers, 14-7, and in the fourth McClain won the quarter, 12-10.
[[In-content Ad]]Taylor Polley led the Lady Tigers with 16 points, including one 3-pointer. Polley also finished with a double-double with 12 steals.
Shania Massie followed with 15 points, scoring 11 of those points in the first half. Massie added five rebounds, four steals and one assist.
Malea Montavon totaled 14 points, six rebounds and one steal in the win for the host squad, and teammate Lexie Barton finished with eight points.
Also scoring for MHS was Beth Montgomery with six points, and Sydney Barton finished with two points. Thompson had four rebounds and two assists in her final game at MHS.
Leading ZT was Katie Unger with 14 points.
ZT finished the game with 28 turnovers, while MHS totaled 10.
The win came by a 61-31 score against non-league opponent Zane Trace, but the night belonged to three seniors who played their final game on their home court. Those seniors are Sydney Barton, Shania Massie and Sarah Thompson.
On their way to the victory, all three seniors made the starting lineup, and by the end of the first eight minutes of play, the Lady Tigers had built a 16-6 lead.
The co-champions of the South Central Ohio League, McClain added 19 points to their totals in the second quarter, while ZT scored just eight, leaving the host Lady Tigers ahead, 35-14.
In the third, MHS outscored the Lady Pioneers, 14-7, and in the fourth McClain won the quarter, 12-10.
[[In-content Ad]]Taylor Polley led the Lady Tigers with 16 points, including one 3-pointer. Polley also finished with a double-double with 12 steals.
Shania Massie followed with 15 points, scoring 11 of those points in the first half. Massie added five rebounds, four steals and one assist.
Malea Montavon totaled 14 points, six rebounds and one steal in the win for the host squad, and teammate Lexie Barton finished with eight points.
Also scoring for MHS was Beth Montgomery with six points, and Sydney Barton finished with two points. Thompson had four rebounds and two assists in her final game at MHS.
Leading ZT was Katie Unger with 14 points.
ZT finished the game with 28 turnovers, while MHS totaled 10.