EMPORIA — The Southern Coffey County High girls bounced back from a loss earlier in the Lyon County League tournament and pinned down Waverly on Thursday night, 53-39.
The Lady Titans (6-7; 1-0) recovered from a 10-point deficit after the first quarter and knotted the game up by halftime, 25-25, before taking over down the stretch.
Southern Coffey County outscored Waverly in the second half, 28-14.
Josie Weers scored four points in the first quarter before dropping in five more in the second. Jalea True also banked in a trio of layups in the first.
But the Lady Titan defense struggled early, allowing Waverly’s Josie Romig to score a trio of two-pointers and a free throw. Serenity Lockwood also scored four points in the first quarter to help Waverly take an early 21-11 advantage.
The tide shifted in the second quarter when Weers and True led a 14-4 scoring run by scoring five points each. Karley Ohl also went for a pair of layups to tie the score at the break.
Ohl continued to find the basket in the third, with a couple of layups and a free throw. Weers also went for four points while Ross Snovelle hit a three-pointer to extend Southern Coffey County’s lead to seven.
Weers took over down the stretch, scoring seven over the final eight minutes.
She wound up with 20 points, followed by True’s 15 and Ohl’s 10. Weers also led with 17 rebounds; Ohl grabbed 11 boards.
Southern Coffey County will oppose Marais des Cygnes Valley in a battle for fifth place on Saturday at noon.
