UNIONTOWN — Yates Center High’s girls battled to the bitter end Monday, but saw their season end with a 36-31 loss to host Uniontown in the opening round of the Class 2A Substate Tournament.
“The girls played their hearts out. We just didn’t come out on top,” Wildcat head coach Abbie Collins said.
Uniontown threatened to break the game open early, draining a trio of 3-pointers after one quarter to lead 13-6.
But Yates Center clamped down on its defense, allowing a single field goal in the second quarter to knot the score at 18-18 at the break.
The Eagles carved out a 28-25 lead after three periods, and then did just enough to seal the win down the stretch.
Morgan Collins and Addison Solander shared scoring honors for Yates Center with nine points each. Callyn Miller was just behind with eight. Grace Westerman chipped in with five.
Danielle Howard scored 14 and Rylee Coulter nine for the Eagles.
Yates Center ends with a 5-14 record. Uniontown (18-3) moves on to play Pleasanton Thursday in semifinal action.
