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Cougars fall in district games against Franklin-Simpson
by Crystin Faenza
Sports Reporter
Jan 22, 2013 | 114980 views | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend | print
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Maegann Hardison dribbles the ball down the court during their game against the Franklin-Simpson Wildcats on Friday.
NDL Photo/Crystin Faenza Maegann Hardison dribbles the ball down the court during their game against the Franklin-Simpson Wildcats on Friday.
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Taylor Blakemore shoots a free throw shot after a technical call during their game against the Franklin-Simpson Wildcats on Friday.
NDL Photo/Crystin Faenza Taylor Blakemore shoots a free throw shot after a technical call during their game against the Franklin-Simpson Wildcats on Friday.
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Tahmir Graham moves the ball down the court during their district game against the Franklin-Simpson Wildcats on Friday.
NDL Photo/Crystin Faenza Tahmir Graham moves the ball down the court during their district game against the Franklin-Simpson Wildcats on Friday.
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Ben Wright shoots a lay-up during their district game agaisnt the Franklin-Simpson Wildcats on Friday.
NDL Photo/Crystin Faenza Ben Wright shoots a lay-up during their district game agaisnt the Franklin-Simpson Wildcats on Friday.
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Torin Graham fights through the Wildcats to shoot a lay-up for the Cougars at their game on Friday.
NDL Photo/Crystin Faenza Torin Graham fights through the Wildcats to shoot a lay-up for the Cougars at their game on Friday.
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Torin Graham goes for a lay-up during their game against the Wildcats on Friday.
NDL Photo/Crystin Faenza Torin Graham goes for a lay-up during their game against the Wildcats on Friday.
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Abbey Hinton shoots a lay-up for the Lady Cougars during their game against the Franklin-Simpson Lady Wildcats on Friday.
NDL Photo/Crystin Faenza Abbey Hinton shoots a lay-up for the Lady Cougars during their game against the Franklin-Simpson Lady Wildcats on Friday.
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Maegann Hardison shoots a three-point shot at their game against the Franklin-Simpson Lady Wildcats on Friday.
NDL Photo/Crystin Faenza Maegann Hardison shoots a three-point shot at their game against the Franklin-Simpson Lady Wildcats on Friday.
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Megan Lindsey goes for a lay-up during their game against the Lady Wildcats on Friday.
NDL Photo/Crystin Faenza Megan Lindsey goes for a lay-up during their game against the Lady Wildcats on Friday.
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Kapreshia Powell looks for an open pass at their district game against the Lady Wildcats on Friday.
NDL Photo/Crystin Faenza Kapreshia Powell looks for an open pass at their district game against the Lady Wildcats on Friday.
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Head coach Lonnie Mason goes over plays with the Cougar basketball team during a timeout in the fourth quarter of their game against Franklin-Simpson. The Cougars fell to the Wildcats ending the game one point short of 52-53.
NDL Photo/Crystin Faenza Head coach Lonnie Mason goes over plays with the Cougar basketball team during a timeout in the fourth quarter of their game against Franklin-Simpson. The Cougars fell to the Wildcats ending the game one point short of 52-53.
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The Logan County basketball teams traveled to Franklin-Simpson on Friday night to face the Wildcats. Both teams worked hard, but neither could bring in a win.

The girls game started off slow but the Lady Wildcats picked up momentum and started to gain a big lead against the Lady Cougars early in the game. The Lady Cougars were able to hold on and keep the gap short going into a the second half with a score of 17-24.

The second half of the game the Lady Cougars tried to come back and came within ten points of the Lady Wildcats in the third quarter. The Lady Wildcats maintained the lead through out the rest of the game and the Lady Cougars could not catch up, which ended the game with a 35-50 loss for the Lady Cougars.

Maegann Hardison led the Lady Cougars with 14 points and Abbey Hinton finished with 9.

The Cougars played next with a close game with the Wildcats. The Cougars were able to stay with the Wildcats in the first half of them game and ended the first half with a tie of 30-30.

Both teams battled for the lead throughout the third quarter, which the Cougars were able to end with a 44-42 lead heading into the fourth quarter of the game.

In the fourth quarter, the Cougars were not able to break away from the Wildcats and stayed within a couple of points of each other until the end. Tahmir Graham put the Cougars in a one point lead with seconds to go on the clock, but the Wildcats would return and score two points to leave the Cougars down one point with one second to go. Torin Graham attempted a long shot but did not make it, to end the game with a 52-53 loss.

Torin Graham led the Cougars with 23 points. Ben Wright ended the game with 9 and Landon Stratton with 7.

Both teams will travel to Barren County tonight to face the Trojans, the girls game will start at 6 p.m.



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