Lady ’Canes edge Ellwood
New Castle (44) Vs. Ellwood City (42)
Jan 10, 2014
The host Lady ’Canes raced out to a 14-4 lead after the first quarter and had withstand a Lady Wolverines second-half surge to hold on for the Section 2-AAA win.
Ellwood City (1-4, 4-7) limited New Castle (2-3, 4-8) to just four points in the third quarter, while scoring 10 itself.
Darrian Johnson led the victors with a team-high 18 points, while Karington Ketterer paced the Lady Wolverines with a game-high 19 tallies.
“We only scored four points in the first quarter vs. their 14 and were 5 of 14 from the foul line,” Ellwood City coach Dena Noble said. “That cost us the game.”