Slow start dooms Lady Warriors against Cloverport

Cloverport held Heritage Christian Academy scoreless in the first quarter and went on to defeat the Lady Warriors 37-29 Friday night in a girls’ high school basketball game at Warrior Gym.

The Lady Aces led 8-0 after one period and before the HCA crowd could get settled in good for Senior Night.

The visitors led 19-9 at halftime and pushed their lead to 33-19 after three quarters.

Charity Hall was a bright spot for the Lady Warriors with 11 points. Ava DeJager had eight points and 10 rebounds.

HCA slipped to 3-11 on the season while the Lady Aces picked up their first victory to improve to 1-13.

The Lady Warriors are scheduled to play at Fort Campbell Tuesday night.

Score by Quarters:

Cloverport 8 11 14 4 – 37

Heritage Christian 0 9 10 10 – 29

Individual Scoring:

Cloverport (1-13) – N/A

HCA (3-11) – Arvin 2, Lyons 1, Hall 11, DeJager 8, Henderson 7.

3-Point Goals: Cloverport – N/A; HCA – Hall, DeJager, Henderson.

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