Nice win for the young Lady Bearcats!

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By John Herndon

 

Anderson County did not take long to answer the question about whether its youth would be able to compete with older girls' basketball teams.

 

Eighth-grader Makenzie Cann swished a 3-pointer that sent the game into overtime then buried four free throws in the final 1:17 of the second overtime to send Anderson to a 52-48 win over visiting Lafayette in the season-opener for both team on Tuesday night.

 

With Anderson's two most experienced players, Kara Yeaste and Sydney Brown, on the bench with five fouls, the Anderson lineup in the final minutes of overtime consisted of a junior, a freshman and three eighth-graders against a team that returned all five starters from a squad that won 20 games last year.

 

They never flinched.

 

Another eighth-grader, Eriel McKee, led Anderson with 19 points and 13 rebounds, while junior Caroline McDowell scored 12 points, including a pair of big baskets down the stretch in regulation that helped Anderson overcome a 9-point deficit.

 

Cann finished with nine points.

 

“This was a good win for us,” said Anderson coach Tony Kays, “But it is still early. We have a lot of growing to do.”

 

For a complete report, see the Dec. 9 edition of The Anderson News.