RISON - Carlese Johnson scored 15 points as the Rison Lady Wildcats rolled by the Maumelle Charter Lady Eagles, 53-37, Saturday at Maumelle.
Rison Coach Seth Taylor called it a good team win with some good bench play as the Lady ‘Cats broke a three-game skis with three consecutive victories to improve to 5-3 on the season.
Taylor noted that Rison’s leading scorer Destiny Lea was unable to play. He credited Johnson for stepping up to fill the void.
“We’re still kind of learning about ourselves,” Taylor said about where his team is right now. “We still have a lot of room for growth.”
Rison 44, Bismarck 25
Rison got off to quick start to build a big lead early as the Lady Wildcats cruised to a 44-25 blowout of the Bismarck Lady Lions in non-conference action on Nov. 29 at Bismarck.
Taylor said the Lady ‘Cats built a double-digit lead by the end of the opening frame, and never trailed by less than 10 the rest of the way. He said the Lady Lions managed to cut the lead to 10 in the third quarter as his bench was starting to see action, but the Lady ‘Cats quickly recovered to pull away in the fourth.
Destiny Lea had 18 points as Rison avenged last year’s 52-37 loss to Bismarck.
Rison 42, Centerpoint 38
While the Rison Lady Wildcats scored just three points in the opening quarter, they managed to find some offense over the final two quarters as they rallied in the second half for a 42-38 win over the Centerpoint Lady Knights on Nov. 28 at Centerpoint.
Rison got off to a slow start, trailing 9-3 at the end of the first quarter and 17-11 at the half. But the Lady Wildcats found their stride in the third quarter, outscoring the Lady Knights 13-7 before pulling ahead with a 18-14 fourth quarter to get the win.
This year’s game was in stark contrast to last year’s match-up when Centerpoint hammered ...
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