Lady Celtics Win by Ten Over Smith-Cotton Tigers

After a slow start, the O'Hara Lady Celtics won on December 14th at Smith-Cotton 50-40. _____ At halftime, the Celtics were trailing 24-18, but managed to whittle the score down to one point to start the fourth quarter at 36-35. _____ A three-point shot by Cameron Randle tied the game at 40-40 with three minutes remaining in the game. _____ Ashley Clark followed with another three-pointer to give O'Hara the lead. _____ The Tigers were forced to foul and the Celtics took advantage with seven free throws on eight attempts to seal the victory. _____ 18 of O'Hara's total came from three point range although the team did have the advantage of height with Hailey Houser and Tori Hurtt under the basket. _____ Costly turnovers forced by the Celtic defense and missed layups worked against the Tigers. _____ At one time the Tigers led by a 15-9 score. _____ O'Hara took a temporary 35-32 lead inside of the third quarter when Ashley Clark hit on a trey along her way to 14 total points in the game. _____ Cameron Randle and Alex Smith had 13 game points each. _____