Central gets road split against Howe

HOWE — The Central High School basketball teams split their road games against host Howe on Tuesday night as the Tigers clawed the Lions 7554, but the Lady Lions tamed the Lady Tigers 42-32 to spoil a homecoming of sorts for Central girls coach Shane Brown, who coached the Howe Lions for several years.

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In the boys’ game, the Tigers (14-8) led 25-19 after a period, which became a 43-34 halftime advantage and a 61-44 lead entering the fourth quarter.

For the game, Central put a quartet of players into double figures, led by a game-high 18 points by Devon Baggs, followed by Cade Tucker’s 13 points and 10 points apiece from Joseph Lee and Jace Mendenhall. Aiden Sainer and Braxin Goodson each had seven points, followed by Isaac Rogers with six points and Hardy Buzzard and Gavin Randolph with two points apiece.

In the girls’ contest, the Lady Lions broke a 13-all tie after a quarter with an 8-5 second period to take a 21-18 halftime lead. A 12-8 third quarter upped Howe’s advantage to 33-26 going into the final period.

In defeat, Cambree Bair scored a game-high 18 points to lead the Lady Tigers (174), followed by Haley Cheek with seven points, Hadlie Woods with four points, Ayrland Jiles with two points and Koda Robbins with a free throw.