Tharptown girls come from behind to beat area foe Covenant Christian 43-37

The Tharptown High School varsity girls’ and boys’ basketball traveled to Tuscumbia on Friday night to face area foe Covenant Christian. The THS girls came away with a 43-37 win while the Tharptown boys were routed by the Eagles 74-39.

The Lady Wildcats and Lady Eagles tipped off first.

Both teams started slow. At the end of the first quarter the game was tied 3-3; Covenant’s Saydee Coan hit a three-pointer while Tharptown’s Alyssa Fischer had a field goal and Paisleigh Carr hit one free throw.

Things picked up a bit more in the second quarter, though, as the hosts outscored THS 16-10 to take a 19-13 lead into the locker room at halftime.

Down by six going into the second half, the Lady Wildcats needed to commence the comeback effort; their performance in the third period helped tremendously to that effect. Carly Cason, who finished with a team-high 15 points, scored nine of those points in the first eight minutes after halftime, helping Tharptown outpace Covenant Christian 19-14 and cut the deficit to just one point as the game entered the final quarter of regulation.

The Lady Wildcats’ momentum, carried over into the fourth quarter, helped them to finish strong. The visitors held the Lady Eagles to just four points in the final eight minutes, and they dropped 11 on the hosts to complete the comeback victory.

In addition to Cason’s 15 points, Raeleigh Harrell also hit double figures for the Lady Wildcats with 10 points.

The result improved the Tharptown girls’ record to 1-3 in Class 2A Area 14 play.

In the ensuing boys’ game, Covenant Christian went up by 10 early and expanded that lead as the game went on.

At halftime, the Wildcats trailed 47-21, and by the end of the game the Eagles had put THS into a 35-point hole.

The defeat dropped THS to 0-4 in area competition.