Lady Pirates pick up three more solid wins

Ash Grove girls seeded third in Class 3, District 12 Tournament
 
The Ash Grove High School girls’ basketball team picked up three more wins last week, defeating Stockton, Sarcoxie and Marionville.
Versus Stockton
The Lady Pirates traveled to Stockton on Friday, Feb. 11, and came home with a 16-point victory, 52-36.
After falling behind 15-11 in the first quarter, Ash Grove clamped on the defense the rest of the game, allowing just 21 total points over the final three quarters of play.
Britany Gilliland led Ash Grove with 15 points, Julianna Torbett added 14 points and Emma McClelland ended the game with 12 points.
Versus Sarcoxie
Ash Grove hosted Sarcoxie on Wednesday, Feb. 9, and ran away with an easy 65-26 win.
The Lady Pirates raced out to a 23-10 first quarter lead and increased that lead to 48-16 by the half. The Lady Pirates held Sarcoxie scoreless in the third quarter before coasting to the 39-point victory.
Khloe Moad led Ash Grove with 28 points and McClelland added 11 points in the win.
Versus Marionville
The Lady Pirates opened the week by hosting Marionville on Monday, Feb. 7 and cruised to a 61-31 win.
Ash Grove led 27-6 after the first quarter and 36-16 at the half. The Lady Pirates would add another 20 points in the third quarter to increase their lead to 58-19. Marionville would outscore Ash Grove in the final quarter of play, but it would be to late, as the Lady Pirates would win the game by 30 points.
Moad led Ash Grove with 17 points, Gilliland kicked in 15 points, Torbett added 13 points and McClelland ended the game with 10 points.
Districts near
The Lady Pirates were scheduled to travel to Pleasant Hope on Monday, Fair Grove on Tuesday and would finish out the regular season at Buffalo tomorrow night.
Ash Grove will open Class 3, District 12 play at Diamond on Saturday with a first-round game against sixth-seeded Southwest (Washburn). The Lady Pirates are the No. 3 seed in this year’s tournament. Clever is the top seed, followed by Diamond, Ash Grove, Pierce City, Sarcoxie and Southwest
(Washburn).