Eagles top MV girls

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February 2, 2013 - 12:00 AM

MORAN — A strong offensive effort from Marmaton Valley High had the Uniontown Eagles on their heels, but a comeback fourth quarter put the contest out of the Lady Wildcats’ reach Friday night.
The loss was a heartbreaker. The Wildcats led for three straight quarters before losing their grasp by the hands of a the Eagles’ DaNisha Robinson. She had 10 points in the fourth quarter alone, and a total of 22 points in the contest in Uniontown’s 51-47 victory.
The Wildcats came out with a 10-8 lead out of the first quarter, and 24-20 at halftime.
“We stepped up on offense, and hustled on defense.” Wildcat coach Kent Houk said. “The girls played well.”
The Wildcats were up by five in the third before the Eagles’ Robinson unleashed her offensive run on the home team. A 23-point onslaught from Uniontown put them on top for good, 51-47.
Kacie Shadden led the scoring for the Wildcats with 14, followed by Kailey Boyd with 11 points. Mackenzie Tynon had nine and Kaitlin Ensminger had seven.
The Wildcats travel to Arma on Tuesday.
The JV squad came up with a win, beating the Eagles’ JV 25-12. Mackenzie Tynon led the scoring with 10 points.
Uniontown (8-12-8-23—51)
MV (10-14-9-14—47)
Uniontown (FG/3pt-FT-F-TP): Shinn 3-0-2-6, Dixon 0-2-0-2, Rathbun 5-7-4-17, Coyan 1-0-2-2, Dawson 1-0-0-2, Robinson 11-0-3-22, Ridge 0-0-2-0. TOTALS: 21-9-13-51.
Marmaton Valley (FG/3pt-FT-F-TP): Ensminger 1-5-3-7, Cavender 1-0-5-2, Boyd 4/1-0-3-11, Shadden 4/1-3-2-14, Meiwes 2-0-5-4, Louk 0-0-1-0, Tynon 4-1-3-9. TOTALS: 16/2-9-22-47.

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