Late free throws send Lady Purples past Lady Colonels

Bowling Green’s Jooni Strow hit a pair of free throws with 1.8 seconds left and lifted the visiting Lady Purples to a 40-39 girls’ high school basketball victory over Christian County Tuesday night.

The Lady Colonels, who trailed most of the game, got a steal in the inbounds pass and took a 39-38 lead on a basket by Anaysia Bagwell with 7.6 seconds remaining.

The basket came seconds after Genesis McGee had turned a steal into a three-point play to cut the Lady Purples’ lead to 38-37.

Christian County had trailed by nine points with 2:00 remaining before staging the dramatic comeback.

The Lady Colonels defeated the Lady Purples 41-40 last year on a last-second basket in Bowling Green.

Bagwell led Christian County, which slipped to 2-3 on the season, with 14 points. McGee added 10. Kori Ware scored all 13 of her points in the second half for the Lady Purples, who improved to 4-2 on the season.

Christian County returns to action Thursday night against Todd County Central in Elkton.

Score by Quarters:

Bowling Green 12 6 12 20 – 40

Christian County 7 8 9 15 – 39

Individual Scoring:

BGHS (4-2) – Pratt 8, Strow 2, Am. Brown 5, Smith 4, Davenport 4, An. Smith 4, Ware 13.

CCHS (2-3) – Smith 2, Bagwell 14, Carliah Hobson 4, McGee 10, Carlie Hobson 5, Hickman 2, N. Bell 2.

3-Point Goals: BGHS – None; CCHS – Bagwell, McGee.

Photo by Joe Wilson