In a game heard Wednesday night on WHOW, the Clinton Lady Maroons used a big second half to run away from the Cerro Gordo/Bement Broncos, 61-29, on Senior Night at Clinton Hogh School.
It was a game of two halves as the Broncos led the entire first quarter, and most of the second before Clinton took their first lead at 19-17 just before half. The Lady Maroons would never trail again.
Clinton turned up the full court press out of the half, and CGB had no answers. The Lady Maroons outscored the Broncos 42-12 in the second half to run away with the 32-point victory.
Clinton was led by Clara Dempsey, who had 19 points. Reagan Filkin added 11, and MaKayla Koeppel dropped in 10. Koeppel was named the WHOW / Serv Pro of Piatt/DeWitt County Lady Maroons Player of the Game not only for her offense, but also for her defensive effort that held the Broncos' top scorer to only two points.
CGB was led by Skye Tieman with 9 points, and Caroline Hill with 8. The Broncos fall to 18-12 on the season, and next play in the Regionals against Neoga.
The win was Clinton's fifth in a row, and 7th of their last eight games. It improves the Lady Maroons to 19-11 on the year. They'll wrap up the regular season with a nonconference game Thursday night at St. Teresa.
The Lady Maroons begin postseason play Saturday afternoon when they host Normal U-High at 1pm. Hear the action on all WHOW platforms!
