By Marlana Smith
The Lady Raiders swept Macon Co./Bucklin on senior night with a final score of 73-21.
NS (20-3) was led by Ava Williams with 17 points. Ceairra Kirby had 15 and Caroline Linberger had 10 points.
The Lady Raiders were 6-for-6 from the charity stripe.
Williams had eight rebounds and Linberger had six. Freshman Hadlee Parsons had six assist.
North Shelby scored 29 points in the first quarter. Natalie Thrasher earned seven. Linberger and Williams each tallied six points. Kirby had five and Addy Uhlmeyer hit a three while Meg Shively scored a bucket.
The next two quarters the Lady Raiders scored double digits. In the fourth period, they scored eight points.
North Shelby vs. Knox County
The Lady Raiders traveled to take on the Knox County Lady Eagles on Friday, February 10, 2023.
NS came home with a 72-38 victory.
The Lady Raiders (21-3) were led by Caroline Linberger with 28 points and 10 rebounds.
Natalie Thrasher scored 18 points. Twelve of those points were three’s. Ava Williams had 14 points and 12 rebounds. As a team, NS went 7-for-9 from the free throw line.
NS scored 24 points in the first quarter. Linberger claimed eight while Thrasher had seven and Williams had six. Hadlee Parsons hit a three-pointer.
Williams led NS in the second period with four points. Thrasher hit another three. Marissa McEwen had three points. Addy Uhlmeyer and Linberger each scored a bucket.
Thrasher hit three 3’s in the third quarter. NS added 16 points to the board.
The Lady Raiders scored 18 points in the final period. Linberger earned all but two of the points.
Kirby had five steals while Linberger had four. Thrasher had seven assist and Kirby had five.
