Basketball Recap: Calloway County Starts off Right with Win over Haywood

By Team Reports Dec 5, 2024, 12:00pm

Basketball Recap: Calloway County Lakers vs. Haywood Tomcats

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Calloway County took care of business in their home opener on Monday (and then some). They really took it to the Haywood Tomcats for the full four quarters, racking up a 78-50 win.

Sayler Lowe went supernova for Calloway County, dropping a double-double on 28 points and 11 rebounds. Lowe's evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Jaidan Koch was another key player, going 9 for 17 en route to 22 points plus seven rebounds and five assists.

Calloway County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in January.

Haywood's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Zamaria Murphy, who went 7 for 10 en route to 18 points plus three steals. The dominant performance also gave Murphy a new career-high in field goal percentage (70%). Another player making a difference was Camariya Woodland, who had 13 points along with seven rebounds and five steals.

Haywood is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.

Calloway County will challenge Grayson County at 8:30 p.m. on Friday. Haywood has already played their next game, a 54-15 victory against Jackson North Side on the 3rd.

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