Simpson girls outlast Canton in overtime
In a game in which it seemed both teams were doing their best to lose, Simpson hung on and eventually beat the Canton Academy Lady Panthers 50-47 in overtime Saturday afternoon at Simpson. The game was ugly from the start with Canton only able to convert 1 field goal in the entire first half yet only trailed 20-14 at halftime. Each team had 3 girls foul out. There were a total of 57 fouls called (25 on Canton and 32 on Simpson) and 84 free throws attempted (48 by Canton and 36 by Simpson). Canton senior point guard Corey Yeates alone attempted 26. Unfortunately, the Lady Panthers only made 19 of the 48 they attempted. Yes, that is correct..they missed 29 free throws in a game they lost by 3 in OT. Poor shooting in general (13 of 54 for 24%) made it impossible to overcome the poor showing at the free throw line. Still, Canton had 3 girls in double figures. Yeates led with 15 followed by junior Katie Pepper and sophomore Jordan Ray with 12 each. Christa Smith led Simpson with 19.
CA....4...10....9....18...6....47SCA...6...14...12....9....9....50
This was Canton's second loss of the season in overtime. The first was at AAA Copiah before Thanksgiving. Canton and Simpson meet again on Tuesday, January 5th in Canton. The Lady Panthers fall to 0-3 in the conference and 6-9 overall.
