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Varsity Girls Basketball: McGraw vs. Cincinnatus. (Photo provided by Timothy A. Bennett, Owner & Publisher of The Cortland Voice).
The McGraw Lady Eagles defeated the Cincinnatus Lady Lions in a county rivalry game with a score of 44-27. The game was played at McGraw high school Tuesday night.
The Lady Eagles got off to a good start in the first half. They successfully pressed the Lady Lions and outscored them 19-12 at the end of the half.
“We came out with a lot of energy, we moved the ball around well on offense, and we came out on defense with a bang and pressed them,” stated McGraw senior Hannah Wilson.
McGraw girls basketball senior, Hannah Wilson.
The Lady Eagles scored an additional 23 points in the second half, against Cincinnatus’ 15 points in the second half.
Here is a score breakdown of the game:
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
| McGraw | 9 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 44 |
| Cincinnatus | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 27 |
“We just try to find a way to win,” said McGraw head coach Corey Wilson. “Whatever we can do, and whatever it takes to win. We only got seven girls on the team, but these are girls that work hard, have great attitudes, and they never give up. They just needed to feel that win. That was the most important part. Our goal was to score 30 points tonight, and we surpassed that; so that was nice to see.”
Coach Wilson proceeded to say how proud he is of the girls on the team. “Each of them have a role on this team. It doesn't matter how many minutes they play. They all go in there and do their job, and if they do their job well, they’re going to have a good outcome at the end of the game.”
McGraw was led by Hannah Wilson (12 points), Leah Terwilliger (11 points), Lexi McCall (10 points), and Heather Magee (10 points).
Cincinnatus was led by Cortney Scutt (13 points) and Sidney Glover (7 points).
With this result, McGraw improved to a 1-3 record, while Cincinnatus fell to 1-5.
Up next, McGraw will play Otselic Valley on the road on Tuesday (December 19th) at 6pm; while Cincinnatus prepares to take on Stockbridge Valley at home this Friday (December 15th) at 5:30pm.
Here are some photos from Tuesday night’s game (photos provided by Timothy A. Bennett, Owner & Publisher of The Cortland Voice):
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