GOOD HOPE – Senior night brought out a great performance for Kaylee Maddox in her last appearance at D.E. Ryan Gymnasium on the Good Hope campus.
Maddox would produce 18 points, 12 rebounds, six blocks and three assists to key the Lady Raiders in a 53-22 rout of Winston County.
Maddox was joined by the other senior on the squad, Caitlin Johnson, in the starting lineup. Maddox had all of the offense for Good Hope in the first period with a three-pointer, a field goal and a free throw to put them on top 6-4.
After Winston County tied the score at 6-6 to start the second, the Lady Raiders had their regular starters on the floor with Maddox and would finish the quarter on an 18-7 run.
Miriam Oldacre hit back-to-back baskets to make it 10-2; center Kate Kent scored at the 6:00 mark and it was 12-6. Winston County kept it close, trailing 18-12 before Maddox landed her second trey of the night, this one with 1:58 left in the half and Good Hope was in front 21-12.
The half ended on a three by Micah Oldacre and the Lady Raiders had the momentum they needed with a 24-13 cushion.
Two minutes into the third, point guard Kelly Pickett had scored on three straight possessions and the Lady Raiders were leading 32-15. The period came to a close with a 37-19 advantage.
Johnson made her impact in the fourth period in her final home game as a senior. She collected three baskets in a 16-3 run in the period while Maddox got her last field goal with 1:08 to play and the score at that time stood at 49-22.
Maddox blocked her sixth shot in the closing seconds, gathered her 12th rebound and handed her third assist, this one going to Pickett, with 10 seconds left to close out the scoring as Good Hope improved to 14-12 and wiped out a tough 48-44 setback in the Cullman County championship game two nights earlier to Cold Springs.
Supporting the 18 from Maddox was Pickett with 10, Johnson and Miriam Oldacre six, Micah Oldacre five and Sadie Abbott and Kate Kent four each.
Boys
Good Hope 55, Winston County 21
Victory was enjoyed for the Raiders for the first time in a month, ending a seven-game losing streak.
The Raiders were getting good looks from three-point range and responded with seven by the time the half ended. They had made four in the first to help team soar to an 18-3 lead and were ahead at the half by the score of 34-14.
Good Hope led 50-21 going into the final period with coach Chris Harris clearing the bench as 14 Raiders took part in this game with 11 getting into the scoring column.
Matt Cofer nailed four treys and led the Raiders to their seventh victory with 15 points, Kallen Sharpton tossed in 10, Blake Lyle delivered eight and Mason Moniz had seven.
Noah Tillman is the lone senior for the Raiders. He started and accounted for a basket off a steal late in the third quarter that gave Good Hope a 50-17 advantage, its largest at that time.
The Raiders end the regular season next week at Holly Pond on Monday, play at Hanceville next Friday then head to Locust Fork the following week for the 4A, Area 10 Tournament.
