Bill Lusk | WVOW Sports
LOGAN Logan trailed by a single point midway through the fourth quarter.
Charleston Catholic was nursing a one-point lead, 37-36, when Logan’s Addyson Amick scored with 4:35 remaining in the fourth, but the Lady Irish didn’t panic and put the game away with an 8-0 run over the next 3:24.
The Lady Wildcats were unable to recover, and was held scoreless for 4:20, falling to the fifth-ranked Lady Irish, 46-38, in the final game of the Lady Wildcat Classic Saturday night at the Willie Akers Arena.
Molly Messer led all scorers with 19 points and Ilyauna Evans added 14 for Charleston Catholic (5-1).
The Lady Irish led 26-25 at halftime, but build a seven-point lead, 35-28, on Mary Rushworth’s basket with 0:54 to play in the third quarter before Logan closed the gap to five, 35-30, after three quarters.
The Lady Wildcats went on an 8-2 run and pulled to within one on Amick’s basket before the Lady Irish iced the game by making 9 of 13 free throws in the fourth quarter.
Amick finished with 15 and Halle Crouse and Bam Mosby had nine each for Logan (5-4).
Logan led 8-6 with 3:24 to play in the first quarter after a basket from Amick, however, Charleston Catholic closed the quarter on a 10-3 run to take a 16-11 lead after one quarter.
The Lady Wildcats chipped away at the deficit and eventually took a one-point, 22-21, when Amick scored with 1:36 to play in the first half capping a 11-5 run.
Logan was scheduled to return to the hardwood Thursday evening at Class AAA No. 6 Sissonville.
Charleston Catholic 46, Logan 38
Charleston Catholic Lady Irish (5-1)
Wilcox 0 4-4 4, Kirby 0 1-2 1, Evans 5 3-3 14, Rushworth 3 1-4 7, Messer 5 6-8 19,
Williams 0 1-2 1. Totals: 13 16-23 46.
Logan Lady Wildcats (5-4)
Amick 6 2-2 15, Meade 1 1-1 3, Crouse 3 1-2 9, Butcher 0 2-2 2, Mosby 3 3-5 9.
Totals: 13 9-12 38.
Chas. Cath. 16 10 9 11- 46
Logan 11 14 5 8- 38
3-point field goals_Charleston Catholic 4 (Messer 3, Evans), Logan 3 (Crouse 2, Amick).
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