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BURLESON – Lily Sheppard scored a game-high 17 points as the No. 10-ranked Summit Lady Jaguars beat the Centennial Lady Spartans 63-34 Friday at Centennial High School.
Summit (11-0 in District 8-5A, 25-5 overall) led the whole game and had its best quarter in the fourth when it outscored Centennial (4-7, 13-17) 20-9 to secure its seventh-straight victory and hand Centennial its third- straight loss.
In addition to her game-high 17 points, the junior shooting guard led the game with three assists and had three steals.
Sheppard made back-to-back buckets to increase Summit’s lead to 20-14 in the second quarter after Centennial pulled within two.
Centennial sophomore guard Layla Levels tied Sheppard’s game-high 17 points and made a game-high three three-pointers, including two to get Centennial on the board in the first quarter.
Levels scored Centennial’s first eight points and cut Summit’s lead to 11-8 in the first.
Also scoring double digits for Summit was senior point guard Jamie Walker, who scored 10 points and grabbed a game-high seven rebounds and four steals.
Centennial sophomore center Kennedy Harris grabbed a team-high five rebounds. Senior guard Kallie Connelly dished a team-high two assists.
Summit will look to maintain momentum when it returns home to face the Joshua Lady Owls (8-3, 18-14) Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at Summit High School before heading back to Burleson to face the Burleson Lady Elks (2-9, 8-21) Friday at 5:30 p.m. at Burleson High School.
After losing three straight, Centennial will look to get back in the win column when it faces the Arlington-Seguin Lady Cougars (0-10, 6-18) Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at Seguin High School.
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