Karen Medina of Westwood basketball
Balanced scoring for 4 quarters lifted the Westwood Lady Rockets to a 45 to 31 victory over Liberty on Tuesday night in Duck River Valley Conference action. Ashley Starks led the Lady Rockets in scoring as she poured in 20 points, including 8 points in the 4th quarter. Karen Medina finished the night with 10 points while Morgan Jones added 6. The win improves the Lady Rockets record to 6 and 2 on the season.
Shawn Anderson of Westwood basketball
Closing out the 3rd quarter on an 8 to 2 run gave the Rockets a 1 point lead going into the 4th quarter and lifted Westwood to a 46 to 44 win over the Liberty Patriots in the boys’ game. A nip and tuck battle in the last 95 seconds saw Liberty close a 5 point Westwood lead to a single point before Collin Ward sank a free throw with 2 seconds left to give the Rockets the huge win. Roderic Brinkley finished with 14 points while Shawn Anderson had 10 and Augie Burch netted 9 points. The win is the 5th straight for the Rockets.
Westwood will be back at home on Thursday night as they play host to Middle Tennessee Christian School. The girls’ game will tip of at 6 PM at the Joel Vinson Gym. The 6th grade Rocket teams will travel to Shelbyville on Wednesday for a doubleheader with Harris Middle School. The girls’ game will tip off at 6 PM at Thomas Magnet School.
