Portageville Lady Bulldogs bounce back with win over Scott City

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — The Portageville girls’ basketball rebounded from a loss in the Bootheel Conference Championship with a 63-41 win over Scott City on Thursday, Feb. 9.

Amiyah Saxton had a game-high 18 points to lead the Lady Bulldogs (18-6), while Laney Stone added 10.

“It was a great team effort,” said Portageville coach Kellye Fowler. “We controlled the tempo from the beginning and were able to play our style of basketball. We did get in some foul trouble but we were able to handle it. Everyone knew their role and did their job when called upon.

“We also showed some mental toughness,” she continued. “And physical toughness by being able to bounce back after a tough loss the night before and playing our third night in a row.”

Portageville plays at Charleston (2-19) on Friday, Feb. 10, and will conclude its regular season at East Prairie (5-15) on Thursday, Feb. 16.

Gracie Karrenbrock led the Lady Rams (14-8) with 11 points.

Scott City travels to Puxico (6-15) on Monday, Feb. 13. The team will also be on the road at Oran (14-8) on Thursday, Feb. 16, and will host its regular season finale against Scott County Central (9-10) on Friday, Feb. 17.

__PORTAGEVILLE 63, SCOTT CITY 41__

Scott City 13 10 9 9 — 41

P’Ville 17 19 19 8 — 63

__Scott City (41) —__ Gracie Karrenbrock 11, Liza Dannenmueller 10, Harley Gluck 6, Gracie Conklin 4, Emma Moore 4, Ramsey Spinks 4, Mackenzie Lawless 2. FG: 16. FT: 8-15. F: 8. (3-pointers: Karrenbrock 1. Fouled out: none.)

__Portageville (63) —__ Amiyah Saxton 18, Laney Stone 10, Aubrey Greenwell 8, Janiya Smith 8, Jayla Weddington 6, Bryleigh Adams 3, Taryn Irby 3, Lily Beth Priggel 2. FG: 26. FT: 9-11. F: 21. (3-pointers: Adams 1, Irby 1. Fouled out: Irby.)