Physical Coffeyville squad picks up a 67-52 road win at Cowley

Cowley hung tough for the first half, trailing 16-11 at the end of the first quarter and 32-25 at halftime.

Coffeyville shot 50 percent in the opening half, while forcing Cowley into 11 turnovers.

The Red Ravens busted the game open in the third quarter, outscoring Cowley 23-8 to take a commanding 55-33 lead into the final quarter of play.

The Lady Tigers would trail by as many as 26 points (59-33) before a 16-2 run pulled Cowley within 61-49 following a three-pointer by Amina Allen with 2:40 left to play. However, the Tigers could not make up for their 20 turnovers and being out-rebounded 32-21 as they went on to lose by 15.

"We got killed on the boards," Cowley head coach Todd Clark said. "They were way more physical than we were, and we turned it over too much. Just not a very good performance."

The loss drops Cowley's record to 6-4 overall and 2-2 in the Jayhawk Conference, while Coffeyville improves to 10-1 overall and 4-1 in conference play.

Freshman Aniyah Burney came off the bench to lead Cowley with 18 points on 7-of-9 shooting before fouling out. Fellow freshman Saliyah Henderson-Johnson added 14 points and 11 rebounds. However, the rest of the team combined for only 20 points on 8-of-31 shooting from the floor.

Aubrey Hishaw, a 6'0 sophomore from Tulsa, OK, led Coffeyville with 19 points, while Karliey Parker added 10 points and 10 boards.

Cowley will face another tough test when they play at No. 19-ranked Hutchinson on Saturday at 1 p.m. The Blue Dragons are 9-2 overall and 4-1 in the Jayhawk Conference.

Box score:

Coffeyville (67): Esme Smith 6-9 1-1 13, Hallie Kitchen 2-3 0-0 6, Karliey Parker 4-8 1-2 10, Aubrey Hishaw 9-18 1-1 19, Isabella Pehrson 2-7 0-0 5, Londyn Barrett 0-2 2-2 2, Nuria Rubio 0-1 0-0 0, Mahogany Butler 0-2 0-0 0, Sh'Ryah Wright 4-6 4-7 12. Totals: 27-56 9-13 67.

Cowley (52): Kallie Rickords 1-4 0-0 3, Zari Walker 1-6 0-0 2, Mallory Jackson 2-7 0-0 5, Megan Simon 1-4 0-0 2, Saliyah Henderson-Johnson 5-10 2-3 14, Zuzanna Komor 0-2 0-0 0, Amina Allen 2-5 0-0 6, Aniyah Burney 7-10 2-2 18, Naya Burleson 1-3 0-0 2. Totals: 20-51 4-5 52.

Three-pointers: Coffeyville 4-12 (Kitchen 2-2, Parker 1-2, Pehrson 1-4, Butler 0-2, Rubio 0-1, Smith 0-1), Cowley 8-20 (Burney 2-5, Allen 2-3, Henderson-Johnson 2-2, Jackson 1-4, Rickords 1-3, Walker 0-1, Komor 0-1, Burleson 0-1). Rebounds: Coffeyville 32 (Parker 10), Cowley 21 (Henderson-Johnson 11). Assists: Coffeyville 14 (Kitchen, Parker 4), Cowley 11 (Walker 4). Turnovers: Coffeyville 18, Cowley 20. Total fouls: Coffeyville 6, Cowley 13. Fouled out: Burney. Technicals: none.