H-C girls stage fourth-quarter run to seal courtwarming win

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H-C girls stage fourth-quarter run to seal courtwarming win

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When Hardin-Central needed to thwart a comeback attempt by Orrick recently in varsity girls basketball, Hardin-Central was ready. Leading 31-27 after three quarters, the Bulldogs staged an 11-2 fourth-quarter run. The run helped Hardin-Central win the Jan. 31 courtwarming meeting 43-32. Coach Tommy Burton attributed the run in part to the team’s character. “They work their tails off. … We started basketball (training) in March,” Burton said. “And there’s not another team that’s going to outwork these girls – first quarter, second quarter, third quarter, fourth quarter. And so, when it’s a close game in the fourth quarter, we expect to turn it up a little bit. … That’s exactly what the girls did.” Zoey Polk and Ester Kincaid – Hardin-Central’s top two scorers with 16 and 14 points, respectively – considered the run the product of teamwork. “I think that our team chemistry has grown immensely from the beginning of the season … to this game,” Kincaid said. As proof, Kincaid…

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