By David Rogers. BURNSVILLE, N.C. — Yet another member of the Watauga women’s basketball team stepped up with offensive production on Dec. 13. This time it was Caroline Farthing’s game-high 17 points — including a pair 3-pointers in the opening quarter and a total of three from long distance in the first half — that propelled the Pioneers. Watauga won on the road in a 48-41 win over Mountain Heritage.
The usual suspects in offensive production for the Pioneers, Kate Sears and Charlotte Torgerson, also had significant roles with 12 and 10 points, respectively.
Led by Farthing, Watauga opened a with a 15-6 lead after one quarter of play but Mountain Heritage fought back with a strong second quarter to trail by only one, 19-18 at intermission. A 19 point outburst led by 3-pointers from Sears and Farthing in the third period, however, combined with a strong Pioneer defensive effort in the second half provided ample separation to seal the win for Watauga.
With 10 points each, Ava Webb and Lilly Neill provided most of the scoring for the Cougars.
With the win, Watauga moves to 6-1 on the early season. They go on the road to Lake Norman on Dec. 16, before tackling Lee High School of Huntsville, Ala. in the first round of the Cherokee Invitational tournament at the Harrah’s Casino Resort Convention Center in Cherokee, N.C. on Tuesday, Dec. 20 (11:30 a.m. tipoff).
SCORING
- WAT Caroline Farthing (17)
- WAT Kate Sears (12)
- WAT Charlotte Torgerson (10)
- MTNÂ Ava Webb (10)
- MTN Lilly Neill (10)
- MTN Cloey Morrow (8)
- MTN Vega Deyton (7)
- MTN Keira Wilson (6)
- WAT Diane McGlamery (4)
- WAT Kaitlyn Darner (3)
- WAT Brooke Scheffler (2)
