WEDNESDAY, JAN. 30, 2008

Lady Rocket out of All ‘A’
Crittenden County’s fourth trip to the Kentucky All A Classic State Tournament ended in the same fashion as the three previous. This one, however, was much closer.

The Lady Rockets (9-9) lost 46-35 to Louisville Holy Cross (11-5) Wednesday in the opening round of the small-school tournament at Richmond’s McBrayer Arena. The girls have lost in each of their four appearances in the state tournament. They also played in the final 16 during 1998, 1999 and 2001.

Crittenden fell behind 12-5 in the first period, but rebounded to lead twice in the first half by one point. Center Jessica Cozart and forward Breanna Cozart battled foul trouble, but were still the top scorers for Crittenden. The Lady Rockets tied the game at 21-apiece with 5:45 to go in the third on a Breanna Cozart basket. However, Holy Cross then took command with a 9-0 run. Breanna Cozart scored 10 points, Jessica Cozart 9, Nancy Maclin 4, Jessi Hodge 4, Ali Shuecraft 2, Summer Courtney 2, Whitney Johnson 2 and Hannah Brantley. 2.