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L&T staff report

After winning at home on Homecoming night Tuesday, the Lady Redskins played in a road Homecoming game Friday against Great Bend and came away with a 67-40 win.

The Lady Redskins jumped out to a 29-10 lead after the first quarter and 45-23 at half.

The Lady Redskins moved to 11-5 on the season and 4-1 in the Western Athletic Conference after completing the sweep over the Lady Panthers.

JASON EPP

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TURPIN, Okla.—The Turpin Lady Cardinals exploded out of the gate, taking a 29-4 lead two -minutes into the second quarter on their way to a 70-31 Senior Night romp over the Goodwell Lady Eagles.

Macee Strain led the way, scoring 17 of her game-high 23 in the first quarter, including three treys. Alissa Peters added 18 points and a team-high 8 rebounds. Megan Weber also reached double digits with 10 points and Jada McGowan added 9.

Turpin led by 25 at the half (36-11) and extended the lead to thirty (59-19) heading into the fourth quarter. The Lady Cardinals dominated the boards with a 40-19 advantage and forced 15 turnovers.

Turpin (12-8) will host Elkhart tonight, then host the winner of Texhoma vs. Fargo-Gage-Ft. Supply, Saturday for the district championship.

JASON EPP

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TURPIN, Okla.— The Turpin Cardinals forced 19 turnovers and held the Goodwell Eagles without a field goal for almost eight minutes in the first half on their way to a 72-45 win.

Turpin took an early 11-2 lead capped by a Jhett Huffman three with 4:31 left in the first quarter and led 17-9 with 20 seconds left in the first. The Cardinals then went on a 23-2 run with the Eagles only points coming at the line. Goodwell finally hit their first field goal of the quarter with 36 seconds left in the half. Turpin led 40-13 at the break.

EARL WATT

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The Lady Redskins trailed Great Bend by five team points heading in to the final two matches of the dual before Hayleen Martinez scored a come-from-behind win, and Aileen Figueroa finished the night with a pin to secure a 43-36 Senior Night victory for the Lady Redskins.

The Redskins continued to develop younger wrestlers in a 55-24 loss.

Kiersie Carlile started the Lady Redskins with a 12-0 victory over her opponent, but Great Bend earned several victories to take a 24-10 lead.

But the Lady Redskins battled back to cut the lead to 36-31 heading in to the final two matches.