Ripley girls pull away from JCM

Jackson Central-Merry’s final home basketball games in history started with a close game in girls action with Ripley.

Ripley pulled away in the fourth quarter to a 68-50 victory over the Lady Cougars.

Ripley jumped out to an 8-0 lead, but that advantage didn’t hold very long as the Lady Cougars began hitting shots to get back into the game.

JCM cut the lead to one late in the second quarter and stayed with the Lady Tigers through most of the third quarter before Ripley began hitting easy shots toward the end of the period.

Ripley led 44-34 going into the fourth quarter after finishing the third on a 12-3 run.

Ripley maintained a lead between eight and 12 points during the opening minutes of the fourth quarter until the Lady Tigers pulled away a little more to a 15-point lead.