Camden splits at McKenzie

The Lady Lions took a tough district loss Friday night to the McKenzie Lady Rebels 65-41, but the Lions finished the night with a win, 58-51. The Lady Lions couldn't overcome the turnover bug in the first half, and the game quickly got away from them with a 23-8 McKenzie advantage after one. Camden continued to struggle in the second, and it was a 41-12 halftime score. Coach Karen Cox used the fourth period to get some minutes into the bench, and it was a 65-41 final.

Scoring for the Lady Lions:

Carmen Medina - 10
Melissa Guajardo - 9
Anna Martin - 6
Karen Farmer - 4
Erin Latendresse - 4
Jenna French - 4
Brittney Schlagel - 2
Tammi Leslie - 1
Ashley Cathers - 1

The Lady Lions face Riverside at Parsons Tuesday night in another District matchup. Let's all head South & help our girls bring back a needed District win! GO LADY LIONS!

The Camden Lions roared in the McKenzie gym last Friday night and picked up a slick district victory, 58-51. The first period was relatively routine with Camden challenging every Rebel shot and end with a 12-10 McKenzie lead. In the second, a red-hot Matthew Chandler came in off the bench and lit it up for 10 points before the half and power the Lions to a 27-17 advantage! Matthew scored seven in the third including his third three-point shot, and the Lions were up 43-29 headed into the final period. With 1:53 left in the game and Camden up 54-45, the McKenzie coach opted for the "Hack-a-Lion" defense and five different CHS players got shots at the charity stripe. It didn't work, and Camden won 58-51.

Scoring for the Lions:

Matthew Chandler - 22
Jarrod Bain - 13
Kyle Harris - 12
Ben Reed - 6
Josh Guajardo - 3
Chris Carney - 2

Let's all make the trip to Parsons on Tuesday to cheer our Lions to another District win! GO LIONS!

Photos by Tony Dillon