CARL JUNCTION
Girls — Destiny Buerge and Jessa Hylton combined for 55 points to power No. 6 Carl Junction past Carthage 67-43 Tuesday night in the Bulldogs' Central Ozark Conference girls basketball opener.
Behind the 1-2 scoring punch, the Bulldogs (9-3, 1-0 COC) took control in the first half, building a 37-13 advantage.
Buerge nailed four 3-point goals and tallied 17 points in the first half, including 14 in the first quarter when Carl Junction opened a 20-5 lead. Hylton took the lead in the second stanza with three treys and 10 points, giving her 16 for the half. Buerge then came back with an 11-point effort in the third quarter.
Kianna Yates led Carthage (10-6, 1-1) with 12 points, followed by Brinna Ream with 11 and Hailey Fullerton with 10.
Carthage JV 53, Carl Junction JV 43
CJ 9th 29, Carthage 9th 28

Boys — After a deadlocked first half, Carl Junction utilized a decisive scoring edge in the third quarter and went on to edge Carthage 62-58
After going into halftime 28-all, the Bulldogs outscored the Tigers 26-14 in the third quarter and hung on despite a 16-8 scoring advantage by Carthage in the final period.
Sincere Williams netted 17 points, Josh Corry 14 and Kyler Perry 10 to lead Carl Junction, which opened its Central Ozark Conference schedule and went to 2-10 overall.
Justin Ray hit five 3-pointers to lead Carthage with 15 points. Others in double figures for the Tigers were Mack Templeman with 11 and Silas Templeman 10.
Carthage JV 64, Carl Junction JV 20
Carl Junction 9th 28, Carthage 9th 26