The Lady Eagles scored almost 50 points in the first half in their 75-59 victory over Philipsburg-Osceola in their second match-up of the season on Friday, January 15.

Tyrone had four girls in double digits; Engle (19), Cannistraci (18), and Lehman(17). Alexis Cannistraci, and Christine (11).

“We played pretty good offensively but defensively I felt we were sluggish. We need to play solid defense each night,” Coach Rhoades said of his team’s performance.

The two games previous to P-O appeared to take a lot out of the Eagles. They didn’t look their best on defense and allowed the Mounties to hit some easy shots and stay in the game.

“We were worn out from battling the two games earlier this week, but we knew we had to suck it up and get the job done on the road,” added Cannistraci.

Haylee Hayward and Halley Herrington led the Mounties with a combined 32 points.

The Lady Eagles are back in action Tuesday night when they host the Central Dragons (10-4). Tip off is at 7:30.

Box Score

Tyrone (75): Engle 6 3-4 19, Christine 5 0-0 11, Cannistraci 7 2-2 18, Sprankle 3 1-1 7, Lehman 8 1-2 17, Shaw 1 0-0 3. Totals– 30 7-9 75.

Philipsburg-Osceola (59): Hayward 6 2-3 18, Bone 5 0-0 10,  Potter 4 0-0 9, Hughes 1 0-0 2,  Herrington 5 1-3 14. Totals– 23 3-6 59.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Philipsburg-Osceola            9 22 16 12 — 59

Tyrone                                   24 24 13 14 — 75

3-point goals: Philipsburg-Osceola 10 (Hayward 4, Herrington 3, Cowfer 2, Potter) Tyrone 8 (Engle 4, Cannistraci 2, Christine, Shaw).

Records: Philipsburg-Osceola (4-8, 1-6 Mountain league); Tyrone (12-1, 7-0 Mountain League).

Junior Varsity:  Tyrone 52-6. High scorers– Sydney Shaw, T, 12.