The Republic Lady Tigers struggled all night, but did just enough to win on the road in a Central Ozark Conference game at Neosho, 53-47.
Neosho led 14-10 after one quarter, but the Lady Tigers put together a 13-4 run to take the lead, and looked like they were in control. Neosho responded, though, by scoring six of the next seven points to even the game at halftime, 24-24.
Republic eventually led by as many as ten points, 50-40, but Neosho wouldn’t go away. When Republic missed seven 4th-quarter free throws, including three front ends of 1-and-1 opportunities, Neosho managed to get within striking distance again. They closed the gap to 50-47 before Republic sealed the win.
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Michayla Shanks led the way for Republic with 12 points. Tori Taylor had nine. Brooke Stanfield scored eight, Micah Mansker scored seven, Brylee Argo and Jade Sawyer each scored six, and Jordan Kabetske had five points for the Lady Tigers.
Republic returns home Thursday for a COC game against Nixa. The night will also include a ceremony to honor the 1994 and 2004 state championship teams on their 20th and 10th anniversaries, respectively.