Republic scored the game’s first six points and never looked back, routing Neosho 80-19 on Monday for the Lady Tigers’ eighth consecutive victory.
Eleven players scored for Republic (17-3), which shot 40 percent from the field and hit 8 of 23 from three-point range. The Lady Tigers went 20 of 26 from the free-throw line.
Paelyn Gilmore led all scorers with 17 points, going 7 of 8 from the stripe and connecting on a pair of threes. Cora Cutbirth added 14 points, all on two-point baskets and free throws, while Josie Stalzer chipped in 11. Kinley Kilburn finished with 10 points, hitting two threes.
Republic opened with a 17-2 run to start the game, punctuated by threes from Gilmore, Addie Brown and Stalzer. The Lady Tigers led 29-9 after one quarter and pushed the margin to 51-11 by halftime behind a 22-2 second quarter.
The third quarter brought more of the same. Republic reeled off a 17-0 run spanning the third and fourth quarters, stretching the lead from 52-12 to 69-12 before Neosho’s Brooklynn Crandall broke the drought.
Jaz Washington scored 12 of Neosho’s 19 points. The Lady Wildcats (2-18) shot 21 percent from the floor.
Republic has won its last two games by a combined 143 points after beating Lebanon 82-17 on Friday. The Lady Tigers host Hillcrest on Wednesday.
Score by Quarters
R — 29 | 22 | 16 | 13 — 80
N — 9 | 2 | 1 | 7 — 19
Scoring Summary
Paelyn Gilmore 17, Cora Cutbirth 14, Josie Stalzer 11, Kinley Kilburn 10, Charlie Hagewood 9, Chloe Pullan 6, Libby Steele 5, Awbree Berning 4, Addie Brown 3, Jordan Coleman 1, Jordin Quessenberry 0
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