Cougars are Heading to State

Cross County rallies, hits free throws in final minutes to defeat Amherst 43-40

  • Cross County defeated Amherst 43-40 on Friday to punch their ticket to state. PCN photo by Beth Sparrow
    Cross County defeated Amherst 43-40 on Friday to punch their ticket to state. PCN photo by Beth Sparrow
  • Lilly Peterson sinks a free throw at the end of the game. PCN photo by Beth Sparrow
    Lilly Peterson sinks a free throw at the end of the game. PCN photo by Beth Sparrow
  • Freshman Ema Dickey gets a little direction from her father, Ryan, as she cuts her piece of the net following Cross County's 43-40 win over Amherst on Friday. PCN photo by Beth Sparrow
    Freshman Ema Dickey gets a little direction from her father, Ryan, as she cuts her piece of the net following Cross County's 43-40 win over Amherst on Friday. PCN photo by Beth Sparrow
    STROMSBURG — If one was creating a sports movie about perseverance and never giving up, what transpired last Friday night wouldn’t been the way a producer would write the script — you couldn’t make it up.  With 29 minutes gone in the C2-8 District final game at Cross County, visiting Amherst was leading by nearly double digits and star player Hannah Herrick had scored 25 ...

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