Lady Cougars return home with 47-41 victory
Charleroi 47, South Side Area 41 – The Charleroi girls pulled into the lead at halftime Thursday night and then held off South Side Area for a 47-41 Section 2-AAA road victory.
The Lady Rams (1-2, 3-3) led 12-7 after the first quarter, but the Lady Cougars rallied for a 17-24 halftime lead. Both teams scored 13 points in the third quarter, and then Charleroi (3-0, 5-1) closed out the win with a 17-14 advantage in the final eight minutes.
Kaitlyn Riley led Charleroi with a game-high 16 points. Sierra Short added 14.
Jess Barber (15) and Alexis Chiccarello (12) were in double figures for South Side.