In prep basketball action Tuesday night, the Ravenwood Raptors had a split decision, with the Lady Raptors celebrating a 53-46 victory over the Franklin Lady Rebels, while the boys team sent the Rebels home as victors. The final score was Franklin 67 to RHS’ 59.

The Ravenwood High School Lady Raptors scored six straight points in the fourth quarter to break open a tied game on their way to victory over the Franklin High School Lady Rebels.

Ravenwood jumped out to a 13-6 lead after one quarter, but Franklin turned up their defense, forcing six turnovers in the second quarter alone.

"[Franklin] brought so much pressure," Ravenwood head coach Ron Brock said.

Erin Lauderdale hit a 3-pointer with five minutes left in the first half to extend the Lady Raptors' lead to 18-9, however Franklin's cold shooting heated up. The Lady Rebels ended the half on an 8-2 run, trailing 21-17 at halftime.

Less than one minute into the second half, Franklin took a 22-21 lead on a basket by Mackenzie Puckett. Moments later, Caroline Recio hit two straight 3-pointers to help the Lady Rebels increase their lead to 31-26.

Ravenwood, though, would not go away, cutting down on their mistakes and tying the game at 35-35 going into the fourth quarter.

"We did a lot better job protecting the ball in the fourth quarter," Brock said.

The game was tied at 42-42 midway through the fourth quarter until Lydia Wright scored off an assist from Ashley Beyke to give the Lady Raptors the lead for good. Beyke hit three of four free throws to set the final score.

Brock said the win was "huge," adding that "it's a dogfight," when any of the Williamson County schools meet.

Wright led Ravenwood with 13 points. Beyke added 12 and Lauderdale and Logan Hodskins added 10 each. Ravenwood faces rival Brentwood High School Friday night.

 

The Franklin High School Rebels withstood a valiant effort from the Ravenwood High School Raptors, winning 67-59 Tuesday night.

After a back-and-forth first quarter, Franklin got some breathing room from Logan Nelson's two 3-pointers. The second, with 4:07 left in the first half gave the Rebels a 22-15 lead.

Ravenwood cut into that lead with two straight baskets. Riley Stoner's 3-pointer just before the first-half buzzer cut Franklin's lead to 30-27. The 3-pointer was the seventh of the second quarter between the two teams, after neither team made one in the first quarter.

The Rebels increased their lead to as much as seven points in the third quarter, but the Raptors fought back constantly.

"We're going to play to the final whistle," Ravenwood head coach Patrick Whitlock said.

Franklin's Danny Kibler hit his fourth 3-pointer of the game with 6:45 left to extend the Rebels' lead to 48-40. Ravenwood was unable to cut the lead to less than six points the rest of the way.

Forhetz led the Ravens with 15 points. Stoner was second highest at 13.

Franklin was led by 17 points from both Debrell McLemore and Braden Mathews. Kibler had 16.