Kimball Girls Throttle Perkins County To Remain Unbeaten

Bad things usually happen when a team slips into cruise control.

But the Longhorns held such a comfortable lead Friday night that a 10-0 Perkins County run in the game’s waning minutes just scratched the surface of a 47-31 home victory.

“Perkins County is a good team,” head coach Ken Smith said. “You can’t be anything but happy with the win.”

After the opening exchange, Kimball never fell behind. Just five minutes after the opening tip, the Longhorns had jumped out to a 14-3 advantage.

The fast start was triggered by Taylor Wismer, who drained two consecutive three-pointers midway through the...