Big Spring exploded for 41 second-half points and rallied past the James Buchanan Lady Rockets, 61-43 in a Mid Penn Colonial Division girls basketball game Tuesday.

JB (1-2, 0-1 MPC) led 23-21 at halftime, but the Big Spring turned up the defensive pressure in the second half and outscored the Lady Rockets 41-20 the final 2 quarters.

“We had a let down in the third quarter,” JB coach Jenny Lauthers said. “Their pressure forced too many turnovers (35) on our part.”

Cass Martin had a big game for JB, scoring a team-high 21 points, pulled down 14 rebounds and had 8 steals.
Big Spring 61, James Buchanan 43
JAMES BUCHANAN
Strawoet 2 0-0 4, Heinbaugh 1 0-0 3, Kimmel 3 0-3 6, Martin 9 3-6 21, Dukehart 0 0-1 0, Sollenberger 1 3-4 5, Blair 1 0-0 2, Myers 1 0-0 2. Totals 18 6-14 43.
BIG SPRING
Miller 3 0-0 6, Kutulakis 4 0-0 8, Franklin 0 4-4 4, Noreika 9 8-9 26, White 1 0-0 2, Sullivan 2 1-2 7, Hoffeditz 0 0-2 0, Frick 2 2-2 6, Groff 1 0-0 2. Totals 22 15-19 61.
James Buchanan 14 9 10 10 – 43
Big Spring 11 9 20 21 – 61
3-point shots – JB 1 (Heinbaugh); BS 2 (Sullivan). Rebounds – JB 40 (Martin 14). Assists – JB 12 (Heinbaugh, Blair, Sollenberger). Steals – JB 17 (Martin 8). Turnovers – JB 35.