Central Ohio high school girls basketball: Coffman 64, Gahanna 40

Playing without its leading scorer for the second consecutive game, the host Dublin Coffman girls basketball team got out to a quick start against Gahanna Lincoln on Jan. 4 in a matchup of two of the area’s top teams. 

It didn’t help the Lions that less than three minutes into the game, their top player, senior forward and Xavier commit Bella Ward, went down with an ankle injury that sidelined her for the remainder of the contest. 

The Shamrocks, who hope to see junior wing player Jenna Kopyar return later this month after she averaged 19 points over the first eight games, got 19 points and seven rebounds from senior forward Cassidy Lafler and won 64-40. 

Coffman improved to 9-1 while Gahanna dropped to 8-3. 

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“We knew this was going to be a really tough game and we did a really good job moving in transition especially,” Lafler said. “We have one of our best players out so we just have to step up and be leaders.”