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It’s not uncommon to see a freshman affect the varsity level in high school sports. However, it’s not every day you see a freshman who made the type of impact that Raegan McCowan made during Lebanon’s thrilling 69-67 victory over the Camdenton Lakers last Thursday night at Camdenton High School.

With just under four seconds remaining in the contest and the score tied at 67 apiece, McCowan was fouled and made her way to the free-throw line with a chance to take the lead in a ruckus environment between two rival teams.

The freshman settled down, took a deep breath, and buried her first free throw. The next attempt, with ice in her veins, made the second free throw to seal a big Ozark Conference win with a game-high 23 points, including 11 of those points coming from the charity stripe in a game that was a total team effort for LHS.

“She (McCowan) is just a gamer, and Camdenton tried to come out and get physical with her right off the bat and intimidate her, but the more they did that, the tougher she got,” Lebanon head coach Jacky Payne said of her performance. “She probably had close to ten rebounds, but it was a super game by a freshman.

“I remember sitting during the game last night and thinking back to the district championship game, and Jenna (Glendenning) was the only girl that played in that game besides 20 seconds, and I remember looking across the gym and seeing Raegan in the third row. It is amazing the transition she has gone through from sitting there as an 8th grader to having a great game in a competitive atmosphere like that at the varsity level.”

For the complete article, see Wednesday’s print edition of The County Record, or view http://digital.laclederecord.com/ online.