SMITHSBURG - Getting the ball to Caitlin Bach in the paint was like money in the bank for the North Carroll girls basketball team Friday night.
Lucky for the Panthers, the bank was open late.
North Carroll began looking inside to Bach in the fourth quarter as the Panthers' center scored nine of her 14 points in the final eight minutes on a variety of post moves to spur the Panthers to a 35-25 victory over Smithsburg.
"We're a little undersized at the post, and they took advantage of it," said Leopards coach Eddie Hargreaves. "I expected them to go into the post often against us with their size advantage."
Bach sank a layup and a short hook within the first 37 seconds of the fourth period to overcome the Leopards' two-point edge at the end of the third quarter. Those two buckets propelled the Panthers to a 14-2 run, and sank Smithsburg to 0-2 on the season.