Carroll County opened Southwest District play with a 57-48 non-district girls' basketball win over Richlands Tuesday night in Hillsville.

The Cavaliers (7-0, 1-0), who led 27-24 at the half, slowly pulled away in the second half to claim the nine-point win at home.

Brittany Allen led Richlands with a game-high 24 points.

Rachel Dalton led Carroll County with 14 points. Shyann Dalton tallied 12 points and  Crystal Guynn added 10 points.