Feb. 20—CARTHAGE, Mo. — The Carthage girls basketball team had one of the hottest teams in the Central Ozark Conference on the ropes. But despite taking a six-point lead into the final quarter, Carthage eventually succumbed to a late Ozark surge in a 57-52 overtime setback on Friday night at Carthage High School. Ozark (12-10), which downed Class 5 No. 2 Willard 58-53 the night before, picked ...