2012MCLCG

Madison Central  vs.  Lexington Catholic (Girls)

Lexington Catholic High School

Lexington, KY

January 23, 2012

Madison Central coach Robert Cooksey started the following lineup: 6-1 Jr. Ashton Feldhaus, 5-9 Jr. Heather Hinkle, 5-10 Sr. Kristen Congleton, 5-5 Jr. Larryn Brooks, and 5-6 Sr. Ashley Hinkle.  Lexington Catholic coach Chelsea Chowning countered with 6-0 Sr. Alex Botkin, 6-0 Sr. Emily Johns, 6-0 Sr. Elizabeth Walton, 5-8 Sr. Bonnie Rhule, and 5-9 Jr. Octavia Wilson.

Madison Central’s Larryn Brooks hit two free throws with less than 10 seconds on the clock and got a big defensive stop at the buzzer to earn a 45-43 victory over Lexington Catholic tonight.  Lexington Catholic led 33-28 at halftime and it looked like this would be a high scoring affair.  However Lexington Catholic went into a scoring drought in the second half only scoring 10 points after the intermission.  Lexington Catholic did not score until 1:45 remained in the third quarter and until 1:09 remained in the final quarter.

Both teams played solid defense in the second half with Madison Central taking a 41-37 lead with 1:33 remaining in the game.  Octavia Wilson pulled LexCath within one; 41-40 with a three point basket with 1:09 remaining on the clock.  Ashley Hinkle then hit a basket to give Madison Central a 43-40 lead.  Lexington Catholic’s Bonnie Rhule responded with a three point basket to tie the score 43-43 with 26 seconds left in the game.  Madison Central’s Larryn Brooks then hit two free throws and Lexington Catholic called a time out with 3.5 seconds with possession of the ball.  The Lady Knights got off a hurried shot at the buzzer but the shot was partially blocked and the Lady Indians earned a big victory on the road.

Madison Central shot 44.1% from the field including four of 13 from the three point line.  The Lady Indians connected on 11 of 18 free throws, pulled down 26 rebounds, and scored seven points off 10 Lexington Catholic turnovers.  Lexington Catholic shot 29.5% from the field including four of 15 from beyond the arc.  The Lady Knights only shot 14.3% (3-21) in the second half.  They connected on 13 of 16 free throws, pulled down 32 rebounds, and scored seven points off 12 Madison Central turnovers.

Larryn Brooks led Madison Central with 22 points and four assists.  Ashton Feldhaus added 11 points, six rebounds, and four blocked shots.

Octavia Wilson led Lexington Catholic with 12 points including seven of eight free throws and four assists.  Emily Johns added 11 points and five rebounds.  Alex Botkin pulled down nine rebounds.

Madison Central     16  12  10  7 – 45

Lexington Catholic  14  19   4   6 – 43

Madison Central (45) – Feldhaus 11, H. Hinkle 0, Congleton 3, Brooks 22, A. Hinkle 5, Minter 1, O’Bryan 2, Miller 1.

Lexington Catholic (43) – Botkin 0, Johns 11, Walton 5, Rhule 8, Wilson 12, Blake 4, Cawood 2, Pippen 1.

Acknowledgements:

A special thanks to the Lexington Catholic Stats Crew Glenn Gentry and Gary Long  for providing the comprehensive statistics for tonight’s game.