2012SAYHCG

Sayre  vs.  Henry Clay (Girls)

Henry Clay High School

Lexington, KY

January 30, 2012

Sayre coach Scotty Sutton started the following lineup: 6-0 Sr. Maddie Mitchell, 5-7 So. Grace Rahman, 6-3 Fr. Gabby Bowie, 5-5 Sr. Sophie O’Rourke, and 5-7 Sr. Emily Culbertson.  Henry Clay coach Eric Sanford countered with 5-10 Jr. Makayla Uebelhor, 5-7  Jr. Samantha Kinchen, 5-11 So. Areanna Porter, 5-6 Fr. Destiny Carter, and 5-6 Fr. Jasmine Richmond.

Sayre defeated Henry Clay 33-30 tonight in a game that had more plot changes and twist and turns than a soap opera.  The first half was close the entire way and Sayre took a 17-14 in the closing seconds of the half before Henry Clay’s Jasmine Richmond nailed a three point basket at the buzzer to tie the score at 17-17.  The third quarter belonged to Sayre’s Maddie Mitchell as she scored all 11 Sayre points in the quarter to give Sayre a 28-20 late in the quarter.  However Henry Clay’s 5-10 Sr. Sydney Dunham got on a roll of her own.  She scored a field goal to cut the margin to 28-22 after three quarters. 

Dunham scored eight points in the final quarter to give Henry Clay a 30-29 lead with 3:40 left in the game.  Sayre’s Sophie O’Rourke hit a field goal with 1:20 left in the game to give Sayre a 31-30 lead.  Sayre’s Maddie Mitchell deflected the ball and Sayre recovered the ball but Grace Rahman’s shot was blocked by 5-10 Jr. MacKenzie Claus who rebounded the ball with 8.4 seconds left in the game and Henry Clay called a time out.  Henry Clay turned the ball over with 5.4 seconds and had to foul Rahman who calmly connected on two free throws to give Sayre a 33-30 lead with 2.4 seconds left.  Henry Clay’s Destiny Carter got off a long three point attempt that bounced off the rim.

Sayre shot 37.9% from the field including one of two from the three point line.  The Lady Spartans connected on 10 of 13 free throws, pulled down 25 rebounds, and scored nine points off 19 Henry Clay turnovers.  Henry Clay shot 21.2% from the field including two of 18 from beyond the arc.  The Lady Blue Devils connected on six of 14 free throws, pulled down 37 rebounds, and scored 15 points off 26 Sayre turnovers.  Henry Clay attempted 23 (52-29) more field goal attempts than Sayre.

Maddie Mitchell led Sayre with 17 points, six rebounds, and five steals.  Gabby Bowie added eight points, six rebounds, and five blocked shots.

Sydney Dunham led Henry Clay with 12 points, seven rebounds, and four steals.  Samantha Kinchen added six points and five rebounds.  MacKenzie Claus also pulled down seven rebounds.

Sayre           7  10  11  5 – 33

Henry Clay   7   10   5  8 – 30

Sayre (33) – Mitchell 17, Rahman 4, Bowie 8, O’Rourke 4, Culbertson 0.

Henry Clay (30) – Uebelhor 1, Kinchen 6, Porter 1, Carter 0, Richmond 5, Evans 3, Dunham 12, Claus 2.

Acknowledgements:

A special thanks to WL Stats for providing the comprehensive statistics for tonight’s game.