2012LAFLCATH(G)

Lafayette  vs.  Lexington Catholic (Girls)

Lady Colonel Holiday Classic Championship

Bourbon County

Paris, KY

December 29, 2012

Lafayette coach Allison Denton started the following lineup: 5-11 So. Dee Givens, 5-8 8^th grade Kiara Pankins, 6-3 So. Ashanti Thomas, 5-6 Jr. Megumi Nagahiro, and 5-6 Jr. Ken’yale Demus.  Lexington Catholic coach Scott True countered with 5-8 So. Rachel Blake, 5-8 Sr. Octavia Wilson, 5-9 So. Caroline Lynch, 5-3 So. Bailey Browning, and 5-4 Sr. Sara Cawood.

Lexington Catholic led 43-27 early in the final quarter and held on for a 54-47 victory over Lafayette.  Lexington Catholic shot 38.1% from the field including four of 11 from the three point line.  The Lady Knights connected on 18 of 24 free throws, pulled down 30 rebounds, and scored three points off nine Lafayette turnovers.  Lafayette shot 27.6% from the field including three of 18 from beyond the arc.  The Lady Generals connected on 12 of 18 free throws, pulled down 42 rebounds, and scored 15 points off 11 Lexington Catholic turnovers.

Rachel Blake led Lexington Catholic with 14 points and six rebounds.  Octavia Wilson added 12 points, five rebounds, and five assists.  Caroline Lynch recorded nine points including seven of eight free throws and six rebounds.

Dee Givens led Lafayette with 13 points, 12 rebounds, and three steals.  Ken’yale Demus added 13 points.  Ashanti Thomas recorded eight points, eight rebounds, and three blocked shots.  Kiara Pankins chipped in with nine points and six rebounds.

Lafayette                12  10    5  20 – 47

Lexington Catholic   15  12   13  14 – 54

Lafayette (47) – Givens 13, Pankins 9, Thomas 8, Nagahiro 0, K. Demus 13, S. Demus 4.

Lexington Catholic (54) – Blake 14, Wilson 12, Lynch 9, Browning 3, Cawood 7, Miller 7, Bonn 2.

Acknowledgements:

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