Girls State Tournament March 12th, 2010 Day 3
Topic: Basketball

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2010 Houchens Industries/KHSAA

Girls’ Sweet Sixteen® State Basketball Tournament

E.A. Diddle Arena

Bowling Green, KY

March 12, 2010

 

Mercy Academy  (24-8)  vs.  Henderson County  (27-3)  (Quarterfinal)

Mercy Academy pulled away in the second half to defeat Henderson County by a score of 71-57.  Mercy shot 47.7% from the field including three of 12 from the three point line.  The Jaguars connected on 26 of 39 free throws, pulled down 39 rebounds, and scored seven points off 14 Henderson County turnovers.  Henderson County shot 32.3% from the field including four of 20 from beyond the arc.  The Colonels connected on 11 of 14 free throws, pulled down 37 rebounds, and scored 13 points off 15 Mercy turnovers.

5-9 Sr. Therese Montano led Mercy with 16 points, nine rebounds, and four assists.  5-8 Jr. Juliann Miller also tallied 16 points.  5-9 Sr. Ellen Sholtes and 5-8 Jr. Emily Goetz added 15 and 13 points respectively.5-8 Sr. Malisa Cruz recorded nine points and seven rebounds.

5-9 Fr. Ellie Fruit led Henderson County with 19 points including three three point baskets and pulled down six rebounds.  5-4 Sr. Krista Norman and 5-6 Sr. Ariel Barnes added 13 and 10 points respectively.  5-10 Jr. Lauren Rodges chipped in with eight points and eight rebounds.

Mercy                       10    19    24    18  -  71

Henderson County      7     18    17    15  -  57

Mercy (71) – Cruz 9, Goetz 13, Montano 16, Sholtes 15, Miller 16, Ca. Roush 2.

Henderson County (57) – Barnes 10, Norman 13, Rodgers 8, Garrett 6, Fruit 19, Tapp 1.

 

Clay County  (28-6)  vs.  Rowan County  (21-8)  (Quarterfinal)

Rowan County outscored Clay County 29-15 in the second half to earn a 48-31 victory.  Rowan County shot 29.7% from the field including seven of 14 from the three point line.  The Lady Vikings connected on 19 of 24 free throws, pulled down 21 rebounds, and scored 17 points off 19 Clay County turnovers.  Rowan County held 21-0 advantage in three point points.  Clay County shot 41.4% from the field including zero of four from beyond the arc.  The Lady Tigers connected on seven of 12 free throws, pulled down 24 rebounds, and scored seven points off 10 Rowan County turnovers.

5-5 Jr. Tierra Hamilton led Rowan County with 13 points including two three point baskets.  5-4 Sr. Kaitlyn Muncy added 12 points including two three point baskets.  5-8 Sr. Natasha Kissinger recorded 11 points including two three point baskets and pulled down seven rebounds.

6-1 Jr. Whitney Belle Jackson led Clay County with eight points and eight rebounds.  5-7 Jr. Kayla Smith added eight points and seven assists.  5-9 So. Sabrina Smith also recorded eight points.

Clay County      8    8      4    11  -  31

Rowan County  8    11    10    19  -  48

Clay County (31) – Phillips 0, S. Smith 8, Jackson 8, Mitchell 4, K. Smith 8, Chestnut 3.

Rowan County (48) – Kiser 5, Kissinger 11, Neely 4, Hamilton 13, Muncy 12, Lewis 3.

 

Scott County  (24-8)  vs.  Boone County  (28-3)  (Quarterfinal)

Scott County defeated Boone County 67-66 in an overtime thriller.  Boone County’s Sydney Moss hit a late three pointer in regulation to tie the score and send the game to overtime.  Kristen Stainback nailed a long range three pointer with four seconds remaining in overtime to give Scott County the victory.

Scott County shot 45.6% from the field including three of five from the three point line.  The Lady Cardinals connected on 12 of 17 free throws, pulled down 38 rebounds, and scored nine points off 10 Boone County turnovers.  Boone County shot 41.8% from the field including seven of 30 from beyond the arc.  The Lady Rebels connected on three of six free throws, pulled down 32 rebounds, and scored 17 points off 15 Scott County turnovers.

5-10 Jr. Kristen Stainback led Scott County with 28 points and eight rebounds.  5-9 Jr. Alex McKenzie added 19 points including two three point baskets and pulled down six rebounds.  5-10 Sr. Madisen Webb recorded 13 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists.

5-11 So. Sydney Moss led Boone County with 26 points and 12 rebounds.  5-2 Sr. Heather Sandlin added 13 points including three three point baskets and dished out 10 assists.  5-9 Sr. Joscelyn Davis chipped in with seven points, eight rebounds, and four assists.

Scott County    24    14    13    9    7  -  67

Boone County  15    20    15   10   6  -  66

Scott County (67) – Guyn 3, Webb 13, McKenzie 19, McKee 2, Stainback 28, Christopher 2.

Boone County (66) – Moss 26, Browning 8, Davis 7, Shrout 5, Sandlin 13, Nash 4, Sellers 3.

 

George Rogers Clark  (19-10)  vs.  Rockcastle County  (28-4) 

(Quarterfinal)

Rockcastle County defeated GRC by a score of 56-45.  Rockcastle County shot 45.7% from the field including six of 10 from the three point line.  The Lady Rockets connected on eight of 13 free throws, pulled down 39 rebounds and scored 11 points off nine George Rogers Clark turnovers.  George Rogers Clark shot 36.4% from the field including five of 13 from beyond the arc.  The Lady Cardinals connected on eight of 13 free throws, pulled down 20 rebounds, and scored 16 points off 15 Rockcastle County turnovers.

5-10 Sr. Jackie Alexander led Rockcastle County with 23 points including three three point baskets and pulled down eight rebounds.  6-2 Jr. Sara Hammond added 11 points, nine rebounds, and seven blocked shots. 

5-7 Jr. Preshia Rogers led GRC with 15 points, five rebounds, and five steals.  5-9 Sr. Jewell Rogers added 13 points.

George Rogers Clark  13    15    11    6  -  45

Rockcastle County      14    14    16   12  -  56

George Rogers Clark (45) – P. Rogers 15, J. Rogers 13, Jones 0, Black 8, Kindred 7, Gay 2.

Rockcastle County (56) – Alaexander 23, Burton 2, Hammond 11, Abney 2, Lawrence 9, Hunter 1. Arvin 8.

 

Acknowledgements:

A special thanks to WL Stats for providing the comprehensive statistics for all the games today.