2011SHAREYG

Sacred Heart Academy  vs.  Reynoldsburg (OH) (Girls)

Queen of Palms Tournament (Championship)

Dunbar High School

Ft. Myers FL

December 30, 2011

Sacred Heart Academy coach Donna Moir started the following lineup: 5-9 So. DaiJia Ruffin, 5-6 So. Raven Merriweather, 6-1 Sr. Jazmin Smith, 5-6 Jr. Kristin Matula, and 5-6 So. Jade Tubb.  Reynoldsburg coach Jack Purtell countered with 5-9 Jr. Shiloh Murphy, 6-1 Jr. Destini Cooper, 6-3 So. Alyssa Rice, 5-7 Jr. Yamonie Jenkins, and 5-7 Sr. Aliyah Zantt.

Reynoldsburg outscored Sacred Heart 22-9 in the second quarter on their way to a 59-40 victory.  Reynoldsburg shot 54% from the field including two of nine from the three point line.  The Raiders connected on three of five free throws, pulled down 31 rebounds, and scored 26 points off 21 Sacred Heart turnovers.  Sacred Heart shot 34% from the field including two of 10 from beyond the arc.  The Valkyries connected on six of 10 free throws, pulled down 27 rebounds, and scored 13 points off 19 Reynoldsburg turnovers.

Alyssa Rice led the victors with 21 points and nine rebounds.  Aliyah Zantt and 5-7 Sr. Adesuwa Aideyman added 11 and 10 points respectively.

5-6 Sr. Erica Walsh led Sacred Heart with 11 points.  Raven Merriweather and Kristin Matula added nine and seven points respectively.

Sacred Heart Academy   6    9  10  15 – 40

Reynoldsburg (OH)         8  22  11  18 – 59

Sacred Heart Academy (40) – Ruffin 3, Merriweather 9, Smith 4, Matula 7, Tubb 3, Walsh 11, Johnson 3.

Reynoldsburg (OH) (59) – Murphy 2, Cooper 5, Rice 21, Jenkins 6, Zantt 11, Aideyman 10, Thomas 4.

Acknowledgements:

A special thanks to Bob Tonini of Sacred Heart Academy for providing the comprehensive statistics for today’s game.