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2010 Houchens Industries/KHSAA

Girl’s Sweet Sixteen ® State Basketball Tournament

E.A. Diddle Arena

Bowling Green, KY

March 10^th, 2010

Henderson County  (26-3)  vs.  Butler  (21-8)

Henderson County defeated Butler by a score of 62-54.  Henderson County held a 24-9 advantage in free throw points.  Henderson County shot 42.9% from the field including two of five from the three point line.  The Colonels connected on 24 of 29 free throws, pulled down 28 rebounds, and scored 21 points off 18 Butler turnovers.  Butler shot 30.6% from the field including seven of 23 from beyond the arc.  The Bearettes connected on nine of 18 free throws, pulled down 42 rebounds, and scored 15 points off 14 Henderson County turnovers.

5-6 Sr. Ariel Barnes led Henderson County with 30 points including 16 of 17 from the free throw line.  5-9 Fr. Ellie Fruit added 13 points including two three point baskets.

5-7 Fr. Aareon Smith led Butler with 22 points including two three point baskets.  5-8 Jr. Megan Cureton added 11 points and six rebounds.

Henderson County     15    8    14    25  -  62

Butler                       10    7     7     30  -  54

Henderson County (62) – Barnes 30, Norman 7, Rodgers 6, Fruit 13, Garrett 4, Tapp 2.

Butler (54) – Smith 22, Cureton 11, Corey 1, Martinez 6, Wheat 8, Stallard 3, Lawrence 3.

Marion County  (33-1)  vs.  Mercy Academy (23-8)

Mercy raced out to a 22-12 first quarter lead on their way to a 67-51 victory over Marion County, the number one ranked team in the tournament.  Mercy shot 44.1% from the field including six of 13 from the three point line.  The Jaguars connected on nine of 14 free throws, pulled down 38 rebounds, and scored 20 points off 19 Marion County turnovers.  Marion County shot 41.2% from the field including one of nine from beyond the arc.  The Lady Knights connected on eight of 19 free throws, pulled down 35 rebounds, and scored eight points off 13 Mercy turnovers.

5-9 Sr. Ellen Sholtes led Mercy with 16 points and six rebounds.  5-8 Jr. Emily Goetz and 5-8 Jr. Juliann Miller added 13 and 12 points respectively.  5-8 Sr. Malisa Cruz chipped in with 10 points including three three point baskets and pulled down seven rebounds.

6-1 Fr. Kyvin Goodin-Rogers led Marion County with 18 points, 11 rebounds, and five blocked shots.  5-9 Fr. Makayla Epps added 13 points.5-9 So. Bre Elder recorded six points and eight rebounds.

Marion County     12    17    15    7   -   51

Mercy Academy   22    10   23   12   -   67

Marion County (51) – Elder 6, Roberts 5, Goodin-Rogers 18, Andrea King 7, Epps 13, Franklin 2.

Mercy Academy (67) – Cruz 10, Goetz 13, Montano 5, Sholtes 16, Miller 12, Faris 9, Co. Roush 2.

Breathitt County  (22-7)  vs.  Rowan County  (20-8)

Rowan county led 18-7 after the first quarter on their way to a 47-39 victory over Breathitt County.  Rowan County shot 32.6% from the field including two of eight from the three point line.  The Lady Vikings connected on 17 of 25 free throws, pulled down 35 rebounds, and scored 13 points off 13 Breathitt County turnovers.  Breathitt County shot 27.8% from the field including only two of 22 from beyond the arc.  The Lady Cats connected on seven of seven free throws, pulled down 36 rebounds, and scored four points off 11 Rowan County turnovers.

5-8 Sr. Natasha Kissinger led Rowan County with 17 points and seven rebounds.  5-5 Jr. Tierra Hamilton added 13 points including two three point baskets.  5-10 Sr. Adri Neely recorded seven points and 12 rebounds.

5-11 So. Kendall Noble led Breathitt County with 21 points, eight rebounds, six assists, and four steals.  6-1 Sr. Eden Keeton recorded six points and 15 rebounds.

Breathitt County   7    9    11    12  -  39

Rowan County    18   8      8     13  -  47

Breathitt County (39) – Noble 21, Shouse 6, Keeton 6, Spencer 6, Bowen 0.

Rowan County (47) – Kissinger 17, Kiser 2, Neely 7, Hamilton 13, Muncy 8.

Clay County  (27-6)  vs.  Anderson County  (20-8)

Clay County defeated Anderson County by a score of 70-55.  Clay County shot 56.5% from the field including one of one from the three point line.  The Lady Tigers connected on 17 of 27 free throws, pulled down 42 rebounds, and scored 21 points off 13 Anderson County turnovers.  Anderson County shot 33.9% from the field including five of 19 from beyond the arc.  The Lady Bearcats connected on eight of 13 free throws, pulled down 25 rebounds, and scored 18 points off 21 Clay County turnovers.

5-7 Jr. Kayla Smith, 5-11 Fr. Morgan Chestnut, and 5-9 So. Sabrina Smith led Clay County with 14, 13, and 13 points respectively.  6-1 Jr. Whitney Belle Jackson added 12 points and nine rebounds.  5-5 So. Alisha Mitchell chipped in with 11 points and seven rebounds.  5-10 Sr. Jordan Phillips recorded seven points and eight rebounds.

5-10 8^th grader MacKenzie Cann led Anderson County with 20 points including four three point baskets.  5-9 Sr. Kara Yeaste added 14 points.  6-1 So. Sydney Brown chipped in with 13 points.

Anderson County  9    12    17    17  -  55

Clay County         17   17    15    21  -  70

 Anderson County (55) – K. Yeaste 14, McKee 3, Brown 13, McDowell 1, Cann 20, Whiteside 2, Robinson 2.

Clay County (70) – Phillips 7, S. Smith 13, Jackson 12, K. Smith 14, Mitchell 11, Chestnut 13.

Acknowledgements:

A special thanks to WL Stats for providing the computer statistics for today’s games.