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Sacred Heart Academy  vs.  Mercer County (Girls)

Mercer County High School

Harrodsburg, KY

December 1, 2011

Sacred Heart Academy coach Donna Moir started the following lineup: 5-9 So. DaiJai Ruffin, 5-6 So. Raven Merriweather, 6-1 Sr. Jazmin Smith, 5-6 Jr. Kristin Matula, and 5-6 Sr. Jade Tubb.  Mercer County coach Chris Souder countered with 5-7 Sr. Tabby Shewmaker, 5-5 Jr. Carli Souder, 5-9 Sr. Savannah Taylor, 5-5 Sr. Cawood Dedman, and 5-4 Fr. Catheryne Claunch.

Sacred Heart defeated Mercer County by a score of 52-47.  Sacred Heart shot 40.4% from the field including four of 12 from the three point line.  The Valkyries connected on 10 of 16 free throws, pulled down 32 rebounds, and scored 22 points off 32 Mercer County turnovers.  Mercer County shot 40.6% from the field including two of 10 from beyond the arc.  The Titans connected on 19 of 22 free throws, pulled down 22 rebounds, and scored 15 points off 28 Sacred Heart turnovers.

Jade Tubb led Sacred Heart with 20 points including four three point baskets.  Tubb was six of nine from the field including four of seven from beyond the arc, and four of four from the free throw line.  Raven Merriweather added 12 points, seven rebounds, and six steals.  5-6 Sr. Erica Walsh recorded 10 points and six rebounds.

Savannah Taylor led Mercer County with 16 points including eight of nine free throws.  Carli Souder, Cawood Dedman, and Catheryne Claunch added nine, eight, and eight points respectively.

Sacred Heart     8  18  13  13 – 52

Mercer County  11  12   5  19 – 47

Sacred Heart (52) – Ruffin 6, Merriweather 12, Smith 2, Matula 0, Tubb 20, Walsh 10, Gahafer 2.

Mercer County (47) – Shewmaker 6, Souder 9, Taylor 16, Dedman 8, Claunch 8.

Acknowledgements:

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