BB11GPLDLC

Paul L. Dunbar  vs.  Lexington Catholic (Girls)

Lexington Catholic High School

Lexington, KY

December 17, 2011

Paul L. Dunbar coach Sara Van Horn started the following lineup: 5-9 Sr. Morgan McEldowney, 5-6 Jr. Lexus Edwards, 5-10 Jr. Lakeena Parks, 5-2 Jr. Jordin Fender, and 5-2 Jr. Kierra Muhammad.  Lexington Catholic acting head coach Nick Cann countered with 6-0 Sr. Alex Botkin, 5-10 Sr. Emily Johns, 6-0 Sr. Elizabeth Walton, 5-7 Sr. Bonnie Rhule, and 5-8 Jr. Octavia Wilson.

Lexington Catholic defeated Dunbar by a score of 54-51.  Lexington Catholic led 45-23 in the final quarter but Dunbar went on a 15-0 run to pull within seven; 45-38 with 3:24 left in the game.  Dunbar evntually pulled to within two; 53-51 and actually had a chance to tie the game on a three point shot at the buzzer which hit the rim and bounced off  to end this exciting contest.  LexCath was flawless for the first three and a half quarters scoring at will inside but Dunbar’s press was devastating in the final minutes.

Lexington Catholic shot 54.1% from the field including one of eight from the three point line.  The Lady Knights connected on 13 of 21 free throws, pulled down 37 rebounds, and scored 22 points off 18 Dunbar turnovers.  Dunbar shot 29.5% from the field including zero of 11 from beyond the arc.  The Lady Bulldogs attempted 24 more shots (61-37) from the field than Lexington Catholic.  The Lady Bulldogs connected on 15 of 19 free throws, pulled down 31 rebounds, and scored 28 points off 31 Lexington Catholic turnovers.

Alex Botkin led Lexington Catholic with 28 points, 18 rebounds, and four assists.  Botkin was 11 of 13 from the field and six of 10 from the free throw line.  Emily Johns added 13 points.

Morgan McEldowney led Dunbar with 13 points.  Jordin Fender added 11 points and Kierra Muhammad recorded 10 points, six rebounds, and six steals.  Lakeena Parks chipped in with six points and eight rebounds.

Paul Dunbar            5  10   6  30 – 51

Lexington Catholic  11  12  13 18 – 54

Paul Dunbar (51) – McEldowney 13, Edwards 3, Parks 6, Fender 11, Muhammad 10, Jackson 4, Raglin 4.

Lexington Catholic (54) – Botkin 28, Johns 13, Walton 3, Rhule 0, Wilson 9, Cawood 1.

Acknowledgements:

A special thanks to the Lexington Catholic Stats Crew Glenn Gentry and Gary Long for providing the comprehensive statistics for tonight’s game.