2012ASHG2

Atherton  vs.  Sacred Heart Academy

Sacred Heart Academy

Louisville, KY

January 20, 2012

Atherton coach Melissa Earley started the following lineup: 5-6 Jr. Latascha Taylor, 5-6 Jr. Addison Murphy, 5-8 Jr. Sharon Walker, 5-4 Jr. Shelby O’Leary, and 5-6 Fr. Jasmine Lewis.  Sacred Heart Academy coach Donna Moir countered with 5-9 So. DaiJia Ruffin, 5-6 So. Raven Merriweather, 5-9 Sr. Sandy Gahafer, 5-6 Sr. Jade Tubb, and 5-6 Sr. Erica Walsh.

Sacred Heart raced out to a 27-2 first quarter lead in an 88-17 victory over Atherton.  The Scared Heart starters minutes ranged from 10:58 to 14:39 minutes.  Eleven players saw action with all eleven entering the scoring column.  Sacred Heart shot 62.7% from the field including four of 10 from the three point line.  The Valkyries connected on 10 of 11 free throws, pulled down 29 rebounds, and scored 55 points off 43 Atherton turnovers.  Sacred Heart held a 49-3 advantage in bench scoring.  Atherton shot 22.9% from the field including one of eight from beyond the arc.  The Lady Rebels missed their only free throw, pulled down 22 rebounds, and scored five points off 15 Sacred Heart turnovers.

Raven Merriweather led Sacred Heart with 14 points, five assists, and eight steals.  5-10 Jr. Caroline Long also scored 14 points on seven of 10 from the field.  5-7 Jr. Julia Stough added nine points.  5-2 Fr. Gretchen Samsel  and DaiJia Ruffin chipped in with eight points each.  5-4 Fr. Ashley Johnson recorded seven points and seven steals.

Sharon Walker led Atherton with 12 points and six rebounds.

Atherton           2    6     4   5 – 17

Sacred Heart   27   10  23  28 – 88

Atherton (17) – Taylor 0, Murphy 0, Walker 12, O’Leary 2, Lewis 0, Dozer 3.

Sacred Heart (88) – Ruffin 8, Merriweather 14, Gahafer 7, Tubb 6, Walsh 4, Stough 9, Samsel 8, Johnson 7, Halbleib 6, Long 14, Baisas 5.

Acknowledgements:

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