2012NCSAYG

Nicholas County  vs.  Sayre (Girls)

Sayre School

Lexington, KY

February 6, 2012

Nicholas County coach Erin Walker started the following lineup: 5-8 Jr. Reese Martin, 5-9 Jr. Shannon Bretz, 5-9 Jr. Elizabeth Johnson, 5-2 Fr. Megan Bretz, and 5-3 7^th grader Grace Kiskaden.  Sayre coach Scotty Sutton countered with 6-0 Sr. Maddie Mitchell, 5-7 So. Grace Rahman, 6-3 Fr. Gabby Bowie, 5-5 Sr. Sophie O’Rourke, and 5-7 So. Hadyn White.

Sayre eked out a 39-37 victory over Nicholas County tonight.  There were six lead changes and 11 ties in this game.  Sayre shot 44.1% from the field including one of seven from the three point line.  The Lady Spartans connected on eight of 17 free throws, pulled down 27 rebounds, and scored nine points off 17 Nicholas County turnovers.  Nicholas County shot 27.1% from the field including two of 17 from beyond the arc.  The Lady Jackets connected on nine of 13 free throws, pulled down 37 rebounds, and scored 11 points off 21 Sayre turnovers.  Nicholas County held a 14-3 advantage on second effort points and attempted 14 more shots (48-34) from the field than Sayre.

Gabby Bowie led Sayre with 14 points, eight rebounds, two assists, and seven blocked shots.  Maddie Mitchell added 14 points, eight rebounds, and three assists.

Elizabeth Johnson led Nicholas County with 11 points.  Grace Kiskaden added nine points and three steals.  Morgan Bretz pulled down eight rebounds.  5-9 Sr. Robyn Cohorn recorded two points, seven rebounds, and four steals.

Nicholas County  10   5  13   9 – 37

Sayre                  7  11  12  9 – 39

Nicholas County (37) – Martin 5, S. Bretz 6, Johnson 11, M. Bretz 4, Kiskaden 9, Cohorn 2.

Sayre (39) – Mitchell 14, Rahman 6, Bowie 14, O’Rourke 5, White 0.

Acknowledgements:

A special thanks to WL Stats for providing the comprehensive statistics for tonight’s game.