2012DMSHA

DuPont Manual  vs.  Sacred Heart Academy (Girls)

Sacred Heart Academy

Louisville, KY

February 8, 2012

Manual coach Stacy Pendleton started the following lineup: 5-11 Sr. Kara Wright, 5-8 Sr. Lauren Bodine, 6-1 Jr. Kayla Styles, 5-7 Sr. Leasia Wright, and 5-8 Sr. April Wilson.  Sacred Heart Academy coach Donna Moir countered with 5-9 So. DaiJia Ruffin, 5-6 So. Raven Merriweather, 6-1 Sr. Jazmin Smith, 5-7 Sr. Jade Tubb, and 5-7 Jr. Kristin Matula.

Manual scored 28 points off 24 Sacred Heart turnovers in a 79-49 victory.  Manual shot 51.7% from the field including three of 11 from the three point line.  The Lady Crimsons connected on 14 of 20 free throws, pulled down 37 rebounds, and held a 35-7 advantage in bench scoring.  Sacred Heart shot 28.3% from the field including three of 14 from beyond the arc.  The Valkyries connected on 16 of 24 free throws, pulled down 37 rebounds, and scored 14 points off 17 Manual turnovers.

5-7 Jr. Destony Curry led Manual with 16 points, four assists, and five steals.  Curry was seven of 10 from the field and two of two from the free throw line.  April Wilson added 14 points.  Leasia Wright chipped in with 12 points.  6-1 So. Tabitha Mitchell recorded 10 points.  Kayla Styles added eight points and seven rebounds.  Kara Wright recorded five points, nine rebounds, four assists, and three steals.

DaiJia Ruffin led Sacred Heart Academy with 17 points, 15 rebounds, and three blocked shots.  Raven Merriweather added 17 points, four rebounds, four assists, and two steals.  Jazmin Smith pulled down eight rebounds.

DuPont Manual  21  22  15  21 – 79

Sacred Heart     10  18    7  14 – 49

DuPont Manual (79) – K. Wright 5, Bodine 5, Styles 8, L. Wright 12, Wilson 14, D. Curry 16, Mitchell 10, Long 2, Allen 5, Davis-Kent 2.

Sacred Heart (49) – Ruffin 17, Merriweather 17, Smith 0, Tubb 3, Matula 7, Samsel 1, Stough 1, Halbleib 3.

Acknowledgements:

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