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Bullitt East  vs.  Mercy Academy (Girls)

24^th District Tournament (Championship)

Fern Creek High School

Louisville, KY

February 21, 2013

Bullitt East coach Chris Stallings started the following lineup: 5-9 Jr. Courtney Pfister, 5-7 Sr. Cady Cornell, 5-10 So. Kylee Willis, 5-4 Jr. Emily Fryman, and 5-7 Jr. Taylor Blain.  Mercy Academy coach Mark Evans countered with 5-10 Sr. Morgan Doherty, 5-8 So. Hannah Bewley, 6-0 So. Malerie Martin, 5-7 Sr. Kayla Richardson, and 5-8 Sr. Whitney Hartlage.

Mercy Academy raced out to a 13-3 first quarter lead on their way to a 54-43 victory over Bullitt East.  Mercy shot 38.2% from the field including four of 11 from the three point line.  The Jaguars connected on 24 of 39 free throws, pulled down 37 rebounds, and scored two points off 17 Bullitt East turnovers.  Bullitt East shot 22.9% from the field including four of 16 from beyond the arc.  The Lady Chargers connected on 17 of 28 free throws, pulled down 37 rebounds, and scored 11 points off 18 Mercy turnovers.

Whitney Hartlage led Mercy Academy with 25 points including 13 of 17 free throws and four assists.  Kayla Richardson added 15 points and five rebounds.  Malerie Martin pulled down nine rebounds.

5-7 8^th grade Lindsey Duvall led Bullitt East with 14 points.  Taylor Blain added nine points.  5-9 Jr. Mackenzie Bass recorded eight points and eight rebounds.

Bullitt East            3  11  13  16 – 43

Mercy Academy   13    8  14  19 – 54

Bullitt East (43) – Pfister 0, Cornell 2, Willis 0, Fryman 4, Blain 9, Sharpe 2, Williamson 2, Bass 8, Stevens 2, Duvall 14.

Mercy Academy (54) – Doherty 1, Bewley 2, Martin 2, Richardson 15, Hartlage 25, Stoval 6, Stilger 3.

Acknowledgements:

A special thanks to the Mercy Academy Coaching Staff for providing the comprehensive statistics for tonight’s game.