Topic: Basketball
Mercy Academy vs. Pleasure Ridge Park (Girls) (Semifinal)
6th Region Tournament
Valley High School
Louisville, KY
March 1, 2013
Mercy Academy coach Mark Evans started the following lineup: 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. Pleasure Ridge Park coach David Meadows countered with 5-8 Sr. Tatyannia Taylor, 5-8 Sr. Alexis Stewart, 5-9 Jr. Paige Murphy, 5-3 Fr. Remi Jones, and 5-8 Sr. Kelsey Adwell.
Mercy Academy led 42-37 at halftime and outscored Pleasure Ridge Park 20-6 in the third quarter on their way to a 76-53 victory. Mercy shot 43.1% from the field including seven of 17 from the three point line. The Jaguars connected on 25 of 40 free throws, pulled down 36 rebounds, and scored 31 points off 26 pleasure Ridge Park turnovers. Pleasure Ridge Park shot 32.7% from the field including five of 13 from beyond the arc. They went cold after halftime and was only 5 of 24 from the field after the intermission. The Lady Panthers connected on 16 of 22 free throws, pulled down 40 rebounds, and scored 12 points off 13 Mercy turnovers.
Whitney Hartlage led Mercy with 27 points including three three point baskets. Morgan Doherty added 19 points. Kayla Richardson chipped in with 11 points, seven rebounds, four assists, and three steals. Malerie Martin recorded nine points, seven rebounds, five blocked shots, and five steals.
Kelsey Adwell led Pleasure Ridge Park with nine points, eight rebounds, and eight assists. Tatyannia Taylor added nine points and four rebounds. 5-11 Jr. Rayven Shead chipped in with eight points and six rebounds.
Mercy 24 18 20 14 – 76
PRP 18 19 6 10 – 53
Mercy (76) – Doherty 19, Bewley 4, Martin 9, Richardson 11, Hartlage 27, Stilger 5, Muthler 1.
PRP (53) – Taylor 9, Stewart 2, Murphy 7, Jones 6, Adwell 9, Brown 6, Shead 8, Fries 6.
Acknowledgements:
A special thanks to Bob Tonini of Sacred Heart Academy for providing the comprehensive statistics for tonight’s game.