Lafayette vs. Madison Central (Girls) 11th Region Tournament (Championship) March 5, 2013
Topic: Basketball

Lafayette  vs.  Madison Central (Girls)  (Championship)

11^th Region Tournament

Eastern Kentucky University

McBrayer Arena

Richmond, KY

March 5, 2013                                                                                                                                                                 

 

Lafayette coach Allison Denton started the following lineup: 6-0 Jr. Sarah Cooley, 5-11 So. Dee Givens, 6-4 So. Ashanti Thomas, 5-6 Jr. Megumi Nagahiro, and 5-6 Jr. Ken’yale Demus. Madison Central coach Robert Cooksey countered with 6-2 Sr. Ashton Feldhaus, 5-8 Sr. Heather Hinkle, 6-2 Jr. Shadae Bosley, 5-5 Jr. Bailey O’Bryan, and 5-5 Sr. Larryn Brooks.

Madison Central defeated a cold shooting (23.2%) Lafayette by a score of 45-34.  Madison Central led 18-6 in the second quarter but Lafayette rallied due to their tenacious rebounding to trail by two; 32-30 after three quarters.  One of the keys of the game came when Madison Central’s Heather Hinkle was fouled on a three point attempt with the score 32-30 with 6:44 remaining in the game.  Hinkle calmly connected on all three shots to give Madison Central a 35-30 lead and Lafayette could never catch up.  Madison Central was 13 of 13 from the free throw line in the final quarter.

Madison Central shot 36.8% from the field including two of nine from the three point line.  The Indians connected on 15 of 17 free throws, pulled down 29 rebounds, and scored four points off nine Lafayette turnovers.  Lafayette shot 23.2% from the field including two of 16 from beyond the arc.  The Lady Generals connected on six of eight free throws, pulled down 37 rebounds, and scored eight points off 10 Madison Central turnovers.  Lafayette attempted 18 more shots (56-38) from the field than Madison Central.  Lafayette held a 10-0 advantage in second effort points.

Larryn Brooks led Madison Central with 21 points including two three point baskets and nine of 10 free throws.  Ashton Feldhaus added 10 points and four rebounds.  Shadae Bosley chipped in with seven points, five rebounds, and three blocked shots.  Heather Hinkle pulled down six rebounds.

Ashanti Thomas led Lafayette with 12 points, 13 rebounds, and three blocked shots.  Kiara Pankins added eight points and Sarah Cooley recorded six points and 10 rebounds.  Dee Givens recorded five steals.

 

Lafayette             2  14  14    4 – 34

Madison Central   7  15  10   13 – 45

 

Lafayette (34) – Cooley 6, Givens 2, Thomas 12, Nagahiro 0, K. Demus 6, Pankins 8.

 

Madison Central (45) – Feldhaus 10, Hinkle 3, Bosley 7, O’Bryan 4, Brooks 21.

 

Girls’ All Tournament Team

 

Tereka Guyn  Scott County

Shauntae Brown  Frankfort

Serena Sandusky  Bryan Station

Kelley Freeman  Madison Southern

Raven Timmons  Franklin County

Shakeema Jackson  Paul Laurence Dunbar

Malaka Frank  Franklin County

Brooke Todd  Paul Laurence Dunbar

Kiara Pankins  Lafayette

Shadae Bosley  Madison Central

Ashanti Thomas  Lafayette

Heather Hinkle  Madison Central

Dee Givens  Lafayette

Ashton Feldhaus  Madison Central

Larryn Brooks  Madison Central  MVP

 

Acknowledgements:

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