2013SHAEAST(G)

Sacred Heart Academy vs. Eastern (Girls)

Eastern High School

Louisville, KY

December 17, 2013

Sacred Heart Academy coach Donna Moir countered with 5-9 Sr. DaiJia Ruffin, 5-6 Sr. Raven Merriweather, 5-11 So. Maggie Colley, 5-4 Jr. Ashley Johnson, and 5-4 Jr. Gretchen Samsel.  Eastern coach Josh Leslie countered with 5-8 Sr. Jade Spaulding, 5-8 So. Markeia Porter, 6-0 Sr. Claire Hart, 5-4 Sr. Sydney Fone, and 5-9 Sr. Madison Raque.

Sacred Heart Academy defeated Eastern by a score of 77-49.  Sacred Heart shot 49% from the field including four of 11 from the three point line.  The Valkyries connected on 23 of 34 free throws, pulled down 39 rebounds, and scored 19 points off 16 Eastern turnovers.  Eastern shot 34.6% from the field including two of 11 from beyond the arc.  The Lady Eagles connected on 11 of 23 free throws, pulled down 34 rebounds, and scored eight points off 13 Sacred Heart turnovers.

Ashley Johnson led Sacred Heart with 25 points including four three point baskets.  Raven Merriweather added 16 points, six rebounds, five assists, and three steals.  DaiJia Ruffin recorded 15 points, 16 rebounds, six assists, and four steals.

Jade Spaulding and Claire Hart each recorded 12 points and six rebounds for Eastern.  Madison Raque also scored 12 points.

Sacred Heart  16  24  18  19 – 77

Eastern           12  15  11  11 – 49

Sacred Heart (77) – Ruffin 15, Merriweather 16, Ma. Colley 2, Johnson 25, Samsel 5, Gahafer 3, Randal 4, Me. Colley 2, Moir 4, Meiners 1.

Eastern (49) – Spaulding 12, Porter 6, Hart 12, Fone 0, Raque 12, Thompson 2, Sivils 3, Dye 2.

Acknowledgements;

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