Topic: Basketball
27th District Tournament (Girls)
Sacred Heart Academy vs. Waggener (Championship)
Waggener High School
Louisville, KY
February 27, 2014
Sacred Heart Academy coach Donna Moir started the following lineup: 5-9 Sr. DaiJia Ruffin, 5-6 Sr. Raven Merriweather, 5-10 So. Lydia Taylor, 5-4 Jr. Gretchen Samsel, and 5-6 So. Meghan Colley. Waggener coach Maurice Ponder countered with 5-7 Fr. Emoni Washington, 5-6 So. Davianna Ruff, 6-2 Jr. Alexandria Peden, 5-3 Fr. Valerie Johnson, and 5-6 Jr. Stephanie Woolridge.
Sacred Heart outscored Waggener 25-9 in the third quarter to break open the game in an 80-63 victory. There were six lead changes and three ties in this game. Sacred Heart shot 56.1% from the field including six of 14 from the three point line. The Valkyries connected on 10 of 25 free throws, pulled down 21 rebounds, and scored 44 points off 32 Waggener turnovers. Waggener shot 46% from the field including three of five from beyond the arc. The Lady Wildcats connected on 14 of 18 free throws, pulled down 41 rebounds, and scored six points off 14 Sacred Heart turnovers.
Raven Merriweather led Sacred Heart with 23 points, five rebounds, seven assists, and eight steals. Gretchen Samsel added 13 points including three three point baskets. DaiJia Ruffin chipped in with 10 points.
Alexandria Peden led Waggener with 16 points and 12 rebounds. Stephanie Woolridge added 15 points. Emoni Washington chipped in with 12 points. Davianna Ruff also reached double figures with 10 points.
Sacred Heart Academy,23,18,25,14,80
Waggener,18,14,9,22,63
Sacred Heart Academy (80) – Ruffin 10, Merriweather 23, Taylor 6, Samsel 13, Me. Colley 9, Johnson 8, Ma. Colley 2, Randal 4, Moir 3, Meiners 2.
Waggener (63) – Washington 12, Ruff 10, Peden 16, Johnson 4, Woolridge 15, Biermacher 4, Shahid-Jenkins 2.
Acknowledgements:
A special thanks to Bob Tonini of Sacred Heart Academy for providing the comprehensive statistics for tonight’s game.