Topic: Basketball
2014 Class Act 7th Region Girls Basketball Tournament
Sacred Heart Academy vs. DuPont Manual (Semifinal)
Valley High School
Louisville, KY
March 6, 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, 5-5 Jr. Gretchen Samsel, and 5-7 So. Meghan Colley. DuPont Manual coach Jeff Sparks countered with 6-1 Sr. Tabitha Mitchell, 5-11 So. Sydney MacBlaine, 6-4 So. Krystalline McCune, 5-4 Jr. Teanna Curry, and 5-7 Fr. Tonysha Curry.
Sacred Heart defeated DuPont Manual by a score of 57-42. Sacred Heart shot 35.4% from the field including four of 11 from the three point line. The Valkyries connected on 19 of 22 free throws, pulled down 34 rebounds, and scored 17 points off 15 DuPont Manual turnovers. DuPont Manual shot 36.1% from the field including two of eight from beyond the arc. The Lady Crimsons connected on 14 of 21 free throws, pulled down 27 rebounds, and scored two points off five Sacred Heart turnovers.
Raven Merriweather led Sacred Heart Academy with 21 points including 13 of 16 free throws and pulled down six rebounds. DaiJia Ruffin added 18 points, 11 rebounds, four assists, and three steals. Gretchen Samsel chipped in with 13 points including three three point baskets.
Teanna Curry led DuPont Manual with 21 points. Krystalline McCune added 10 points, 14 rebounds, and two blocked shots.
Sacred Heart Academy,12,16,24,25,57
DuPont Manual,9,7,12,14,42
Sacred Heart Academy (57) – Ruffin 18, Merriweather 21, Taylor 2, Samsel 13, Me. Colley 3.
DuPont Manual (42) – Mitchell 2, MacBlaine 0, McCune 10, Te. Curry 21, To. Curry 0, Poole 3, Pasley 6.
Acknowledgements:
A special thanks to Bob Tonini of Sacred Heart Academy for providing the comprehensive statistics for tonight’s game.