2022BECENG

Bullitt East vs. Central (Girls)

Central High School

Louisville, KY

January 11, 2022

Bullitt East coach Chris Stallings started the following lineup: 5-9 So. Jada Hughes, 5-8 Jr. Logan Ortega, 6-6 Sr. Gracie Merkle, 5-8 Sr. Emma Egan, and 5-8 Jr. Lilly Reid.  Central coach DeShaswn Pendleton countered with 5-11 Jr. JaLa Douglas, 5-10 So. Destiny Jones, 6-0 Sr. Briontanay Marshall, 5-2 Sr. JaKayra Bartlett, and 5-6 Sr. Amaya Asher.

Bullitt East raced out to a 20-7 first quarter lead on their way to a 63-52 victory over Central.  Bullitt East shot 40.6% from the field including one of seven from the three point line.  The Lady Chargers connected on 10 of 17 free throws, pulled down 54 rebounds, and scored 13 points off 11 Central turnovers.  Central shot 33.8% from the field including one of 14 from beyond the arc.  The Lady Jackets connected on eight of 17 free throws, pulled down 41 rebounds, and scored 12 points off 17 Bullitt East turnovers.

Gracie Merkle led Bullitt East with 22 points, 17 rebounds, three assists, and seven blocked shots.  Lilly Reid added 14 points, six rebounds, and four assists.  Emma Egan recorded 13 points, 11 rebounds, three assists, and two steals.  Logan Ortega chipped in with eight points.

Destiny Jones led Central with 22 points, 10 rebounds, four assists, two blocked shots, and two steals.  Briontanay Marshall added nine points, 10 rebounds, six assists, and two steals.  Amaya Asher recorded eight points and four rebounds.  JaLa Douglas chipped in with six points, five rebounds, two blocked shots, and two steals.

Bullitt East,20,14,13,16,63

Central,7,10,19,16,52

Bullitt East (63) – Hughes 4, Ortega 8, Merkle 22, Egan 13, Reid 14, Lyons 2.

Central (52) – Douglas 6, Jones 22, Marshall 9, Bartlett 2, Asher 8, Johnson 3, Deng 2.

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