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2022 Mingua Beef Jerky Girls’ Sweet 16® State Basketball Tournament

Franklin County (28-8) vs. Southwestern (27-7) (Quarterfinal

Rupp Arena

Lexington, KY

March 11, 2022

Franklin County coach Joey Thacker started the following lineup: 6-0 Jr. Jazmin Chambers, 5-10 Sr. Patience Laster, 6-4 Jr. Jhaven Meade, 5-5 Sr. Nevaeh Carter, and 5-7 Fr. Cameryn Ridderikhoff.  Southwestern coach Junior Molden countered with  5-11 Sr. Makayla Noritis, 5-10 Jr. Kaylee Young, 6-1 So. Payton Acey, 5-6 Fr. Kinsley Molden, and 5-7 Jr. Ayden Smiddy.

The score was tied 35-35 after three quarters but Southwestern pulled away in the final quarter for a 47-40 victory over Franklin County.  The win may have been costly for the Warriors as Makayla Noritis who had been having an excellent tournament went down with an ankle sprain in the closing seconds of the game.  The score was tied nine times and there were nine lead changes in this game.  Southwestern shot 35.3% from the field including six of 23 from the three point line.  The Warriors connected on five of eight free throws, pulled down 31 rebounds, and scored 17 points on 10 Franklin County turnovers.  Franklin County shot 29.7% from the field including two of 17 from beyond the arc.  The Lady Flyers connected on 16 of 21 free throws, pulled down 32 rebounds, and scored two points off four Southwestern  turnovers.

Makayla Noritis led Southwestern with 17 points and eight rebounds.  Kinsley Molden added 14 points including three three point baskets, six rebounds, and three assists.  Payton Acey recorded eight points, four rebounds, and two assists. 

Patience Laster led Franklin County with 14 points including six of six free throws, and seven rebounds.  Jhaven Meade added nine points and four rebounds.  Jazmin Chambers recorded seven points on seven of 11 free throws, three rebounds, and two assists.  Nevaeh Carter chipped in with five points, four rebounds, and four assists.

Franklin County,12,13,10,5,40

Southwestern,7,18,10,12,47

Franklin County (40) – Chambers 7, Laster 14, Meade 9, Carter 5, Ridderikhoff 0, Hogan 3, Frazee 2.

Southwestern (47) – Noritis 17, Young 4, Acey 8, Molden 14, Smiddy 4.

A special thanks to WL Stats for providing the comprehensive statistics for this game.