2012LAFDAN(G)

Lafayette  vs.  Danville (Girls)

Danville High School

Danville, KY

November 27, 2012

Lafayette coach Allison Denton started the following lineup: 5-11 Jr. Sarah Cooley, 5-11 So. Dee Givens, 6-3 So. Ashanti Thomas, 5-6 Jr. Megumi Nagahiro, and 5-6 Jr. Ken’yale Demus.  Danville coach Judie Mason countered with 5-10 Sr. Kasey Young, 5-5 So. Cameron McPherson, 5-10 Sr. Jordan Leavell, 5-6 Jr. Laken Grey, and 5-5 Jr. Essence Grey.

Danville defeated Lafayette by a score of 61-60 in overtime.  Lafayette led 46-35 early in the final quarter but Danville rallied and Kasey Young hit a field goal in the closing second to tie the game at 52-52 and force overtime.  5-8 Sr. Ieshia Mays hit the second of two free throws with eight seconds left in overtime to give Danville the 61-60 victory.  There were 16 lead changes and 10 ties in this game.

Danville shot 33.8% from the field including five of 21 from the three point line.  The Lady Admirals connected on 12 of 18 free throws, pulled down 39 rebounds, and scored 27 points off 24 Lafayette turnovers.  Lafayette shot 37.3% from the field including one of nine from beyond the arc.  The Lady Generals connected on 15 of 25 free throws, pulled down 49 rebounds, and scored on 15 points off 20 Danville turnovers.

Kasey Young led Danville with 22 points including three three point baskets.  Laken Grey added 12 points and eight rebounds.  Cameron McPherson recorded 10 points.  Jordan Leavell chipped in with six points and seven rebounds.

Sarah Cooley led Lafayette with 14 points and 10 rebounds.  Ken’yale Demus added 13 points.  Ashanti Thomas recorded nine points, 16 rebounds, and seven blocked shots.  Dee Givens chipped in with nine points, five rebounds, and seven steals.

Lafayette  16  11  13  12   8 – 60

Danville    18  13    4  17   9 – 61

Lafayette (60) – Cooley 14, Givens 9, Thomas 9, Nagahiro 2, K. Demus 13, Pankins 7, S. Demus 6.

Danville (61) – Young 22, McPherson 10, Leavell 6, L. Grey 12, E. Grey 2, Walker 6, Mays 3.

Acknowledgements:

A special thanks to WL Stats for providing the comprehensive statistics for tonight’s game.

2012MCELIZ(G)

Meade County  vs.  Elizabethtown (Girls)

Elizabethtown High School

Elizabethtown, KY

November 27, 2012

Meade County coach Josh Hurt started the following lineup: 6-1 So. Morgan Turner, 5-6 So. Addi Lynch, 5-11 Sr. Maya Luney, 5-3 Jr. Katelyn Cucino, and 5-7 Jr. Raley Johnson.  Elizabethtown coach Tim Mudd countered with 6-1 Fr. Erin Boley, 5-8 So. Livie Bowling, 6-2 So. Reaunna Cleaver, 5-4 Jr. Kinsey Mudd, and 5-7 Sr. Anna Bowling.

Elizabethtown defeated Meade County by a score of 55-49.  Elizabethtown led 42-27 in the third quarter but Meade County rallied to narrow the margin.  Elizabethtown shot 42.6% from the field including five of 17 from the three point line.  The Lady Panthers connected on 10 of 17 free throws, pulled down 30 rebounds, and scored 10 points off 17 Meade County turnovers.  Meade County shot 45.5% from the field including six of 13 from beyond the arc.  The Lady Waves connected on 13 of 18 free throws, pulled down 22 rebounds, and scored 24 points off 15 Elizabethtown turnovers.

Erin Boley led Elizabethtown with 19 points and six rebounds.  Reaunna Cleaver added 18 points and 10 rebounds.  Kinsey Mudd chipped in with nine points on three three point baskets.

Raley Johnson led Meade County with 27 points including five three point baskets.  Morgan Turner added 14 points and five rebounds.

Meade County   8  13  16  12 – 49

Elizabethtown     6  22  16  11 – 55

Meade County (49) – Turner 14, Lynch 0, Luney 2, Cucino 2, Johnson 27, Aebersold 4.

Elizabethtown (55) – Boley 19, L. Bowling 2, Cleaver 18, Mudd 9, A. Bowling 1, Warden 3, Huff 3.

Acknowledgements:

A special thanks to the Elizabethtown Stats Crew for providing the comprehensive statistics for tonight’s game.

2012SHAFC(G)

Sacred Heart Academy  vs.  Franklin County (Girls)

Franklin County High School

Frankfort, KY

November 27, 2012

Sacred Heart Academy coach Donna Moir started the following lineup: 5-9 Jr. Dai Jia Ruffin, 5-6 Jr. Raven Merriweather, 5-7 Sr. Kristin Matula, 5-3 So. Ashley Johnson, and 5-5 Jr. Vanessa Baisas.  Franklin County coach Joey Thacker countered with 5-8 Sr. Angela Wickman, 5-8 8^th grader Rebecca Cook, 5-9 Fr. Malaka Frank, 5-8 Fr. Dasia Kilbourne, and 5-5 Sr. Raven Timmons.

Sacred Heart defeated Franklin County by a score of 71-53.  Sacred Heart shot 49.2% from the field including seven of 13 from the three point line.  The Valkyries connected on four of seven free throws, pulled down 27 rebounds, and scored 34 points off 27 Franklin County turnovers.  Franklin County shot 40% from the field including three of nine from beyond the arc.  The Lady Flyers connected on 18 of 26 free throws, pulled down 32 rebounds, and scored 12 points off 13 Sacred heart turnovers.

Dai Jia Ruffin led Sacred Heart with 23 points, seven rebounds, and five steals.  Ruffin was 10 of 13 from the field and three of six from the free throw line.  Kristin Matula added 11 points and six assists.  Raven Merriweather chipped in with 11 points and five rebounds.

Raven Timmons led Franklin County with 20 points including four three point baskets and pulled down eight rebounds.  Rebecca Cook added 11 points and six rebounds and Malaka Frank chipped in with 11 points and five rebounds.

Sacred Heart       21  18  24   8 – 71

Franklin County   10  15  16 12 – 53

Sacred Heart (71) – Ruffin 23, Merriweather 11, Matula 11, Johnson 3, Baisas 9, Gahafer 2, Samsel 7, Moir 3, Long 2.

Franklin County (53) – Wickman 2, Cook 11, Frank 11, Kilbourne 0, Timmons 20, Stewart 2, Arrastia 5, Grimes 2.

Acknowledgements:

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

2012LCHC(G)

Lexington Catholic  vs.  Henry Clay (Girls)

Henry Clay High School

Lexington, KY

November 27, 2012

Lexington Catholic coach Scott True started the following lineup: 5-9 So. Rachel Blake, 5-8 Sr. Octavia Wilson, 5-9 So. Caroline Lynch, 5-4 Sr. Sarah Cawood, and 5-4 Sr. Bailey Browning.  Henry Clay coach Eric Sanford countered with 5-9 So. Kerrigan Davis, 5-6 So. Jazmine Richmond, 5-10 Jr. Areanna Porter, 5-6 So. Destiny Carter, and 5-4 Fr. T’Laya Lyvers.

This was Scott True’s first game as head coach at Lexington Catholic and it will be a memorable one as the Lady Knights rallied from a 25-14 deficit in the second quarter to capture a 47-42 decision over a talented young Henry Clay squad.  Rachel Blake took over for Lexington Catholic as she scored 10 of Lexington Catholic’s 12 points in the final quarter.  Bailey Browning iced the game with two free throws with nine seconds left in the game.

Lexington Catholic shot 47.4% from the field including six of 14 from the three point line.  The Lady Knights connected on five of nine free throws, pulled down 27 rebounds, and scored seven points off 14 Henry Clay turnovers.  Henry Clay shot 30.9% from the field including five of 23 from beyond the arc.  The Lady Blue Devils connected on three of six free throws, pulled down 36 rebounds, and scored 11 points off 15 Lexington Catholic turnovers.

Rachel Blake led Lexington Catholic with 16 points.  Blake was seven of nine from the field including one of two from beyond the arc and one of three from the free throw line.  Octavia Wilson added nine points, eight rebounds, and five assists.  5-5 Jr. Suzanne Miller chipped in with eight points including two three point baskets.

T’Laya Lyvers led Henry Clay with 15 points and 10 rebounds.  Areanna Porter added seven points and 10 rebounds.

Lexington Catholic  11  11  13  12 – 47

Henry Clay             20    8    6    8 – 42

Lexington Catholic (47) – Blake 16, Wilson 9, Lynch 0, Cawood 5, Browning 7, Miller 8, Gadberry 2.

Henry Clay (42) – Davis 6, Richmond 5, Porter 7, Carter 5, Lyvers 15, Young 2, Boyd 2.

Acknowledgements:

A special thanks to the Lexington Catholic Stats Crew Glenn Gentry and Gary Long for providing the computer statistics for tonight’s game.

2012ECMOD(G)

Estill County  vs.  Model Laboratory (Girls)

Model Laboratory School

Richmond, KY

November 26, 2012

What do you do when you are approaching your season opener with your two most experienced players out with injuries?  That is what Model coach Ronald Preece faced with 5-8 Jr. Darrian Botts and 5-8 Jr. Madison Keene out with injuries.  However it worked out well with the old cliché “Youth must be served” the kiddie corps or the baby brigade however you want to say it started the game with four eighth graders and a sophomore and handed Estill County a 57-37 defeat.

The veteran of the group 5-7 So. Hayley Hunt settled the team down and got the younger players comfortable and after the score was tied at 18-18  Model began to take control of the game.  The Lady Patriots led 32-21 at halftime and pulled away in the third quarter to settle the issue.  6-0 8^th grader Mallie Cornett was a terror on both ends of the court for Model with 22 points, 19 rebounds, 13 blocks, four steals, and two assists.  She calmly connected on eight of eight free throws and the remarkable stat for me was only two personal fouls considering how active she was on both ends of the court.

5-6 8^th grader Kasi Schneid and 5-7 So. Hayley Hunt added 15 and 14 points respectively.  5-4 So. Kennedy Flynn led Estill County with 23 points.

2012MCLC(G)

McCreary Central  vs.  North Laurel (Girls)

North Laurel High School

London, KY

November 26, 2012

McCreary Central opened the season with an impressive 64-48 victory on the road at North Laurel.  McCreary Central got off to a fast start leading 20-10 after the first quarter but encountered foul woes in the second quarter and North Laurel rallied and the score was deadlocked 26-26 at halftime.  McCreary Central regained control of the game in the third quarter and pulled away for the victory.  All of McCreary Central’s starters hit double figures tonight led by 5-7 Fr. Kaylee Cotton with 17 points and 10 rebounds.  5-8 Sr. Candace Foster and 5-9 Sr. Brittany King each scored 13 points.  5-6 Sr. Kisha Gibson and 5-4 So. PG Cierra Terry each tallied 10 points.

Acknowledgements:

A special thanks to McCreary Central coach Toby Curry for providing me the info about tonight’s game.

2012CCSC(G)

Campbell County  vs.  Scott County (Girls)

Scott County High School

Georgetown, KY

November 26, 2012

Scott County raced out to a 22-6 first quarter lead by utilizing their trademark pressing and running style on their way to an 88-68 victory over Campbell County.  The victorious Lady Cardinals were led by 5-7 Jr. guard Danielle DeFoor with 26 points including four three point baskets.  5-6 Jr. point guard Audriana Christopher added 20 points and dished out five assists.  5-8 Sr. guard Laura Szorenyi recorded 18 points and six rebounds.  5-11 Jr. forward Tereka Guyn recorded a double double with 11 points and 17 rebounds and blocked five shots.

5-8 Sr. guard Taylor Robinson led Campbell County with 25 points.  6-3 Sr. center Kaytlin Siegmundt added 18 points.

Campbell County    6  24  23  15 – 68

Scott County        22  22  20  24 – 88

Campbell County (68) – Painter 3, Ocdiges 3, Gray 3, Robinson 25, Franzen 7, Kitchen 6, Siegmundt 18, Bishop 3.

Scott County (88) – Christopher 20, Young 5, Szorenyi 18, Guyn 11, DeFoor 26, Boehm 8.

Acknowledgements:

A special thanks to Scott County Coach Steve Helton for providing the statistics for tonight’s game.

2012BEHPSP

11^th Annual Bullitt East/High Potential Hooparama Showcase

This event was held at Bullitt East High School on November 16-17, 2012 and displayed some of the best teams and players in the state.  I was unable to attend Friday night so I was unable to see Glasgow and Bullitt East.  I will mention some of the players I saw on Saturday.  This is not a form of ranking but just some comments on players who impressed me today.

Rebecca Greenwell (Owensboro Catholic) – Greenwell is a 6-1 Sr. who missed last season with an ACL injury.  She averaged 32.6 ppg and 12 rpg as a sophomore.  Greenwell is a versatile performer who can score from anywhere on the floor and looked like her recovery is going well as she scored 40 points  in today’s scrimmage.

Makayla Epps (Marion County) – Epps is a 5-11 Sr. who is a true point guard and can get to the basket at will.  She has three point range and scored 28 points today including four three point baskets.

Kyvin Goodin-Rogers (Marion County) – Goodin-Rogers is a 6-0 Sr. who is an excellent rebounder and a versatile scorer with three point range.  She had an excellent game today with 26 points including three three point baskets and was very active on defense and on the boards.

Cheyenne Madden (Clay County) – Madden is a 5-11 Sr. who averaged 18.4 ppg last season and appears to be quicker with the ability to move out on the floor at times.  She is extremely hard to guard in the paint and is almost automatic when she gets the ball down low.  Madden had 23 points, seven rebounds, and five steals today.

Raven Merriweather (Sacred Heart Academy) – Merriweather is a 5-6 Jr. who can score off the dribble as well as having good range on her jump shot.  She has good all around skills and is poised for an excellent season.  Merriweather scored 23 points today and pulled down six rebounds.

Dai Jia Ruffin (Sacred Heart Academy) – Ruffin is a 5-9 Jr. and has the ability to post on about anyone and is athletic with the ability to score off the dribble.  Ruffin recorded 20 points and 11 rebounds today and also had five steals.

Cierra Drake (Nelson County) – Drake is a 6-3 Sr. who has the potential to be a force in the middle.  She recorded 16 points today, rebounded well, and either blocked or altered several shots.

Kelsey Adwell (Pleasure Ridge Park) – Adwell is a 5-8 Sr. who averaged 18 ppg and 8.9 rpg last season and is a versatile scorer.  Adwell had 19 points today.

Paige Murphy (Pleasure Ridge Park) – Murphy is a 5-9 Jr. who impressed today with 20 points all in the second half.  She displayed a versatile scoring touch including two three point baskets.

Alexis Brewer (LaRue County) – Brewer is a 5-10 So. guard who averaged 14.2 ppg and has an excellent skill set .  Brewer is a very athletic, strong performer who gets to the free throw line.  She scored 23 points today against Mercy Academy.

Ivy Brown (LaRue County) – Brown is a 6-0 Jr. guard/forward who averaged 19.4 ppg and 9.6 rpg last season.  Brown got off to a slow start early but came back with a strong second half scoring 12 points after the intermission and frequently getting to the free throw line.

Whitney Hartlage (Mercy Academy) – Hartlage is a 5-8 Sr. who is a “silent assassin” and one of the best catch-and-shoot players in the state.  Hartlage must be accounted for defensively on every play as she is absolutely deadly if open on the wing behind the arc.  She scored 20 points today including five three point baskets.

These are just a few of players that impressed today and does not include some of the fine talent on display Friday night. 

WREVN23

Week In Review November 23, 2012

Friday November 23^rd (Playoffs) (Semifinals)

Class 1A

Fairview 40  Hazard 6

Mayfield 35  Beechwood 14

Class 2A

Caldwell County 43  DeSales 31 – Caldwell County raced out to a 30-7 victory and held on for the victory.  Jaylen Boyd ran for 288 yards and four touchdowns to lead the victors.

Newport Central Catholic 27  Somerset 18

Class 3A

Belfry 35  Bourbon County 10 – Austin Hatfield carried the ball 19 times for 134 yards and a touchdown and Trinity Carr added 116 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries to lead Belfry to victory over  previously undefeated Bourbon County.

Central 18  Monroe County 13 – Stevon Beason scored on an 11 yard run with 8:58 remaining in the game to give Central the victory.

Class 4A

Collins 58  Warren East 7 – Lawson Page completed 14 of 18 passes for 260 yards and three touchdowns to lead Collins  to victory.

Highlands 61  Lexington Catholic 28 – Donovan McCoy carried the ball 25 times for 219 yards and three touchdowns and completed 10 of 17 passes for 174 yards and a touchdown to lead the Bluebirds to victory.

Class 5A

Bowling Green 14  John Hardin 13

Cooper 17  Harlan County 7

Class 6A

Pleasure Ridge Park 61  Eastern 21 – Spencer Sumpter completed 21 of 28 passes for 357 yards and six touchdowns to lead PRP.  Taywan Taylor caught 10 passes for 202 yards and four touchdowns.  Jacob Clair added five receptions for 172 yards and two touchdowns.

Trinity 21  Scott County 14 – Dalyn Dawkins caught a screen pass from Travis Wright and went 57 yards for a touchdown with 31 seconds left in the game to give Trinity the come-from-behind victory.

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Scott County vs. Trinity
Class 6A Playoffs

Trinity High School
Louisville, KY
November 23, 2012

© 2012 by Ron Harrison

Trinity scored three touchdowns in the final eight minutes of the game to score a come-from-behind 21-14 victory over Scott County.  Trinity was without the services of star wide receiver James Quick who suffered a rib injury last week.  Dalyn Dawkins had been sick all day but caught a 57 yard screen pass for a touchdown from Travis Wright to score the winning touchdown with 31 seconds to go in the game.  Trinity improves to 12-1 for the season and Scott county finishes their season at 12-2 with their losses coming to Highlands and Trinity.  Trinity recorded 22 first downs and 382 yards of total offense.  The Shamrocks were penalized six times for 51 yards and had two passes intercepted.  Scott County recorded 12 first downs and 197 yards of total offense.  The Cardinals were penalized seven times for 59 yards.

Dalyn Dawkins led Trinity’s ground game with 106 yards on 21 carries.  Donald Brooks carried the ball seven times for 54 yards.  Travis Wright completed 16 of 38 passes for 230 yards and two touchdowns with two interceptions.  Cody Swabek caught six passes for 97 yards and a touchdown.  Donald Brooks added four receptions for 35 yards.  Reg. Bonnafon caught three passes for 38 yards.  Dalyn Dawkins added two receptions for 56 yards and a touchdown.  Jabari Jordan led the defense with 10 solo and one assisted tackles with two of his tackles resulting in losses totaling two yards.  Dae. Bertram added six solo and one assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in a four yard loss.  Lance Kaufman recorded five solo and one assisted tackles.

Dieries Dumphord led Scott County’s ground attack with 110 yards and a touchdown on 29 carries.  Hunter Nelson added 28 yards on five carries.  Clay McKee completed three of 10 passes for 59 yards.  Hunter Nelson and Scott Daniel each caught a pass for 27 and 24 yards respectively.  Je. Christopher led the defense with six solo tackles and a pass interception.  Scott Daniel, Grayson Miller, and Jalen Haddix each recorded five solo tackles.  Patrick Murray returned an intercepted pass 54 yards for a touchdown.

Scoring Summary

Selected Statistics

Acknowledgements

A special thanks to WL Stats for the comprehensive stats provided for tonight's games.

Please feel free to send your comments and questions concerning the event, teams, or players to me at prepgridiron@yahoo.com.

Ron Harrison’s reports on this and other football events appear on https://www.angelfire.com/ky2/prepgridiron.