Louisville Trinity
High School,
Louisville,
Kentucky
January 25, 2003
© 2003 Ron Harrison
This annual event enters its sixth year and once again features excellent teams and a star-studded cast of players. The teams scheduled to perform today are Shelby County, Ballard, Mercer County, Pleasure Ridge Park, Cawood, Butler, Hopkins County Central, Louisville Holy Cross, Bryan Station, Mercy Academy, Lexington Catholic, DuPont Manual, Muhlenberg North, Sacred Heart, Scott County, and Assumption.
Some of the top players appearing today and their ranking according to the pre-season basketball issue of the Louisville Courier-Journal include #1 Crystal Kelly (Sacred Heart), #2 Chelsea Chowning (Lexington Catholic), #4 Jade Perry (Muhlenberg North), #7 Carly Ormerod (Sacred Heart), #9 Toni Slaughter (Shelby County), #12 Tracy Harbut (Bryan Station), ), #14 Jenn Skaggs (Louisville Holy Cross), #15 Becca Kopple (Sacred Heart), #21 Sarah McKemie (DuPont Manual), #22 Sarah Schell (Lexington Catholic), and #23 Charlotte Marshall (Shelby County).
Game
No. 1 Shelby County (14-1) vs.
Ballard (10-4)
Shelby County coach Sally Zimmerman started the following lineup: 5-11 Sr. Toni Slaughter, 5-10 Sr. Charlotte Marshall, 5-9 Sr. Dawn Schlotterbeck, 5-6 Fr. Amanda Green, and 5-6 Jr. Natoya Railey. Ballard coach Ken Smith countered with 5-10 Jr. Heather Ross, 5-7 Sr. India Chiles, 6-3 Fr. Alicia Bunton, 5-4 Jr. Jessie Martin, and 5-6 Sr. Denasha Mondy.
The No. 4 ranked Shelby County Rockets raced out to a 16-3 first quarter lead on their way to a 48-38 victory over the Ballard Lady Bruins. Neither team shot well as Shelby County was 34.7% from the field and Ballard shot 28.9%. Shelby County was led by Charlotte Marshall with 22 points and 13 rebounds. Toni Slaughter added 14 points and 11 rebounds. Denasha Mondy led Ballard with 18 points. India Chiles added seven points and pulled down eight rebounds.
|
Shelby County |
16 |
11 |
12 |
9 |
- |
48 |
|
Ballard |
3 |
11 |
10 |
14 |
- |
38 |
|
Shelby County |
(48) |
- |
Slaughter 14, Marshall 22, Dawn Schlotterbeck 4, Green 7, Railey 0, Watts 1. |
|
Ballard |
(38) |
- |
Ross 4, Chiles 7, Bunton 1, Martin 2, Mondy 18, White 3, Derenoncourt 2, Haliburton 1. |
Game
No. 2 Mercer County (13-4) vs.
Pleasure Ridge Park (9-6)
Mercer County coach Chris Souder started the following lineup: 5-8 Jr. Leslye Johnson, 5-8 So. Jillian Horn, 5-8 Sr. Ashley Webb, 5-4 Sr. Nina Pike, and 5-5 Jr. Courtney Watts. Pleasure Ridge Park coach Craig Webb countered with 5-9 Jr. Andrea Bishop, 5-10 Sr. Natalie Neal, 6-0 Jr. Chelsea Bibelhauser, 5-6 Jr. Anitha Williams, and 5-8 Sr. Kellie Peyton.
This game evolved into the shootout at the Louisville Corral as Mercer County set an event scoring record as they defeated Pleasure Ridge Park 80-71. The No. 7 ranked Lady Scotties scored 36 points off 26 PRP turnovers, while PRP scored 31 points off 26 Mercer County turnovers. The victors were led by Nina Pike with 20 points. Leslye Johnson added 19 points including five three pointers, and pulled down nine rebounds. Jillian Horn added 15 points. Anitha Williams led Pleasure Ridge Park with 27 points, eight rebounds, and seven steals. Mercer County was led today by Angela Brown with 18 points, 16 rebounds, and seven blocked shots. Kellie Peyton and Chelsea Bibelhauser added 17 points each. Bibelhauser also pulled down 11 rebounds.
|
Mercer County |
21 |
28 |
12 |
19 |
- |
80 |
|
Pleasure Ridge Park |
18 |
18 |
17 |
18 |
- |
71 |
|
Mercer County |
(80) |
- |
Johnson 19, Horn 15, Webb 5, Pike 20, Watts 7, C. Alford 2, Goodman 2, Lee 7, Ashford 3. |
|
Pleasure Ridge Park |
(71) |
- |
Bishop 0, Neal 3, Bibelhauser 17, Williams 27, Peyton 17, Thieneman 2, Pierce 5. |
Game
No. 3 Cawood vs. Louisville Butler
This game was cancelled because the inclement weather would
not allow Cawood to travel to the event.
Game
No. 4 Hopkins County Central
(11-4) vs. Louisville Holy Cross (12-5)
Hopkins County Central coach Nancy Oldham started the following lineup: 5-11 Sr. Kellene Pate, 5-8 Sr. Ginny Long, 6-2 Sr. Angela Mullins, 5-8 Jr. Magen Menser, and 5-5 Jr. Jamie Key. Louisville Holy Cross coach Scott Smith countered with 5-7 Sr. Stephanie Lush, 5-4 Sr. Megan Willoughby, 6-0 Sr. Jenn Skaggs, 5-7 Sr. Jennifer Jones, and 5-6 Sr. Tiffany Reid.
Louisville Holy Cross outscored Hopkins County Central 18-5 in the second quarter on their way to a 52-45 victory. Holy Cross held a slight 32.8%-30% edge in field goal accuracy but Hopkins County Central held a 46-41 rebound advantage. Holy Cross was led in scoring by Jennifer Jones with 16 points. Jenn Skaggs added 13 points and pulled down 19 rebounds. Tiffany Reid added 10 points and recorded nine steals. Hopkins County Central was led by Kellene Pate and Ginny Long with 14 and 11 points respectively. Angela Mullins added six points and pulled down a game high 21 rebounds.
|
Hopkins County Central |
16 |
5 |
10 |
14 |
- |
45 |
|
Louisville Holy Cross |
9 |
18 |
14 |
11 |
- |
52 |
|
Hopkins County Central |
(45) |
- |
Pate 14, Long 11, Mullins 6, Menser 7, Key 2, Taylor 3, B. Ferguson 2. |
|
Louisville Holy Cross |
(52) |
- |
Lush 5, Willoughby 8, Skaggs 13, Jones 16, Reid 10. |
Game
No. 5 Bryan Station (3-0)
vs. Mercy Academy (2-1)
Bryan Station coach Jackie Williams started the following lineup: 6-0 Sr. Tracy Harbut, 5-10 So. Brittney Clark, 6-1 Fr. Crystal Leach, 5-6 Fr. Carley Blankenship, and 5-7 Fr. Bradli Stinson. Mercy Academy coach Mark Evans countered with 5-7 Sr. Sarah Darnell, 5-8 Sr. Erica Hardy, 6-0 Jr. Katie Willinger, 5-7 Jr. Ashley Mannel, and 5-5 Sr. Lauren Parrish.
Bryan Station raced out to a 20-8 lead, trailed 39-38 at halftime, then survived Mercy Academy’s kamikaze pressure defense to pull out a 70-65 victory. Bryan Station held a slight 45.3%-43.1% edge in field goal accuracy and the Defenders’ young guards remained poised down the stretch to claim the victory. Bryan Station was led by Bradli Stinson with 19 points, including the first nine of Bryan Station’s points in the final quarter. Tracy Harbut added 17 points, eight rebounds, and five assists. Carley Blankenship and Brittney Clark added 13 and 11 points respectively. Clark also pulled down 11 rebounds. Mercy Academy was led by Lauren Parrish, Katie Willinger, and Ashley Mannel with 16, 15, and 14 points respectively. Willinger also pulled down 17 rebounds.
|
Bryan Station |
20 |
18 |
16 |
16 |
- |
70 |
|
Mercy Academy |
11 |
28 |
11 |
15 |
- |
65 |
|
Bryan Station |
(70) |
- |
Harbut 17, Clark 11, Leach 5, Blankenship 13, Stinson 19, Smith 3, Denetria Nichols 2. |
|
Mercy Academy |
(65) |
- |
Darnell 0, Hardy 8, Willinger 15, Mannel 14, Parrish 16, Ulanowski 6, McDonald 3, Hall 2, Luckett 1. |
Game
No. 6 Lexington Catholic (10-4) vs.
DuPont Manual (10-1)
Lexington Catholic coach Greg Todd started the following lineup: 6-0 Sr. Chelsea Chowning, 6-0 Fr. Anaris Sickles, 6-1 So. Shannon Novosel, 5-7 Jr. Megan Mendenhall, and 5-11 Sr. Sarah Schell. DuPont Manual coach Mina Todd countered with 6-0 Jr. Candyce Bingham, 6-1 Sr. Ellen Doolittle, 6-2 Jr. Sarah McKemie, 6-0 So. Maggie McKemie, and 5-10 So. Dominica Blakemore.
The No. 2 ranked Lexington Catholic Lady Knights raced out to a 36-19 halftime lead on their way to a 69-53 victory over No. 18 DuPont Manual. Lexington Catholic held a 48.1%-37.5% edge in field goal shooting and scored 26 points off 17 Manual turnovers. Lexington Catholic was led today by Shannon Novosel with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Chelsea Chowning added 11 points. 5-7 So. Lesley Server, Megan Mendenhall, Sarah Schell, and 5-6 So. Rebecca Rhule added nine, eight, seven and seven points respectively. Manual was led by 5-6 Sr. Dedra McMillion with 17 points including five three point goals. Dominica Blakemore and Candyce Bingham added 12 and 11 points respectively. Sarah McKemie added eight points and nine rebounds.
|
Lexington Catholic |
19 |
17 |
14 |
19 |
- |
69 |
|
DuPont Manual |
9 |
10 |
16 |
18 |
- |
53 |
|
Lexington Catholic |
(69) |
- |
Chowning 11, Sickles 4, Novosel 16, Mendenhall 8, Schell 7, Server 9, Bell 1, Carney 6, Rhule 7. |
|
DuPont Manual |
(53) |
- |
Bingham 11, Doolittle 5, S. McKemie 8, M. McKemie 0, Blakemore 12 McMillion 17. |
Game
No. 7 Muhlenberg North (12-4) vs.
Sacred Heart Academy (15-1)
Muhlenberg North coach Mike Harper started the following lineup: 5-7 So. Veronika Peercy, 5-7 Sr. Ashley Wilcox, 6-2 Jr. Jade Perry, 5-7 Sr. Kendall Gunn, and 5-7 Jr. Megan Whitaker. Sacred Heart coach Donna Moir countered with 5-11 Sr. Becca Kopple, 5-10 So. Taylor Kopple, 6-3 Jr. Crystal Kelly, 5-6 Jr. Connie Ferch, and 5-7 So. Carly Ormerod.
Sacred Heart took a 40-15 lead at halftime on their way to a 70-41 victory over Muhlenberg North. The No. 1 ranked team in the state held a 54.9%-39.5% edge in field goal shooting and scored 29 points off 24 Muhlenberg North turnovers. Sacred Heart was led by Crystal Kelly with 19 points and seven rebounds. Connie Ferch added 14 points. Muhlenberg North was led by Jade Perry with 26 points and eight rebounds.
|
Muhlenberg North |
11 |
4 |
10 |
16 |
- |
41 |
|
Sacred Heart |
19 |
21 |
18 |
12 |
- |
70 |
|
Muhlenberg North |
(41) |
- |
Peercy 2, Wilcox 0, Perry 26, Gunn 2, Whitaker 3, Garrett 8. |
|
Sacred Heart |
(70) |
- |
B. Kopple 8, T. Kopple 7, Kelly 19, Ferch 14, Ormerod 4, Distler 6, Kleinert 2, McCarty 3, Windchy 7. |
Game
No. 8 Scott County (9-5) vs.
Assumption (11-7)
Scott County coach Steve Helton started the following lineup: 5-9 Sr. Lauren Farmer, 5-10 Sr. Anna Fraley, 5-5 Fr. Chelsia Lymon, 5-4 7th grade Kayla Moses, and 5-6 8th grade Rebecca Gray. Assumption coach Tom Creamer countered with 5-10 Sr. Sarah Todd, 5-10 Jr. Jessica Gilbert, 6-1 Fr. Amber Norton, 5-7 Jr. Trish Todd, and Kelly Mitchell.
No. 4 ranked Scott County trailed No. 20 ranked Assumption 51-46 entering the final quarter but rallied to gain a 64-61 victory. Scott County was 10 of 23 from the three point line, outscoring Assumption 30-9 from beyond the arc. Scott County was led by Anna Fraley and Lauren Farmer with 19 points each. Farmer was five of five from the three point line. Fraley also pulled down seven rebounds. Chelsia Lymon added 12 points. Assumption was led by Amber Norton with 22 points and eight rebounds. Sarah Todd added 11 points and 10 rebounds.
|
Scott County |
20 |
13 |
13 |
18 |
- |
64 |
|
Assumption |
17 |
17 |
17 |
10 |
- |
61 |
|
Scott County |
(64) |
- |
Farmer 19, Fraley 19, Lymon 12, Moses 0, Gray 9, Reliford 3, Sarah Norman 2. |
|
Assumption |
(61) |
- |
S. Todd 11, Gilbert 7, Norton 22, T. Todd 9, Mitchell 6, Boldrick 4, Fackler 2. |
This was another excellent day of basketball in the ‘ville. There was an MVP named for each game with an overall MVP chosen for the day. The ladies chosen for these awards were: Game 1 MVP – Charlotte Marshall (Shelby County), Game 2 MVP – Leslye Johnson (Mercer County), Game 3 was cancelled, Game 4 MVP – Jenn Skaggs (Louisville Holy Cross), Game 5 MVP – Tracy Harbut (Bryan Station), Game 6 MVP – Chelsea Chowning (Lexington Catholic), Game 7 MVP – Jade Perry (Muhlenberg North), and Crystal Kelly (Sacred Heart), Game 8 MVP – Chelsia Lymon (Scott County), and overall MVP Charlotte Marshall (Shelby County).
The Eighth Region should really be interesting come tourney time. Shelby County is quietly establishing themselves as one of the top teams in the state and Scott County is young and improving with every game. The Eleventh Region is in the same situation with the established Lexington Catholic squad being the favorite, but several teams including a young but talented Bryan Station team stand ready to challenge. Watch out for Mercer County in the Twelfth Region – they can shoot the ball.
Sacred Heart is adjusting to the loss of Krisha Byron for the season but they are still number one and it will take a top effort to knock them off the top rung. I would still keep an eye out for Mercy Academy. They have lost a few games and have suffered through illness and injuries but coach Mark Evans will keep this team poised for a major upset down the road. Louisville, as usual, is loaded and both the Sixth and Seventh Regions have several teams capable of springing upsets. Cawood and Louisville Butler would have an interesting matchup, with Cawood featuring Savanna Wynn and Butler led by Jr. center Ashley Lewallen.
Congratulations to the organizers of this event and a special thanks to Bob Tonini of Sacred Heart Academy for providing me the statistics for this event. Also, be sure to read Louis Meadows’ report on this event on his website: http://members.aol.com/numberonefan4890/jan26notes.html.
Please feel free to send your comments and questions concerning the tournament, teams, or players to me at prephoops@yahoo.com
Ron Harrison’s reports on this and other basketball events appear on http://www.angelfire.com/ky/prephoops.