Elizabethtown vs. Lexington Catholic (Girls)

Lexington Catholic High School
Lexington, Kentucky
February 23, 2006

©2006 by Ron Harrison

Elizabethtown (21-5) vs. Lexington Catholic (25-1)

Elizabethtown coach Tim Mudd started the following lineup:  6-0 Jr. Angel Lucas, 5-10 So. Alisa Dickerson, 6-1 Sr. Kabrenda Warfield, 5-7 Fr. Terra Lucas, and 5-10 Fr. Jessica Rediker.  (Note: Two key E-town players 5-7 So. Jenna Goblirsch and 5-11 Fr. Alex Jones missed tonight’s game due to injuries.)  Lexington Catholic coach Greg Todd countered with 5-10 So. Natalie Novosel, 5-7 So. Briana Green, 6-0 Sr. Anaris Sickles, 5-7 Jr. Keyla Snowden, and 5-8 Sr. Nikki Davis.  (Note: 6-0 Fr. Malik Stevenson, a valuable inside performer for LexCath, was unavailable for the game due to a wrist injury. The drama continued tonight on senior night as a result of a sprinkler system earlier soaking the gymnasium floor and forcing a move of the game to the Alumni Gym).

Lexington Catholic scored 24 points off 22 Elizabethtown turnovers in the first half alone as they led 44-11 at the break and cruised to an 83-40 victory.  The Lady Knights shot 60.7% in the first half and Coach Todd freely substituted in the second half with no player logging more than 21:44 for the game.

The victorious Lady Knights shot 53.4% from the field including eight of 12 from beyond the arc.  They connected on 13 of 21 free throws, pulled down 37 rebounds, and scored 39 points off 33 Elizabethtown turnovers.  The Lady Knights held a 24-2 advantage in bench scoring.  Elizabethtown shot 34.1% from the field including zero of six from the three point line.  The Panthers connected on 12 of 21 free throws and grabbed 26 rebounds.

Keyla Snowden led the victors with 22 points including four three point baskets.  Briana Green and 5-11 Jr. Kellie Cash added 15 and 10 points respectively.  Natalie Novosel chipped in with 10 points and seven rebounds.  Anaris Sickles reached a milestone tonight as she recorded her 2000^th career point on her first field goal.

Kabrenda Warfield led Elizabethtown with 18 points, 10 rebounds, and three blocked shots.  Angel Lucas added 11 points.

Elizabethtown	2	9	6	23	-	40
Lexington Catholic	21	23	25	14	-	83

Elizabethtown	(60)	-	A. Lucas 11, Dickerson 4, Warfield 18, T. Lucas 0, Rediker 5, Downs 2.
Lexington Catholic	(83)	-	Novosel 10, Green 15, Sickles 6, Snowden 22, Davis 6, Ratliff 4, Wilson 3, Cash 10, Conrad 4, McGhee 3.

Acknowledgements

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

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