2011D27

 

 

 27th District Tournament (Girls)

Sacred Heart Academy

Louisville, KY

February 22-24, 2011

 

© 2011 Ron Harrison

 

 

Tuesday February 22nd

 

Waggener (3-21)  vs.  Sacred Heart Academy (21-5)

 

Waggener coach Maurice Ponder started the following lineup: 5-7 So. Holly Howard, 5-6 Jr. Carlesha Rice, 5-7 Fr. Mary Bruton, 5-2 Fr. Aliyah Jackson, and 5-5 So. Destiny Lamb.  Sacred Heart Academy coach Donna Moir countered with 5-11 Sr. Annamarie Campbell, 5-11 Sr. Monica McGreal, 5-10 Sr. Morgan Clemons, 5-5 Sr. Hannah Washle, and 5-4 Sr. Maddie Peabody.

 

Sacred Heart Academy scored 53 points off 42 Waggener turnovers in a 72-21 victory.  Sacred Heart Academy shot 43.3% from the field including two of 18 from the three point line.  The Valkyries connected on 12 of 22 free throws and pulled down 41 rebounds.  Waggener shot 22.2% from the field including four of 11 from beyond the arc.  The Lady Wildcats connected on one of 11 free throws, pulled down 37 rebounds, and scored four points off 14 SHA turnovers.

 

Maddie Peabody led SHA with 17 points and nine steals.  Monica McGreal added 11  points.  6-1 Jr. Jazmin Smith recorded four points, nine rebounds, four blocked shots, and three steals.

 

5-7 Sr. Ashley Palmer led Waggener with eight points, 11 rebounds, and four blocked shots.  Carlesha Rice added eight points including two three point baskets.

 

Waggener

6

5

2

8

21

Sacred Heart Academy

31

8

17

16

72

 

Waggener (21) – Howard 0, Rice 8, Bruton 0, Jackson 5, Lamb 0, Palmer 8.

 

Sacred Heart Academy (72) – Campbell 6, McGreal 11, Clemons 9, Washle 4, Peabody 17, Smith 4, Matula 2, Bishop 2, Merriweather 4, Niehoff 2, Tubb 3, Walsh 8.

 

Seneca (8-14)  vs.  Ballard (10-13)

 

Seneca coach Willie Jackson started the following lineup: 6-0 So. Keaira Pennie, 5-9 So. Niya Anderson, 6-0 Sr. Sabrina Jackson, 5-6 So. Skylar Teasley, and 5-8 So. Jada Grady.  Ballard coach Steve Kaufman countered with 5-10 Fr. Kiana Richardson, 5-9 So. Alexus Colbert, 6-3 Sr. Ciera Woods, 5-5 Sr. Porscha Saunders, and 5-5 Jr. Melena Shanklin.

 

Ballard scored 38 points off 38 Seneca turnovers and held a commanding 60-34 advantage in rebounds in a 67-31 victory.  Ballard shot 27.7% from the field including five of 17 from the three point line.  The Lady Bruins connected on 16 of 25 free throws and attempted 47 more shots (83-36) from the field than Seneca.  Seneca shot 33.3% from the field including four of 12 from beyond the arc.  The Lady Redhawks connected on three of nine from the free throw line and scored nine points off 17 Ballard turnovers.

 

Alexus Colbert led Ballard with 21 points including four three point baskets, pulled down six rebounds, and recorded five steals.  6-0 Fr. Javonna Layfield added 11 points, 13 rebounds, and six steals.  5-7 Jr. Daryius Franklin chipped in with nine points and eight rebounds.

 

Niya Anderson led Seneca with eight points and five rebounds.  Skylar Teasley and 5-8 Jr. Ariane Roy added seven points each.

 

Seneca

8

4

3

16

31

Ballard

16

18

17

16

67

 

Seneca (31) – Pennie 2, Anderson 8, Jackson 2, Teasley 7, Grady 5, Roy 7.

 

Ballard (67) – Richardson 2, Colbert 21, Woods 3, Saunders 6, Shanklin 2, Franklin 9, Layfield 11, Smith 4, Matchen 2, Davis 2, Watkins 5.

 

Thursday February 24th

 

Ballard (12-13)  vs.  Sacred Heart Academy (22-5) (Championship)

 

Ballard coach Steve Kaufman started the following lineup: 6-0 Fr. Javonna Layfield, 5-9 So. Alexus Colbert, 6-3 Sr. Ciera Woods, 5-5 Sr. Porscha Saunders, and 5-5 Jr. Melena Shanklin.  Sacred Heart Academy coach Donna Moir countered with 5-11 Sr. Annamarie Campbell, 5-11 Sr. Monica McGreal, 5-10 Sr. Morgan Clemons, 5-5 Sr. Hannah Washle, and 5-4 Sr. Maddie Peabody.

 

Sacred Heart Academy led 43-34 after three quarters and held on down the stretch for a 53-51 victory over Ballard.  Sacred Heart Academy shot 42% from the field including two of eight from the three point line.  The Valkyries connected on nine of 18 free throws, pulled down 31 rebounds, and scored 23 points off 22 Ballard turnovers.  Ballard shot 36% from the field including one of eight from beyond the arc.  The Lady Bruins connected on 14 of 19 free throws, pulled down 39 rebounds, and scored 20 points off 18 SHA turnovers.

 

Maddie Peabody led SHA with 14 points, seven rebounds, four assists, and five steals.  Morgan Clemons added 13 points, six rebounds, and four blocked shots.  Annamarie Campbell chipped in with 11 points, six rebounds, and four steals.  Monica McGreal chipped in with 10 points.

 

Javonna Layfield led Ballard with 18 points and nine rebounds.  Porscha Saunders added nine points.  Ciera Woods recorded eight points and 10 rebounds.

 

Ballard

7

21

6

17

51

Sacred Heart Academy

17

14

12

10

53

 

Ballard (51) – Layfield 18, Colbert 4, Woods 8, Saunders 9, Shanklin 0, Franklin 8, Bodiford 4.

 

Sacred Heart Academy (53) – Campbell 11, McGreal 10, Clemons 13, Washle 2, Peabody 14, Merriweather 3.

 

Acknowledgements:

 

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