12/22 GBK: St. Henry sinks Villa

By John Lachmann
Kypostsports@yahoo.com

   Sophomore center Savannah Neace blocked 10 shots in addition to rolling up nine points and nine rebounds as St. Henry beat Villa Madonna, 40-31 on Saturday.

   Crusaders senior guard Kelly Coburn added 13 points, and sophomore guard Jordan Miller chipped in seven rebounds and six assists.

   St. Henry converted all 12 of its free throws en route to snapping a four-game losing streak.

ST. HENRY 13-9-11-7—40
at V.MADONNA 9-14-5-3—31

   ST. HENRY (4-6): Lehmkuhl 1 0 3, Miller 0 2 2, Marks 3 0 6, Coburn 4 2 13, Neace 3 3 9, Potts 1 5 7. Totals 12 12 40.

   VILLA MADONNA (5-5): Hengge 0 5 5, Aytes 3 2 9, McGuire 0 3 3, Hennard 2 2 8, Dumaine 2 1 6. Totals 7 13 31.

   3-pointers: SH—Coburn 3, Lehmkuhl. VM—Hennard 2, Aytes, Dumaine. JV: St. Henry won.

   HOLY CROSS 58, COOPER 37 – Senior guard DeAsia Beal racked up 23 points as the Indians extended their winning streak to 10 games.

   Beal scored eight of her points in the third quarter.

   Freshman guard Dajah McClendon added 12 points for Holy Cross.

H. CROSS 11-12-20-15—58
at COOPER 2-7-16-12—37

   HOLY CROSS (10-0): McClendon 5 2 12, Tupman 1 0 2, Hungler 1 0 2, Gabbard 0 2 2, Beal 10 2 23, Hassert 5 1 11, A. Mayhaus 2 2 6. Totals 24 9 58.

   COOPER (6-5): Pittman 4 2 13, Maniacci 1 0 2, Burrell 2 0 5, Rulli 0 1 1, Smith 1 0 2, Thompson 2 0 4, Cheek 2 0 4, Zingsheim 2 1 5, Arnett 0 1 1. Totals 14 5 37.

   3-pointers: HC—Beal. C—Pittman 3, Burrell. JV: Cooper won.

   MONROE COUNTY 64, SIMON KENTON 57 – Junior guard Christina Cook rolled up 24 points and three steals in the Pioneers’ final game at the Lexington Catholic Classic.

   Junior guard Abby Owings added 10 points and four assists for Simon Kenton, which finished 1-2 in the tournament.

S. KENTON 12-13-8-24—57
MONROE CO. 18-21-8-17—64

   SIMON KENTON (5-2): Schmiade 3 0 8, Owings 2 6 10, Hester 0 2 2, Cook 9 3 24, Cox 2 2 6, Bosse 1 0 3, Tomlin 1 2 4. Totals 18 15 57.

   MONROE COUNTY (6-2): Clements 6 15 28, Turner 1 4 6, Polston 2 1 5, Harlin 4 2 10, Murray 3 9 15. Totals 16 31 64.

   3-pointers: MC—Clements. SK—Cook 3, Schmiade 2, Bosse.

   PENDLETON COUNTY 52, COVINGTON LATIN 39 – Wildcats junior forward Taylor McClanahan scored nine of her 13 points in the decisive second quarter at the Pendleton County Christmas Classic.

   Sophomore guard McKayla Manor also poured in 13 points for Pendleton County.

COVINGTON LATIN 15-7-14-3—39
at PENDLETON CO. 13-18-16-5—52

   COVINGTON LATIN (5-7): Zalla 1 0 2, Matchinga 6 8 20, Herzog 2 0 4, Hildreth 3 1 8, Cuthrell 0 1 1, Trunnell 2 0 4. Totals 14 10 39.

   PENDLETON COUNTY (4-3): Boden 2 2 8, Wanstrath 2 0 4, Hall 2 0 4, Manor 6 0 13, Wolfe 3 4 10, McClanahan 4 5 13. Totals 19 11 52.

   3-pointers: PC—Boden 2, Manor. CL—Hildreth.

   PENDLETON COUNTY 61, HARRISON COUNTY 38 – Senior guard Ashten Wolfe led the Wildcats with 14 points in their final game of the Pendleton County Classic.

   Wolfe hit 7-of-9 free throws in the fourth quarter to help blow the game open.

   Sophomore guard Isabella Hall added 11 points for Pendleton County, which finished second in the tournament.

   Wolfe was named to the all-tournament team, as were Billie Hearn (Grant County), Ann Matchinga (Covington Latin) and Jordan Doram (Harrison County). Grant County’s Macy Wright was named the most valuable player.

HARRISON CO. 6-15-10-7—38
at PENDLETON 14-3-21-23—61

   HARRISON COUNTY (1-9): Doram 9 3 21, Reffett 1 0 2, Ingram 1 7 9, Boyers 0 1 1, Philpott 2 0 5. Totals 13 11 38.

   PENDLETON COUNTY (5-3): Boden 1 1 4, Wanstrath 3 1 8, Hall 4 2 11, Fitzpatrick 2 0 4, Manor 0 1 1, Wolfe 3 8 14, Jolley 4 1 9, McClanahan 2 6 10. Totals 19 20 61.

   3-pointers: PC—Boden, Wanstrath, Hall. HC—Philpott.