12/7 GBK: Conner downs Beechwood

Conner's high-powered offense proved too much for Beechwood, as the Cougars jumped out to a big lead and cruised to a 5-0 record, winning 81-58 over Beechwood on Friday night.

The Conner offense, averaging nearly 70 points a game, was led by senior guard Emily Pluto's 19 points against the Tigers, as freshman Hunter Hendricks and junior Brooke Maines joined her in double figures.

Beechwood's Macy Stuempel, a freshman, matched Pluto's scoring output, and Beechwood got 14 points from eighth-grader Kimi Stokes, but was overpowered by Conner's offense.

BEECHWOOD 19-16-11-12—58
at CONNER 30-22-21-8—81

BEECHWOOD (2-2): Stuempel 5 7 19, O. Stokes 1 6 8, K. Stokes 4 5 14, Johnson 3 1 9, Barry 3 3 9. Totals 15 21 58.

CONNER (5-0): Pluto 5 7 19, Dages 1 0 2, Fairchild 2 0 4, Boelter 1 0 2, Maines 5 0 10, Meyers 2 2 6, Hendricks 3 3 10, Gambrel 3 0 7, Scott 5 1 14, Porter 3 1 7. Totals 30 14 81.

3-pointers: B—Stuempel, Johnson 2, K. Stokes. C—Porter 2, Scott 3, Gambrel, Hendricks.

PENDLETON COUNTY 53, VILLA MADONNA 41 — The LadyCats got their first win of the season behind senior center Heather Jolley's 14 points, upending Villa Madonna at home.

Pendleton also got nine points from McKayla Manor and eight from Bradi Boden as they fought back from an early deficit.

VILLA MADONNA 16-5-5-15—41
at PENDLETON CO. 14-14-17-8—53

VILLA MADONNA (3-3): Hengge 3 2 8, Aytes 1 1 4, McGuire 0 6 6, Hennard 3 2 8, Dumaine 3 1 9, Case 1 0 2. Totals 12 12 41.

PENDLETON COUNTY (1-2): Boden 2 3 8, Wanstrath 1 0 2, Hall 2 0 5, Fitzpatrick 1 1 3, Manor 3 0 9, Wolfe 2 5 9, Jolley 5 4 14, McClanahan 1 1 3. Totals 17 14 53.

3-pointers: VM—Hengge 2, Aytes, Dumaine. P—Boden, Hall, Manor 3.

NEWPORT CENTRAL CATHOLIC 69, LEXINGTON CATHOLIC 41 — Nicole Kiernan scored 13 of NewCath's 18 second-quarter points as the Thoroughbreds decided the game early over perennial power Lexington Catholic.

Kiernan, a junior, finished with a game-high 29 points and eight rebounds to pace NewCath.

Classmate Stephanie Lewis chipped in 15 points as Newport remained perfect on the season at 3-0. For the Knights, sophomore Bailey Browning led the way with 16 points.

LEXCATH 4-11-15-11—41
at NEWCATH 15-18-21-15—69

LEXCATH (1-3): Blake 1 1 3, Cawood 1 2 4, Browning 6 3 16, Barr 0 1 1, Wilson 4 3 11, Pippen 1 0 3, Lynch 0 3 3. Totals 13 13 41.

NEWCATH (3-0): Davenport 2 0 6, Seibert 1 1 4, Lankheit 1 0 2, Ware 1 0 2, Mayes 3 3 9, Lewis 6 0 15, Kiernan 10 9 29, Lohr 1 0 2. Totals 25 13 69.

3-pointers: L—Brown, Pippen. N—Davenport 2, Lewis 3, Seibert.

CALVARY CHRISTIAN 40, LLOYD 35 — Senior McKenzie Rusch scored 17 points, then hit five free throws down the stretch, as Calvary Christian outlasted Lloyd.

Meanwhile, the Cougars defense kept Lloyd in check, not allowing any Juggernauts to hit double figures.

Briana Johns scored nine for Lloyd, followed by Shebly Rudd's 8 points.

LLOYD 6-9-10-10—35
at CALVARY 11-6-9-14—40

LLOYD (1-4): Brown 0 2 2, Rudd 2 4 8, Sheppard 3 0 6, Cheatum 2 2 6, Johns 4 1 9, Stagge 2 0 4. Totals 13 9 35.

CALVARY CHRISTIAN (2-3): Merkley 2 3 7, Roaden 4 1 11, Rusch 6 5 17, Norton 1 0 2, Caudill 1 1 3. Totals 16 10 40.

3-pointers: C—Roaden.

WALTON-VERONA 64, WILLIAMSTOWN 45 — The Bearcats won their third in a row, starting the game with a 16-0 run and never letting the Demons close.

Walton-Verona's Courtney Sadlin scored a game-high 23 to lead the way, followed by Michele Judy's 18.

The Bearcats pushed their lead as high as 29 points until Williamstown staged a late rally in the fourth, but the result was never in doubt.

WILLIAMSTOWN 2-18-6-19—45
at W.-VERONA 18-21-16-9—64

WILLIAMSTOWN (3-2): Marksberry 4 0 9, Cheek 2 2 8, Kennedy 2 2 8, Dezarn 0 2 2, Scroggins 1 3 5, Montgomery 1 1 4, Hankinson 0 2 2, Souder 2 3 7. Totals 12 15 45.

WALTON-VERONA (4-1): Luebbe 0 2 2, Beckham 1 0 2, Clinkenbeard 1 0 2, Mills 1 1 3, Ison 2 0 5, Sandlin 7 8 23, McAdams 2 2 6, Sullivan 1 0 3, Judy 7 4 18. Totals 22 16 64.

3-pointers: WM—Cheek 2, Kennedy 2, Marksberry, Montgomery. WV—Ison, Sandin, Sullivan.

NEWPORT 46, DAYTON 40 — Dayton was in the hunt for their first win of the season, leading by four going into the fourth quarter, but Newport staged a late run to keep the ady Devils winless.

The Wildcats got 13 points from Shaunye Stanley and 10 from Katlyn Hoeh to improve to 2-4 on the year.

For Dayton, sophomore Sadie Boles led the way with an eight-point night.

NEWPORT 8-12-8-18—46
DAYTON 16-6-10-8—40

NEWPORT (2-4): Stanley 3 7 13, Hoeh 4 2 10, Hensley 1 2 5, Carver 1 0 2, Orr 3 0 8, Kroft 3 0 6, Edwards 1 0 2. Totals 16 11 46.

DAYTON (0-5): N. Schowalter 2 0 6, Deaton 2 0 6, Moses 1 1 3, Boles 2 3 8, H. Schowalter 3 1 7, Trimnell 2 0 4, Kubala 1 0 2, Donelan 1 1 4. Totals 14 6 40.

3-pointers: N—Hensley, Orr 2. D—N. Schowalter 2, Deaton 2, Boles, Donelan.