By John Lachmann
Kypostsports@yahoo.com
Ludlow saw its 12-point lead with four minutes remaining dwindle to three, but the Panthers held on for a 50-47 win over Covington Latin in a Region 9 All ‘A’ first-round game at Ludlow on Tuesday.
Sophomore guard Tori Wofford hit a shot with 1:01 left in regulation, and freshman guard Mariah Green-Murphy drained a free throw to help Ludlow hold off the late threat.
Wofford finished with 14 points and three assists, and senior center Emily Kroger added 14 points and seven rebounds. Green-Murphy also reached double figures, rolling up 10 points.
The Trojans were led by senior guard Bridgette Hildreth’s game-high 24 points.
The Panthers will play Lloyd at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday at Newport Central Catholic.
COV. LATIN 14-5-6-22—47
at LUDLOW 13-7-14-16—50
COVINGTON LATIN (9-9): Zalla 1 2 4, Matchinga 6 2 15, Hildreth 8 5 24, Cuthrell 1 0 2, Trunnell 1 0 2. Totals 17 9 47.
LUDLOW (5-8): Wofford 4 4 14, Young 0 2 2, Lillard 3 1 7, Helmer 1 0 2, Kroger 5 4 14, Green-Murphy 4 1 10, Smith 0 1 1. Totals 17 13 50.
3-pointers: L—Wofford 2, Green-Murphy. CL—Hildreth 3, Matchinga.
VILLA MADONNA 40, BEECHWOOD 31 – Senior guard Allie Hennard scored six points in the final 2:30 in the Blue Lightning win in a first-round Region 9 All ‘A’ game at Newport Central Catholic.
Hennard hit a 3-pointer to put Villa Madonna up by six, and she hit three free throws down the stretch to ice the game.
Senior guard Lauren Dumaine led the Blue Lightning in scoring with 15 points, and she grabbed six rebounds. Senior center Morgan Case added 11 boards for Villa Madonna, which committed just six turnovers in the game.
Beechwood hit six 3-pointers, but just one in the second half as the Blue Lightning held the Tigers to just 10 points after the break.
V. MADONNA 11-9-9-11—40
BEECHWOOD 7-14-4-6—31
VILLA MADONNA (8-7): Hengge 3 0 7, Aytes 0 2 2, McGuire 2 1 5, Hennard 1 4 7, Dumaine 6 0 15, Case 2 0 4. Totals 14 7 40.
BEECHWOOD (6-7): Stuempel 2 0 5, O. Stokes 4 0 10, Johnson 3 2 11, Barry 1 0 2, Gieske 0 3 3. Totals 10 5 31.
3-pointers: VM—Dumaine 3, Hengge, Hennard. B—Johnson 3, O. Stokes 2, Stuempel.
ST. HENRY 57, BELLEVUE 47 – Senior guard Kelly Coburn scored seven of her 12 points in the fourth quarter to help the Crusaders pull away in a first-round Region 9 All ‘A’ game at Newport Central Catholic.
Junior forward Trisha Marks finished with a team-high 13 points for St. Henry, which will play Villa Madonna at 8 p.m. on Friday.
BELLEVUE 12-10-16-9—47
ST. HENRY 8-20-12-17—57
BELLEVUE (6-9): Sexton 2 4 8, Bishop 7 1 15, C. Schmits 2 1 5, K. Schmits 1 5 7, Ross 4 3 12. Totals 15 14 47.
ST. HENRY (7-8): Schreiber 2 0 5, Lehmkuhl 2 2 6, Miller 3 3 9, Marks 6 1 13, K. Coburn 4 2 12, Neace 2 0 4, Potts 2 0 4, Hentz 2 0 4. Totals 23 8 57.
3-pointers: SH—Coburn 2, Schreiber. B—Ross.
NOTRE DAME 63, HIGHLANDS 48 – Senior forward Olivia Voskuhl scored 18 points and grabbed nine rebounds in the Pandas’ win.
Junior guard Elly Ogle added 15 points, and sophomore forward Haylee Smith chipped in nine points and 19 rebounds for Notre Dame.
HIGHLANDS 20-4-11-13—48
at N. DAME 18-13-18-14—63
HIGHLANDS (11-6): Adler 5 3 15, Coffey 1 0 2, Fisse 2 0 4, Abner 2 0 4, Schaefer 7 1 15, Daley 1 0 2, Leigh 0 2 2, Combs 2 0 4. Totals 20 6 48.
NOTRE DAME (8-4): Ogle 6 3 15, Voskuhl 7 2 18, Kellam 3 0 6, Henderson 1 0 2, Clemons 6 0 13, Smith 4 1 9. Totals 27 6 63.
3-pointers: ND—Voskuhl 2, Clemons. H—Adler 2. JV: Highlands won.
RYLE 62, COOPER 45 – Senior forward McKell Oliverio racked up a season-high 22 points – eight each in the second and fourth quarters – as the Raiders won their third straight game.
Senior guards Dawn Johnson and Anna Monobe added 14 points each in the Ryle win.
COOPER 8-17-9-11—45
at RYLE 12-19-13-18—62
COOPER (9-7): Pittman 2 2 8, Brinneman 5 2 13, Smith 2 0 5, Thompson 3 0 6, Cheek 1 0 2, Edmonds 0 1 1, Ross 3 2 10. Totals 16 7 45.
RYLE (8-6): Johnson 3 6 14, Oliverio 8 6 22, Monobe 3 8 14, Carouthers 1 1 3, Senvisky 4 1 9. Totals 19 22 62.
3-pointers: R—Johnson 2. C—Pittman 2, Ross 2, Brinneman, Smith.
BOONE COUNTY 58, CAMPBELL COUNTY 39 – Junior guard Dallis Knotts recorded a career-best 23 points to key the Rebels’ win.
Senior point guard Jessica Jones added 13 points and 11 rebounds as Boone County won for the third time in its last four games.
Senior center Kaitlin Siegmundt finished with a team-high 10 points for the Camels.
CAMPBELL CO. 8-11-14-6—39
at BOONE CO. 15-14-15-14—58
CAMPBELL COUNTY (5-11): Bertsch 1 0 2, Painter 2 2 6, Gray 2 0 5, Robinson 3 2 8, Kitchen 3 1 8, Siegmundt 5 0 10. Totals 16 5 39.
BOONE COUNTY (9-6): Ford 2 1 7, McGarr 2 3 7, Jones 5 3 13, Switzer 3 2 8, Knotts 7 4 23. Totals 19 13 58.
3-pointers: BC—Knotts 5, Ford
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