2/15 GBK: Boone rallies past Dixie

By Dave Malaska

Boone County rallied from 11 points down in the fourth quarter to blow past Dixie Heights Friday night at home, 64-55.

Using full-court pressure, Boone forced 12 fourth-quarter turnovers in the final stanza and outscored the Colonels, 28-8, to grtab the win.

Senior Jessica Jones scored 11 of her game-high 28 points during the rally, while teammate Alexis Switzer added nine of her own during the run. Jones added eight rebounds to her stat line on the night, while Switzer finished with 17 points.

For the Colonels, sophomore center Liza Tibbs tallied a double-double with 12 points and 15 rebounds.

DIXIE HEIGHTS 8-16-23-8—55
at BOONE CO. 13-9-14-28—64

DIXIE HEIGHTS (14-15): Malone 1 6 8, Koth 4 0 12, Brock 2 0 4, Tibbs 6 0 12, Strong 4 0 8, Diamon 4 3 11. Totals 21 9 65.

BOONE COUNTY (15-11): Ford 2 2 8, McGarr 1 1 3, Jones 6 7 19, Switzer 6 4 17, Moore 1 1 4, Knotts 4 3 11, McQueary 1 0 2, 21 18 64.

3-pointers: D—Koth 4. B—Ford 2, Moore, Switzer.

DAYTON 72, LUDLOW 69 – The Devils survived a late Ludlow rally, edging past the Panthers for the win.

Dayton led by as many as 10 in the game’s final minutes, but Ludlow, behind a 27-point night by sophomore guard Tori Wofford, stormed back and had a chance to tie the game with time expiring.

The Devils were led by Aubrey Donelan’s 16 points and 10 rebounds. Sadie Boles chipped in with 10 points. Along with Wofford’s game-high 27 points, Ludlow got 18 points from Emily Kroger in their effort.

LUDLOW 18-19-9-23—69
at DAYTON 18-10-18-26—72

LUDLOW (8-17): Crawford 1 3 6, Wofford 9 7 27, Young 0 1 1, Lillard 2 2 6, Helmer 1 4 7, Kroger 8 2 18, Smith 1 0 2, Goodpaster 0 2 2. Totals 22 21 69.

DAYTON (10-18): N. Schowalter 3 2 11, Moses 3 2 8, Boles 4 1 10, H. Schowalter 2 0 4, Trimnell 2 1 5, Watts 3 7 13, Kubala 2 1 5, Donelan 3 9 16. Totals 22 23 72.

3-pointers: L—Crawford, Wofford 2, Helmer. D—Schowalter 3, Boles, Donelan.

COOPER 64, HENRY COUNTY 23 – The Lady Jaguars broke above the .500 mark again, blowing out Henry County to move to 15-14, led by seniors Andrea Thompson and Alexis Burrell.

Thompson’s game-high 20 points and another 13 from Burrell helped Cooper to an early double-digit lead as they cruised to the win.

HENRY CO. 10-4-5-4–23
at COOPER 17-26-8-13–64

HENRY COUNTY (9-20): Barmore 2 3 7, Abrams 1 0 3, Pennington 1 1 3, Coomes 3 4 10. Totals 7 8 23.

COOPER (15-14): Pittman 2 0 5, Maniacci 1 0 2, Brinneman 3 4 10, Burrell 5 2 13, Smith 1 0 2, Thompson 9 1 20, Cheek 1 0 2, Ross 4 0 8, Arnett 1 0 2. Totals 27 7 64.

3-pointers: H—Abrams. C—Pittman, Burrell, Thompson.

NOTRE DAME 50, RYLE 31 – Sophomore forward Haylee Smith scored 12 points, and added a monster night with 21 rebounds, as the Pandas won their 10th straight to wind up the regular season.

Junior Carlee Clemons added 11 points to the Pandas’ effort.

RYLE 8-6-7-10—31
at NDA10-14-12-14—50

RYLE (10-18): Monobe 2 0 5, Oliverio 1 0 3, Connor 3 0 9, Lange 1 5 7, Johnson 3 0 7. Totals 10 5 31.

NOTRE DAME (20-5): Ogle 4 3 12, Voskuhl 4 0 9, Kellam 2 0 4, Henderson 1 0 2, Clemons 4 2 11, Smith 5 2 12. Totals 20 7 50.

3-pointers: R—Monobe, Oliverio, Connor 3, Johnson. ND—Ogle, Voskuhl, Clemons.

BELLEVUE 57, COVINGTON LATIN 48 – Three players with double-doubles led Bellevue past Covington Latin.

Senior Jennifer Sexton led the way with 22 points and 13 rebounds, while freshmen Makayla Bishop and Kira Ross contributed 15 points and 11 rebounds apiece as Bellevue wrapped the regular season with its third-straight win.

Covington Latin was led by Bridgette Hildreth’s game-high 23 points.

COV. LATIN 14-11-8-15—48
at BELLEVUE 9-14-15-19—57

COVINGTON LATIN (15-11): Zalla 1 0 2, Matchinga 3 3 9, Herzog 3 1 7, Hildreth 8 4 23, Jackson 1 0 3, Fusting 2 0 4. Totals 18 8 48.

BELLEVUE (15-14): Sexton 8 6 22, Bishop 5 2 15, C. Schmits 0 1 1, K. Schmits 2 0 4, Ross 5 5 15. Totals 20 14 57.

3-pointers: CL—Hildreth 3, Jackson. B—Bishop 3.