2/9 GBK: Hartfiel's 31 lead Dixie

By John Lachmann
Kypostsports@yahoo.com

Senior guard Meredith Hartfiel tallied a season high 31 points as Dixie Heights edged Pendleton County, 59-51 on Thursday.

Hartfiel hit 10 free throws to ice the game, and she grabbed five rebounds.

Freshman center Liza Tibbs added 10 points for the Colonels, who have won four of their last five games.

DIXIE HEIGHTS 14-13-15-17—59
at PENDLETON CO. 11-8-13-19—51

DIXIE HEIGHTS (8-17): Hartfiel 8 10 31, Kruetzkamp 1 6 8, Malone 4 0 8, Strong 1 0 2, Tibbs 5 0 10. Totals 19 16 59.

PENDLETON COUNTY (13-13): Boden 6 4 21, Hall 0 1 1, McClanahan 1 0 2, Smith 2 0 6, Wolfe 0 2 2, Jolley 8 3 19. Totals 17 10 51.

3-pointers: DH—Hartfiel 5. PC—Boden 5, Smith 2. JV: Dixie Heights won.

SIMON KENTON 61, COOPER 40 – Junior forward Paige Bosse paced the Pioneers with 15 points and 15 rebounds.

Senior guard Hannah Stephenson chipped in with 12 points and five rebounds as Simon Kenton won its fifth straight game.

COOPER 8-18-4-10—40
at S.KENTON 13-18-13-17—61

COOPER (7-20): Pittman 1 0 3, Maniacci 0 1 1, Brinneman 1 1 4, Moore 2 2 8, Smith 0 3 3, Thompson 3 2 8, Cheek 3 0 6, Arnett 0 2 2, Ross 1 3 5. Totals 11 14 40.

SIMON KENTON (17-9): Owings 4 0 8, Jones 1 0 2, Hester 1 0 2, Stephenson 5 1 12, Cook 5 0 10, Cox 3 0 6, Bosse 6 1 15, Robinson 1 0 2, Tomlin 1 0 2, Webb 1 0 2. Totals 28 2 61.

3-pointers: SK—Bosse 2, Stephenson. C—Moore 2, Brinneman, Pittman. JV: Simon Kenton, 33-27.

DAYTON 56, CALVARY CHRISTIAN 41 – Sophomore guard Aubry Donelan and senior guard Julia Kilburn scored 15 points each in the Greendevils’ win.

Senior forward Heather Wayman finished with 12 points and 12 rebounds for Dayton, and she hit 5-of-6 free throws in the second half and went 8-for-10 from the foul line for the game.

C. CHRISTIAN 7-8-13-13—41
at DAYTON 12-12-7-25—56

CALVARY CHRISTIAN (9-16): Merkley 2 2 6, Roaden 7 5 22, Rusch 1 0 2, Emmerich 2 3 8, Caudill 1 1 3. Totals 13 11 41.

DAYTON (9-10): Smith 1 0 3, N. Schowalter 1 0 2, Kilburn 5 2 15, H. Schowalter 0 1 1, Wayman 2 8 12, Donelan 5 2 15, Centers 4 0 8. Totals 18 13 56.

3-pointers: D—Donelan 3, Kilburn 3, Smith. CC—Roaden 3, Emmerich. JV: Dayton won.

BEECHWOOD 66, LUDLOW 26 – Tigers eighth-grade guard Macy Stuempel poured in a career-high 19 points, and she dished for four assists.

Sophomore guard Emily Pawsat racked up 12 points, six assists, six rebounds and four steals in Beechwood’s third consecutive win.

BEECHWOOD 13-21-14-18—66
at LUDLOW 7-3-10-6—26

BEECHWOOD (15-10): Schilling 2 1 5, Fangman 1 0 2, Stuempel 9 0 19, Carr 0 1 1, O. Stokes 1 0 3, Plageman 1 0 2, K. Stokes 1 0 2, Barry 2 0 5, Gieske 3 2 8, Pawsat 5 2 12, Schwartz 0 2 2, Brown 2 0 5. Totals 27 8 66.

LUDLOW (7-17): Gaiser 1 0 2, Maley 1 0 2, Johnson 1 1 4, Wofford 1 4 7, Lillard 0 2 2, E. Kroger 1 3 5, Smith 1 0 2, Hussien 1 0 2. Totals 7 10 26.

3-pointers: B—Stuempel, O. Stokes, Barry, Brown. L—Johnson, Wofford. JV: Beechwood, 37-34.

SILVER GROVE 63, HERITAGE 43 – Senior guard Payton Govan rolled up 24 points, 14 rebounds and six assists to lead the Big Trains.

Sophomore guard Jessica Stamper added 15 points and three assists for Silver Grove, which set a season high in points.

HERITAGE 9-11-10-13—43
at S.GROVE 20-12-14-17—63

HERITAGE (0-5): Besecker 3 0 7, Schwartz 3 0 7, Wiley 1 0 2, Cain 7 1 15, Heinrich 3 4 10, Braasch 1 0 2. Totals 18 5 43.

SILVER GROVE (2-22): Merila 1 0 2, Cox 7 0 14, Gossett 1 0 2, Clemons 0 1 1, Stamper 7 0 15, Miller 2 1 5, Govan 7 9 24. Totals 25 11 63.

3-pointers: SG—Govan, Stamper. H—Besecker, Schwartz.