Paris at Paul Dunbar (Girls)

Paul Dunbar High School
Lexington, Kentucky
December 8, 2003

©2003 by Ron Harrison

Paris (1-0) at Paul Dunbar (1-1) 

Paris coach Terence Brooks started the following lineup: 5-8 So. Alishia Tucker, 5-7 So. Tristen Brown, 5-9 Sr. Jessica Williams, 5-7 Jr. Sarah Yeiser, and 5-5 Jr. Iona Caulder.  Paul Dunbar coach Rick Griffith countered with 5-11 Sr. Dominique Rowe, 5-9 Sr. Cathy Schaeffer, 5-5 So. Ranthony Clark, 5-4 Fr. Ebonie Graham, and 5-7 8th grader Briana Green.

Paris held on down the stretch to defeat Dunbar 36-33 in a game in which neither team could hit the basket.  Dunbar held a 10-4 lead at the end of the first quarter but Paris outscored the Lady Bulldogs 11-4 in the second quarter to take a 15-14 halftime lead.  Dunbar fought back and took a lead in the third quarter but Paris edged ahead to lead 27-24 at the end of three quarters.  The final period went back and forth as Paris took a 33-24 lead, then Dunbar went on a 7-0 run to cut the deficit to 2, 33-31.  Paris hit three out of four free throws in the final minute to claim the victory.

Paris was led tonight by 5-7 Jr. Natalie Tubbs with 11 points including six out of seven free throws.  5-7 So. Taylor Christman added nine points.  Dunbar was led tonight by Briana Green with 15 points.  Ranthony Clark and Dominique Rowe each added seven points and Rowe pulled down 16 rebounds. 

Paris 

4

11

12

9

-

36

Paul Dunbar 

10

4

10

9

-

33


 

Paris 

(36)

 - 

Tucker 4, Brown 0, Williams 4, Yeiser 0, Caulder 4, L. Mitchell 4, Christman 9, Tubbs 11.

Paul Dunbar 

(33)

 - 

Rowe 7, Schaeffer 0, Clark 7, Graham 2, Green 15, Lamanna 2.  

 

Other Games of Interest (Girls)

Pulaski  County 

73

   Madison Central 

52

 

Tates Creek

67

   Madison Southern 

42

 

Woodford County 

68

   Clark County 

29

 

Frankfort

50

   Spencer County  

41

 

North Laurel

83

   Lincoln County 

79

(OT)

South Laurel

65

   Whitley County  

42

 

Ashland Blazer

63

   Breathitt County  

51

 

Boyd County  

78

   Johnson Central

45

 

Casey County

48

   Garrard County   

43

 

Elizabethtown

43

   North Hardin  

32

 

Central Hardin

41

   Meade County  

33

 

Wolfe County 

75

   Menifee County 

32

 

Clay County 

85

   Middlesboro 

47

 

Newport Central Catholic

66

   Bishop Brossart 

38

 

Betsy Layne

65

   Paintsville 

42

 

Leslie County 

75

   Owsley County 

44

 

Russell County 

61

   Somerset  

36

 

Greenwood

69

   Russellville 

38

 

East Carter

59

   Rowan County 

46

 

Russell

52

   West Carter 

45

 

 

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