Sacred Heart Academy at Mercer County (Girls)
Mercer County High School
Harrodsburg Kentucky
February 23, 2004
©2004 by Ron Harrison
Sacred Heart Academy (25-1) at Mercer County Academy (19-7)
Sacred Heart Academy coach Donna Moir started the following lineup: 5-10 Jr. Taylor Kopple, 5-8 Jr. Jackie Distler, 6-3 Sr. Crystal Kelly, 5-4 Jr. Jordan Hess, and 5-7 Jr. Carly Ormerod. (Note: 5-6 Sr. starting guard Connie Ferch went down with a season-ending injury last Saturday.) Mercer County coach Chris Souder countered with 5-8 Jr. Jillian Horn, 5-8 Jr. Erin Ashford, 5-5 So. Chrystal Claunch, 5-5 So. Chelsea Goodman, and 5-5 Sr. Courtney Watts.
Sacred Heart Academy led 45-40 after three quarters but exploded for a 14-0 run in the final period on their way to a 65-51 victory over Mercer County. Sacred Heart shot 53.8% from the field, connected on seven of 10 free throws, and pulled down 39 rebounds. Mercer County shot 38.3% from the field, was 10 of 18 from the free throw line, and grabbed 24 rebounds. Mercer County scored 24 points off 14 Sacred Heart turnovers. Sacred Heart utilized their size advantage to gain a 15-4 advantage over Mercer County on second chance points.
Sacred Heart was led today by Carly Ormerod with 18 points and nine rebounds. Crystal Kelly added 14 points, nine rebounds, and three blocked shots. Jordan Hess chipped in with 10 points and seven rebounds. Chelsea Goodman led Mercer County with 16 points. 6-0 Jr. Erica Lee added 10 points and pulled down 10 rebounds. Chrystal Claunch and Jillian Horn added eight points each.
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Sacred Heart Academy |
14 |
15 |
16 |
20 |
- |
65 |
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Mercer County |
14 |
12 |
14 |
11 |
- |
51 |
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Sacred Heart Academy |
(65) |
- |
Kopple 6, Distler 8, Kelly 14, Hess 10, Ormerod 18, Denbow 6, McCarty 3. |
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Mercer County |
(51) |
- |
Horn 8, Ashford 4, Claunch 8, Goodman 16, Watts 5, Lee 10. |
Acknowledgements
A special thanks to Bob Tonini of Sacred Heart Academy for providing the computer statistics for tonight’s game and also for his insights on the game.
Other Games of Interest (Girls)
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Lexington Catholic |
55 |
Madison Central |
51 |
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Boyd County |
47 |
Rowan County |
40 |
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Jackson County |
59 |
Bryan Station |
46 |
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Paul Dunbar |
46 |
Corbin |
44 |
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Tates Creek |
39 |
Pendleton County |
25 |
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Scott County |
67 |
Franklin County |
46 |
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Paris |
48 |
Mason County |
45 |
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Rockcastle County |
69 |
Bell County |
59 |
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Casey County |
58 |
Adair County |
48 |
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Harrison County |
78 |
Estill County |
39 |
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Owen County |
50 |
Gallatin County |
43 |
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Betsy Layne |
74 |
Jenkins |
44 |
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Perry County Central |
94 |
Buckhorn |
22 |
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Russell |
83 |
Fairview |
46 |
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Pulaski County |
48 |
Whitley County |
45 |
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Montgomery County |
57 |
West Carter |
50 |
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Whitesburg |
67 |
Owsley County |
33 |
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Breathitt County |
50 |
Wolfe County |
47 |
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Please send your comments and questions to Ron Harrison at prephoops@yahoo.com.
Ron Harrison’s reports on this and other basketball events appear on http://www.angelfire.com/ky/prephoops.