Friday, February 26, 1999
N.KY. GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP
Ladybirds beat Newport CC
Highlands, the top-ranked Ninth Region girls team, raced to a 32-15 halftime lead and cruised past host Newport Central Catholic 55-36 Thursday in the 36th District.
Highlands freshman forward Tara Boothe scored 14 of her game-high 21 points in the first half. Senior guard Stephanie Sandfoss added 18 points.
NewCath was led by sophomore guard Maria Chiodi's 11 points.
The Ladybirds (21-4), who have clinched a Ninth Region Tournament berth, will meet Bellevue in the district final at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at NewCath.
HIGHLANDS (55) — Boothe 8 2 21, Sandfoss 6 5 18, Ripberger 4 0 8, Stefanopoulos 2 0 4, Hamel 2 0 4. Totals: 21 9 55.
NEWPORT CENTRAL CATHOLIC (36) — Chiodi 5 1 11, Meyers 5 0 10, Lloyd 2 1 6, Klare 1 2 4, Bueter 1 0 3, O'Hara 1 0 2. Totals: 15 4 36.
Highlands ....... 14 18 9 14—55
Newport CC ....... 4 11 10 11—36
Three-point field goals: H--Boothe 3, Sandfoss; NCC--Lloyd, Bueter. Records: Highlands 21-4, NCC 13-13.
• Owen County 46, Walton-Verona 36, 32nd District at Grant County — Owen County's Leah Patterson and Blair Shirock led a second-half rally.
Jessica Schmidt paced Walton-Verona with 13 points.
OWEN COUNTY (46) — Shirock 4 2 10, Patterson 3 9 16, Osborne 3 3 10, Perkins 3 0 6, Elliston 1 2 4. Totals: 14 16 46.
WALTON-VERONA (36) — Schmidt 5 3 13, Messer 2 0 4, Vonhandorf 1 0 3, Ryan 3 0 6, Hegland 2 0 5, Broadus 2 1 5. Totals: 15 4 36.
Owen County ....... 6 13 15 12—46
Walton-Verona ....... 8 9 11 6—36
Three-point field goals: W—Vonhandorf, Hegland. O—Patterson, Osborne. Records: O 21-7, W 15-12.
• Holy Cross 58, Ludlow 36, 35th District at Holmes — Natalie Gardner and Kellie Ferguson combined for 13 points in the first quarter, triggering a 21-4 run by the Indians.
Gardner finished with 19 points with Ferguson scoring 11. Kelly Collins led Ludlow with 18.
Holy Cross plays Holmes 6:30 p.m. today for the championship.
HOLY CROSS (58) — Gardner 6 6 19, Ferguson 4 2 11, Mando 2 3 7, Halpin 2 2 6, Noll 1 2 5, Hall 2 1 5, Gaines 1 0 2, Warken 1 0 2, Vogelpohl 0 1 1. Totals: 19 17 58.
LUDLOW (36) — Collins 7 4 18, Martin 3 0 6, Miller 1 0 2, Weeks 1 0 2, Stulz 1 0 2, Wise 1 0 2, Lantry 1 0 2, Pence 1 0 2. Totals: 16 4 36.
Holy Cross ....... 21 13 9 15—58
Ludlow ....... 4 8 14 10—36
Three-point field goals: H—Ferguson, Noll, Gardner. Records: H 18-11, L 10-11.
• Holmes 61, Notre Dame 42, 35th District at Holmes — Holmes outscored Notre Dame 17-4 in the fourth quarter.
Notre Dame was 5-of-29 from the field in the second half.
Erica Hallman led Holmes with 23 points. Mindy Bishop added 14. Notre Dame was led by Emalee Listerman with 11.
HOLMES (61) — Hallman 10 1 23, Bishop 6 2 14, V. Jackson 3 1 7, D. Jackson 2 2 6, Goodenough 3 0 6, Collins 0 2 2, Brinkman 1 0 2, Hodgen 0 1 1. Totals: 25 9 61.
NOTRE DAME (42) — Listerman 5 0 11, Farrell 3 0 8, Fox 1 5 7, Bradford 1 3 5, Berger 2 0 5, Darpel 1 2 4, Billiter 1 0 2. Totals: 14 10 42.
Holmes ....... 15 14 15 17—61
Notre Dame ....... 10 19 9 4—42
Three-point field goals: N—Listerman, Farrell 2, Berger. H—Hallman 2. Records: N 13-12, H 19-6.
• Grant County 55, Scott County 47, 32nd District at Grant County — Junior guard Carolyn Twehues scored 21 of her game-high 31 points in the fourth quarter, 17-of-20 from the free-throw line, to lead Grant County.
Grant County advances to the championship game 7 p.m. Saturday.
SCOTT COUNTY (47) — Bills 3 1 7, Tackett 2 3 7, Stakelin 2 2 6, French 3 3 9, Washington 3 1 7, Fraley 3 2 11. Totals: 15 12 47.
GRANT COUNTY (55) — Twehues 6 17 31, Click 0 1 1, Sipple 1 1 3, Slaughter 5 1 11, Gordon 3 3 9. Totals: 15 23 55.
Scott County ....... 13 8 8 18—47
Grant County ....... 14 9 9 23—55
Three-point field goals: SC—Fraley 3. GC—
Twehues 2. Records: SC 13-12, GC 11-13.
• Boone County 52, St. Henry 39, 33rd District at Conner — Sophomore Ciara Henderson scored nine points in the firtst quarter when the Rebels took a 13-3 lead.
Katie Schliesman led Boone County with 21 points. Henderson finished with 18.
Boone County will face Conner in the district championship game 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Conner.
BOONE COUNTY (52) — Beimesch 1 1 4, Schleisman 8 5 21, Molleson 3 1 7, Grobmyer 0 2 2, Henderson 7 3 18. Totals: 19 12 52.
ST. HENRY (39) — Topmiller 2 0 4, Franks 2 0 4, Garwood 2 0 4, McMahon 1 0 2, Ruehl 3 0 6, Gripshover 1 1 3, Danks 0 1 1, Stanton 2 1 5, Otte 2 0 4, Brady 1 3 6. Totals: 16 6 39.
Boone County ....... 13 15 12 12—52
St. Henry ....... 3 9 11 16—39
Three-point field goals: BC—Beimesch, Henderson. SH—Brady. Records: BC 15-10, SH 11-15.
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