Sunday, March 05, 2000
N.Ky. girls basketball roundup
Boothe lifts Highlands to title
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Tara Boothe converted a three-point play with 1:50 to play to give Highlands a 52-49 lead it wouldn't relinquish before going on to beat Newport 57-53 in the 36th District finals at Newport.
Newport led most of the game, building a six-point lead going into the fourth quarter, before the Bluebirds took the lead for the first time with 3:30 to play on two 3-pointers by Christian Stefanopolous and Stephanie Ripberger.
Nicole Wagner paced Newport with 16 points. Both teams advance to the Ninth Region tournament.
HIGHLANDS (57) — Imhoff 3 0 7, Winkler 1 0 2, Ripberger 6 0 13, Stefanopolous 2 3 8, Boothe 7 8 22, Dickerson 2 0 5. Totals: 21 11 57.
NEWPORT (53) — Beatsch 1 2 5, Wagner 8 0 16, Jones 0 6 6, Mills 4 2 10, White 4 1 10, S. Atkins 1 2 4, Brown 1 0 2. Totals: 19 13 53.
Highlands ....... 9 14 15 19—57
Newport ....... 11 20 13 9—53
3-pointers: H—Imhoff, Ripberger, Stefanopolous, Dickerson. N—Beatsch, White. Records: H 23-5, N 20-10.
• Scott 39, Dixie Heights 34, at 34th District at Beechwood — Scott converted 13 of 16 free throws in the fourth quarter, including four each by Carly Hutchinson and Megan Jackson, to win their fourth straight district title.
DIXIE (34) — Beale 8 0 17, Wright 1 0 2, Linglebach 1 0 2, Zwerin 2 3 7, Sommers 1 3 6. Totals: 13 6 34.
SCOTT (39) — Larsen 2 0 5, Matracia 3 5 11, Thomas 1 1 4, Hutchinson 1 4 7, Pairin 2 2 6, Jackson 1 4 6. Totals: 10 16 39.
Dixie ....... 7 11 7 9—34
Scott ....... 8 10 6 15—39
3-pointers: D—Beale, Sommers. S—Larsen, Thomas, Hutchinson. Records: S 15-12, D 5-22.
• Boone County 50, Simon Kenton 27, at 33rd District at Boone County — Ciara Henderson scored seven of her 11 points in a 20-5 third quarter to lead the Rebels.
Shannon Matheny and Nikki Molleson each added 10 rebounds and 10 points for Boone County. Henderson was named tournament MVP.
SIMON KENTON (27) — Dickerson 1 1 3, Bell 2 1 5, Piercefield 1 0 2, Jones 1 0 3, Corbin 1 2 4, Barnes 3 0 6, Deaton 2 0 4. Totals: 11 4 27.
BOONE COUNTY (50) — Martin 0 3 3, Matheny 4 0 10, Molleson 4 2 10, Isaac 3 0 6, Newhouse 0 2 2, Henderson 4 2 11, Milner 4 0 8. Totals: 19 9 50.
Simon Kenton ....... 6 6 5 10—27
Boone County ....... 11 12 20 7—50
3-pointers: S—Jones. B—Matheny 2, Henderson. Records: B 20-7, S 11-15.
• Bishop Brossart 80, Campbell County 69, at 38th District at Campbell County — Junior Katie Schwegmann scored 19 of her game-high 29 points in the second half, including her 2,000th career point, to lead the Mustangs.
BROSSART (80) — Schwegmann 14 1 29, Phillips 7 0 14, Henke 1 0 2, Clift 4 5 15, C. Clark 2 0 6, S. Clark 6 1 13, Geiman 0 1 1. Totals: 34 8 80.
CAMPBELL (69) — Wilson 2 0 4, Ballinger 3 0 6, Ragan 5 0 12, Bunker 1 0 2, Franzen 12 4 28, Sparks 7 0 14, Walker 1 1 3. Totals: 31 6 69.
Brossart ....... 28 12 22 18—80
Campbell ....... 27 13 15 14—69
3-pointers: B—Clift 2, C. Clark 2. C—Ragan 2. Records: B 23-8, C 18-9.
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