TUESDAY’S ACTION:
• Lady Raiders top DC in 2OT
• Lady Aces cruise to road victory
• Griffith leads Aces to big win
• Purples edge Red Devils in final minute
• Panthers fall short against Cougars
• Eagles suffer narrow home loss
• Raiders can’t keep up with Ohio County
LADY RAIDERS TOP DC IN 2OT
It took two overtime periods, but Trinity had just enough to slip past Daviess County 63-60 for a win at home. The Lady Panthers (10-15) held slim leads after each of the first three quarters, but the Lady Raiders (11-14) knotted the game at 52-all to force overtime.
Trinity went 11-for-21 at the free throw line, while DC didn’t attempt a single free throw. The Lady Panthers hit 12 3-pointers compared to six for the Lady Raiders.
Trinity’s Cassidy Morris led all scorers with 27 points, going 8-for-10 at the line. Josie Aull added 15 points and hit four 3s. Other scoring for the Lady Raiders came from Morgan Kinsey (11), Katherine Hibbitt (9) and Hadley Hatfield (1).
Adylan Ayer led DC with 18 points, Katie Mewes had 16, and Emma Anderson scored 14. Shea Mason and Ella Payne each finished with six points. Anderson hit four 3s, while the other four scorers hit two each.
LADY ACES CRUISE TO ROAD VICTORY
Owensboro Catholic (18-9) came alive in the second quarter and used a balanced effort to roll to a 77-54 win at Christian County. The Lady Aces trailed 14-9 after the first quarter but took a 33-22 lead into halftime, continuing to add to their advantage down the stretch.
Hannah McKay led the effort for Catholic with 21 points, Spencer Harvey added 14, Kinsley Goetz had 12 points, and Catherine Head scored 11. Also scoring were Isabella Henning (9), Randchelle Johnson (6), Maddie Hayden (2) and Ally Maggard (2).
GRIFFITH LEADS ACES TO BIG WIN
Brian Griffith scored 26 points and drained six 3-pointers to lead Owensboro Catholic (17-9) to a 75-52 win at Union County. Griffith, Ji Webb and Drew Hartz combined for all but two of the Aces’ 28 first-quarter points as they built an early lead.
Webb finished with 19 points and Hartz added 11. Also scoring were Gray Weaver (9), Jacob Gibbs (3), Parker Gray (3), Andrew Riney (2) and Sam McFarland (2).
PURPLES EDGE RED DEVILS IN FINAL MINUTE
Owensboro (15-10) put together a strong first half, but they didn’t quite have enough to hold off a fierce rally by Bowling Green, and the Purples went ahead in the final minute for a 62-61 win at OHS.
The Red Devils went up by as many as 12 points and held a 31-22 advantage at the half. Bowling Green battled back and the teams went back and forth down the stretch before the Purples hit a game-winning free throw with 3.8 seconds to play.
OHS got scoring from Gavin Wimsatt (16), Kenyata Carbon (15), Jaiden Greathouse (10), Amari Robinson-Wales (10), Cayman Powell (8) and Reis Dickinson (2).
PANTHERS FALL SHORT AGAINST COUGARS
After leading for most of the game, Daviess County (6-19) couldn’t hold on late in a 53-49 home loss to McLean County. The Panthers were outscored 20-13 in the final period.
Cole Burch led DC with 12 points, while Koki Kato and Logan Hillard added 10 each. Also scoring were Ryan Thomson (5), Joe Humphreys (4), Camron Johnson (4), Will Barron (3) and Bo Stratton (1).
EAGLES SUFFER NARROW HOME LOSS
Apollo (5-21) suffered another narrow loss, falling 56-49 at home to Henderson County. After trailing 27-21 at the half, the Eagles got within two points before the Colonels stretched their lead out again and held on for the win.
Malik Wilson led Apollo with 13 points and Jamen Kinison had 12. Dan St. Claire added nine points and 12 rebounds. Other scoring came from Ryan Ash (8), Cameron Frantz (4), Harrison Bowman (2) and Landon Hamilton (1).
RAIDERS CAN’T KEEP UP WITH OHIO COUNTY
Ohio County raced out to an early lead and never looked back in a 77-51 win at Trinity (9-18). The Raiders fell behind 24-7 in the first quarter and were outscored 24-12 in the third.
Trinity’s Ethan Howard led all scorers with 18 points, and Landon Hall had 10. Others contributing were Landon Huff (8), Kevin Foster (6), Denver Dickens (5), Bailey Wright (3) and Will Edge (1).
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