Chesapeake – The Chesapeake Lady Panthers might not have been able to buy a basket the fourth quarter, so it’s a good thing they had plenty in their account.

Tuesday, January 04, 2000

Chesapeake – The Chesapeake Lady Panthers might not have been able to buy a basket the fourth quarter, so it’s a good thing they had plenty in their account.

After building a 15-point lead, Chesapeake struggled the fourth quarter by scoring only 5 points. But the lead was enough to hold off the Green Lady Bobcats 58-54 Monday in a non-league game.

"We played well in spurts," Chesapeake coach Lynn Sheets said. "We made only two field goals the fourth quarter and we had to take our press off. And we had four starters with four fouls plus we couldn’t buy a shot.

"Fortunately we had enough left in us to get the win. Green has a good team. They’re better than last year."

Kati Fuller scored 23 points, grabbed five rebounds, and had five steals and four assists to lead Chesapeake to its sixth straight win after three losses to open the season.

Erin Sutphin added 16 points and six steals while Kim Fry had three steals and Lindsey Stiltner had five rebounds.

Megan Tackett had a game-high 24 points to lead Green. Jennifer Cline had 15 points, 12 rebounds, three steals, and two assists for the Lady Bobcats. Courtney Moore had six steals and four assists.

"We had a bad first quarter and a bad third quarter," Green coach Melissa Brown said. "We knew we had to play well and we did. Chesapeake has a great team."

Sutphin scored 8 points the first quarter to offset 6 by Tackett as Chesapeake took an 18-12 lead.

Fuller had 8 points the second quarter but Tackett scored 10 and it was 36-30 at the break.

Chesapeake built its 15-point lead in the third quarter as Fuller scored 9 points.

But the Lady Panthers made only 1-of-7 from the line the fourth quarter as Green outscored Chesapeake 16-5. Still it wasn’t enough as Green slipped to 5-2 on the season.

Chesapeake hosts Fairland Thursday in a key Ohio Valley Conference game. Green entertains Symmes Valley next Monday in a Southern Ohio Conference game.

GREEN – 12 18 8 16 – 54: Megan Tackett 9 0 6-10 24, Jennifer Cline 6 0 3-6 15, Courtney Moore 2 0 3-4 7, Jamie Hurst 3 0 0-1 6, Jessie Blankenship 1 0 0-0 2, Kristalyn Harlock 0 0 0-0 0. Totals: 21 0 12-21 54. Fouls: 13. Fouled out: Tackett. Rebounds: 26 (Cline 12, Hurst 5). Assists: 10 (Moore 4, Blankenship 3, Cline 2). Steals: 16 (Moore 6, Tackett 5, Cline 3). Turnovers: 21.

CHESAPEAKE – 18 18 17 5 – 58: Kati Fuller 8 1 4-4 23, Erin Sutphin 8 0 0-2 16, Kim Frye 3 0 0-3 6, Michelle Elkins 3 0 0-0 6, Michelle Christian 3 0 0-0 6, Lindsey Stiltner 0 0 1-3 1. Totals: 25 1 5-12 58. Fouls: 21. Fouled out: Sutphin. Rebounds: 20 (Fuller 5, Stiltner 5). Steals: 17 (Sutphin 6, Fuller 5, Frye 3). Turnovers: 15. Assists: 13 (Fuller 4).

 

Rock Hill 66, Northwest 63

McDERMOTT – Michelle Matkins stepped up in time to keep the Northwest Lady Mohawks down.

Matkins scored 23 points to lead the Rock Hill Redwomen to a 66-63 win over Northwest Monday in a non-league game.

Shooting only about 30 percent from the field and converting just 17-of-29 free throws, Matkins stepped to the forefront as Rock Hill improved to 7-2 on the season.

Jennifer Diehlman scored 31 points in a losing effort, Jessica Warren finished with 12, and Brandy Tackett added 10.

"We missed a lot of easy shots, but the girls played really hard and played good defense," Rock Hill coach Tracy Mullins said. "Diehlman was hard to stop, but Michelle stepped it up. She’s stepped it up the last two games and played really well.

"Cindy Boggs came off the bench and played really well, and Miranda Edwards had a good all-around game."

Edwards scored 10 points, had five assists, six rebounds, and eight steals.

Matkins, Edwards, and Amanda Mays had 4 points each the first quarter as Rock Hill went up 18-15.

Rock Hill was up 36-32 at the half as Miranda Edwards 4, Mandy McDonie, and Michelle Boggs scored 4 points each.

The third quarter was all Matkins as she hit a 3-pointer and 4-of-4 from the while scoring 11 points to put Rock Hill up 55-49.

Matkins converted 4-of-6 free throws the fourth quarter even though the team was just 7-of-17 as she helped to preserve the win.

Rock Hill hosts South Point Thursday in an Ohio Valley Conference game.

In the reserve game, Rock Hill won 32-14 as Amber Gould scored 14 and Julie Mootz 8.

ROCK HILL – 18 18 19 11 – 66: Michelle Matkins 6 1 8-10 23, Miranda Edwards 5 0 0-7 10, Jordan Edwards 2 0 3-4 7, Lisa Hacker 0 0 0-0 0, Amanda Mays 0 0 4-4 4, Mandy McDonie 6 0 0-0 12, Bobbi Clark 2 0 2-2 6, Cindy Boggs 2 0 0-2 4. Totals: 24 1 17-29 66. Fouls: 25. Fouled out: Boggs, Mays. Rebounds: 36 (Matkins 6, J. Edwards 6, Boggs 6). Assists: 9 (M. Edwards 5, McDonie 2). Turnovers: 19. Steals: 24 (M. Edwards 8, Matkins 4).

NORTHWEST – 15 17 17 14 – 63: Laura Moore 0 0 0-0 0, Brandy Tackett 0 3 1-3 10, Ashley Rachford 0 0 0-0 0, Janie Webb 2 0 0-4 4, Jennifer Diehlman 9 0 13-15 31, Allison Rudd 2 0 2-5 6, Jessica Warren 6 0 0-2 12. Totals: 19 3 16-30 63. Fouls: 22. Fouled out: Warren.

 

South Point 55, Ironton 53

SOUTH POINT – One man’s hustle is another man’s basket.

When Ironton tried to save a ball going out of bounds, South Point’s Nikki Lewis caught the ball and scored with 2.5 seconds to play and gave the Lady Pointers a 55-53 win over the Lady Fighting Tigers Monday.

Noel Mains scored 15 points and Whitney Morrison 10 to lead the Lady Pointers, 3-4. Sheree Powell and Lewis added 9 points each.

Allison Perdue grabbed 12 rebounds and Powell pulled down eight as South Point had 22 rebounds as a team. Mains also had seven assists and eight steals.

"It was a good game from start to finish. It was a good sign to see balanced scoring and a team effort," Lady Pointers coach John McClung said.

"The girls we need to rebound are doing that. And defensively Whitney Morrison is doing a great job. So everyone is playing their role and we’re making some strides."

Ironton was led by Ashley Hannon and Candace Ferguson as they shared game-high scoring honors with 16 points. Jessica Ensor had 12 points.

South Point led 15-13 after the first quarter, but Ironton stormed back to take a 30-24 halftime lead.

The Lady Pointers then rallied and tied the game at 38-38 after three quarters.

"Ironton is a much-improved team from early in the season. Coach (Kevin) Richardson is doing a good job with them," said McClung.

South Point, 3-4, travels to Rock Hill Thursday for an Ohio Valley Conference game. Ironton hosts Coal Grove Thursday.

IRONTON – 13 17 8 15 – 53: Sarah Herman 1 0 2-4 4, Jessica Ensor 6 0 0-3 12, Rachel McClellan 1 0 0-2 2, Ashley Hannon 5 2 0-0 16, Carly Isaac 0 0 1-2 1, Candace Ferguson 6 0 4-4 16, Courtney Doughman 1 0 0-0 2. Totals: 20 2 7-15 53. Fouls: 13. Fouled out: Isaac.

SOUTH POINT – 15 9 14 17 – 55: Noel Mains 7 0 1-2 15, Whitney Morrison 3 1 1-2 10, Nikki Lewis 3 1 0-3 9, Sabrina Runyon 1 0 0-0 2, Sheree Powell 4 0 1-2 9, Allison Perdue 3 2-5 8, Julie Stevens 1 0 0-0 2. Totals: 22 2 5-14 55. Fouls: 13. Fouled out: None. Steals: 22 (Mains 8). Rebounds: 30 (Perdue 12, Powell 8). Assists: 13 (Mains 7). Turnovers: 15.

Raceland 50, Symmes Valley 40

WILLOW WOOD – The Raceland Lady Rams used a late spurt to pull away and beat the Symmes Valley Lady Vikings 50-40 Monday in a non-league game.

Symmes Valley trailed just 42-40 late in the game, but a missed layup and three turnovers enabled the Lady Rams to get the win.

"We played hard, we just made a few defensive errors. The turnovers weren’t a problem with being so many, but rather when they occurred," Lady Vikings coach Rob Bess said.

The loss wiped out a 24-point performance by Renee Donahoe for Symmes Valley. Donahoe also had eight rebounds.

Rebecca Mount had eight rebounds and three blocked shots while Holly Wilson had three assists in a losing effort.

Raceland took an 11-3 lead the first quarter against the cold-shooting Vikes. Symmes Valley was just 14-for-51 from the floor for the game for 27.5 percent.

Donahoe and Anna Bodmer scored 5 points each the second quarter as Symmes Valley pulled to within 20-14 at the half.

Donahoe had 8 points the third quarter but Raceland extended its lead to 37-28. Donahoe had 8 more points the fourth quarter in an effort to rally the Lady Vikings before Raceland’s final surge.

Symmes Valley, 1-6, travels to South Gallia Thursday.

RACELAND – 11 9 17 13 – 50: Bigsby 4 0 0-2 8, Ford 5 0 4-6 14, Chinn 4 0 1-2 9, Amber Tackett 0 1 2-2 5, Ashley Tackett 0 1 0-0 3, Riley 0 0 2-3 2, Strong 3 0 3-3 9. Totals: 16 2 12-18 50. Fouls: 12. Fouled out: None.

SYMMES VALLEY – 3 11 14 14 – 42: Jessica Myers 2 0 0-0 4, Renee Donahoe 3 5 3-4 24, Holly Wilson 0 0 5-7 5, Rebecca Mount 0 0 0-0 0, Anna Bodmer 2 1 0-0 7, Ginny Young 1 0 0-0 2. Totals: 14-51 (6) 8-11 42. Fouls: 16. Fouled out: None. Rebounds: 31 (Donahoe 8, Mount 8). Assists: 4 (Wilson 3). Steals: 4. Turnovers: 19. Blocked shots: 6 (Mount 3).