Fresh off an upset of Chesapeake on Monday, the South Point Lady Pointers nearly got their second straight upset win only to lose 57-53 to the Portsmouth Lady Trojans Wednesday.

Thursday, January 20, 2000

Fresh off an upset of Chesapeake on Monday, the South Point Lady Pointers nearly got their second straight upset win only to lose 57-53 to the Portsmouth Lady Trojans Wednesday.

South Point fell behind 32-17 at the half due mainly to 15 turnovers. But Noel Mains scored 16 points and Allison Perdue 11 more in the second half as the Lady Pointers got within 51-50 late in the game.

But Portsmouth managed to hang on for the victory.

"We just couldn’t hold on. We gave a great effort the second half. Everyone we played the second half was a freshman or sophomore, so the future looks good," said McClung.

"We should have made some foul shots that we have made before, but we play really hard. I don’t like to lose, but I was pleased with their effort."

Mains finished with a game-high 25 points and Perdue had 13 points, seven rebounds, six steals, and four assists. Mains had five assists and four steals.

"Perdue played one of her best games of the year. She’s learning she can play out there and is taking it to the basket," McClung said.

"Those two started clicking. It’s nice to see those two playing together. We didn’t play team defense the first half and at the end we ran out of game."

South Point played without Whitney Morrison who was out with an ankle injury.

Portsmouth, 9-2, was led by Jessica Wood with 24 points. Larika McGinnis scored 16 and Shawnta Parker 11.

South Point, 4-7, plays at Coal Grove Thursday.

SOUTH POINT – 13 4 18 18 – 53: Noel Mains 8 2 3-4 25, Nikki Lewis 1 0 0-1 2, Sabrina Runyon 1 0 1-2 3, Sarah Stevens 0 0 3-4 3, Sheree Powell 1 0 3-4 5, Allison Perdue 4 0 5-8 13. Totals: 15 2 . Fouls: 18. Fouled out: Powell. Turnovers: 18. Rebounds: 18 (Perdue 7). Steals: 19 (Perdue 6, Mains 4). Assists: 9 (Perdue 4, Mains 5).

PORTSMOUTH – 17 15 14 11 – 57: Larika McGinnis 8 0 0-1 16, Michelle Porter 2 0 0-0 4, Jessie Ray 0 0 1-2 1, Shawnta Parker 3 0 5-10 11, Kendra Hall 1 0 0-1 2, Jessica Wood 9 0 6-11 24. Totals: 23 0 12-25 57. Fouls: 20. Fouled out: Porter.

Ironton 73, Portsmouth Notre Dame 35

PORTSMOUTH – Ashley Hannon might just be the next Mad Bomber.

Hannon, a freshman, drained four 3-point goals and scored a career-high 22 points as the Ironton Lady Fighting Tigers routed the Portsmouth Notre Dame Lady Titans 72-35.

The rest of the Ironton lineup provided a balanced attack as 10 of the 12 players scored.

Hannon had six rebounds and four steals to go along with her point total.

Sarah Herman got nine points and eight rebounds, Jessica Ensor had seven points, three assists, 10 rebounds, and 10 steals, and Rachel Wylie added 7 points with a couple of assists.

Candace Ferguson had six rebounds and Carly Isaac six assists and five steals.

"Ashley continues to shoot the ball well, Jessica’s still not 100 percent, but she is still able to contribute at a high level, and our point guard Carly Isaac had another good game," Ironton coach Kevin Richardson said.

Ironton had 16 assists as a team, 26 steals, and pulled down 44 rebounds.

"We had a well-balanced scoring tonight," Richardson said. "The girls were unselfish passing the ball around."

Ironton took an 18-11 first quarter lead as Hannon scored 10 points. The Lady Tigers extended the cushion to 37-23 at the half. The defense limited Notre Dame to just 12 points the second half and Hannon scored 10 more points before Richardson emptied his bench.

Christy McGraw had 13 points for Notre Dame.

Ironton was scheduled to host Chesapeake at 5:30 p.m. Thursday.

Ironton 18 21 15 18 – 72

Notre Dame 11 12 7 5 – 35

IRONTON: Ashley Hannon 5 4 0-0 22, Sarah Herman 4 0 1-2 9, Jessica Ensor 0 1 4-4 7, Rachel Wylie 3 0 1-2 7, Courtney Doughman 3 0 0-0 6, Candace Ferguson 3 0 0-0 6, Rachel McClellan 1 1 0-0 5, Carly Isaac 1 0 2-4 4, Christina Norris 2 0 0-0 4, Angelina Pleasant 1 0 0-0 2, Laura Oaks 0 0 0-0 0, Cheryl Hill 0 0 0-0 0. Totals; 23 6 8-12 72.

PORTSMOUTH NOTRE DAME: Christy McGraw 13, Jessica Thayer 4, Jackie Emnett 4, Kelly Schaffer 4, Melodie Smith 2, Laura Graff 3, Crystal Graff 2, Ashley Horr 2, Rebecca Mullin 0. Totals: 12 1 8-21 35.