PEDRO – Wyatt Earp was a heck of a gunslinger in the old West.

Tuesday, February 01, 2000

PEDRO – Wyatt Earp was a heck of a gunslinger in the old West. If he were a live today, he would have had some competition Monday night.

Rock Hill did some mighty fine shooting as the Redwomen enjoyed their best shooting night of the season, hitting 27 of 47 shots for 58 percent in a 72-65 win over the Minford Lady Falcons.

Leading the shooting barrage were Mandy McDonie with 23 points and Michelle Matkins with 20.

"We shot the ball really well. Michelle shot well the first quarter, then they went to a zone on Michelle and Mandy McDonie picked it up," Rock Hill coach Tracey Mullens said. "Those two played very well."

Bobbie Clark added 11 points to the winning effort. Jordan Edwards had five rebounds and three steals.

Matkins had a solid all-around game with five rebounds and four assists to add to her point total.

Matkins had 10 points first quarter and Edwards five more as Rock Hill held a slim 21-19 lead.

But McDonie scored 12 points the second quarter as the Redwomen surged to a 38-30 halftime lead.

Matkins and McDonie combined for nine points the third quarter as the cushion grew to 53-42.

Clark got eight of her points the fourth quarter with Matkins and McDonie added four each as Rock Hill picked up the victory.

The win over Minford improved Rock Hill’s record to 14-3.

"They’re a good ballclub. They’ve got a good program and they always play a tough schedule," said Mullens.

Amanda Porter had 17 points, Christy Skaggs 16, and Leah King 10 for Minford.

Rock Hill hosts Coal Grove Thursday in an Ohio Valley Conference game. The two-quarter junior varsity game begins at 6 p.m.

MINFORD – 19 11 12 23 – 65: Erica Donahoe 2 0 4-4 8, Leah King 3 1 1-2 10, Andrea King 1 0 0-2 2, Amy Wheeler 0 0 0-2 0, Carrie Reed 1 0 0-0 2, Jessica James 3 0 0-0 6, Mandy Miller 0 0 0-1 0, Janise Coriell 0 0 0-0 0, Christy Skaggs 7 0 2-3 16, Amanda Porter 7 0 3-6 17. Totals: 24 2 10-20 65. Fouls: 21. Fouled out: L. King.

ROCK HILL – 21 17 15 19 – 72: Miranda Edwards 2 0 0-2 4, Jordan Edwards 3 0 1-2 7, Lisa Hacker 1 0 0-0 2, Amanda Mays 1 0 1-4 3, Mandy McDonie 8 1 4-6 23, Michelle Matkins 5 2 4-6 20, Bobbie Clark 4 0 3-4 11, Cindy Boggs 0 0 2-2 2. Totals: 24 3 13-24 72. Fouls: 20. Fouled out: None. Rebounds: 19 (J. Edwards 5, McDonie 5, Matkins 5). Assists: 7 (Matkins 4). Turnovers: 8. Steals: 12 (Mays 4, J. Edwards 3, McDonie 3).

Chesapeake 59, Coal Grove 41

CHESAPEAKE – The 1-2 punch added up to 47.

The Chesapeake Lady Panthers two leading scorers were at it again Monday as Kati Fuller and Erin Sutphin combined for 47 points in a 59-41 Ohio Valley Conference win over the Coal Grove Lady Hornets.

Fuller had 29 points and Sutphin 18 as Chesapeake improved to 10-7 overall and 3-4 in the OVC.

"We were able to get quite a bit off our press. We hurt them quite a bit," Lady Panthers coach Lynn Sheets said. "Coal Grove plays pretty hard. They’ve improved."

Cassie Ball scored 13 points and Desiree Butler 10 to pace the Lady Hornets.

Fuller scored nine points the first quarter as Chesapeake jumped in front 17-9.

The lead grew to 33-19 at the half as Fuller scored nine more points and Sutphin five.

The duo combined for 14 points the third quarter as Chesapeake doubled the total on Coal Grove to go ahead 51-28.

Fuller had nine points the first and second and eight in third.

The Lady Panthers host South Point Thursday in an OVC contest. Coal Grove hosts Symmes Valley Wednesday in a non-league game.

COAL GROVE – 9 10 9 13 – 41: Cassie Ball 6 0 1-4 13, Desiree Butler 5 0 0-0 10, Stacy Easterling 2 1 2-2 9, Sarah Patterson 3 0 0-0 6, Courtney Coffman 1 0 0-2 2, Jessica Bryant 0 0 1-2 1. Totals: 16 2 3-10 41. Fouls: 6. Fouled out: None.

CHESAPEAKE – 17 16 18 8 – 59: Kati Fuller 12 1 2-3 29, Erin Sutphin 3 4 0-0 18, Lindsey Stiltner 3 0 0-0 6, Jessica Hall 2 0 0-0 4, Kim Frye 1 0 0-0 2, Shawna Gore 0 0 0-0 0. Totals: 21 5 2-3 59. Fouls: 8. Fouled out: None. Steals: 12 (Fuller 5, Sutphin 4. Assists: 10 (Sutphin 3). Rebounds: 20 (Shawna Gore 4). Turnovers: 5.