Lady Hornets run past Raiders in OVC

Published 4:09 am Friday, December 9, 2011

By JIM WALKER

Tribune Sports Editor

 

BIDWELL — In a game of runs, the Coal Grove Lady Hornets were running well.

The Lady Hornets used a series of scoring runs to race past the River Valley Lady Raiders 58-42 on Thursday in the Ohio Valley Conference opener for both teams.

Coal Grove (3-0, 1-0) used an 8-0 to start the game and Jacy Jones scored 9 of her career-high 20 points in the first quarter to make it 13-10.

The Lady Hornets then outscored the Raiders 11-4 in the second quarter to take a 24-14 halftime lead.

Coal Grove began the second half with 6 straight points had a 12-8 run to close the third quarter to lead 44-22.

Besides Jones, Ashley Adkins had 15 points and Darrien Hankins scored 14 to lead the Lady Hornets.

River Valley (1-3, 0-1) was led by Beth Misner with 14 points, Cady Gilmore had 13 and Alli Neville 10.

The Lady Raiders hit nine 3-point goals.

River Valley played without center Tracy Roberts who had back surgery and is lost for the rest of the season.

Coal Grove 13 11 20 14 = 58

River Valley 10 4 8 20 = 42

COAL GROVE (3-0, 1-0): Jacy Jones 9 0 2-5 20, Deanna Bentley 0 0 0-0 0, Katey Erwin 2 0 0-0 4, Leah Crum 0 1 0-0 3, Ashley Adkins 4 1 4-4 15, Ashley Goad 0 0 0-0 0, Cheyenne Bellomy 0 0 0-0 0, Amanda Collins 1 0 0-2 2, Morgan Sites 0 0 0-0 0, Darrien Hankins 7 0 0-0 14. Totals: 23 2 6-11 58. Turnovers: 10.

RIVER VALLEY (1-3, 0-1): Chelsea Copley 1 0 0-0 2, Shalin Comer 0 0 0-0 0, Beth Misner 1 4 0-0 14, Alli Neville 2 2 0-3 10, Alexis Hurt 0 0 0-0 0, Cady Gilmore 1 3 2-2 13, Mercedes Combs 0 0 1-5 1, Rachel Smith 0 0 0-0 0, Kaci Bryant 1 0 0-0 2. Totals: 6 9 3-10 42. Turnovers: 12.