Jim Walker

jim.walker@irontontribune.com

 

WILLOW WOOD — If the Symmes Valley Lady Vikings’ defense was a pressure cooker, their opponent must have been well done.

The Lady Vikings used a strong defensive effort and a balanced offense to rout the Sciotoville East Lady Tartans 65-26 Monday in the season opener.

“The girls did a good job pressuring the ball,” said Lady Vikings’ coach Brandon Walker. “We got to show a little depth. All 12 girls played and all 12 contributed.”

Kayle Hayes scored 14 points and Kalli Hunt had 10 points to lead the Lady Vikings. Merrana Hayes added 8 points.

Kayla Hayes scored all 14 of her points in the first half and Hunt scored 9 of her 10 points as the Lady Vikings built a 38-9 lead at the break.

Elly Fulks got 5 points in the third quarter as the lead ballooned to 59-19.

Merranda Hayes scored all 6 points for the Lady Vikings in the fourth quarter.

Symmes Valley plays at Portsmouth Clay Thursday in a league game.

Sciotoville East 5 4 10 7 = 26

Symmes Valley 21 17 21 6 = 65

SCIOTOVILLE EAST (0-1): Tiffany Craft 0 0 0-4 0, Corre Russell 1 0 0-0 2, Jessie Monroe 2 3 1-3 14, Mattie Lindemood 0 0 0-0 0, Brooklyn Meadows 2 0 0-2 4, Jessica Nead 0 2 0-0 6. Totals: 5 5 1-9 26. Fouls: 13. Fouled out: None.

SYMMES VALLEY (1-0): Malenna Davis 1 0 0-0 2, Merranda Hayes 4 0 0-0 8, Breanna Brumfield 1 0 0-0 2, Gracie Waddell 2 0 0-0 4, Elly Fulks 2 0 1-1 5, Kayla Hayes 6 0 2-2 14, Kalli Hunt 4 0 2-5 10, Megan Johnson 3 0 0-0 6, Sarah Crabtree 0 0 0-2 0, Hannah Maynard 3 0 0-0 6, Kaitlyn Payne 2 0 0-1 4, Taylor Michael 2 0 0-2 4. Totals: 30 0 5-13 65. Fouls: 12. Fouled out: None.

 

Athens 56, South Point 38

THE PLAINS — A bad start in the game resulted in a bad start to the season for the South Point Lady Pointers.

South Point fell behind by 10 points in the first quarter and eventually lost 56-38 to the Athens Lady Bulldogs on Monday in the season opener.

Athens jumped out to an 18-8 lead in the first quarter and pulled away to a 32-15 lead at the half.

Dominique Doseck had 23 points and 5 assists to lead Athens. Emma Stanley had 9 rebounds.

Abbey Winkler led the Lady Pointers with 10 points and 7 rebounds. Aundrea Bradburn added 9 points and 5 assists.

South Point 8 7 12 11 = 38

Athens 18 14 14 10 = 56

SOUTH POINT (0-1): Abbey Winkler 2 2 0-2 10, Brianna Whaley 0 1 0-0 3, Brett Justice 0 2-2 2, Lakin Adams 3 0-0 6, Aundrea Bradburn 2 1 2-9 9, Bonnie Hileman 1 0-0 2, Brianna Bacon 0 1 0-0 3, Haley Rawlins 0 1-2 1, Tori Koukos 1 0-0 2, Olivia Abner 0 0-0 0. Totals: 14-42 5-15 38. 3-point goals: 5-20. Rebounds: 30 (Winkler 7). Assists: 10 (Bradburn 5). Steals: 4 (Rawlins 2). Blocked shots: 1 (Justice). Turnovers: 19.

ATHENS (1-0): Olivia Harris 3 1 1-1 10, Elyse Lutz 3 0-0 6, Dominique Doseck 5 3 4-6 23, Natalie Coschigano 1 1-2 3, Emma Stanley 3 0-0 6, Olivia Hoon 2 0-0 4, Hannah DeBruin 2 0-0 4, Sara Skinner 0 0-0 0, Brooke Kemerer 0 0-0 0, Mikala Perry 0 0-0 0, Lauren Thomas 0 0-0 0. Totals: 23-61 6-9 56. 3-point goals: 4-12. Rebounds: 43 (Stanley 9). Assists: 11 (Doseck 5). Steals: 14 (Lutz 4, Stanley 4). Blocked shots: 2 (Stanley, Kemerer). Turnovers: 9.