Lady Oaks hold off Lady Pointers

Published 2:07 am Monday, February 9, 2015

Jim Walker

jim.walker@irontontribune.com

 

IRONTON — One quarter was all it took.

The Oak Hill Lady Oaks made a big first quarter lead stand up as they beat the South Point Lady Pointers 47-40 on Saturday in the Tackett’s Body Shop Shootout.

Oak Hill built a 17-6 first quarter lead and it was 28-16 at the half.

South Point outscored the Lady Oaks 24-19 in the second half but couldn’t overcome the early deficit.

Abbey Winkler had 13 points and seven steals to lead the Lady Pointers (4-15). Brooklyn Badgett added 9 points while Leah Lawson had nine rebounds and Haley Rawlins grabbed seven.

Oak Hill (12-9) had three players in double figures led by Abby Haislop with 16 points, five rebounds and three steals.

Mykala Cade had 14 points and Merrill Melvin added 11 points and 11 rebounds. Cade had nine rebounds.

South Point hosts Rock Hill on Monday.

South Point 6 10 13 11 = 40

Oak Hill 17 11 11 8 = 47

SOUTH POINT (4-15): Haley Rawlins 2 0 2-2 6, Emilee Powell 0 0 0-0 0, Brooklyn Badgett 3 0 3-4 9, Leah Lawson 3 0 1-3 7, Madison Kearns 0 0 3-8 3, Olivia Abner 0 0 2-2 2, Miranda Boyd 0 0 0-0 0, Abbey Winkler 2 1 6-10 13, Abby Hannah 0 0 0-2 0. Totals: 11-41 17-29 40. 3-point goals: 1-10. Rebounds: 16-off 23-def. = 39 (Lawson 9, Rawlins 7). Team rebounds: 4. Assists: 1 (Winkler). Steals: 14 (Winkler 7, Badgett 3, Lawson 3). Turnovers: 24. Fouls: 21. Fouled out: Kearns.

OAK HILL (12-9): Carlee Dempsey 0 0 1-4 1, Mykala Cade 6 0 2-9 14, Layne Roseberry 0 1 2-2 5, Kassidy Wright 0 0 0-0 0, Merrill Melvin 2 0 7-8 11, Abby Haislop 4 1 5-6 16, Miranda Hagerty 0 0 0-0 0, Rileigh Swingle 0 0 0-0 0, Macy Melvin 0 0 0-0 0. Totals: 14-44 17-29 47. 3-point goals: 2-13. Rebounds: 14-off. 21-def. = 35 (Me. Melvin 11, Cade 9, Haislop 5, Dempsey 5). Assists: 3 (Me. Melvin, Haislop, Ma. Melvin). Steals: 16 (Dempsey, Roseberry, Haislop, Ma. Mevlin 3 each). Turnovers: 21. Fouls: 20. Fouled out: Ma. Mevlin.