Jim Walker
jim.walker@irontontribune.com

BARBOURSVILLE, W.Va. — Our Eagles soared higher than your Eagles.
The Sugar Creek Christian Academy Lady Eagles beat the Covenant Christian Lady Eagles 48-27 on Monday.
Flying high for Sugarcreek was Aliah Dorofeev who had 20 points, 8 rebounds and 5 steals. Rachel Gillespie had 8 points and 4 rebounds while Emma Harper had 2 assists and 4 steals.
Sugar Creek took a 9-8 lead in the first quarter as Dorofeev scored 6 points.
The SCCA Lady Eagles opened up a 23-10 halftime lead by outscoring Covenant 14-2 in the second quarter. Gillespie hit a 3-pointer and scored 5 points and Chloe Long added a 3-pointer.
Sugar Creek opened up a 38-18 cushion in the third quarter with Dorofeev scoring 6 more points and Long hitting a 3-pointer and scoring 5 points.
Dorofeev had her on triple in the fourth quarter as she scored 5 points to capped off the winning effort.
Sugar Creek 9 14 15 10 = 48
Covenant 8 2 8 9 = 27
SUGAR CREEK CHRISTIAN ACADEMY: Emma Harper 1 0 1-4 3, Chloe Long 1 2 0-0 8, Rachel Gillespie 4 0 0-0 8, Lexie Payne 1 0 5-8 7, Mia Gannon 0 0 2-4 2, Lakin Berry 1 0 0-0 2, Ailah Dorofeev 8 1 1-2 20, Cassie Blankenship 0 0 0-0 0, Kate Neel 0 0 0-0 0. Totals: 16 3 7-18 48. Rebounds: 26 (Dorofeev 8, Gillespie 4). Assists: 4 (Harper 2, Long 2). Steals: 20 (Dorofeev 5, Harper 4). Fouls: 14. Fouled out: None.
COVENANT CHRISTIAN: Venoy 5 0 8-10 18, Kelly 0 0 0-2 0, Jackson 1 0 1-2 3, Ramey 1 0 0-1 2, Yeager 0 0 0-0 0, Nichols 0 0 0-0 0, Wayne 1 0 0-0 2, Jones 0 0 0-0 0. Totals: 8 0 9-13 27. Fouls: 16. Fouled out: None.