GIRLS' PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Lady Trojans bounce back with victory over Eastern (01/13)

The North Hardin Lady Trojans built a double-digit lead, watched it turn into an eight-point deficit and then rallied to knock off Louisville Eastern on Saturday.

North Hardin trailed by eight with just over 3 minutes remaining, but came back to top Eastern, 54-51 in the Shoot for the Cure at Louisville Pleasure Ridge Park.

Senior forward Chanel Roberts led the Lady Trojans (15-4) with 26 points, 12 rebounds and two steals, while junior guard Domeneque Taft added 11 points and four assists.

Freshman guard Tamiah Stanford scored seven for North Hardin, which led 23-10 after the first quarter.

NORTH HARDIN54, EASTERN 51

North Hardin        23      9      9    13—54

Eastern              10     15     14    12—51

North Hardin(15-4)

Chanel Roberts 26, Domeneque Taft 11, Tamiah Stanford 7, Kiera Jones 4, Morgan Barrick 4, Zakayshia Pass 2. FG: 20-34. FT: 11-23. 3-pointers: 3-8 (Taft 2-3, Pass 0-3, Jones 0-1, Roberts 1-1). Rebs: 30 (Roberts 12, Barrick 6). Assists: 7 (Taft 4, Jones 2). Steals: 5 (Stanford 2, Roberts 2).

UP NEXT: North Hardin hosts Nelson County at 7:30 p.m. Monday.

BULLITT EAST 64, LARUE COUNTY 45. The Lady Hawks had one of their worst shooting nights this season as the Lady Chargers rolled in the Shoot for the Cure at PRP.

LaRue County (11-4) hit just 7-of-41 shots (17 percent) from the field as its five-game winning streak ended.

Junior guard Ivy Brown led the Lady Hawks with 15 points, eight rebounds and three steals, while junior center Alley Evans had 12 points.

Senior forward Haley Holt chipped in with eight points and seven rebounds.

BULLITT EAST 64, LARUE COUNTY 45

LaRue County      12      5     12    16—45

Bullitt East          18     17     20      9—64

LaRueCounty(11-4)

Ivy Brown 15, Alley Evans 12, Haley Holt 8, Alisha Durbin 4, Mallory Williams 3, Hunter Holt 2, Miranda Hornback 1. FG: 7-41. FT: 27-41. 3-pointers: 4-11 (Ha. Holt 2-7, Brown 1-1, Williams 1-1, Delaney Eastridge 0-1, Presley Brown 0-1). Rebs: 23 (Brown 8, Ha. Holt 7). Assists: 3 (Three with 1). Steals: 7 (I. Brown 3).

UP NEXT: LaRue County plays at Barren County at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the first game of a girl/boy doubleheader.

MEADECOUNTYSPLITS TWO GAMES. The Lady Waves (11-8) lost to Owensboro Apollo, 44-41 on Saturday and beat Muhlenberg County, 59-56 on Friday.

n Visiting Apollo outscored Meade County, 25-18 in the second half en route to its second straight win.

Junior guard Raley Johnson led the Lady Waves with 13 points, four steals, three rebounds and two assists, while sophomore forward Morgan Turner had 10 points and six rebounds.

Senior forward Maya Luney chipped in with six points and nine rebounds.

n Johnson scored 18 points and Turner had 13 points, six assists, five rebounds and two steals as the Lady Waves beat Muhlenberg County.

Luney chipped in with nine points, 15 rebounds and three blocks, while sophomore guard Addi Lynch and junior guard Katelyn Cucino scored seven each.

APOLLO 44, MEADE COUNTY 41

Apollo                 13      6     12    13—44

Meade County     14      9      6    12—41

MeadeCounty(11-8)

Raley Johnson 13, Morgan Turner 10, Maya Luney 6, Addi Lynch 5, Elissa Youart 4, Katelyn Cucino 3. FG: 15-47. FT: 4-5. 3-pointers: 7-22. Rebs: 23 (Luney 9, Turner 6). Assists: 10 (Lynch 3, Cucino 3). Steals: 8 (Johnson 4, Cucino 3).

MEADECOUNTY 59, MUHLENBERG COUNTY 56

Muhlenberg Co.   11      6     18    21—56

Meade County     15     11     18    15—59

MeadeCounty

Johnson 18, Turner 13, Luney 9, Lynch 7, Cucino 7, Sutton 5. FG: 16-33. FT: 18-28. 3-pointers: 9-17. Rebs: 25 (Luney 15, Turner 5). Assists: 13 (Turner 6, Johnson 3). Steals: 6 (Turner 2, Cucino 2).

UP NEXT: Meade County plays at Breckinridge County at 8 p.m. Friday.

NORTH HARDINCHRISTIAN GOES 1-2. The Lady Falcons (6-3) beat Danville Christian, 45-28 and lost to Lexington Bluegrass Baptist, 48-44. They also beat Lexington Trinity Christian, 47-46 on Friday.

n Senior Missy Schneider had 12 points, 11 rebounds and four steals to lead North Hardin Christian past Danville Christian.

Eighth-grader Skye Brown scored 10 points, while sophomore Shontice Taylor chipped in with nine points and five assists. Junior Bree Hammond scored six.

n Schneider had 15 points and 15 rebounds, but the Lady Falcons couldn’t hold a nine-point first-quarter lead and lost to Bluegrass Baptist.

Taylor chipped in with 15 points, while Hammond scored five.

n Taylor scored 17 points and Alysia Smith chipped in with 13 points and 16 rebounds as the Lady Falcons scraped by Trinity Christian.

Schneider had nine points and 11 rebounds, while Brown added nine points, four steals and four assists.

NORTH HARDIN CHRISTIAN 45, DANVILLE CHRISTIAN 28

Danville Christian10      3      8      7—28

NH Christian         9     16     11      9—45

North HardinChristian (6-3)

Missy Schneider 12, Skye Brown 10, Shontice Taylor 9, Bree Hammond 6, Judith Breeze 4, Alysia Smith 2, Makayla Alexander 2. FG: 20. FT: 3-13. 3-pointers: 2-14 (Hammond 2-9, Taylor 0-3, Eliza Groholske 0-1, Breeze 0-1). Rebs: 34 (Schneider 11, Smith 7). Assists: 12 (Taylor 5). Steals: 9 (Schneider 4).

BLUEGRASS BAPTIST 48, NORTH HARDIN CHRISTIAN 44

Bluegrass Baptist  6     18     17      7—48

NH Christian        15      6     12    11—44

North Hardin Christian

Schneider 15, Taylor 15, Hammond 5, Brown 4, Smith 4, Breeze 1. FG: 17-53. FT: 9-15. 3-pointers: 1-8 (Hammond 1-7, Taylor 0-1). Rebs: 33 (Schneider 15, Smith 9). Assists: 9 (Brown 4). Steals: 9 (Smith 4).

NORTH HARDIN CHRISTIAN 47, LEXINGTON TRINITY CHRISTIAN 46

Trinity Christian     8     13     13    12—46

NH Christian         9      9     14    15—47

North Hardin Christian

Taylor 16, Smith 13, Schneider 9, Brown 9. FG: 20-62. FT: 6-15. 3-pointers: 1-7 (Hammond 0-4, Taylor 0-2, Brown 1-1). Rebs: 34 (Smith 16, Schneider 11). Assists: 9 (Brown 4). Steals: 11 (Brown 4).

UP NEXT: North Hardin Christian plays at Hillview MICAH at 7 p.m. Tuesday.