GIRLS' PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Lady Trojans win twice in Murray (12/28)

The North Hardin Lady Trojans picked up two wins Thursday in the Murray Bank Lady Tiger Classic.

North Hardin beat Mayfield, 49-34 and Todd County Central, 45-31 in round-robin action.

n Junior guard Kiera Jones hit three 3-pointers and had 15 points, three steals and three assists to lead the Lady Trojans (12-1) past Mayfield (5-4).

Junior guard Domeneque Taft added 10 points, four steals and three assists, while junior forward Morgan Barrick had nine points and seven rebounds. Senior forward Chanel Roberts chipped in with seven points and seven rebounds.

n Roberts had a double-double (16 points, 14 rebounds) as North Hardin rolled over Todd County Central. Taft added 10 points and two assists, while Barrick had six points and six rebounds.

The Lady Trojans held Todd County Central (5-4) scoreless in the second quarter.

NORTH HARDIN 49, MAYFIELD 34

Mayfield              10      6      9      9—34

North Hardin        12     11     13    13—49

North Hardin(12-1)

Kiera Jones 15, Domeneque Taft 10, Morgan Barrick 9, Chanel Roberts 7, Tamiah Stanford 6, Tashara Jackson 2. FG: 19-41. FT: 6-12. 3-pointers: 5-10 (Jones 3-6, Taft 2-4). Rebs: 26 (Barrick 7, Roberts 7). Assists: 9 (Taft 3, Jones 3). Steals: 13 (Taft 4, Jones 3).

NORTH HARDIN 45, TODD COUNTY CENTRAL 31

North Hardin        13      5     10    17—45

Todd Co. Central   6      0     12    13—31

North Hardin

Roberts 16, Taft 10, Barrick 6, Stanford 4, Jones 4, Jasmine Wilson 3, Jackson 2. FG: 19-54. FT: 5-14. 3-pointers: 2-12 (Taft 1-5, Roberts 1-2, Jones 0-2, Wilson 0-2, Stanford 0-1). Rebs: 43 (Roberts 14, Barrick 6). Assists: 9 (Stanford 4, Taft 2). Steals: 13 (Stanford 5, Roberts 5).

UP NEXT: North Hardin plays Hopkinsville at 5:30 p.m. today in the Murray Bank Lady Tiger Classic.

ELIZABETHTOWNG OES 2-0 IN STAXX BBQ CAPITAL CITY SHOWDOWN. The Lady Panthers went 2-0 in pool play, beating Richmond, Ind., 72-41 and George Rogers Clark, 61-52 in the 12-team tournament at Franklin County.

n Freshman forward Erin Boley had 18 points, seven rebounds and one steal as Elizabethtown (9-3) rolled past Richmond.

Sophomore center Reauna Cleaver chipped in with 13 points, seven rebounds and one block, while freshman guard Rachel Warden added eight points and four assists. Senior forward Deanna Downs scored eight points.

n Cleaver’s 14-point, 10-rebound performance propelled the Lady Panthers past George Rogers Clark.

Boley chipped in with 19 points and six rebounds, while junior guard Kinsey Mudd added 11 points and two assists. Sophomore guard Darien Huff had nine points and three assists, while sophomore guard Livie Bowling handed out a game-best 10 assists.

ELIZABETHTOWN 72, RICHMOND (IND.) 41

Richmond            12     10      9    10—41

Elizabethtown      26     15     18    13—72

Elizabethtown (9-3)

Erin Boley 18, Reauna Cleaver 13, Deanna Downs 8, Rachel Warden 8, Livie Bowling 6, Darien Huff 5, Kaitlyn Coffman 4, Kinsey Mudd 3, Madison Lark 3, Jessica Duwe 2, Alexis Powell 2. FG: 30-58. FT: 7-9. 3-pointers: 5-12 (Warden 2-3, Mudd 1-2, Lark 1-2, Huff 1-2, Duwe 0-2, Downs 0-1). Rebs: 38 (Boley 7, Cleaver 7). Assists: 12 (Warden 4, Mudd 3). Steals: 15 (Bowling 7, Mudd 2).

ELIZABETHTOWN 61, GEORGE ROGERS CLARK 52

GRC                   12     19     11    10—52

Elizabethtown      17     21     13    10—61

Elizabethtown

Boley 19, Cleaver 14, Mudd 11, Huff 9, Warden 5, Bowling 2, Powell 1. FG: 22-42. FT: 13-20. 3-pointers: 4-9 (Mudd 2-3, Warden 1-2, Boley 0-2, Huff 1-1, Downs 0-1). Rebs: 27 (Cleaver 10, Boley 6). Assists: 19 (Bowling 10). Steals: 9 (Bowling 3, Huff 3).

UP NEXT: Elizabethtown plays Anderson County at 6:30 tonight in the Staxx BBQ Capital City Showdown at Franklin County.

JOHN HARDIN 72, LYON COUNTY 32. Freshman guard Tyra Jackson scored 17 points and three other players reached double figures as the Lady Bulldogs (11-3) cruised past Lyon County in the first round of the McLean County Christmas Tournament.

Jackson also had four assists and four steals, while junior center Zacchea Small neared a double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds.

Senior center Michelle Montgomery added 10 points and five rebounds and junior wing Nawdya Fletcher scored 10 for the Lady Bulldogs, who led 31-17 at the half.

JOHN HARDIN 72, LYON COUNTY 32

Lyon County          2     15      8      7—32

John Hardin         18     13     28    13—72

John Hardin (11-3)

Tyra Jackson 17, Nawdya Fletcher 10, Zacchea Small 10, Michelle Montgomery 10, Tamera Taylor 8, Da’Inara White 5, Tajah Haley 4, Jayla Freeman 3, Katria Sanders 3, Kaitlyn Priddy 2. FG: 29-57. FT: 11-14. 3-pointers: 3-11 (Emily Bohannon 0-4, White 1-2, Freeman 1-1, Jackson 1-1, Haley 0-1, Fletcher 0-1, Renee Stateman 0-1). Rebs: 37 (Small 9, Montgomery 5). Assists: 19 (Haley 5, Jackson 4). Steals: 13 (Jackson 4, Freeman 2, Taylor 2, Small 2).

UP NEXT: John Hardin plays St. Henry at 4 p.m. today in the McLean County Christmas Tournament.

DEMING 65, CENTRAL HARDIN 52. Junior guard Aislynn Barnes scored 22 points, but the Lady Bruins (1-9) lost their eighth straight game in the first round of the Bourbon County Lady Colonel Holiday Classic.

Sophomore guard Shelby Maggard added seven points, while sophomore forward Melanie Humphrey scored six and eighth-grade guard Mariah Helton five.

DEMING 65, CENTRAL HARDIN 52

Central Hardin     13      6     17    16—52

Deming               20     17     12    14—65

Central Hardin (1-9)

Aislynn Barnes 22, Shelby Maggard 7, Melanie Humphrey 6, Mariah Helton 5, Autumn Jaggers 4, Kelli Krupinski 3, Decari Anderson 2, Jasmine Zaehringer 2, Quortesha Cross 1. FG: 22. FT: 7-22. 3-pointers: 2 (Helton 1, Maggard 1).

UP NEXT: Central Hardin plays Russell County at 10:30 a.m. today in the Bourbon County Lady Colonel Holiday Classic.

HENDERSON COUNTY 63, MEADE COUNTY 42. The Lady Colonels led by 12 at the half en route to a lopsided win over Meade County (6-6) in the first round of the Owensboro Holiday Classic at Daviess County.

Sophomore forward Morgan Turner led the Lady Waves with 10 points, seven rebounds and three steals, while junior guard Raley Johnson had nine points.

Meade County went just 12-of-34 from the field and 5-of-14 from beyond the arc.

HENDERSON COUNTY 63, MEADE COUNTY 42

Meade County       9      8      9    16—42

Henderson Co.    18     11     12    22—63

Meade County (6-6)

Morgan Turner 10, Raley Johnson 9, Addi Lynch 6, Katelyn Cucino 5, Maya Luney 5, Autumn Bruner 3, Megan Aebersold 2, Kelsey Sutton 2. FG: 12-34. FT: 13-22. 3-pointers: 5-14 (Turner 1-6, Cucino 1-3, Johnson 1-2, Lynch 1-2, Bruner 1-1). Rebs: 25 (Luney 8, Turner 7). Assists: 6 (Sutton 2). Steals: 8 (Turner 3, Cucino 2).

UP NEXT: Meade County plays Christian County or Owensboro Catholic at 5:30 p.m. today in the Owensboro Holiday Classic.