OWINGSVILLE —
Bath County Athletic Director Arlen McNabb called it perhaps the biggest girls basketball win in 25 years, said coach Troy Lee Thomas.
The Lady Cats continued their remarkable season with a 51-47 defeat of George Rogers Clark at home on Monday night.
Sierra Sparks, a junior guard, netted a career-high 19 points. She went 9 of 10 from the foul line in the fourth quarter to help create just enough separation in a tight contest.
Sarah Price added 15 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks as Bath County improved to 10-5 on the season.
Clark (5-12) is considered one of the top few teams in the 10th Region.
CLARK 15 15 8 9 — 47
BATH CO. 8 19 8 16 — 51
Clark County (47) — Graham 4, Taylor 9, Hammonds 3, Skinner 19, Murphy 7, Hanlin 7, Anderson, Irvin, Williams. 3-Pt. FG: 2 (Murphy, Graham). FT: 7-15. PF: 18.
Bath County (51) — Rogers 4, Price 15, Sparks 19, Martin 6, Jameson 2, Walters 2, Howard 3, Leach, Porter. 3-Pt. FG: 5 (Sparks 2, Martin 2, Price). FT: 16-24. PF: 15.
Greenup Co. 76
Raceland 47
RACELAND Greenup County rolled the Lady Rams on Monday night at Raceland-Worthington High School.
Eighth-grader Sydney Webb paced the Lady Musketeers (11-9) with 19 points. Destiny Jones added 15, Micah Leslie 10 and Erica Steele 10 to help Greenup County.
Savannah Mackie put in 10 points for Raceland (3-12).
GREENUP 15 16 27 18 — 76
RACELAND 9 8 10 20 — 47
Greenup County (76) — Leslie 10, Jones 15, Campbell 6, Steele 10, Grizzle 3, Webb 19, Adams 1, Valandingham 3, Thompson 2, Hunt 2, Claire 2, Wireman 3, Burden, Pope. 3-Pt. FG: 3 (Webb 2, Wireman). FT: 17-29. PF: 23.
Raceland (47) — Mackie 10, Keeton 3, Sipps 7, Cotton 7, Penix 4, Fritz 7, Vanderhoof 4, Delcourt 2, Williams 3, Grubb, Hutchinson. 3-Pt. FG: 3 (Mackie, Fritz, Williams). FT: 8-23. PF: 24.
East Carter 65
Elliott County 35
SANDY HOOK
East Carter quickly jumped out to a 24-8 lead and cruised past Elliott County on Monday.
Kelsey Stumbo recorded a team-best 14 points, while Kristen Mayo added 11 and Bryana Greenhill 10.
East Carter (10-5) and Elliott County (4-9) combined to attempt 75 free throws in the game.
EAST 24 18 13 10 — 65
ELLIOTT 8 7 10 10 — 35
East Carter (65) — Mayo 11, Greenhill 10, Stickler 9, Stumbo 14, Gee 1, Steele 6, Pennington 5, Hall 3, Damron 1, Thornberry 3, Brainard 2, Bayes, Langstaff. 3-Pt. FG: 4 (Mayo, Greenhill, Stickler, Pennington). FT: 23-44. PF: 25.
Elliott County (35) — Smith 5, B. Worthington 5, S. Worthington 8, Blair 1, Holbrook 11, B. Porter 3, S. Porter 2, Rose, DeHarte. 3-Pt. FG: None. FT: 17-31. PF: 30.
Lewis County 66
West Carter 46
OLIVE HILL Lewis County had little trouble disposing of West Carter on Monday.
Taylor Frye and Jaycey Fite led the way for the Lady Lions (7-8) with 21 and 20 points, respectively. Fite nailed six 3-pointers.
Lexi Berry led the Lady Comets (3-9) with 17 points.
LEWIS CO. 22 9 11 24 — 66
WEST 11 15 11 9 — 46
Lewis County (66) — T. Frye 21, E. Frye 8, Fite 20, Thompson 5, Hardin 2, Blake 8, Liles 2. 3-Pt. FG: 7 (T. Frye, Fite 6). FT: 9-12.
West Carter (46) — Ziegler 9, Callihan 11, L. Berry 17, Senters 2, Easterling 3, M. Berry 4. 3-Pt. FG: 6 (L. Berry 4, Callihan, Ziegler). FT: 10-17.
FROM SATURDAY
Russell 50
Raceland 36
RUSSELL Russell’s girls notched their second win over Raceland this season on Saturday night.
Madison Darnell scored a game-high 15 points for the Lady Devils. Lexi Berry contributed 14.
Krystal Keeton led Raceland (3-11) with eight points and 13 boards.
Russell moved to 7-8 for the season.
RACELAND 7 9 10 10 — 36
RUSSELL 11 10 14 15 — 50
Raceland (36) — Keeton 8, Sipps 6, Cotton 6, Vanderhoof 6, Fritz 4, Mackie 4, Delcourt 2, Penix, Fenney, Williams, Grubb. PF: 22. FT: 11-23. 3-Pt. FG: 1 (Keeton). Fouled Out: Penix.
Russell (50) — Mad. Darnell 15, Berry 14, Gross 8, Maynard 5, Carter 4, Hanson 2, Huddleston 2, Parsley, Harris, Clarke, Mac. Darnell, Thompson, Craft, Harrison. PF: 21. FT: 14-24. 3-Pt. FG: 3 (Mad. Darnell, Carter, Berry). Fouled Out: Gross.
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