Highlands (15-13) – Schaefer 5 1 11, Daley 3 2 8, Adler 2 2 7, Graves 3 0 7, Fisse 1 0 2, Watson 1 0 2, Coffey 0 2 2. Totals 15 7 39

Bishop Brossart (23-6) –Futscher 5 5 15, Hartig 4 3 12, Stadtmiller 1 4 7, Ziegler 2 1 5, Verst 0 5 5, Eisenmen 1 1 3, Young 0 1 1. Totals 13 20 48.

Halftime: Highlands, 20-16. 3-pointers: H 2 (Adler, Graves). B 2 (Hartig, Stadtmiller)

INDEPENDENCE, KY: Both the Cooper Lady Jaguars and the Simon Kenton Lady Pioneers have one senior on each roster, which means that the underclassmen on each team gain valuable Varsity experience. That showed on Thursday night as the Lady Pioneers met the Lady Jaguars at Simon Kenton.

The lone senior for the Lady Pioneers would lead SK in the first quarter with 7 points. The Lady Jaguars would shoot just 25% in the first quarter as Simon Kenton would take a 13-8 lead after the first quarter.

The second quarter belonged to the underclassmen. Paige Bosse would add 8 points and 7 rebounds, and Sadie Moore would also add 8 points as both teams dropped 18 points, giving Simon Kenton a slim 5 point lead going into the locker room, 31-26.

The Lady Pioneers jumped all over the Lady Jaguars in the third quarter taking a 13-4 advantage and taking control of the game. In the end, it would be a 61-40 final as Simon Kenton wins their 5th game in a row. Paige Bosse led the Lady Pioneers with 15 points, while Sadie Moore paced the Lady Jaguars with 8 points.

Paige Bosse led the Pioneers in scoring with 15 points and had a matching 15 rebounds gaining her our Custom Trophy & Apparel Player of the Game plaque.

The first quarter saw the young Lady Bulldogs jump out to a 16-10 first quarter lead as Freshman Deja Turner dropped 8 points. Point guard Deena Kilburn added 4 and Junior Amanda Johnson was picking everything off the glass as the Lady Bulldogs kept Campbell County off balance.

The second quarter saw a dramatic turnaround for the Lady Camels. A 26-11 advantage in the quarter including the 11 points from our Custom Trophy & Apparel Player of the game Kaytlin Siegmundt gave the Lady Camels the lead at the 3:42 mark and they didn't look back. Jenna Martin added 4 in the quarter as did Faith Roaden and Chandler Gray.

Fouls became an issue in the first half as both teams were in the double bonus early. Campbell County took a 36-27 lead into the locker room at the half.

The lead would grow to as many as 15 before Holmes started to come back in the 3rd quarter. A 14-10 advantage game Campbell County 50-37 lead going into the 4th quarter. Gray and Molly Kitchen added a three pointer each to the scoring for the Lady Camels.

In the 4th quarter, Tamra Holder took the Bulldogs on her back as she dropped 10 points in a great comeback effort for the Lady Bulldogs. Deja Turner added 6 points, but the earlier foul trouble caught up with Holmes as Holder and Deena Kilburn both fouled out in the 4th frame. Holmes would outscore Campbell County 17-10 in the quarter, but just not enough as Campbell County holds on for the 60-54 win. Campbell County goes to 15-8 on the season while Holmes falls to 11-10 on the year.

Kaytlin Siegmundt was given our Custom Trophy & Apparel Player of the game for her 19 point effort and the 11 in the second quarter that pushed Campbell County past Holmes to take the lead. Deja Turner also had 19 points for the Lady Bulldogs.

Campbell County (15-8): Siegmundt 19, Gray 11, Robinson 8, Kitchen 7, Roaden 6, Rauch 4, Martin 4

Newport Central Catholic (16-4): Turner 19, Holder 18, Kilburn 8, Johnson 6, Harris 1, Poellnitz 1

3-pointers: Campbell County 4 (Kitchen 2, Gray, Rauch), Holmes 2 (Kilburn, Holder)
Free Throws - Campbell County 10-22 - 45.4%, Holmes 19-26 - 73.0%

FRANKFORT, KY:For the first time in All "A" Girls history, The 9th Region & 8th Region teams have hooked up in the finals of the All "A" Classic. Newport Central Catholic & Walton-Verona meet in a huge game for both programs.

The first quarter was a feeling out process between both schools. A low scoring quarter, 8-7, saw Walton who is known for their 3 point accuracy, yet to hit one. They took 5 attempts. Newport Central Catholic hung in there while only shooting 21%.

The second quarter saw balanced scoring for the Thoroughbreds as they took the lead for the first time in the quarter. NCC capitalized on a total of 9 turnovers from Walton and turned that into 7 points. they would take a 17-14 lead into the locker room.

Newport Central Catholic would take at most a 6 point in the third quarter as the Bearcats would cut the lead to just 2 points in the closing second of the quarter on 2 made free throws by Michelle Judy and a Molly Clinkenbeard basket with 19 seconds left.

Walton would reptake the lead 10 seconds in on a Katie Slavey three pointer. Walton would push the lead to 4 on a Jenalee Ginn 3 pointer, but NCC increased the pressure and fought back to force overtime, tied at the end of regulation at 34.

NCC would take the first lead of the overtime period on 2 free throws by Aubrey Muench, but that was quickly erased on a Kara Taulbee three pointer with 3:16 to go. Walton would not trail again. Lizzy Hoffa would add a free throw for the 38-36 final as the Lady Bearcats take the All "A" Classic State Title back up I-75 to Walton.

Nicole Kiernan led all scorers with 12 points for NCC. Walton was led by Kara Taulbee's 11 points.

Walton-Verona (19-2): Taulbee 11, Judy 8, Sandlin 6, Ginn 5, Clinkenbeard 4, Slavey 3, Hoffa 1

Newport Central Catholic (16-4): Kiernan 12, Muench 6, Huber 5, Kohls 5, Ware 3, Mayes 3, Schalk 2

3-pointers: Walton-Verona 5 (Taulbee 3, Slavey, Ginn), Newport Central Catholic 2 (Kiernan, Huber)
Free Throws - Walton-Verona 3-4 - 75.0%, Newport Central Catholic 12-19 - 63.0%

FRANKFORT, KY: Folks around the Frankfort Convention Center are talking about Walton, and the Lady Bearcats winning this tournament. They face the defending champion Owensboro Catholic in the last semifinal game with the winner to face Newport Central Catholic.

The first quarter saw Michelle Judy take control for Walton Verona with 8 points. Walton's pressure netted them 4 turnovers and 9 points off of them. The 3 point parade came to Frankfort as well with Gena Lee Ginn and Kara Taulbee adding one each to give the Lady Bearcats a 18-12 first quarter lead.

The second quarter saw more three pointers raining in the convention center as Katie Slavey added a couple as the Lady Bearcats continued to pull away.5 more Lady Aces turnovers garnered 6 points forthe Lady Bearcats as they took a 37-24 lead into the locker room.,

A slow start for both teams coming out of the locker room in the 3rd quarter. Action mainly back and forth. Both teams shot 25% in the quarter, but Walton was 4 points better extending the lead to 17, 48-31.

The Lady Bearcats would take a 20 point lead in the 4th quarter but in the end, it was a 16 point win for Walton-Verona as they advance to the All "A" Classic State Finals against Newport Central Catholic. Michelle Judy had a great game and led all scorers with 18 points and 8 rebounds. Katie Slavey came off the bench and added 13 points including 2 three pointers. Jenalee Ginn added 3 three pointers for her 9 points. Mary Kate Clemens led the Lady Aces with 12 points.

Walton-Verona (19-2): Judy 18, Slavey 13, Sandlin 9, Ginn 9, Taulbee 6, Clinkenbeard 4, Hoffa 1

Owensboro Catholic (16-4): Clemens 12, Howard 11, Polston 5, Garvin 5, Hodges 3, Miller 3, Riney 3, Greathouse 2

3-pointers: Walton-Verona 6 (Ginn 3, Slavey 2, Taulbee),Owensboro Catholic 5 (Miller, Polston, Riney, Garvin, Hodges)
Free Throws - Walton-Verona 14-18 - 77.8%, Owensboro 7-8 - 87.5%

FRANKFORT, KY: in a rematch of a game from 9 days ago, Newport Central Catholic looks to avenge an overtime loss to the Lady Stangs.

Newport Central Catholic started off the game fast and jumped out to a 23-11 first quarter lead. Bishop Brossart was not getting many second chances at the ball as Nicole Kiernan for NCC was picking off the boards. Things went that way in the second quarter as the lead jumped to 18 by the end of the half. Nicole Kiernan led all scorers at the intermission with 11 points followed closely by Olivia Huber with 10. NCC was shooting 48% from the floor compared to 33% for Brossart. NCC was dominating the boards with a 28-10 advantage.

The second half saw more domination by NCC inside. By game end it was a 42-27 advantage to NCC. The Breds move on to the finals against the winner of the Walton-Verona / Owensboro Catholic game. Nicole Kiernan led all scorers with 18 for NCC, Sarah Futscher led Brossart with 11.

Bishop Brossart (19-2): Futscher 11, Gries 9, Stadtmiller 6, Eisenman 6, Ziegler 5, Young 2, Roberts 2

Newport Central Catholic (16-4): Kiernan 18, Huber 14, Muench 13, Mayes 8, Ware 6, Schalk 4

3-pointers: Bishop Brossart 2 (Greis, Ziegler), Newport Central Catholic 1 (Muench)
Free Throws - Bishop Brossart 5-5 100%, Newport Central Catholic 12-19 - 63%

FRANKFORT, KY: In talking to Coach Clinkenbeard before the game, his biggest fear was facing the winner of the 4th Region. That would be Monroe County. The Lady Falcons were favored to win the tournament, with Walton-Verona ranked right behind them as #2.

The teams that start out on the home team side of the gym have gone 0-3 today. We'll see what happens with the Lady Bearcats from Walton-Verona as they are the home team in the last of the quarterfinal games on the 2012 All "A" Classic State Tournament.

That fact didn't seem to affect the Lady Bearcats as they surged to a 27-13 first half lead. Walton shot 50% from the floor in the half, led by Courtney Sandlin's 13 first half points to lead all scorers. Walton also got 6 points off of turnovers in the first half. They had also not shot a free throw through the first 16 minutes.

The second half was more balanced after the break with Walton gaining 3 more points than Monroe, but pushing the lead to 44-27 over the highly rated Lady Falcons. Walton-Verona broke it open in the 4th quarter with a 7-1 run halfway through the period. Monroe had to start fouling with about 2 1/2 minutes to go, but nonetheless the Lady Bearcats make it to the last semifinal game by the score of 62-39 .

Monroe County (19-2): Clements 9, Bybee 9, Harlin 6, Turner 6, Murry 5, Kirkpatrick 4

Walton-Verona (16-4): Sandlin 20, Taulbee 15, Judy 11, Clinkenbeard 10, Slavey 3, Hoffa 2, Mullikin 1

3-pointers: Monroe County 3 (Harlin 2, Turner), Walton-Verona 6 (Taulbee 5, Sandlin)
Free Throws - Monroe County 8-14 57%, Walton-Verona 10-15 - 67%

FRANKFORT, KY: In talking to Coach Feldman last night, he said he was enjoying the ride that his YOUNG group of Lady Stangs was giving him. That ride continued into the 2nd round of the 2012 All "A" Classic as Brossart would find themselves opposed by perinennial Tournament attendee, Louisville Holy Cross.

The first quarter was dead even after 8 minutes at 13 as both teams tried to gain the advantage.

Bishop Brossart trurned it on tin the second quarter, outscoring the Lady Cougars 17-7 to take a 10 point lead into the locker room, 30-20.

Holy Cross would come back and chip away at the lead after the break, finding themselves down just 7 going into the final quarter, 38-31.

Holy Cross would hold Brossart to just 1 field goal in the final quarter but the 9 of 12 made free throws by the Lady Stangs moved them to the semifinals with the 49-43 win.

The Lady Stangs will face Newport Central Catholic in a re-match from 9 days ago in the semifinals on Saturday morning.

Bishop Brossart (18-3): Futschner 12, Stadmiller 10, Ziegler 6, Greis 6, Hartig 5, Verst 3, Dierig 3, Eisenman 2, Young 2

Louisville Holy Cross (18-3): Hardin 15, Hockman 10, Skaggs 4, Epperson 4, Mingus 4, Morabito 3, Wimberg 2

3-pointers: Bishop Brossart 1 (Verst), Louisville Holy Cross 1 (Hockman)
Free Throws - Bishop Brossart 24-36 - 67% - Louisville Holy Cross 8-13 62%

FRANKFORT, KY: After a first round win against Owsley County, Newport Central Catholic moved on to round 2 and an early morning game against Green County.

NCC started out the first quarter in a funk as Green County outshot NCC 47% to just 27%, doubling up the Thoroughbreds 12-6 after the first quarter.

The tables definately turned in the second quarter as it was Green County shooting just 10% (1-10). NCC started the road back toward the end of the first half with an 8-1 run to trail at the half 15-14.

The rest was classic NCC as the Thoroughbreds outscored the Lady Dragons 37-22 in the second half to take the quarterfinal win 51-37. NCC will face the winner of the Bishop Brossart/Louisville Holy Cross game in the semifinals tomorrow.

Newport Central Catholic (12-4): Kiernan 22, Muench 10, Huber 8, Mayes 7, Ware 2, Kohls 2

Green County (16-5): Jones 24, Marr 9, Bale 2, Ingram 2

3-pointers: Newport Central Catholic 0, Green County 3 (Jones 2, Marr)
Free Throws - Newport Central Catholic 13-22 - 59.0% - Green County 8-19 42%

CRESTVIEW HILLS, KY: It would be our first look at the Tara Booth-Smith led Lady Colonels as well as the Bill Tharp led Lady Juggernauts in this 34th District seed game at Dixie Tuesday Night.

The Lady Colonels took the lead early and would not give it up. They jumped out to a 20-7 first quarter and didn't look back. Meredith Hartfiel contributed 9 points in the first quarter along with Abbey Kruetzkamp's 7, put the Lady Colonels out front.

Lloyd Memorial's Shelby Rudd chipped in 8 points in the second quarter to cut the lead to 12 at the half, 32-20.

Hartfiel would again take control in the third quarter adding 10 points in the 3rd frame to push the Lady Colonel lead to 14 after the third quarter, 44-30.

7 Lady Colonels got into the book in the 4th quarter as Dixie would out the game out of reach, outscoring the Lady Juggernauts 18-7 in the final quarter making the score your final, 62-37. Shelby Rudd would pace the Lady Juggernauts with 12 points.

Meredith Hartfiel would lead all scorers with 24 points gaining her our Custom Trophy & Apparel Player of the Game plaque.

Lloyd Memorial (10-10): Rudd 4 3 13, Stagge 2 4 8, Sheppard 0 1 1, Cheatum 1 2 4, Johns 0 3 3, Mejolagbe 4 0 8. Totals 11 13 37.

Dixie Heights (5-16): Hartfiel 9 3 24, Kruetzkamp 3 4 11, Malone 3 0 6, Tibbs 3 3 9, Strong 0 1 1, Diamon 0 3 3, Seal 2 0 4, Odom 0 2 2, Rice 1 0 2. Totals 21 16 62.

3-pointers: DH—Hartfiel 3, Kruetzkamp. L—Rudd 2.
Free Throws - Lloyd Memorial 13-27 - 48.1% - Dixie Heights 16-22 72.7%

LUDLOW, KY: It was a NKAC Division 3 matchup as the Bellevue Lady Tigers came over to Ludlow to take on the Lady Panthers. Bellevue came into the game with a 3-1 conference record and looked to extend the winning trend.

Ludlow controlled the first part of the first quarter hitting on 4 three pointers. 2 each by Mariah Johnson and Tori Wofford. Bellevue would go on a run at the end of the first quarter to close the gap to just a point at 16-15.

The second quarter saw Bellevue take a lead as they continued their first quarter run at the 6:48 mark. Ludlow would come back and re-take the lead and at the half, the Lady Panthers maintained their 1 point lead into the locker room, 25-24.

Ludlow came out of the locker room after making the right adjustment. The Lady Panthers dropped 25 points compared to just 6 points for the Lady Tigers. Ludlow saw Mariah Johnson continue her hot hand with 9 points as the Lady Panthers rolled to a 20 point lead after the third quarter.

Bellevue would jump back on the strength of Kaylynn Dill, Jennifer Sexton & Makaylea Bishop. The trio combined for 19 points in the quarter, but it would not be enough to overcome the large Ludlow lead. The Tigers fell to Ludlow by a 63-52 final.

Mariah Johnson would pace all scorers with 26 points and 15 rebounds. For her effort, she was given our 4th Custom Trophy & Apparel Player of the Game plaque.

Bellevue (6-10) Sexton 22, Bishop 15, Dill 7, Ross 6, McCarthy 2

Ludlow (4-10) Johnson 26, Wofford 19, Maley 7, E. Kroger 6, C. Kroger 5

Three Pointers - Bellevue 3 (Bishop 2, Ross) Ludlow 7 (Johnson 4,
Wofford 3, C. Kroger)

Free Throws - Bellevue 21-38 - 55.2% - Ludlow 13-22 59%

From Marc Hardin - NKY.com

The Cougars, ranked ninth in the Enquirer Northern Kentucky coaches' poll, upset fifth-ranked Highlands, 63-56 in Thursday's Group A finale one day after surprising a Paducah Tilghman squad that has won nine games.

"The last two days have been great," said Stamm, the second year Conner coach. "We started this thing last year and we got 11 wins. To beat Paducah Tilghman and Highlands in a two-day span is as satisfying a time since I've been here."

The Cougars (10-2), the lone squad among the eight participants to complete pool play unbeaten, have a chance to deliver coach Stamm his biggest victory yet at Conner when they play fourth-ranked Newport Central Catholic in Friday's 4 p.m. championship. Highlands (7-5) plays Ashland Blazer in the fifth-place contest at noon.
"Tonight is a big win and playing NCC is going to be great," Conner's Emily Pluto said. "We're really coming together now. Our coach has really changed everything and we play a lot better."
Stamm, a believer in the big shot, has given his shooters carte blanche from 3-point range. It paid off against Highlands, which played its third game after losing point guard Ava Abner for the rest of the season due to torn knee tendons suffered against Boone County.
Conner shot 9-for-19 (47.4 percent) from behind the arc. Pluto scored all 15 of her points from 3-point range, shooting 5-for-9. Jordan Scott drilled three treys and also scored 15.
"I think our shooting gives us confidence," Scott said. "And our defense picks up our intensity." Pluto and Scott combined to hit five 3-pointers in the third quarter when the Cougars answered every Highlands rally with a big shot.
"Those 3s. They made nine for 27 points," Highlands coach Jaime Richey said. "We told the girls they shoot 3s and not to let them shoot them."
Highlands bolted to an 8-1 lead but Conner tied it at 14 before the close of the opening quarter and took a four-point lead early in the second. Highlands tied it at 26 but eighth-grader Hunter Hendricks' jumper gave Conner the lead for good just before the end of the first half. Chelsea Castleberry led the Cougars at the break with eight and finished with 12 points and four assists. Amanda Ray added 11 points, three steals and two blocks for Conner, which has won six in a row. Scott, who led the Cougars with eight rebounds, hit a 3-pointer for the first basket of the third quarter. Pluto dropped in three of the next four treys for Conner which took a 48-41 lead with 7.5 left in the third on a Pluto bomb.
Jesse Daley led Highlands with 19 points and eight rebounds and Leah Schaefer scored 15.

Highlands (7-5) - Daley 7 5 19, Schaefer 6 2 15, Fisse 3 2 9, Watson 2 1 5, Adler 0 3 3, Parton 1 0 3, Bridewell 1 0 2. Totals 20 13 56

Conner (10-2) - Pluto 5 0 15, Scott 5 2 15, Castleberry 5 2 12, Ray 5 1 11, Peacock 2 0 5, Hendricks 2 1 5. Totals 24 6 63.

HEBRON, KY: This game was the next to last pool play game in the First Annual Lady Cougar Classic at Conner with two leading Region Champion contenders going head to head. Owen County game into the game with wins over Cooper and a loss to Ashland before taking on the 'Breds. NCC had won their two previous games against Cooper & Ashland. The Lady Rebels Rianna Gayheart needed 19 points to become the Owen County all time leading scorer going into the game. Rianna has verbally committed to NKU for 2012-13.

Both teams came out pretty evenly matched in the first half. NCC took a 12-11 first quarter lead on the strength of Aubrey Muench who dropped 7 points in the quarter.

The second quarter belonged to Nicole Kiernan whose 9 points added to the NCC lead they took a 25-20 lead into the locker room. It seemed that NCC was beating Owen County to the loose ball and was able to capitalize on the Lady Rebel mistakes.

The second half saw a change for Owen County. A change that would prove to turn the tide for the Lady Rebels. Rianna Gayheart, Hannah Neeley & Kennedi Derman all contributed to an 18 point quarter that saw the Lady Rebels take the lead. NCC went 1-10 from the free throw line in the 3rd quarter to put the 'Breds behind.

Owen County won the 4th quarter as well to take a 47-44 win over the reigning 9th Region Champions. Owen County held Nicole Kiernan to just two free throws in the second half.

Owen County (47) - Gayheart 16, Derman 11, Neeley 10, Gamble 5, Waldrop 4, Gambrell 1

Newport Central Catholic (44) - Kiernan 14, Muench 12, Huber 6, Lewis 4, Kohls 4, Ware 4

Three Pointers - Owen County 5 - (Gayheart 2, Derman 2, Neeley) NCC 2 - (Kiernan, Muench)

Free Throws - Owen County 6-13 - 46% NCC 4-18 22%

Lead Changes 5

WALTON, KY: It was a 32nd District seeding game on tap Monday at Walton as the Lady Bearcats welcomed in the Grant County Lady Braves. Both teams have started out on winning notes, with Walton looking to go undefeated in District play.

The night began for Courtney Sandlin just needing 5 points to eclipse the 1,000 point plateau. Her first quarter effort got that milestone for her and she was presented with the game ball and was well supported by friends and family.

The first quarter set the tone for the game. Paced by Kara Taulbee's 11 points and Courtney's 6 points, Walton took a 28-10 lead. Walton hit 3 three pointers in the quarter.

The 2nd quarter saw more of the same as the Lady Bearcats opened up the lead at the half to 45-18. Morgan McClure led the Lady Braves in the half with 8 points, she would pace Grant County in the game with 15 altogether.

Walton blew it open in the 2nd half, outscoring Grant County 30-23 and taking a 75-42 win. Walton would only shoot 5 free throws, connecting on 4 of those. The Lady Bearcats would also hit a total of 8 three pointers in the contest.

Courtney Sandlin was given our Custom Trophy & Apparel Player of the Game for her efforts and getting to her 1,000 point plateau.