Uniontown girls beat SCC in battle of league’s unbeatens
By The Emporia Gazette (Contact)
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Uniontown jumped out to an early lead and held on from there, defeating Southern Coffey County, 52-44, in a matchup of two undefeated league teams.
“It boiled down to the simple fact that they shot the ball better than us tonight,” SCC coach Jeff True said.
Uniontown was led by the versatile Kylie Shepard, who scored at nearly every spot on the floor. She had five 2-pointers, three 3-pointers and made 6-of-7 free throws to finish with a game-high 25 points.
“Shepard,” True said, “was almost unstoppable.”
SCC still battled, outscoring Uniontown 37-32 after the first quarter.
The Lady Titans still were never able to make up the deficit, cutting the lead to seven on multiple occasions but never getting any closer.
“I was pleased with our girls’ intensity in all four quarters,” True said. “We didn’t back down defensively.”
Casie Combs led SCC with 13 points, while Hannah Brooks added nine.
The Lady Titans (11-3, 5-1) will face Crest on Friday.
UNIONTOWN girls 52, SO. COFFEY CO. 44
SCC 7 14 12 11 — 44
Uniontown 20 11 13 8 — 52
SCC (11-3, 5-1) — Casie Combs 13, Hannah Brooks 9, Kristen Garland 8, Shelby Birk 5, LaNesha Harvey 5, Kaitlin Meyer 2, Laurie Ohl 2.
Uniontown — Kylie Shepard 25, Carissa Fink 12, Kaity Smith 8, Brittany Middleton 7.
Halftime — Uniontown 31-26. Total fouls — SCC 11, Uniontown 15. Fouled out — None.
Olpe girls 87,
Northern Heights 43
The Lady Eagles went off for 32 points in the first quarter, easily out-pacing Northern Heights in the 44-point victory.
The highlight, though, was the play of Olpe’s Kayla Krueger. The 5-foot-9 senior scored 35 of the Lady Eagles’ 87 points.
Olpe made 32 of 56 shots from the field (57 percent), outscoring Heights in each quarter. Meanwhile, the Lady Eagles’ defense forced 33 turnovers.
Sammy Maley added 15 points, while Erica Brinkman contributed 13.
Amy Lee had a team-high nine points for Heights.
OLPE girls 87, NORTHERN HEIGHTS 43
Olpe 32 19 19 17 — 87
NH 7 8 15 13 — 43
Olpe — Kayla Krueger 35, Sammy Maley 15, Erica Brinkman 13, Kylie Haag 8, Megan Woods 6, Brittany Meza 4, Megan Cole 2, Nicole Wendling 2, Katie Moyer 1, Tanna Bell 1.
Northern Heights — Amy Lee 9, Kiley Stinson 9, Amy Boline 6, Ashley Siess 5, Alex DeLong 4, Sarah Boline 4, Leann Baird 4, Sky Linsey 2.
Halftime — Olpe 51-15.
Burlington girls 54,
Eureka 25
The Burlington girls exploded for 39 points in the second half, rallying for the 29-point victory Monday night.
The Lady Cats trailed 16-15 at halftime before going on their run. They outscored Eureka 17-1 in the third quarter and 22-8 in the fourth.
Becca Holman led Burlington, scoring 19 points. Autumn Kirchner added 11 points, making three 3-pointers.
Katie Guevel contributed nine.
Kalyn and Jana Valentine paced Eureka with seven points each.
BURLINGTON girls 54, EUREKA 25
Burlington 13 2 17 22 — 54
Eureka 6 10 1 8 — 25
Burlington (10-3) — Becca Holman 19, Autumn Kirchner 11, Katie Guevel 9, Erica Eddings 8, Kristi Kesler 5, Heather Eddings 2.
Eureka (2-10) — Kalyn Valentine 7, Jana Valentine 7, Kathleen McKenzie 5, Leslie Collinge 4, Brianne Evenson 2.
Halftime — Eureka 16-15. Total fouls — Burlington 13, Eureka 11. Fouled out — None.
Osage City girls 48, Council Grove 29
Katie Buenger scored nine of her 21 points in the first quarter, helping Osage City to a lead in its 19-point victory over Council Grove.
The Lady Indians outscored Council Grove 17-6 in the first quarter and 29-15 in the first half.
Buenger had nine twos and one three to combine for her 21 points. Miranda Bryan added nine, while Kady Paul contributed seven.
Allison Scott’s 13 points paced Council Grove.
OSAGE CITY girls 48, COUNCIL GROVE 29
Council Grove 6 9 11 3 — 29
Osage City 17 12 8 11 — 48
Council Grove — Scott 13, Messer 6, Smith 4, Switzer 2, Siegle 2, Wecker 2.
Osage City — Katie Buenger 21, Miranda Bryan 9, Kady Paul 7, Chelsea Reed 5, Katie Schroeder 4, Paige Fort 2.
Halftime — Osage City 29-15. Total fouls — Council Grove 14, Osage City 13. Fouled out — None.
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