PORTSMOUTH – Inch by inch, the Symmes Valley Lady Vikings grabbed a foot.

Friday, February 04, 2000

PORTSMOUTH – Inch by inch, the Symmes Valley Lady Vikings grabbed a foot.

After falling behind by as many as 10 points, the Lady Vikings inched their way back until they took the lead and beat the Portsmouth Clay Lady Panthers 53-50 Thursday in a Southern Ohio Conference game.

The turnaround was key by the Lady Vikings rebounding and ability to hang onto the ball. Symmes Valley had 37 of their 48 rebounds and they had only 11 of their 27 turnovers the second half.

"We hacked away at it a little at a time and we went to a man-to-man and the girls did a nice job with it. They just kept whittling away at the lead," Lady Vikings coach Rob Bess said.

Renee Donahoe scored 15 points while Keren Bell had 14 points and 11 rebounds and Rebecca Mount 12 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Vikes.

Katie Hemphill led Clay with 24 points while Brandi Summers scored 13.

Donahoe had five points and Mount four the first quarter as Symmes Valley took a 15-11 lead. But the Lady Vikings got just six points the second quarter and fell behind 27-21 at the break.

Clay built a 43-33 lead after three quarters, but Bell scored 10 the fourth quarter including 6 of 6 from the line as Symmes Valley rallied for the win.

"They’re shooting cooled down, but we did a better job defensively," said Bess.

The Lady Vikings, 4-11 and 3-6 in the SOC, hosts Green Monday in a league game.

SYMMES VALLEY – 15 6 12 20 – 53: Jessica Myers 3 0 2-3 8, Dusty Martin 0 0 0-2 0, Rebecca Mount 5 0 2-2 12, Renee Donahoe 2 3 2-2 15, Holly Wilson 0 0 1-5 1, Anna Bodmer 0 0 3-6 3, Keren Bell 3 0 8-10 14. Totals: 16-54 (3) 18-30 53. Fouls: 21. Fouled out: None. Rebounds: 48 (Mount 13, Bell 11, Myers 8). Assists: 9 (Wilson 4, Myers 3). Steals: 5 (Young 2). Turnovers: 27.

PORTSMOUTH CLAY – 11 18 14 7 – 50: Katie Hemphill 9 0 6-11 24, Emily Broughton 1 1 0-1 5, Brandi Summers 5 1 0-0 13, Emily Hemphill 0 0 3-5 3, Ashley Ellis 2 0 1-2 5, Becky Webb 0 0 0-0 0. Totals: 17 2 10-19 50. Fouls: 24. Fouled out: E. Hemphill, Webb.

 

Coal Grove 49, Symmes Valley 38

COAL GROVE – Cassie Ball and Desiree Butler combined for 35 points as the Coal Grove Lady Hornets beat the Symmes Valley Lady Vikings 49-38 Wednesday in a non-league game.

Ball led Coal Grove with 20 points and Butler added 15.

Renee Donahoe scored 12 points to lead Symmes Valley.

"We didn’t do much at all the first half, and wee gave up too much inside and lost track of Butler outside. Coal Grove shot the ball well," Vikings coach Rob Bess said.

Coal Grove led 8-5 after the first quarter, but Ball scored eight points the second quarter as the lead grew to 24-10 at the break.

Donahoe scored nine points the third quarter to draw the Lady Vikings to within 36-29. But Butler scored seven the fourth quarter as Coal Grove pulled away.

SYMMES VALLEY – 5 5 19 9 – 38: Jennifer Myers 1 0 0-0 2, Dusty Martin 0 1 0-0 3, Rebecca Mount 1 0 2-4 4, Renee Donahoe 2 2 2-4 12, Holly Wilson 1 1 0-2 5, Anna Bodmer 1 1 1-2 6, Keren Bell 1 0 2-6 4. Totals: 13-42 (5) 7-18 38. Fouls: 12. Fouled out: None. Rebounds: 27 (Mount 9, Bell 6). Assists: 7 (Wilson 3). Steals: 6 (Bell 4).

COAL GROVE – 8 16 12 13 – 49: Desiree Butler 5 1 2-3 15, Sarah Patterson 3 0 0-0 6, Cassie Ball 10 0 0-3 20, Courtney Coffman 3 0 2-2 8. Totals: 21 1 4-8 49.