By JIM WALKER

Tribune Sports Editor

 

The Coal Grove Lady Hornets are off and running.

The Lady Hornets used their running game to beat the St. Joseph Female Flyers 62-40 on Monday.

“”Our guards did a good job pushing the ball early in the game,” said Coal Grove coach Rick Roach. “We took advantage of our speed and scored some transition layups. We moved the ball well against and made some easy shots.”

Ashley Adkins had 18 points to lead the Lady Hornets (2-0). Darrien Hankins had 12 points and Katey Erwin added 10.

Hannah Miller led St. Joseph with 17 points while Amber Neal scored 10.

Coal Grove took a 16-6 lead at the end of the first quarter and stretched it to 34-15 at the break.

St. Joseph was down 43-25 after three quarters but the Lady Hornets continued to pull away in the fourth quarter.

“St. Joe didn’t foul a lot but when we got to the line we shot the ball better than we did the last game,” Roach said of his team’s 8 of 10 foul shooting.

“(St. Joe coach Nick) Miller has a young team but he has them doing some good things. Hannah will be a tough player in the next couple of years. She does a great job for a freshman.”

Coal Grove 16 18 9 19 = 62

St. Joseph 6 9 10 15 = 40

COAL GROVE (2-0): Jacy Jones 5, Deanna Bentley 4, Katey Erwin 10, Leah Crum 5, Ashley Adkins 18, Ashley Goad 2, Morgan Sites 4, Darrien Hankins 12. FT: 8-10.

ST. JOSEPH (2-2): Amber Neal 10, Sarah Neal 2, Becca Patrick 5, Hannah Miller 17, Molly Miller 6. FT: 7-12.