Lady ’Cats hold off Eagles
Published 11:53 pm Tuesday, December 5, 2023
By Jim Walker
jim.walker@irontontribune.com
FRANKLIN FURNACE — The Green Lady Bobcats made something out of nothing.
Holding the Reedsville Eastern Lady Eagles to no points in the second quarter propelled the Lady Bobcats to a 60-57 win on Saturday,
Green (2-2) was able to erase a 3-point deficit and turn it into a 14-point lead and then the Lady Bobcats half off a furious comeback in the fourth quarter to get the win.
Robertson and Brooklyn Barkey scored 4 points each and Lily Simpson hit a 3-pointer for Eastern’s total as they took an 11-8 lead in the first quarter.
Abbie Knapp and Matti Hayslip scored 4 points each for Green.
Green threw a shutout in the second quarter by outscoring the Lady Eagles 17-0.
Knapp had 10 points with Mylee Brown hitting a 3-pointer and Mylee Hunt adding basket for Green.
Eastern converted 7-of-10 free throws with Hope Reed scoring 9 points including 3-of-4 at the line in the third quarter and the Lady Eagles cut the deficit to 37-26.
Knapp and Hayslip each drained a 3-pointer while Knapp was 8-of-8 at the foul line for the Lady Bobcats.
Eastern kicked its offense into high school in the fourth quarter and outscored Green 31-21 but it proved to be too little, too late.
Simpson knocked down a pair of 3-pointers and was 6-of-7 at the line as she scored 14 points in the fourth quarter. Reed had 10 points as she made 6-of-7 free throws.
But Knapp had 14 points, Haslip hit another trey and scored 5 points as Green held on for the win.
Kanpp poured in a game-high 39 points to lead Green. Hayslip added 14 points before fouling out.
Reeds and Simpson scored 19 points each and Robertson 12 points for Eastern (0-4).
Green will host Oak Hill on Thursday.
Eastern 11 0 15 31 = 57
Green 8 17 12 21 = 60
REEDSVILLE EASTERN (0-4): M. Robertson 4 1 1-2 12, Sydney Mora 1 0 1-2 3, Lilly Driggs 0 0 0-0 0, Kimmie Lyons 0 0 0-0 0, Hope Reed 5 0 9-11 19, Brooklyn Barkey 2 0 0-1 4, Lily Simpson 1 3 8-9 19. Totals: 13 4 19-23 57. Fouls: 23. Fouled out: Barkey.
GREEN (2-2): Abbie Knapp 11 1 14-18 39, Matti Hayslip 0 3 5-8 14, Ava Abrams 0 0 2-8 2, Mylee Hunt 1 0 0-0 2, Mylee Brown 0 1 0-0 3, Addison Blizzard 0 0 0-0 0, Sydney Bainer 0 0 0-0 0, Addy Christian 0 0 0-0 0, Izzy Conley 0 0 0-0 0. Totals: 12 5 21-34 60. Fouls: 22. Fouled out: Hayslip.