By Jim Walker

jim.walker@irontontribune.com

SOUTH POINT — Opening Night proved to be a crowd pleaser.

The South Point Lady Pointers opened the basketball season with a 62-30 win over the Symmes Valley Lady Vikings.

Saratina Jackson led the Lady Pointers with a game-high 18 points, Josie Kidd scored 12 points while Jasmyn Jones and Samiya Bradburn scored 10 points each.

Lydia Saunders had 12 points to place the LadyVikings (9-1).

Jackson hit 3-points as she and Kidd scored 4 points each in the first quarter and it was 13-3.

Saunders had all 3 Lady Vikings points.

Kidd knocked down a trey and both Jones and Molly Adams scored 4 points each in the second quarter and it was 27-9 at the half.

Kaitlyn Maynard hit a basket and Saunders was 4-of-6 at the line for Symmes Valley.

Jackson had 11 points and Bradburn drilled a 3-pointer and scored 8 points in the third quarter as South Point opened up a 56-21 spread after three quarters.

Saunders scored 5 points and Natalie Simpson got 4 points to pace the Lady Vikings.

Five different players had 2 points in the fourth quarter for South Point which extended the lead to 32 points.

Nevaeh Holbrook had 3 of the Lady Vikings’ 9 points in the quarter.

Sym. Valley   3 6 12 9 = 30

South Point 13 14 25 10 = 62

Symmes Valley (0-1): Lydia Saunders 3 0 6-17 12, Aly Hayton 1 0 1-4 3, Brenna Tibbs 1 0 2-2 4, Nevaeh Holbrook 1 0 1-2 3, Aylissa Anthony 0 0 0-0 0, Maci Bland 0 0 0-0 0, Kaitlyn Maynard 2 0 0-0 4, Natalie Simpson 1 0 2-2 4. Totals: 9 0 12-27 30. Fouls: 20. Fouled out: Maynard.

South Point (1-0): Saratina Jackson 4 1 7-11 18, Molly Adams 2 0 3-4 7, Ana Diaz 0 0 0-0 0, Leila Hall 0 0 0-0 0, Peyton Williamson 1 0 1-2 3, Samiya Bradburn 1 1 5-6 10, Jasmyn Jones 4 0 2-2 10, Nevaeh Huff 0 0 0-0 0, Kota Copley 1 0 0-0 2, Jocelyn Jones 0 0 0-0 0, Harleigh Hysell 0 0 0-0 , Josie Kidd 2 2 2-2 12. Totals: 15 4 20-27 62. Fouls: 21. Fouled out: None.