COAL GROVE - Chelsea Markins did what she usually does, but this time she got plenty of help.

Markins had 29 points including five 3-point goals and freshman Jordyn Cox added 16 points as she made four 3-pointers to lead the Coal Grove Lady Hornets to a 59-48 win Tuesday.

&#8220Both Chelsea and Jordyn had big games. They played well,” Coal Grove coach Nick Miller said.

&#8220Piketon had a lot of size and we had some matchup problems, and because we were focusing inside and then we lost the Burns girl and she kept hitting 3-pointers.”

Markins drained three 3-pointers in the first quarter as Coal Grove took a 13-10 lead.

In the second quarter, Markins had 10 points as the Lady Hornets went up 30-25 at the half.

Cox took over in the third quarter and hit three 3-pointers but Piketon managed to get within 47-43.

The Lady Hornets held Piketon to just 5 points in the fourth quarter as they pulled away to the win.

In the reserve game, Coal Grove won 43-13 as Danielle Carpenter scored 12 points.

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PIKETON (0-1):

Kristen Bowman 0 0 0-0

0, Whitney Shepherd 3 0 2-7 8, Jessi Evans 1 0 0-0 2, Andrea Beckman 1 0 0-0 2, Whittney Smith 3 2 6-10 18, Keia Cade 0 0 0-0 0, Shania Manley 0 0 0-0 0, Heather Burns 0 6 0 0-0 18, Melony Brackett 0 0 0-0 0. Totals: 8

8

8-17

48. Fouls: 16. Fouled out: Beckman.

COAL GROVE (1-1):

Tiffany Wallace 0 0 0-0 0, Sam Zornes 0 0 0-0 0, Brittany Harrison 1 0 1-4 3, Jordyn Cox 2 4 0-2 16, Taylor Sexton 0 0 0-0 0, Traci Tackett 1 0 0-0 2, Maggie Young 0 0 1-2 1, Chelsea Markins 4 5 0 6-8 29, Samantha Hall 4 0 0-1 8. Totals: 12

9

8-16

59. Fouls: 16. Fouled out: None.

Raceland 48, Green 27

RACELAND, Ky. - The pressure cooker left a burnt taste in the Green Lady Bobcats mouths.

The Raceland Lady Rams used pressure defense to force turnovers and beat Green 48-27 Monday in the season opener for both teams.

&#8220The key is we didn't handle their pressure very well,” Green coach Dale Royse said. &#8220But Raceland is a very talented team.”

Elista Hall scored 11 points to lead the Lady Bobcats.

Royse had praise for freshman Ashley Runyon who scored 4 points.

&#8220Ashley Runyon came off the bench and played really well for us in her varsity game. That was nice to see,” Royse said.

Raceland jumped out to an 18-8 lead after the first quarter and built a 31-12 cushion at the half.

Green hosts Southern Ohio Conference preseason favorite Portsmouth Clay Thursday.

Green8469=27

Raceland1813134=48

GREEN (0-1):

Traci Elrod 2 0 0-0 4, Elista Hall 3 1 2-4 11, Kortney Pfleger 3 0 0-0 6, Ashley Runyon 2 0 0-0 4, Heidi Tackett 1 0 0-0 2, Jessica Dyer 0 0 0-0 0, Shay Richendollar 0 0 0-0 0. Totals: 11

1

2-6

27. Fouls: 5. Fouled out: None.

RACELAND (1-0):

W. Seals 10 0 1-1 21, K. Porter 1 0 1-2 3, P. Porter 1 1 0-0 5, R. Vanderhoof 4 1 0-0 11, N. Massie 1 0 0-0 2, K. Fannin 1 0 0-0 2, J. Fannin 1 0 0-0 2, Lewis 0 0 2-4 2. Totals: 19

2

4-7

48. Fouls: 6. Fouled out: None.