Risner-Bailey duo prove double trouble for Lady Knights

Published 9:33 pm Thursday, January 23, 2025


Rock Hill Redwomen guard Myles Bailey goes up strong against Pt. Pleasant defender Faith Howes (41) as she scores in a 43-42 win over the Lady Black Knights. (Tim Gearhart Sports Photos/For The Ironton Tribune)

By Jim Walker

jim.walker@irontontribune.com

PEDRO — Batman and Robin. The Lone Ranger and Tonto. The Green Hornet and Kato. Risner and Bailey.

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Who’s that last duo?


Rock Hill Redwomen’s Samantha Bamer (4) and Point Pleasant’s Delaney Pearson (left) battle for rebounding position during Wednesday’s game. Rock Hill won 43-32. (Tim Bearhart Sports Photos/For The Ironton Tribune)

It was J’lynn Risner and Myles Bailey who teamed up to score 41 of Rock Hill’s points in the Redwomen’s 43-32 win over the Pt. Pleasant Lady Black Knights on Wednesday.

Risner scored a game-high 23 points while Bailey got 18 points including 11 of 19 from the foul line.

Chloe Waminan scored 15 points to lead Pt. Pleasant.

Waminan hit a 3-pointer and scored 5 points and Bella Tolliver hit a 3-pointer for the Lady Knights who took a 10-8 first quarter lead.

Risner scored 6 of Rock Hill’s 8 points.

In the second quarter, the Redwomen (6-9) came back to outscore the Lady Black Knights 15-2 and grabbed a 23-12 halftime lead.

Risner scored 7 points while Bailey hit a 3-pointer and then ran off 5 of 8 from the foul line.

Delaney Pearson had the lone Pt. Pleasant basket.

Risner got 6 points and Haylee Dancy added a basket in the third quarter and the lead was 32-21.

Waminan scored 7 of the 9 points for the Lady Knights.

Bailey scored 7 points in the fourth quarter including 5 of 7 at the foul line to help secure the wind.

Olivia Fields, Kyla Queen and Waminan all hit 3-pointers for Pt. Pleasant (2-10).

Pt. Pleasant    10 2 9 11 = 32

Rock Hill     8 15 9 11 = 43

POINT PLEASANT (2-10): Olivia Fields 1 1 0-0 5, Bella Tolliver 1 1 0-0 5, Kyla Queen 0 1 2-2 5, Delaney Pearson 1 0 0-2 2, Chloe Waminan 4 2 1-3 15, Maclemzoe Weikle 0 0 0-0 0, Kendera Lee 0 0 0-0 0, Faith Howes 0 0 0-0 0. Totals: 7 5 3-7 32. Fouls: 21. Fouled out: Tolliver, Waminan, Lee.

ROCK HILL (6-9): Kassidy Lyons 0 0 0-0 0, Myles Bailey 2 1 8-11 11-19 18, Samantha Bamer 0 0 0-0 0, Abby Schug 0 0 0-2 0, Abigail Payne 0 0 0-2 0, Haylee Dancy 1 0 0-0 2, J’lynn Risner 8 7-12 23. Totals: 11 1 18-35 43. Fouls: 6. Fouled out: None.