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03-10-2012, 06:49 PM
Wish I was still in BG to watch the Championship in person.
03-10-2012, 07:44 PM
BOWLING GREEN — Paul Laurence Dunbar's girls didn't come down to Bowling Green to enjoy the Sweet Sixteen atmosphere.
They came to win.
As evidence to their commitment, first-year coach Sarah Van Horn said her players passed Thursday on chances to swim or shop on their off day.
"We watched four hours of film yesterday," she said, "because that's what they wanted to do."
The homework must have helped. Dunbar outscored Butler in every quarter in a 70-52 whipping in Friday's quarterfinals of the Houchens Industries/KHSAA State Basketball Tournament at E.A. Diddle Arena.
The Bulldogs (30-6) will play in Saturday's 11 a.m. EST semifinals. Saturday's finals are set for 9 p.m.
While it was Lakeena Parks (20 points) and Jordin Fender (19) who led Dunbar in a first-round overtime win against Boone County, the Bulldogs were led Friday by Morgan McEldowney with 21 points and Kierra Muhammad with 18.
"That's what makes us so dynamic and so deep — that we can ask different kids to take the load," Van Horn said. "Some kids have rough nights, somebody else steps up. Overall, that's what makes this team such a family and such a strong team."
Brooke Todd, a 6-foot-2 sophomore, had 14 points on 7-for-10 shooting and blocked three shots.
Parks didn't score, taking only two shots, but her nine rebounds helped Dunbar control the boards 39-27. McEldowney added seven rebounds, while Todd and Muhammad grabbed six each.
Fender finished with seven points and five assists.
"We're excited, but we're not satisfied," Van Horn said. "They came here to do a job. These kids have expected this from day one. ... They told me when I walked into the first parent meeting, 'Hey, we expect to go to state.'"
The lead was 18-11 after one quarter, and McEldowney's 16 first-half points increased the bulge to 33-22 at intermission.
"Tough start again, I think, is the biggest thing that got us behind the eight-ball here the whole game, since we kept trying to play from behind," Bearettes Coach Larry Just said. "It got tougher and tougher. They got off to a great start. They played with a lot better purpose than we did.
"We let 23 (McEldowney) get loose in the first half on us, a kid that we knew about, didn't take care of. So her 16 points, we kind of fought the whole way."
Any chance Butler might have had to rally drowned in a flood of free throws. Dunbar made 15 of its first 16 free throws and finished 27-for-35.
McEldowney made all eight of hers.
"If I see one go in, I'm really confident for the rest of my shots," she said.
Butler used a 13-4 run to cut Dunbar's 16-point lead to 53-46 midway through the fourth quarter.
The Bulldogs answered with a 15-2 run, all but four of those points coming at the foul line. Muhammad scored 13 of those 15 points, going 9-for-12 at the foul line.
"This time I was a little less accurate (than usual), but I made them when it counted," Muhammad said.
Danielle Lawrence paced Butler (24-10) with 16 points, seven rebounds and five steals. Aareon Smith had 10 points and six rebounds.
Guard Cora Moore added nine points and four steals.
"We've never made it this far," said McEldowney, the only senior in Dunbar's starting lineup. "Even though no one thought we would, we knew we would. This past summer, we just felt this team was going to be great."
Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2012/03/09/21028...rylink=cpy
They came to win.
As evidence to their commitment, first-year coach Sarah Van Horn said her players passed Thursday on chances to swim or shop on their off day.
"We watched four hours of film yesterday," she said, "because that's what they wanted to do."
The homework must have helped. Dunbar outscored Butler in every quarter in a 70-52 whipping in Friday's quarterfinals of the Houchens Industries/KHSAA State Basketball Tournament at E.A. Diddle Arena.
The Bulldogs (30-6) will play in Saturday's 11 a.m. EST semifinals. Saturday's finals are set for 9 p.m.
While it was Lakeena Parks (20 points) and Jordin Fender (19) who led Dunbar in a first-round overtime win against Boone County, the Bulldogs were led Friday by Morgan McEldowney with 21 points and Kierra Muhammad with 18.
"That's what makes us so dynamic and so deep — that we can ask different kids to take the load," Van Horn said. "Some kids have rough nights, somebody else steps up. Overall, that's what makes this team such a family and such a strong team."
Brooke Todd, a 6-foot-2 sophomore, had 14 points on 7-for-10 shooting and blocked three shots.
Parks didn't score, taking only two shots, but her nine rebounds helped Dunbar control the boards 39-27. McEldowney added seven rebounds, while Todd and Muhammad grabbed six each.
Fender finished with seven points and five assists.
"We're excited, but we're not satisfied," Van Horn said. "They came here to do a job. These kids have expected this from day one. ... They told me when I walked into the first parent meeting, 'Hey, we expect to go to state.'"
The lead was 18-11 after one quarter, and McEldowney's 16 first-half points increased the bulge to 33-22 at intermission.
"Tough start again, I think, is the biggest thing that got us behind the eight-ball here the whole game, since we kept trying to play from behind," Bearettes Coach Larry Just said. "It got tougher and tougher. They got off to a great start. They played with a lot better purpose than we did.
"We let 23 (McEldowney) get loose in the first half on us, a kid that we knew about, didn't take care of. So her 16 points, we kind of fought the whole way."
Any chance Butler might have had to rally drowned in a flood of free throws. Dunbar made 15 of its first 16 free throws and finished 27-for-35.
McEldowney made all eight of hers.
"If I see one go in, I'm really confident for the rest of my shots," she said.
Butler used a 13-4 run to cut Dunbar's 16-point lead to 53-46 midway through the fourth quarter.
The Bulldogs answered with a 15-2 run, all but four of those points coming at the foul line. Muhammad scored 13 of those 15 points, going 9-for-12 at the foul line.
"This time I was a little less accurate (than usual), but I made them when it counted," Muhammad said.
Danielle Lawrence paced Butler (24-10) with 16 points, seven rebounds and five steals. Aareon Smith had 10 points and six rebounds.
Guard Cora Moore added nine points and four steals.
"We've never made it this far," said McEldowney, the only senior in Dunbar's starting lineup. "Even though no one thought we would, we knew we would. This past summer, we just felt this team was going to be great."
Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2012/03/09/21028...rylink=cpy
03-10-2012, 07:44 PM
03-10-2012, 07:44 PM
MANUAL 84, PAUL DUNBAR 59: The No. 1 Crimsons got off to a slow start and trailed Dunbar by 10 points early in the game, but once they got rolling there was no stopping them. All five Manual starters scored in double figures, led by Kara Wright and April Wilson with 15 points apiece. Kayla Stiles had 11 points and rebounds. The winners shot 58%. Dunbar was led by Jordin Fender’s 14 points and Brooke Todd’s 11.
03-10-2012, 07:51 PM
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – For 1 ½ quarters the Paul Dunbar High School girls’ basketball team turned its state semifinal game into a track meet and had No. 1-ranked Manual on the ropes.
But on the advice of his players, Lady Crimsons coach Stacy Pendleton made an adjustment and got his team to the state final for the second straight year.
All five Manual starters scored in double figures and the Lady Crimsons shot 57.6 percent to beat Paul Dunbar 84-59 on Saturday in the Houchens Industries/KHSAA Sweet 16 at E.A. Diddle Arena.
Paul Dunbar hit 10 of its first 11 shots for a 21-11 bulge and held a 25-24 advantage after a first quarter played at a blistering pace.
“They really took it at us early,” Pendleton said. “I thought we could press about anybody, but I listened to the girls and dropped back in that 2-3 (zone) and made (Paul Dunbar) take tough shots.”
Manual scored the first seven points of the second quarter for a 31-25 edge and led the rest of the way. Kara Wright and April Wilson both scored 15 points, Lauren Bodine had 13 and Kayla Styles and LeAsia Wright both chipped in 11 for the Lady Crimsons. Styles added 14 rebounds and three blocks.
“We haven’t played a good up-and-down team like that,” Wilson said. “It was a good experience. It was good to get up and down for once.”
Jordin Fender scored 14 points to lead Paul Dunbar (30-7), which reached the semifinals after a surprising run through the 11th Region Tournament. Manual’s 84 points were the most allowed by the Lady Bulldogs this season.
“These kids are not satisfied,” coach Sarah Van Horn said. “They’re going to go home and work harder and come back bigger and better next year.”
Fender scored eight points during Paul Dunbar’s 21-11 game-opening run, but Manual rallied by hitting seven of its first eight 3-point tries. Wilson and Bodine both had a trio of threes, with Bodine’s last one giving Manual a 27-25 lead to start the second quarter.
“I told my assistants that if we hadn’t shot the ball well early that we would have been down 20,” Pendleton said.
Along with the hot shooting, Manual slowed the pace by going to a 2-3 zone. With his team up 42-35 at halftime, Pendleton said he considered switching to man-to-man to start the second half.
His players told him to stick to the zone.
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But on the advice of his players, Lady Crimsons coach Stacy Pendleton made an adjustment and got his team to the state final for the second straight year.
All five Manual starters scored in double figures and the Lady Crimsons shot 57.6 percent to beat Paul Dunbar 84-59 on Saturday in the Houchens Industries/KHSAA Sweet 16 at E.A. Diddle Arena.
Paul Dunbar hit 10 of its first 11 shots for a 21-11 bulge and held a 25-24 advantage after a first quarter played at a blistering pace.
“They really took it at us early,” Pendleton said. “I thought we could press about anybody, but I listened to the girls and dropped back in that 2-3 (zone) and made (Paul Dunbar) take tough shots.”
Manual scored the first seven points of the second quarter for a 31-25 edge and led the rest of the way. Kara Wright and April Wilson both scored 15 points, Lauren Bodine had 13 and Kayla Styles and LeAsia Wright both chipped in 11 for the Lady Crimsons. Styles added 14 rebounds and three blocks.
“We haven’t played a good up-and-down team like that,” Wilson said. “It was a good experience. It was good to get up and down for once.”
Jordin Fender scored 14 points to lead Paul Dunbar (30-7), which reached the semifinals after a surprising run through the 11th Region Tournament. Manual’s 84 points were the most allowed by the Lady Bulldogs this season.
“These kids are not satisfied,” coach Sarah Van Horn said. “They’re going to go home and work harder and come back bigger and better next year.”
Fender scored eight points during Paul Dunbar’s 21-11 game-opening run, but Manual rallied by hitting seven of its first eight 3-point tries. Wilson and Bodine both had a trio of threes, with Bodine’s last one giving Manual a 27-25 lead to start the second quarter.
“I told my assistants that if we hadn’t shot the ball well early that we would have been down 20,” Pendleton said.
Along with the hot shooting, Manual slowed the pace by going to a 2-3 zone. With his team up 42-35 at halftime, Pendleton said he considered switching to man-to-man to start the second half.
His players told him to stick to the zone.
http://saxo.highschoolsports.net/section...le?site=B2
03-11-2012, 12:27 AM
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