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Scott County 17 11 13 12 53
Mercy 16 22 24 17 79

Scott County (13-8) - Stainback 7, Christopher 6, Young 6, Logsdon 5, Conrad 5, Tevis 1, Guyn 2, Buchanan 2, Guy 6, McKenzie 13.
Mercy (19-5) - Faris 11, Goetz 4, Hartlage 13, Co. Roush 11, Ch. Roush 9, Miller 23, Richardson 5, C. Dircksen 2, Keck 1.

3P: Stainback 1, Conrad 1, McKenzie 1, Faris 1, Hartlage 2, Richardson 1.

Mercy Academy, ranked second in The Courier-Journal's girls' high school basketball Litkenhous Ratings, whalloped visiting and No. 11-ranked Scott County 79-53 Tuesday night.

The Jaguars (19-5) led 38-28 at halftime, then took firm control in the third quarter, expanding their lead to 62-41.

Assistant coach Keith Baisch said the key for Mercy was taking better care of the basketball and forcing turnovers in the second half. The Cardinals (13-8) had 37 turnovers for the contest, 14 in the second half, while Mercy had just eight of its 25 turnovers after halftime.

"In the second half, when we created a turnover, we took better care of the basketball," Baisch said.

Juliann Miller led Mercy with 23 points, hitting 10 of 15 shots. Whitney Hartlage added 13 points; Lauren Faris 11 points, seven steals and five assists; and Courtney Roush 11 points.

Alex McKenzie had 13 points and 10 rebounds for Scott County, which outrebounded the Jaguars 43-37.

http://www.highschoolsports.net/gamestat...ty/Girls/1