Gary
Franklin - Sports Writer
Though it seemed
a long time coming to the South
Ripley Lady Raider
faithful, the varsity squad put
a "W" on their season
record.
The potential seemed to always
be present, just not happening.
However, on Tuesday evening, December
6 against the Lawrenceburg Lady
Tigers, the right combination worked
together to hang tough for four
quarters to claim the victory at
51-44.
The 7 point win, a result of heads
up teamwork, taking advantage when
opportunity presented itself by
capitalizing on fast breaks, and
pulling the ball back out and setting
up plays when not available.
The old adage, "when things
go good, wait, something will make
it change", held true once
again as near the end of a victory
sought fourth quarter, the coach's
daughter, Alex Snyder, a 5' 11" freshman,
suffered a dislocated shoulder.
Yet the coach and team held to
the business at hand to win.
The game as it opened found the
Lady Tigers taking possession at
the mid-court tip. However, Kristen
Huss of the Lady Raider team was
first to put points on the score
board with a field goal. The Lady
Tigers' Chelsie Mollaun missed
a pair of free throws and Jayna
Kohorst made 1 of 2 attempts in
her effort at the line for a 3-1
score.
Ciara McGuire of the Lady Raiders
scored 2 of 2 FT's and teammate
Huss netted her second FG for the
lead at 6-1 near the halfway point
of the first quarter. Lady Tiger
Kohorst added a field goal quickly
countered by Lady Raider Huss,
the score 8-3. The Lady Tigers put together back
to back scores with Sara Vorbroker
draining a 3 pointer and Ayrica
Harvey scoring 1 of 2 at the foul
line drawing the score to 8-7 at
the 1:10 mark.
In the remaining time, Lady Raider
Beth Stratton scored her first
field goal of the game as did Leah
Clark of the Lady Tigers ending
the first quarter with a score
of 10-9 Raiders.
During the second quarter the
Lady Raiders, though trailing for
the first time at 11-10 off Tiger
Harvey's FG, expanded their lead
to 5 with a score of 22-17.
Scoring by the Lady Raiders in
the second quarter was from Huss
with a 3, Beth Thieman a FG and
1/2 FT's, Josie Franklin with a
FG, Abbey Lemon a FG and Ashley
Thomas putting her first FG through
as well.
Lady Tiger scorers in the second
quarter were Harvey with a FG,
Kohorst 1/2 FT's, and Vorbroker
with a 2 point FG and a 3 pointer
taking the score at half time to
Raiders 22 and Tigers 17.
The Lady Raider
scoring in the third, McGuire
2 FG's, Thomas 2
FG's, Huss a FG, and Thieman a
FG. The Lady Tiger scoring the
result of Harvey 2 FG's, Vorbroker
a 2
point FG and a 3 pointer. The score
at the end of three 34-27 Lady
Raiders.
In the fourth, the Lady Raiders
sealed the deal at 51-44. Fourth
quarter scoring by the Lady Tigers
came from Harvey with 2 FG's and
3/4 FT shooting, Kohorst 2/4 FT's,
Kelli Taylor adding a FG, and Alicia
Haney converting a FG and FT combination
for the old fashioned 3, and Vorbroker
with a FG and 1/2 FT's.
Final quarter scoring for the
Lady Raiders came at the hands
of Thieman with 2 FG's and 2/2
FT's, Stratton adding a FG, Thomas
2 FG's, McGuire with 3/4 FT's,
and Kristen Huss 2/2. |
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