Gary
Franklin - Sports Writer
The Lady Raiders continue their
roller coaster season as they fell again, Thursday,
December 22 to the Lady Twisters of Oldenburg
Academy in an overtime finish by a score of
Oldenburg 44-38 South Ripley.
The Lady Raiders contested the Austin Cougars
in a losing effort only five days earlier,
giving them a first loss of the last 5 games
played. That game was played without their
starting center, Abbey Lemon. Tonight the Lady
Raiders had Lemon back in a starting role even
though obviously not at 100% yet.
The mid court jump to start
the game posted Senior Kristen Huss of the
Lady Raiders at
5'10" against the Lady Twister's Junior
Dominika Roberts at 6'1". The tip was
to the Twisters who hurriedly scored the first
2 points of the game. That score was at the
hands of Lady Twister Amanda Dickman. The Lady
Twister's Roberts scored to give them a 4-0
lead, and as the Lady Raiders attempted to
get the ball across the 10 second line, they
were called for the turn over.
Capitalizing on the Lady Raider error, Lady
Twister Roberts stuck 2 more points on the
board taking the game to a 6-0 score and the
clock at 4:48 in the first quarter. The Raider
coach called for a time-out.
Following the time-out, Lady Twister Roberts
was called for her second foul, causing her
to sit a spell on the bench. On Lady Raider
Beth Thieman's first touch of the basketball
in a position to shoot, she drained a 3 point
shot. Within seconds, Lady Raider Huss drilled
a 3 point shot herself tieing the game at 6-6
at the 3:48 mark.
Lady Twister Megan Dickman scored a FG for
her team. That was followed by another Lady
Raider Thieman 3, to give the Lady Raiders
their first lead in the ballgame at 9-8 with
2:55 remaining in the first quarter. Ashley
Thomas scored a put back for the Lady Raiders
taking their lead to 11-8.
Lady Twister Kristin Billingsley cashed in
2 points from the free throw line off the Lemon
foul. With 1:55 remaining, Josie Franklin and
Beth Stratton entered for the Lady Raiders
replacing Lemon and Thomas. Franklin drained
a 3 point shot at the buzzer for the Lady Raiders
completing the first quarter scoring giving
the Lady Raiders a lead of 14-10 after one
complete.
Oldenburg scoring in the second quarter was
the result of Billingsley with 1, Jenna Meyer
6, and Brittany Wurtz 1 for a 18 point half
time score.
The Lady Raiders' scoring in the second came
from Huss with 5, Thieman 3, and Lemon 3 for
a total of 25 at the half time break.
Scoring in the last half for the Lady Twisters
came from Roberts with 2, Meyer 3, A. Dickman
2, M. Dickman 9, Wurtz 4 for a 38 point game
total.
The Lady Raider scoring in the second half
came from Lemon 4, Thieman 2, Ciara McGuire
2, Stratton 2, Huss 3 for a game total of 38
points.
A 38 - 38 tie at the end of regulation prompted
a 4:00 over-time session of which the Lady
Twisters scored 6 points while holding the
Lady Raiders scoreless to make a final score
Oldenburg 44 - 38 for the Lady Raiders.
The Lady Raider Varsity scoring totals were
Thieman and Huss with 11 points each, Lemon
with 7, Franklin adding 3, and 2 each by McGuire,
Thomas, and Stratton.
The Lady Raider Reserve pulled out a victory
at 36 to 21 over the Lady Twisters.
The South Ripley Lady Raider Varsity will
next face competition at the Ripley County
Tournament at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January
3, against the Milan Lady Indians.
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