It did not take long for the Jac-Cen-Del Lady Eagles to establish the tempo and the lead Wednesday night at Milan High School.
The Lady Eagles made short work of the South Ripley Lady Raiders to advance to the finals of the Ripley County basketball tournament.
Kiersten Young scored a game high 15 points to lead the Lady Eagles to a 51-28 victory over South Ripley.
Young scored 10 first quarter points to spark a 17-7 run and give the Lady Eagles a comfortable lead.
The JCD lead continued to grow in the second quarter. Another 17 point effort extended the margin to 19 points, 34-15, by halftime.
The Lady Raiders continued to struggle offensively in the third quarter. The Lady Eagles held them to four points as the difference grew to 45-19.
Young was the only player to score in double figures for coach Scott Smith, but there were six others who broke into the scoring column. Kristen Hicks was second on the team with nine points followed by Valorie Wagner with seven. Carissa Simon and Kaylin Ploeger each added six points.
South Ripley was led in scoring by Erica Ester with seven points and Kellie Collier with six.
The Lady Eagles will play Batesville in the championship game Friday night, while the Lady Raiders will play Milan in the consolation round.
Girls
January 4, 2008
Young sparks Lady Eagles
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JCD girls win county title
The two teams expected to make it to the championship game of the girls Ripley County basketball tournament did.
- Young sparks Lady Eagles It did not take long for the Jac-Cen-Del Lady Eagles to establish the tempo and the lead Wednesday night at Milan High School.
- Lady Eagles edge South Dearborn The Jac-Cen-Del Lady Eagles traveled to Aurora to face the South dearborn Lady Knightsand escaped with 65-64 victory.
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Batesville girls beat South Decatur
The Batesville girls varsity basketball team benefited from an aggressive trapping defense to defeat the Lady Cougars 55-46 Saturday afternoon.
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BHS opens with wins on court
Constant defensive pressure and some timely field goals helped propel the Batesville Lady Bulldogs to their second win of the season in as many times on the court.
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Lady Bulldogs fall to Brebeuf
When the Brebeuf Lady Braves paraded into the Beech Grove High School gymnasium Saturday morning, there was a hint of doubt in the air.
- BHS slips past Pirates in soccer Scoring has been difficult at times for the Batesville boys varsity soccer team, but the defense stepped up big again and shut out the Greensburg Pirates.
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BHS perfect through 12
The Batesville Lady Bulldogs climbed into the Top 10 of the coaches poll and continue to win.
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Lady Bulldogs spike competition
Four more wins and little bit of hardware were earned by the Batesville High School varsity volleyball team.
- OA volleyball: Team wins first two The Oldenburg Academy volleyball team got off to a 2-0 start with wins over Edinburgh and Switzerland County.
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