By Ryan Davenport, WSON Sports Correspondent
The Henderson County Lady Colonels faced off against the Union County Bravettes in Morganfield.
In the opening period, the Lady Colonels would outscore the Bravettes 18-4 heading into the second quarter. In the second period, the Lady Colonels would outscore the Bravettes 18-9, as the Lady Colonels held a 23 point lead over the Bravettes at halftime with the score 36-13.
To begin the second half, the Bravettes would outscore the Lady Colonels 19-13, as the Lady Colonels held a 49-32 lead over the Bravettes heading into the fourth quarter. In the fourth and final period, the Lady Colonels would outscore the Bravettes 20-13, as the Lady Colonels would come away with a 24 point win on the road against 6th District rivals the Bravettes with the final score 69-45. The Lady Colonels improve to (11-3) on the season while the Bravettes drop to (12-7).
The leading scorer for the Lady Colonels was sophomore guard Shalyn Sprinkles with 20 points while knocking down 5 three pointers and grabbing 3 rebounds and recording 2 assists and 3 steals on the night. Senior forward Jarie Thomas scored 15 points while joining the 1,000th point club in the game and recording 9 rebounds. Senior guard Graci Risley tallied 11 points while knocking down 3 three pointers while sophomore forward Anna Kemp contributed 8 points and 5 rebounds to go along with 2 assists. Senior guard Mallorie Veal added 7 points while freshman forward Brooklyn Gibson scored 3 points and had 3 rebounds. Senior guard Savannah Lacer contributed 2 points and 6 assists as well as 3 steals while sophomore guard Allyson Rideout tallied 2 points. To round out the scoring for the Lady Colonels, freshman guard Addy Gish added 2 points on the night.
As a team, the Lady Colonels shot 9 for 17 (52%) from the three point line while shooting 7 for 11 (63%) from the free throw line while grabbing 27 total team rebounds and committing only 8 turnovers. The Lady Colonels also recorded 14 assists, 10 steals, and 1 block on the night as a team.
The Lady Colonels next game will be Saturday afternoon, January 14th, at home against the Bowling Green Lady Purples at 1:30 P.M. at Colonel Gym.
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