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ST. HENRY CRUSADERS GIRLS BASKETBALL

The St. Henry girls basketball team got off to a 5-2 start after wins over Pendleton County and Nicholas County. Photo provided

Wins over an undefeated Pendleton County team followed up by a victory over Nicholas County, the Crusaders notched their third straight victory and a 5-2 start to the season, thus earning them LINK nky Team of the Week honors.

They grinded out wins in both, 45-40 over Pendleton, Kayla Unkraut scoring 17 points and pulling down seven rebounds. Unkraut again led St. Henry in the 45-30 win over Nicholas, scoring 13 points and grabbing five rebounds. They won the rebounding battle 30-18 against the Bluejackets as Chilota Iloegbunam and Taylor Hill also hit double figures with 11 and 10 points, respectively.

St. Henry is off to a 6-4 start to the season. Unkraut leads the team in scoring with 14.3 points per game is shooting just a clip under 50 percent from the field. Hill is the team’s leading rebounder with 6.2 rebounds per game while adding 7.3 points per game. Iloegbunam is second in scoring (8.3) and second in rebounding (5.7) for the Crusaders.

Congratulations to our other nominees, as well: the Ludlow High School boys basketball team, Highlands High School boys basketball team and Notre Dame Academy girls basketball team.

Our weekly honor is open to all local sports teams at ALL levels, from youth to recreational to high school to college to pro and beyond.

At the beginning of the week, we open the nomination form, and then start the voting mid-week, with the winner announced later in the week. To nominate a team for a performance during the week of Dec. 19 – Dec. 25, click here.