The Bishop Brossart Mustangs used balanced scoring to win the Ryan Keeton ExP Realty Ohio River Classic at Raceland, 63-48 over St. Joseph Central (West Virginia).
Brossart’s Greylee Kramer lead the way scoring 15 points and Kylie Smith scored 14.
“I think the kids have really started to trust each others’ abilities,” Brossart head coach Steve Brown said. “We’ve changed kind of the way we played a little bit from the past. It starts with our defense and our defense has done a really good job as far that goes. Hopefully, it gets us going toward the All “A” Tournament. We play Nicholas County in the first round and we played them (at Raceland) and played them pretty well.”
Brown called junior guard Zoey Woosley the team’s player of the game after she scored 10 points to go with seven steals, five assists and six rebounds. Zoee Meyers also contributed to the defensive effort for Brossart with eight points, six rebounds, eight assists and five steals.
“You can’t really just watch the player itself. You have to keep your eye on the ball and the player even when they don’t have the ball,” Woosley said. “You also have to jump to the ball to be sure to cut your player off and I think we do that very well. Your other teammates need to realize that too if it’s coming to your player and you can’t see that. For me when I’m on the ball, my teammates do a really good job calling out screens and telling me to jump a certain way so we can switch easier.”
Brossart (10-2) plays at Roger Bacon (Ohio) on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
Girls Basketball
Scott 42, Louisville Holy Cross 37
The Eagles edged the Cougars to win the 4 Bank Winter Classic at Garrard County in a defensive battle.
“It was a battle. It’s been a long few weeks for our girls,” Scott assistant coach Jacob Parsons said. “We played seven games all on the road and travel has been a lot for us. We didn’t shoot very well, but the girls found a way to get the ball inside, finish lay-ups and get to the free-throw line and make them when they counted.”
Kaia Peterson led a balanced Scott scoring attack with 15 points and Ariana Patterson scored eight.
“Playing good defense is what helps us get through if we’re not knocking down our shots,” Patterson said. “It’s about sticking together and figuring out what works best for us. It contributes to our offense when we run the floor.”
Scott (11-2) plays at Simon Kenton on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
Highlands 46, Taylor County 36
The Bluebirds recorded 11 steals off 15 Taylor County turnovers while turning it over just nine times on their way to finishing seventh in the Lady Invitational of the South at Allen County-Scottsville.
Marissa Green scored 25 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead Highlands in the defensive struggle. Saylor Macke scored nine and Kaylee Mills added eight.
Highlands (7-5) plays Assumption in the Simpson’s Tree Service/H+W Sports Classic at Franklin County at 1:45 p.m. on Jan. 6.
Other Girls Basketball Scores
Jackson County 61, Campbell County 35
Conner 61, Oldham County 35
Boys Basketball
Newport beats two more Indiana opponents to win Ray Furney Holiday Classic
Newport handled Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian, 79-54 in the championship game at Lawrenceburg.
The tournament’s most valuable player Taylen Kinney scored 49 points making 18-of-25 shots including 7-of-11 from three-point range to lead the way. Jabari Covington followed with nine as eight different Wildcats scored. Newport shot 57% from the field in the win.
“I felt like we controlled the game for the most part,” Newport head coach Rodney Snapp said. “James Turner and Griffin Starks both had four fouls. Then they started going inside and doing some damage. I think they cut it to five. Our kids kept their composure. They stuck together.”
Newport beat Guerin Catholic earlier in the day to make it to the championship game. Kinney scored 16 points to combine for 65 points on the day and 105 in the four games in the tournament.
Newport shot 56% from the field in the win. DeShaun Jackson scored 15 points and Covington scored 13 as nine different Wildcats scored.
“We played well as a team. We all played hard,” Kinney said. “We were unselfish. I take (the point guard) role real serious. I want to make something happen for my teammates. I feel like our team is tough to stop when we play like that.”
The Wildcats (12-3) host Highlands on Friday at 7:30 p.m.
Walton-Verona 86, Mason County 84
The Bearcats took third in the Mason County Invitational edging the Royals.
Julian Dixon led the way scoring 31 points making 12-of-14 free throws. Aaron Gutman scored 19 with Zach Smith and Landon Bach scoring 14 each.
Walton-Verona (10-4) hosts Trimble County to start the 8th Region All “A” Region Tournament on Wednesday at 6 p.m.
Covington Catholic 70, The Villages (Florida) 56
The Colonels finished off the Battle at the Villages Tournament with a win over the hosts to take fifth place.
CovCath shot 60% from the field including 50% from three-point range in the win. Athens McGillis led the Colonels with 21 points with Caden Miller and Noah Johnson scoring 19 and 12 respectively. Cash Harney grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds to go with nine points and six assists.
CovCath (9-4) hosts Beechwood on Friday at 7 p.m.
Simon Kenton 62, Jeffersontown 60
Jay Bilton hit a jumper from the top of the key at the buzzer to lift the Pioneers to a third-place finish in the Ashland Invitational Tournament.
Travis Krohman led Simon Kenton with 15 points and Bilton scored 12.
Simon Kenton (5-8) plays at Bryan Station on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
North Oldham 68, Campbell County 45
The Camels lost in the championship game of the Mason County Invitational shooting just 36% from the field, including 18% from 3-point range.
Campbell County saw eight different players score. Nathan Smith, Garyn Jackson, Xavier Fancher and Broc Sorgenfrei scored seven each to lead the Camels.
Campbell County plays (8-2) at Bracken County on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
South Oldham 84, Boone County 72
The Rebels lost in the championship game of the Henry County Invitational.
Boone County put four players in double figures in the loss. Eli Bodkin led the way with 20 points and Thomas Williams scored 17. Mason Hall and Brayden Clos followed with 14 and 10 points respectively.
Boone County (10-3) plays at St. Henry on Friday at 7:30 p.m.
Other Boys Basketball Scores
Holy Cross 64, Newport Central Catholic 53
Bellevue 61, Williamsburg 60
Dixie Heights 67, Henry County 48
Scott 58, Tates Creek 57
Ludlow 70, Carroll County 49
Elder (Ohio) 61, Conner 50
DeSales 61, Cooper 52
Anderson County 46, Beechwood 32