NewCath girls dominate Pineville, 58-32 to open All "A" State

By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM

Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter

The Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds girls basketball team opened the All “A” State Tournament with a 58-32 thrashing of the Pineville Lady Lions on Wednesday.

NewCath (16-4) used good shooting and solid defense to jump out to a 37-15 halftime advantage. The Thoroughbreds shot 67 percent (14-of-21) from the field in the first half and held the Lady Lions (14-8) to 16 percent (4-of-25). NewCath ended up shooting 46 percent (22-of-48) to 21 percent (10-of-48) for Pineville.

The Thoroughbreds saw three players reach double-figures. Alexus Mayes led the way with 17 points and Stephanie Lewis scored 13. Junior standout post Nikki Kiernan followed with another double-double of 15 points and 10 rebounds to go with six blocked shots.

NewCath dished out 13 assists to three for Pineville. Michaela Ware and Loren Zimmerman recorded four assists each and Mayes had three.

Pineville of the 13th Region saw just one player reach double-figures. That was Devin Enix with 13 points.

NewCath did not shoot well from the free-throw line. The Thoroughbreds made just 11-of-20 free-throw attempts for 55 percent and the Lady Lions hit 12-of-17 for 71 percent.

The Thoroughbreds take on 2nd Region champion Webster County (17-2) at 10 a.m. Friday in the All “A” State quarterfinals back at the Frankfort Convention Center.