The Lady Irish of Knox Catholic got 21 points from Sydney Mains and eight points, eight rebounds and eight assists from Buffalo commit Jazmin Williams on their way to a 56-46 win over the Titans of Mercer County, Ky.
Catholic, who welcomed Mains back to the lineup the previous night after being out with an injury, took a 17-8 first quarter lead and maintained it throughout, although the Titans made a fourth quarter run to make things quite interesting.
The Irish were ahead 30-22 at halftime, and 44-34 heading into the fourth. But Mercer remained patient, and they cut the advantage down to 46-42 with just under four minutes left. That’s when Mains converted an old-fashioned three-point play to build the lead back to 49-42, and the Titans could not mount another run to the horn.
Caroline Krueger scored 11 points and Amaya Redd hit double figures with 10 for Catholic (6-8).
Mercer County (3-6) got 17 points from Teigh Yeast and 12 from Anna Drakeford.
Catholic held a commanding 36-21 rebounding advantage.
KNOX CATHOLIC (56): Jazmin Williams 1-5 6-7 8, Connaster 1-4 1-2 4, Caroline Krueger 4-6 3-5 11, Amaya Redd 4-9 2-4 10, Sydney Mains 8-13 1-1 21, Frana 1-3 0-0 2. TOTALS: 19-42 13-19 56.
MERCER CO. (46): Teigh Yeast 5-11 6-11 17, McGinnis 1-4 0-0 3, Anna Drakeford 5-11 1-2 12, Lanham 0-0 2-2 2, Dunn 1-4 0-0 3, Jessie 3-9 3-4 9. TOTALS: 15-39 12-19 46.
3-Point Goals: KC—5 (Mains 4, Connaster). MC—4 (Yeast, McGinnis, Drakeford, Dunn).
| Score by Quarters | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knox Catholic | 17 | 13 | 14 | 12 – 56 |
| Mercer County | 8 | 14 | 12 | 12 – 46 |
