Allen County-Scottsville capped the 2018-19
regular season with a pair of wins over Todd County Central Thursday. Behind a
combined 47 points from seniors Sarah Sutton and Mason Towery, the Lady
Patriots downed the Lady Rebels 63-35. In the nightcap, a 17-point night from
Brett Rippy and a 14-point effort from Owen Stamper enabled the Patriots to
defeat the Rebels 62-50.
Led by the tandem of Sutton and Towery, the
Lady Patriots raced to a 24-14 lead after the first quarter. AC-S followed with
an 18-1 second frame to all but seal the team’s 20th win of the year. The hosts
outscored the Lady Rebels 18-15 in the third before Todd Central won the
running-clock shortened fourth quarter 5-3.
Sutton closed out her home career with a
25-point effort on the strength of nine of 15 shooting from the floor and a
seven of 10 game at the foul line. Sutton grabbed seven rebounds and recorded
two steals. Towery added 22 points, making eight field goals including three
3-point shots. Towery was three for five at the foul line. The senior grabbed a
game-high nine rebounds, dished out six assists and had six steals. In addition to the strong performances from
Sutton and Towery, seven Lady Patriots (Abby Willoughby, Taylor Carter, jae McReynolds,
Chloe bray, Grace Tuttle, bailey Ausbrooks, Jayleigh Steenburgen) scored.
AC-S went 22-50 (44.0%) from the floor and
was 15-21 (71.4%) at the foul line. Todd Central was 11-41 (26.8%) from the
field and 5-11 (45.5%) at the line. The Lady Patriots outrebounded the Lady
Rebels 35-31, forced 26 Todd turnovers, and scored 20 points as a result of the
Lady Rebels (4-19) miscues.
The win lifted to Lady Patriots to a 20-6
record, marking the sixth time in the past 11 seasons that AC-S has finished
the regular season with 20 or more wins. The 20-win mark is also the 20th time
in the 45-year history of the program that a Lady Patriot basketball team will
finish the season with 20 or more wins.
AC-S starts the post season on Tuesday,
February 19, against Barren County (26-4) in the District 15 tournament
semifinals at Monroe County High School.
The Patriots secured their 22nd win of the
year with solid shooting and balanced scoring from the start. Sinking eight of
their first 12 shots, AC-S outscored Todd Central 18-14 in the opening frame
behind baskets from Rippy, Stamper, Chase Ward, Mason Shirley, and Michael
Smith. The pace slowed in the second quarter. The Patriots opened a 10-point
lead on a Ward bucket at the 3:20 following an entry pass from Rippy. At
halftime, AC-S led 26-18.
The Rebels closed to within five early in
the third before a 3-point shot from Shirley pushed the lead to eight for the
Patriots. Later in the period, a three-point play from Stamper inside and a
3-point shot by the junior forward enabled AC-S to stretch their lead to 13
with 1:07 left in the quarter. A pair of Rippy baskets to close the third
lifted AC-S to a 47-33 lead. Buckets
from Stamper and sophomore Tyler Ford, and a 3-pointer from Shirley lifted the
Patriots to an 18-point lead midway through the final quarter. Todd Central
closed the game on an 11-5 run.
AC-S closed the night 24-43 (55.8%) from the
floor and nine of 14 (64.3%) at the foul line. Todd Central was 19-57 (33.3%)
from the floor and eight of 14 (57.1%) at the line. The Rebels (5-23) outrebounded
the Patriots 34-30.
In addition to Rippy and Stamper, Shirley
added 13 points and dished out five assists. Bryce Carter, Cayden Ross, Camden
Carver, Smith, Ward, Ford, and Jake Bow also added points in the game. Carter paced
the Patriots with a career-high nine rebounds.
The win lifted AC-S to a 22-7 record---with
the 22-wins being the highest win total in regular season games since 2007 when
AC-S finished the regular season with a 23-5 record. The Patriots are assured
of their 11th 20-win season in the 45-year history of Allen County-Scottsville
basketball.
AC-S will open District 15 tournament play Monday, February 18, at 7:45 p.m. against Monroe County (11-14).