Bellefontaine’s girls basketball team turned in one of its best efforts of the season Saturday, but came up short to Kenton Ridge.
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Bellefontaine’s Aubrey Stolly (2) fights for a loose ball against Kenton Ridge’s Kirsten Wiley as the Chiefs’ Jenna Carman (15) looks on during Saturday’s game at BHS. (EXAMINER PHOTO | AARON LaBATT) |
The Chiefs closed to within three points in the fourth quarter, but the visiting Cougars prevailed 64-52 in a Central Buckeye Conference Kenton Trail division game.
Bellefontaine slips to 2-15 overall and 0-8 in the league. The Cougars are now 11-5, 5-3.
The Chiefs stayed within striking distance in the first half as they trailed by seven (36-29) at halftime.
Kenton Ridge opened up some breathing room in the third quarter, outscoring the hosts 11-4 to lead 47-33.
However, the Chiefs fought back in the final period to cut the Cougars’ lead to one possession. The Cougars were able to use some clutch free-throw shooting down the stretch to seal the win.
The Chiefs saw a lot of players contribute as nine girls scored points.
Liz Martin led Bellefontaine with 16 points. Aubrey Stolly had seven points, Maddie Mitchell tallied six points and Kassidi Sullivan also had six points.
In the JV game, Kenton Ridge won 65-54. For the Chiefs, Kassidi Sullivan had 19 points, Chaloney Tolliver had 12 points and Emily Mitchell added 11 points.
KENTON RIDGE 64, BELLEFONTAINE 52
KENTON RIDGE (11-5, 5-3)
Wiley 0 1-2 1; Jones 3 4-5 12; Bates 5 2-4 15; McDavid 8 3-4 15; Baker 0 6-6 6; Ray 1 1-3 3; Morris 6 0-1 12. Totals: 21 17-23 64.
BELLEFONTAINE (2-15, 0-8)
A. Stolly 2 2-2 7; Sullivan 2 0-0 6; M. Stolly 0 2-6 2; Peterson 2 0-0 4; Martin 4 6-8 16; Carman 1 2-4 4; Lonsway 2 0-2 4; Roberts 1 1-2 3; Mitchell 3 0-0 6. Totals: 17 13-26 52.
Cougars10261117 — 64
Chiefs1118419—52
Three pointers: Kenton Ridge 5 (Bates 3, McDavid 2); Bellefontaine 5 (Sullivan 2, Martin 2, A. Stolly). Turnovers: Kenton Ridge 7; Bellefontaine 9. Team fouls: Kenton Ridge 16; Bellefontaine 19.
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