2/12 HS GBKB
Nine JV Ladycats score in the 33-10 beating of Stivers.
"Stivers was one of the few teams this year that could match our quickness and athleticism. That gave us problems in the first half. But, the girls came out in the third quarter and played extremely well. Jalena Ambrocia and Destiny Pence played really well in the fourth quarter." - Coach Carroll
Final record: 20-1. The girls far exceeded my expectations this year. Our offensive skills were limited, but we played so hard on defense that we were able to overcome that. They came to work every day in practice, and they got better. They were a joy to coach and I am very proud of what they accomplished.
"In all my years of coaching, I don't know that I have ever had a group of kids that, collectively, had more grit and determination than this group of girls." -Coach Carroll
Nine JV Ladycats score in the 33-10 beating of Stivers.
"Stivers was one of the few teams this year that could match our quickness and athleticism. That gave us problems in the first half. But, the girls came out in the third quarter and played extremely well. Jalena Ambrocia and Destiny Pence played really well in the fourth quarter." - Coach Carroll
Final record: 20-1. The girls far exceeded my expectations this year. Our offensive skills were limited, but we played so hard on defense that we were able to overcome that. They came to work every day in practice, and they got better. They were a joy to coach and I am very proud of what they accomplished.
"In all my years of coaching, I don't know that I have ever had a group of kids that, collectively, had more grit and determination than this group of girls." -Coach Carroll
2/11 HS GBKB
JV
Played a very, very good first half, both offensively and defensively. Balanced attack with 8 different players scoring. Early in the year we relied almost exclusively on a full-court press to generate offensive opportunities. In the second half of the season the girls have done a much better job executing the half-court offense so we have used the full court press very sparingly. -Coach Carroll
Varsity
After forging a fourth quarter tie, the Blanchester girls basketball team fell in the end to West Union, 49-44, in a non-league at the BHS gym.
JV
Played a very, very good first half, both offensively and defensively. Balanced attack with 8 different players scoring. Early in the year we relied almost exclusively on a full-court press to generate offensive opportunities. In the second half of the season the girls have done a much better job executing the half-court offense so we have used the full court press very sparingly. -Coach Carroll
Varsity
After forging a fourth quarter tie, the Blanchester girls basketball team fell in the end to West Union, 49-44, in a non-league at the BHS gym.
2/14 HS GBKB
The Blanchester girls basketball team won its Southern Buckeye Conference crossover game against Norwood, 35-31, Saturday at NRHS.
Sarah Burton led the Ladycats with 14 points.
Blanchester finishes the regular season with a 4-18 record.
“We played one of our best defensive games of the year,” said coach Andy Hamm. “We were getting a lot of steals, rebounding the ball very well on both ends, we weren’t turning over and we were getting a lot of easy shots.”
In the second half, some of those missed first half shots started to fall for the Ladycats.
“I told them that if we kept it up we were bound to make a few more shots, and they were bound to miss a few,” said Hamm. “Fortunately we were able to make a couple of shots, but the game was still back and forth.”
Tristan Culberson had 8 points and Doyle finished with 4. Emma Farrow had 3 points. Hannah Wisniewski, Cierra White and Bella Cook had 2 points each.
The Blanchester girls basketball team won its Southern Buckeye Conference crossover game against Norwood, 35-31, Saturday at NRHS.
Sarah Burton led the Ladycats with 14 points.
Blanchester finishes the regular season with a 4-18 record.
“We played one of our best defensive games of the year,” said coach Andy Hamm. “We were getting a lot of steals, rebounding the ball very well on both ends, we weren’t turning over and we were getting a lot of easy shots.”
In the second half, some of those missed first half shots started to fall for the Ladycats.
“I told them that if we kept it up we were bound to make a few more shots, and they were bound to miss a few,” said Hamm. “Fortunately we were able to make a couple of shots, but the game was still back and forth.”
Tristan Culberson had 8 points and Doyle finished with 4. Emma Farrow had 3 points. Hannah Wisniewski, Cierra White and Bella Cook had 2 points each.
SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
| 2015 DIVISION II GIRLS BASKETBALL - WITHROW (14) | |||
| #1 TAFT (5-14) | |||
| #1 MCNICHOLAS (11-9) | Tues., Feb. 24, 6:00 | ||
| Wed., Feb. 18, 6:00 | |||
| #14 WOODWARD (0-19) | |||
| #5 MT. HEALTHY (10-11) | Fri., Feb. 27, 6:00 | ||
| Vs. Tecumseh Upper | |||
| Wed., Feb. 18, 7:30 | Fri. March 6 | ||
| Mason H.S. | |||
| #8 TAYLOR (6-14) | |||
| Tues., Feb. 24, 7:30 | |||
| #4 INDIAN HILL (12-8) | |||
| Thurs., Feb. 19, 6:00 | |||
| #12 BLANCHESTER (2-17) | |||
| #6 GOSHEN (10-11) | |||
| #13 NORWOOD (2-17) | Wed., Feb. 25, 6:00 | ||
| Thurs., Feb. 19, 7:30 | |||
| #2 HUGHES (12-7) | |||
| #7 WYOMING (10-9) | Fri., Feb. 27, 7:30 | ||
| Vs. Lebanon Upper | |||
| Sat., Feb. 21, 3:00 | Fri., March 6 | ||
| Mason H.S. | |||
| #9 BATAVIA (6-14) | |||
| Wed., Feb. 25, 7:30 | |||
| #3 NEW RICHMOND (12-7) | |||
| Sat., Feb. 21, 4:30 | |||
| #10 CLERMONT NE (4-16) | |||
| Dave Dierker, Mgr., 513-363-0410 | |||
2/3 JV girls bkb
The Blanchester reserve girls basketball team defeated Bethel-Tate 29-25 in overtime Monday night.
Merri Lindsey had a big 3-pointer in overtime to give Blanchester the lead for good. The 3-pointer was just the second of the season for the Ladycats. Asia Baldwin and Josi Farrow had free throws in the OT to help secure the win. Lindsey finished with a team-high 9 points. Baldwin added 7 and Farrow scored 5. Dakota Watters and Hayley Wilson had 2 points each. Emma Gundler and Kenzie Miller had 1 point each.
The Blanchester reserve girls basketball team defeated Bethel-Tate 29-25 in overtime Monday night.
Merri Lindsey had a big 3-pointer in overtime to give Blanchester the lead for good. The 3-pointer was just the second of the season for the Ladycats. Asia Baldwin and Josi Farrow had free throws in the OT to help secure the win. Lindsey finished with a team-high 9 points. Baldwin added 7 and Farrow scored 5. Dakota Watters and Hayley Wilson had 2 points each. Emma Gundler and Kenzie Miller had 1 point each.
1/29 HSGBKB
The Blanchester reserve girls basketball team defeated Williamsburg Thursday 26-14 in Southern Buckeye Conference action.
Blanchester coach Bennie Carroll said he was pleased his team “fought and scrapped defensively all night” despite having trouble offensively. “To do that even when the ball isn’t going in the basketball is not easy,” he said.
Savana Greene and Emma Gundler were top scorers for the Ladycats with 6 points each.
Asia Baldwin had 5 points while Kenzie Miller and Josi Farrow had 4 points each.
The Blanchester reserve girls basketball team defeated Williamsburg Thursday 26-14 in Southern Buckeye Conference action.
Blanchester coach Bennie Carroll said he was pleased his team “fought and scrapped defensively all night” despite having trouble offensively. “To do that even when the ball isn’t going in the basketball is not easy,” he said.
Savana Greene and Emma Gundler were top scorers for the Ladycats with 6 points each.
Asia Baldwin had 5 points while Kenzie Miller and Josi Farrow had 4 points each.
1/22 HSGBKB
Felicity remained unbeaten Thursday with a 55-36 win over Blanchester in a Southern Buckeye Conference National Division girls basketball game at the BHS gym.
The Ladycats drop to 2-13 overall and 1-5 in the league. Felicity is 16-0 overall and 6-0 in league play.
Tristan Culberson paced the Blanchester offense with 10 points.
Ashley Moore of FHS led all scorers with 17 points.
Blanchester came out of the halftime lockerroom and outscored Felicity 12-4 in the third period and 21-16 overall in the second half.
Felicity remained unbeaten Thursday with a 55-36 win over Blanchester in a Southern Buckeye Conference National Division girls basketball game at the BHS gym.
The Ladycats drop to 2-13 overall and 1-5 in the league. Felicity is 16-0 overall and 6-0 in league play.
Tristan Culberson paced the Blanchester offense with 10 points.
Ashley Moore of FHS led all scorers with 17 points.
Blanchester came out of the halftime lockerroom and outscored Felicity 12-4 in the third period and 21-16 overall in the second half.
1/19 HSGBKB
JV
Blanchester- 6 8 11 11 - 36
Eastern Brown- 2 6 3 16 - 27
Blanchester- Asia Baldwin- 1, Emma Gundler- 8, Merri Lindsey-2, Kenzie Miller- 10, Savana Greene- 11, Josi Farrow -4
We played a very good game against a very good team. Eastern Brown was 10-2 coming into the game. For the first three quarters our defense was excellent. Savana Greene got us off to a good start by scoring 8 of her 11 points in the first half. Kenzie Miller made 6 of 7 free throws in the fourth quarter when Eastern Brown made a little rally. May have been our best all around game of the year.-Coach Carroll
JV
Blanchester- 6 8 11 11 - 36
Eastern Brown- 2 6 3 16 - 27
Blanchester- Asia Baldwin- 1, Emma Gundler- 8, Merri Lindsey-2, Kenzie Miller- 10, Savana Greene- 11, Josi Farrow -4
We played a very good game against a very good team. Eastern Brown was 10-2 coming into the game. For the first three quarters our defense was excellent. Savana Greene got us off to a good start by scoring 8 of her 11 points in the first half. Kenzie Miller made 6 of 7 free throws in the fourth quarter when Eastern Brown made a little rally. May have been our best all around game of the year.-Coach Carroll
1/14 HS Girls bkb
Blanchester head coach Andy Hamm had simple message for his Wildcats after knocking off East Clinton 51-38 Wednesday for its second win of the year – “just enjoy it.”
“It’s been a while since we’ve gotten a chance to enjoy it,” Hamm said. “I thought they played hard. I thought they got after it. They’ve been getting better and better. They’re a very coachable group, I’m happy for them to get a win.”
Three Wildcats cracked double-figures. Hannah Wisniewski led the way with 16. Tristan Culberson and Emma Farrow followed with 12 and 11, respectively.
The Wildcats (2-10) jumped out to a 12-3 and never looked back, except for when East Clinton (1-13) went on a 6-0 run early in the second period to cut Blan’s lead to 18-15.
“We’ve talked lately about our defense being disruptive. I thought tonight they did a better job getting in passing lanes. We got some turnovers early,” Hamm said. “I also thought we rebounded the ball well.”
In the JV contest, Blan won 26-15. Kenzie Miller led the Wildcats with seven points.
Blanchester- 6 14 6 0 - 26
East Clinton- 2 4 5 4 - 15
Blan- Asia Baldwin-2, Emma Gundler-4, Merri Lindsey-6, Kenzie Miller-7, Savana Greene-4, Josi Farrow-3
The second quarter was probably our best quarter of the year. We played great defense, ran the floor well, and hit some shots (Merri Lindsey hit three perimeter shots against their zone). The game was sort of like 'A Tale of Two Cities'; It was the best of times (first half); it was the worst of times (second half). -Coach Carrol
Blanchester head coach Andy Hamm had simple message for his Wildcats after knocking off East Clinton 51-38 Wednesday for its second win of the year – “just enjoy it.”
“It’s been a while since we’ve gotten a chance to enjoy it,” Hamm said. “I thought they played hard. I thought they got after it. They’ve been getting better and better. They’re a very coachable group, I’m happy for them to get a win.”
Three Wildcats cracked double-figures. Hannah Wisniewski led the way with 16. Tristan Culberson and Emma Farrow followed with 12 and 11, respectively.
The Wildcats (2-10) jumped out to a 12-3 and never looked back, except for when East Clinton (1-13) went on a 6-0 run early in the second period to cut Blan’s lead to 18-15.
“We’ve talked lately about our defense being disruptive. I thought tonight they did a better job getting in passing lanes. We got some turnovers early,” Hamm said. “I also thought we rebounded the ball well.”
In the JV contest, Blan won 26-15. Kenzie Miller led the Wildcats with seven points.
Blanchester- 6 14 6 0 - 26
East Clinton- 2 4 5 4 - 15
Blan- Asia Baldwin-2, Emma Gundler-4, Merri Lindsey-6, Kenzie Miller-7, Savana Greene-4, Josi Farrow-3
The second quarter was probably our best quarter of the year. We played great defense, ran the floor well, and hit some shots (Merri Lindsey hit three perimeter shots against their zone). The game was sort of like 'A Tale of Two Cities'; It was the best of times (first half); it was the worst of times (second half). -Coach Carrol
12/30 HSGBKB
Clinton-Massie’s girls basketball team made 10 of its first 14 shots Tuesday evening in a 48-27 victory over Blanchester.
Clinton-Massie’s impressive defense held Blanchester to just 2 Burton field goals over the game’s first 13:22. The Lady Falcons would cruise the rest of the way.
In the reserve contest, 2 late steals by Emma Gundler and 7 fourth quarter free throws from Asia Baldwin helped Blanchester hold off Clinton-Massie 34-30 to remain undefeated. Baldwin led Blanchester with 13 points. Madilyn Newton paced a balanced Clinton-Massie attack with 9 points.
Clinton-Massie’s girls basketball team made 10 of its first 14 shots Tuesday evening in a 48-27 victory over Blanchester.
Clinton-Massie’s impressive defense held Blanchester to just 2 Burton field goals over the game’s first 13:22. The Lady Falcons would cruise the rest of the way.
In the reserve contest, 2 late steals by Emma Gundler and 7 fourth quarter free throws from Asia Baldwin helped Blanchester hold off Clinton-Massie 34-30 to remain undefeated. Baldwin led Blanchester with 13 points. Madilyn Newton paced a balanced Clinton-Massie attack with 9 points.
12/18 JV Girls Basketball
With a balanced scoring attack, the Blanchester reserve girls basketball team defeated New Richmond 33-30 Thursday at the BHS gym.
Josie Farrow led Blanchester with 9 points, 8 of those coming in the third quarter.
But 5 other BHS players had at least 4 points Savanna Greene had 6 as did McKenzie Miller. All 6 of Miller’s points came in the fourth quarter. Asia Baldwin, Haley Baker and Emma Gundler had 4 points each.
12/18 Varsity Girls bkb
A sluggish third quarter spelled doom Thursday for the Blanchester High School girls basketball team in a 51-39 loss to New Richmond in a non-league game at the BHS gym.
The Ladycats trailed by just 1 at the half, 17-16, but then were outscored 18-8 in the third and fell behind 35-24.
For the game, Blanchester’s Sarah Burton was the leadingscorer with 18 points.
Blanchester was just 1 for 3 from the free throw line in thegame, with all 3 attempts coming in the final period.
With a balanced scoring attack, the Blanchester reserve girls basketball team defeated New Richmond 33-30 Thursday at the BHS gym.
Josie Farrow led Blanchester with 9 points, 8 of those coming in the third quarter.
But 5 other BHS players had at least 4 points Savanna Greene had 6 as did McKenzie Miller. All 6 of Miller’s points came in the fourth quarter. Asia Baldwin, Haley Baker and Emma Gundler had 4 points each.
12/18 Varsity Girls bkb
A sluggish third quarter spelled doom Thursday for the Blanchester High School girls basketball team in a 51-39 loss to New Richmond in a non-league game at the BHS gym.
The Ladycats trailed by just 1 at the half, 17-16, but then were outscored 18-8 in the third and fell behind 35-24.
For the game, Blanchester’s Sarah Burton was the leadingscorer with 18 points.
Blanchester was just 1 for 3 from the free throw line in thegame, with all 3 attempts coming in the final period.
12/22 JV Girls Bkb
Blanchester 4 7 4 9 - 24
Amelia 5 8 3 2 - 18
Blanchester- Asia Baldwin-2, Emma Gundler-4, Merri Lindsey-4, Kenzie Miller-11, Josi Farrow-2
Girls overcame an "off" night to hold on for the victory.
Blanchester 4 7 4 9 - 24
Amelia 5 8 3 2 - 18
Blanchester- Asia Baldwin-2, Emma Gundler-4, Merri Lindsey-4, Kenzie Miller-11, Josi Farrow-2
Girls overcame an "off" night to hold on for the victory.
12/15 JV GBKB
Blanchester- 9 10 3 9 - 31
Georgetown- 3 6 6 7 - 22
Blanchester- Asia Baldwin-4, Haily Baker-4, Emma Gundler-4, Merri Lindsey-5, Kenzie Miller-8, Savana Greene- 5, Josi Farrow- 1
More of a gutty win than anything. I would say Haily Baker and Asia Baldwin gave us a spark off the bench in the first half, and Kenzie Miller hit a couple shots early in the game to get us started off well. Merri Lindsey hit some shots against their zone in the second half.
-Coach Carrol
Blanchester- 9 10 3 9 - 31
Georgetown- 3 6 6 7 - 22
Blanchester- Asia Baldwin-4, Haily Baker-4, Emma Gundler-4, Merri Lindsey-5, Kenzie Miller-8, Savana Greene- 5, Josi Farrow- 1
More of a gutty win than anything. I would say Haily Baker and Asia Baldwin gave us a spark off the bench in the first half, and Kenzie Miller hit a couple shots early in the game to get us started off well. Merri Lindsey hit some shots against their zone in the second half.
-Coach Carrol
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12/4/14 HSGBKB
Blanchester 51 Clermont NE 42 The Ladycats (1-2 overall, 1-1 in SBCN) were paced offensively by Sarah Burton (17 points) and Emma Farrow (13 points). But it was the defense that kept the Lady Rockets in check and led BHS to the win. “At halftime, they (CNE) only had 4 field goals,” said BHS coach Andy Hamm. “Everything they had came from thefree throw line. I didn’t think they had an answer for us defensively, we just kept bailing them out.” Burton struggled with fouls in the first half and eventually fouled out. But while she was in the game, she was virtually unstoppable. She hit 6 of 9 from the floor, grabbed 8 rebounds and had 3 steals. Farrow countered that with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Hamm said when Burton went to the bench in the first half with 2 fouls, several players filled the void and led BHS to victory. “Bella Cook, Cierra White, Tristan Culberson,” he said. “They really stepped up in the second quarter and then the rest of the game.” That trio combined for 17 points, 11 rebounds, 5 steals and 3 assists. 11/29 HSGBKB
Lost 53-35 to Hillsboro. Tristan had 9 Rachel had 8, Sarah and Hannah had 7, Kayla had 3 and Emma had 1. -Coach Hamm JV GBKB wins 27-26 over Hillsboro Hayley Baker-2, Emma Gundler-7, Merri Lindsey-5, Kenzie Miller-9, Savanna Greene-4 Savanna Greene hit game winning layup with 9 seconds remaining. -Coach Carroll 
High School Girls Basketball team worked to raise money for #Layup4Lauren The girls raised $1,500 with all proceeds given to The Cure Starts Now Foundation. |
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