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Lady Raiders run past Arcadia Valley
By MATT KING
Daily Journal Sports Writer
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
Arcadia Valley junior Nikki Bone (10) grabs an offensive rebound while being defended by Abby Montgomery (44) of North County during Monday's game at the Potosi Tournament. - Matt King / Daily Journal
POTOSI — The fourth-seeded North County girls basketball team pressured youthful Arcadia Valley into 36 turnovers on Monday night, and collected a 69-24 victory in the opening round at the Potosi Tournament.

Senior guard Kassi Hovis recorded game highs with 16 points and six steals to pace North County (2-0), which will meet top-seeded St. James in the semifinal round on Thursday.

Freshman Courtney Coulter and sophomore Rilea Huff each contributed 13 points to the win while combining for seven three-point baskets. Jamie Bullock chipped in nine points and six rebounds.

The Lady Raiders finished 15-of-18 overall from the line and built a 32-16 advantage by halftime. Bullock scored three consecutive field goals and Hovis converted a three-point play during a 16-0 spurt to begin the third quarter.

Huff closed the period with her second buzzer-beating shot of the night from well beyond the arc, and Coulter opened the final stanza with her fourth triple to make it 61-20.

Arcadia Valley (0-1) battled its opponent closely through the opening 10 minutes, and trailed just 16-12 when Nikki Bone made a transition layup early in the second quarter.

Carley Barton was a perfect 6-for-6 at the charity stripe to lead the Lady Tigers in scoring. Brittany Asher pulled down a game-high 13 rebounds.

Arcadia Valley  10   6   4   4 - 24

North County  16  16  26  11 - 69

SCORING:

Arcadia Valley - Barton 6, Clark 4, Mason 4, Thurman 3, Asher 3, Bone 2, R Reynolds 2. 3-point FG - Asher, Thurman.

North County - Hovis 16, Huff 13, Coulter 13, Bullock 9, Parmley 5, Bess 5, Bonney 3, Collins 3, Gibson 2. 3-point FG - Coulter 4, Huff 3, Hovis, Bess, Bonney.

St. James 72, Potosi 25

POTOSI — Senior Brittany Herode dominated the paint and scored 18 of her game-high 20 points in the first half on Monday, as St. James powered past tournament host Potosi 72-25 in the season opener for both squads.

St. James (1-0) began the contest with a 13-1 scoring run, and increased the margin to 41-9 at intermission while committing only six turnovers during the game.

Sophomore Rachel Connell netted 17 points and Ashley Hoener tallied 14 for the top-seeded Lady Tigers, who led 62-14 through three periods.

Potosi (0-1) posted an 11-10 scoring edge during a fourth quarter that was played under a running clock. Kelsey Fitzwater secured eight rebounds and matched Madison Smith with six points each to lead the Lady Trojans.

Potosi   5   4   5  11 - 25

St. James  22  19  21  10 - 72

SCORING:

Potosi - Fitzwater 6, Smith 6, Portell 5, Thompson 4, Harbison 3, Duncan 1. 3-point FG - Portell, Harbison.

St. James - Herode 20, Connell 17, Hoener 14, Marshall 5, Bowen 4, Hauck 4, Stowers 4, Hughes 2, Harris 2. 3-point FG - Connell, Hoener.
Published: Tuesday, December 02, 2008.
Updated: Tuesday, December 2, 2008 10:45 AM CST
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