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PAGE UPDATED BY MARIA SIEVERDING FEBRUARY 5, 2018 3 P.M.
JCD Lady Eagles seek to cut down more SwShelby nets
Gary Franklin
SPORTS EDITOR
SPORTS EDITOR
The IHSAA Class 1A Jac-Cen-Del Lady Eagles battled in Sectional #60 at Waldron High School this year where they won the Sectional Championship against the Waldron Lady Mohawks 50-35. Head Coach Scott Smith also earned his 300th career varsity victory with their 44 point, 74-30 win over the Head Coach Dan Kerker Oldenburg Academy Lady Twisters in the first game of the Sectional.
JCD Lady Eagles
16 38 63 74
6 14 24 30
OA Lady Twisters
Individual Scoring
JCD Lady Eagles 74
Head Coach Scott Smith
14 Jr Mariah Day 19
22 Sr Lilly Simon 12
20 Fr Kadee Kuhn 12
52 Sr Morgen Carroll 11
32 Fr Paige Ledford 11
44 Fr Anna Hubbard 4
24 Fr Dillan Hughes 3
12 So Emma Tunny 2
OA Lady Twisters 30
Head Coach Dan Kerker
20 Kinker 13
52 Dremel 5
11 Hurm 4
24 Hollingsworth 3
25 Comer 3
33 Masavage 2
JCD Eagles/OA Twisters
On the initial tipoff at center court, JCD junior Mariah Day's tap to senior teammate Lilly Simon, who quickly delivered a FG for the opening lead of 2-0, set in motion their anticipated run-away to victory.
Sect'l 60 Championship
The Championship Game,
found similarity after the halftime break, from the hosting Lady Mohawks.
The game's initial scoring came from JCD senior Morgen Carroll's FG for the 2-0 opening score.
Challenging, Waldron took the lead at 3-2 off a 3 pointer delivery. That would be the only Lady Mohawk lead as Lady Eagle Lilly Simon quickly drilled the net popping 3 pointer for a 5-3 JCD lead.
The first tie came at 7-7, before JCD junior Mariah Day deposited her 3 pointer for a 10-7 edge. The Mohawks added one before the horn for JCD 10-8 Waldron.
As second period action evolved, Waldron knotted the game at 10-10. A JCD Simon FG score, 12-10. Tied again at 12-12, JCD freshman Paige Ledford scored a FG for 14-12, from which the Lady Eagles played in the lead at the halftime break, up five at 25-20.
On returning to action, the remainder of the game found JCD in charge and proudly soaring to the 15 point Winning score of 50-35, earning a 10th JCD Sectional Championship Title for Head Coach Scott Smith.
10 25 38 50
8 20 25 35
Waldron Lady Mohawks
Individual Scoring
JCD Lady Eagles 50
Head Coach Scott Smith
22 Sr Lilly Simon 19
52 Sr Morgen Carroll 13
14 Jr Mariah Day 8
32 Fr Paige Ledford 6
24 Fr Dillan Hughes 4
Non-Scoring Lady Eagles:
Waldron Lady Mohawks 35
Head Coach Anthony Thomas
5 Morgan Wood 11
25 H Sullivan 10
22 Lauryn Thomas 7
42 Victoria Shaw 5
40 Alex Vorhies 2
Coach Smith's Win #301, also his 10th career Sectional Title with a Lady Eagle team at 50-35, over the Sectional #60 hosting Waldron Lady Mohawks earned, the JCD Lady Eagles the Regional 15 bid to battle at hosting Southwestern Shelby HS next Saturday, February 10th, where they will find noon opening action as the home team against the 18-7 Coach Justin Blanding University HS Lady Trailblazers.
The 10AM Regional #15 game opener will find the 23-3 Coach Kevin Merriweather led Indianapolis Tindley Lady Tigers in action against the 14-10 Coach Ron Knepp led Bloomfield HS Lady Cardinals.
Single session tickets $7, Regional Pass $10.
Championship tip 7:30PM
