By Andrew Cato, ShowMe Times Sports Editor

FARMINGTON - The Lady ‘Cats opened 2012 on the road with another tough opponent - the Farmington Knightettes. LBB’s one-two punch of Paige Patterson and Brittany Harris both had double-doubles in the 72-41 victory, but this time it was Patterson that led the Lady ‘Cats with 21 points.

“I thought Paige did a great job inside tonight. We tried to find a mismatch there,” LBB head coach Chad Allen said of his sophomore post. “Farmington has a really good post player in Rachel Williams, but she can’t guard both Brittany and Paige. We tried to find that mismatch, and Paige was the recipient of that.”

“I thought Paige also did a really good job on her post moves; she executed and finished well.”

The Lady ‘Cats dominated the glass throughout the contest; Harris and Patterson had 10 and 11 boards, respectively, while Mollie Whitehead hauled in eight from her forward position.


The ‘Cats jumped out to a quick 12-2 lead, aided by a three from Erika Cobb and a three point play from Harris. Alison Jarrell, who had been sidelined with a rib injury for three weeks, knocked down a three on her first shot of the game at the 2:10 mark, but was quickly answered by Shania Sweeney. The Knightettes put together a quick run to cut Dexter’s lead to 21-12 at the end of the first quarter.

Cobb and Hannah Noe both exited the game early in the second quarter with foul trouble, and Farmington continued to inch closer to the Lady ‘Cats. The Knightettes pulled within seven at the 2:24 mark, but Patterson knocked down a trey and 15-footer on back-to-back possessions to give the Lady ‘Cats a 34-24 lead at halftime.

Farmington pulled back within six points early in the second half, but threes from Whitehead and Noe, coupled with a putback from Patterson, helped keep the Lady ‘Cats afloat. A three point play from Katelynn Frazier put the ‘Cats up by 13, but four quick points, capped off by a buzzer-beating jumper by Jordan Martin, pulled the Knightettes within nine at the end of the third.

Jarrell picked up a steal early in the fourth quarter, which led to a bucket for Cobb. Another three from Noe put the ‘Cats up 64-38 at the 6:15 mark, but Martin answered for the Knightettes on the next possession. The Lady ‘Cats were able to shut out the Knightettes for the rest of the contest and take home a 72-41 victory against the District opponent.

“I thought the girls really came out extremely well early in the game. We got in foul trouble midway through the first quarter, and from that point out, I thought Farmington played with us, and they made a pretty good run on us,” Allen said after the game. “I knew that if we kept putting pressure on them, even when we were in foul trouble, that eventually they’d wear down.”

Patterson paced the Bearcats with 21 points, while Harris added 11. Noe rounded out double-digit scorers with 10. Williams led the Knightettes with 21 points, and was Farmington’s only player with more than seven points.

The Lady Bearcats have the rest of the week off, but will be busy preparing for a showdown with the Kennett Lady Indians on Monday, Jan. 9.

“Kennett’s coming up next; Coach Hoffman will have them ready and have a great game-plan for us,” Allen said. :We’ve got to be ready; we don’t have a game for the rest of the week, so we need to work hard and be ready next week.”

Tipoff for LBB’s first home game of 2012 is set at 6:00 p.m. for the JV squad, with Varsity action immediately following.

COLUMBIA - Megan Aubuchon (Old Monroe, Mo.) posted the fourth double-double in as many games for the Owls, leading the William Woods University women's basketball team to a 75-60 win over Peru State College in the Cougars vs. Cancer Classic. The senior recorded a career-high 23 points and added 11 rebounds in the win.

The Owls trailed for just 67 seconds in the contest, shooting at a .373 rate on the afternoon. WWU made the most of its trips to the free throw line, however, sinking 28 of 39 to roll to the 15-point win. Aubuchon sank 9-of-11, and Ciara Tatum (Columbia, Mo.) was a perfect 6-of-6 from the stripe, a career-best for the senior.

Dexter, Mo., native Ashlee Taylor chipped in three points and tallied six rebounds and four assists in the win.

WWU held the Bobcats to just .306 shooting on the afternoon as they improved to a 9-4 record on the year. The Owls are back in action a week from Saturday, traveling to McKendree University for a 2 p.m. contest.

ShowMe Scoreboard, 12.31.2011

Games played Friday, Dec. 30, 2011

 

Boys Basketball

• Charleston 58, Notre Dame 50
• Cape Central 81, Scott County Central 67
• Jackson 51, Leopold 39
• Chaffee 66, Oak Ridge 50
• Perryville 67, Crystal City 63
• Sikeston 64, St. Dominic 48

NCAA Men

• Columbia University 77, Lafayette 67
• Mizzou 75, Old Dominion 68
• Murray State 73, E. Illinois 40
• Duke 110, W Michigan 70

NCAA Women

• Texas-Permian Basin 84, Henderson State 65 (Thursday)
• William Woods 59, Campbellsville University 53
• Missouri S&T 71, Northwood 53
• Rutgers 75, G Washington 54
• Nebraska 71, Penn state 63
• Notre Dame 128, Mercer 42

COLUMBIA - Sharron Andrews (Oakland/Hayward, Calif.) posted the third double-double (16 pts, 17 reb) in as many games for the William Woods University women's basketball team as the Owls rallied from an 11-point halftime deficit to run out 59-53 winners over Campellsville University on Friday afternoon.

The Owls struggled through the first half, mustering just six field goals en route to a 17-28 halftime deficit.

Coming out of the break, however, Destani Stensrud (Exeter, Mo.) sparked a 14-4 run for the Owls' first lead of the game. After picking the pocket of Mary Jehlik, the WWU freshman converted a three-point play on the other end of the court. On the next possession, she dished to Megan Aubuchon (Old Monroe, Mo.) for a basket, adding another basket and two more steals during the run.

Ashlee Taylor (Dexter, Mo.) capped the run at the 13:21 mark, giving WWU a 33-32 lead, and the Owls stretched the margin to 37-33 with 11:22 left.

Campbellsville knocked in four straight points to retake the lead with just over 10 minutes to go, but on the Owls' next possession, Andrews grabbed an offensive rebound. The senior found Ciara Tatum (Columbia, Mo.) for an easy bucket to retake the lead for WWU.

The Owls would never trail again in the contest, and finished the second half shooting better than 50 percent to move to 8-4. Despite Andrews' 16, WWU found itself with a 38-45 deficit on the boards on the afternoon. William Woods finished the contest shooting at a .392 pace and held CU to a .277 clip. Neither team found the range from distance with CU holding a slight (.143-.111) edge, but both teams hit at a .750 pace from the charity stripe.

WWU squares off against Peru State College on Saturday to close out the Cougars vs. Cancer Classic. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m.

ShowMe Scoreboard, 12.30.2011

Games plqyed Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011

 

High School Boys

Bloomfield Christmas Tournament

• Kennett 55, Portageville 52 – Championship
• Doniphan 62, Dexter 55
• Bernie 54, Holcomb 45
• Malden 58, Bloomfield 51 

SEMissourian Christmas Tournament

• Chaffee 68, Oran 64
• Oak Ridge 52, Delta 41
• Jackson 48, Scott City 36
• Leopold 57, Advance 46

Tonight:

• William Woods University (women) vs Campbellsville University (in Columbia)
• Mizzou Men vs. Old Dominion
• Mizzou Women vs. Sam Houston State
• Layfayette vs Columbia University (New York City)