The Henderson County girls’ basketball team knocked down 13 3-pointers over the first three quarters against visiting Christian County on Monday, running out 72-50 winners in the battle of the Lady Colonels.
The loss is the fifth-straight for Christian County, leaving them at 5-7 ahead of a trip to Warren Central on Tuesday.
Kaytlan Kemp scored 7 points and Jarie Thomas added 6 to get Henderson off to a strong start and they led 22-11 after the first quarter.
Gracie Risley found the range from behind the arc in the second, drilling four 3-pointers for Henderson. Christian County only managed 9 points, 4 from Sarah Harris, and trailed 43-20 at the halftime break.
Henderson continued to pull away in the second half, with Mallorie Veal putting up 8 points and Sadie Wurth scoring 5 to outscore Christian County 22-12 in the third quarter. Ne’Veah Day and Trinity McGee combined for 8 points for Christian County, but they were down 65-32 with a quarter to play.
Christian County enjoyed their highest-scoring quarter with 18 points in the fourth. Ashanti Banks scored 6 and Harris and Anaysia Bagwell combined for 8, but the hole was too deep for a comeback.
McGee and Banks reached double figures for Christian County, while Day finished with 9 points and a team-high 8 rebounds. They shot just over 38% from the field as a team and 12/17 from the free-throw line, while pulling down 26 rebounds.
Risley’s 18 led all scorers for Henderson, joined in double figures by Veal with 13. They shot 44.6% from the field as a team, including a blistering 13/26 from 3-point range.
Christian County 11 9 12 18 — 50
Henderson 22 21 22 7 — 72
Christian County (5-7) — McGee 11, Banks 10, Day 9, Harris 8, Bagwell 5, Shemwell 4, Catlett-Watkins 3
Henderson (10-4) — Risley 18, Veal 13, Kemp 9, Thomas 8, Wurth 8, Hubbard 4, Toombs 4, Lacer 3, Mullins 2, Sprinkles 2, Gibson 1
