St. Henry came out with a lot of energy and Ncc was having a hard time getting into the flow of the offense. Faster than you can say "St. Henry Fish fry" the Crusaders were up 10 to 5 in the first quarter. Ncc settled in, and for most of the first half St. Henry maintained a 3 to 6 point lead. Then late in the second quarter the Breds pressure caused some turnovers, and cut the lead to 1 at 30 to 29 at the half.

 

St. Henry came out in the third quarter and got back to a five point lead, then about half way through the quarter, the Breds put on a 3 point shooting display that would make Larry Bird jealous. Not sure how many they hit, (I lost count after 5), but they erased a 5 point deficit and turned it into a double digit lead. The fourth quarter Ncc maintained a 10 to 14 point lead and was the lead was not threated the rest of the game.

 

Ncc hit 12 treys for the game, lead by Sarah Neace with 6. St. Henry's version of Neace, Savannah, had a very nice game with 19 points and strong finishes around the rim.

St. Henry came out with a lot of energy and Ncc was having a hard time getting into the flow of the offense. Faster than you can say "St. Henry Fish fry" the Crusaders were up 10 to 5 in the first quarter. Ncc settled in, and for most of the first half St. Henry maintained a 3 to 6 point lead. Then late in the second quarter the Breds pressure caused some turnovers, and cut the lead to 1 at 30 to 29 at the half.

 

St. Henry came out in the third quarter and got back to a five point lead, then about half way through the quarter, the Breds put on a 3 point shooting display that would make Larry Bird jealous. Not sure how many they hit, (I lost count after 5), but they erased a 5 point deficit and turned it into a double digit lead. The fourth quarter Ncc maintained a 10 to 14 point lead and was the lead was not threated the rest of the game.

 

Ncc hit 12 treys for the game, lead by Sarah Neace with 6. St. Henry's version of Neace, Savannah, had a very nice game with 19 points and strong finishes around the rim.

 

Thought there were somewhere around 13 threes for NCC. Just crazy shooting- particularly from Neace. Over two thirds of their points. Zone worked early for St Henry- then they started getting shot out of it. Problem was, they never got out of it. Should have gone to Man a little earlier IMO.

 

Savanna Neace had a nice early game- NCC just has no one near her height. But Noble for the Lady Cru played like a beast and had her best game all year. This very easily could have been a Crusader win if not for the insanely hot shooting from three.

Wow! Nice three-point shooting clinic NCC ?

NEWPORT CENTRAL CATHOLIC 72, ST. HENRY 58 – Senior forward Sarah Neace hit three of her six 3-pointers in the second quarter as the Thoroughbreds finished with 12 treys.

 

Neace rolled up 18 points, and senior guard Loren Zimmerman chipped in 10.

 

Crusaders senior center Savannah Neace (no relation) tallied a game-best 19 points, 11 rebounds and a pair of blocks, and sophomore guard Paige Noble notched 15 points and 11 boards.

 

NEWCATH......11-18-18-25—72

at ST. HENRY 14-16-10-18—58

 

NEWCATH (17-10): Davenport 5 0 12, Schalk 0 2 2, Ware 3 3 9, Freppon 3 1 7, Breen 3 0 7, Zimmerman 1 7 10, Neace 6 0 18, Daunt 2 1 7. Totals 23 14 72.

 

ST. HENRY (13-14): Benson 1 0 2, Miller 1 5 7, Potts 2 0 5, Neace 8 3 19, Noble 6 3 15, Lehmkuhl 1 0 2, Kellam 2 4 8. Totals 21 15 58.

 

3-pointers: NCC—Neace 6, Davenport 2, Daunt 2, Breen, Zimmerman. SH—Potts. JV: NewCath won.

DO NOT give Sarah Neace or Hannah Daunt space or they will hurt you from beyond the arc. BTW, Sarah is not afraid to launch from ANYWHERE on the floor.:ylsuper: