Elizabethtown vs. Bullitt East (Sweet 16® Rd. 1) Predictions/Updates

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The Lady Panthers (27-5) take on the Lady Chargers (24-7) in the first game of the Mingua Beef Jerky/KHSAA Girls Sweet Sixteen® Basketball Tournament at Lexington's Rupp Arena.

 

The game begins at 12:00 noon today.

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2:19 Q1

 

E'town 8

BE 7

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Layup by BE' Merkle makes it 14-10, E'town up early in Q2.

 

BE 1/10 fg in Q1.

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14s

 

4:20 Q2

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TO 2:54 Q2

 

Bullitt East has scored 13 unanswered points.

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Wild last minute of the half. E'town's Freeman breaks the draught with a trey. E'town gets a steal on the next play and a Hay behind the back pass to Freeman for a layup to close it out.

 

Big Mo shifting to Elizabethtown?

 

Halftime

 

Bullitt East 26

Elizabethtown 19

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Lexi Taylor, Bullitt East with 13 pts (6/6 ft).

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Lexi Taylor now a perfect 8/8 from the line.

 

6:17 Q3

 

Bullitt East up 32-19.

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Mo only peeked at E'town.

 

BE is looking like the team that took down #1 Sacred Heart a few weeks ago.

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Lexi Taylor - special.

Gracie Merkle - unstoppable.

 

End of Q3:

 

Bullitt East 48

E'town 33

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E'town makes a run to close it to 50-45, then Lexi Taylor happens. Dagger 3.

 

53-45 Bullitt East Midway through Q4.

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Lady Panthers are a scrappy bunch.

 

Kayra Freeman layup closes the gap to four.

 

Media TO

 

Bullitt East up 53-49.

 

2:46 Q4.

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57-49 Bullitt East

 

1:38 Q4

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BE 7th grader Emily Ezell makes both ft.

 

Full TO E'town.

 

BE up 59-51 with 1:01 to play.

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Final:

 

Bullitt East 66

Elizabethtown 55