Sacred Heart 60 McCracken County 49 (KHSAA Girls' Sweet 16® Finals)

[16thBBall Fan]

Final. That makes 4 in a row for Sacred Heart.

[theguru]

Congrats Sacred Heart!  You have an excellent basketball team.

[16thBBall Fan]

Sacred Heart finishes the season at 31-7 and no losses to any Kentucky teams now in 2 straight seasons. There last loss was to Mercy on Feb. 13th of the 2021-2022 season. They were led in scoring by Zakiya Johnson with 21 and Reagan Bender with 18. McCracken County finishes at 32-6 were led in scoring by Miss Basketball candidate Claire Johnson with 24 points and Mikee Buchanan had 19 in the loss.

[theguru]

 

[24Rocks]

11 hours ago, 16thBBall Fan said:

Sacred Heart finishes the season at 31-7 and no losses to any Kentucky teams now in 2 straight seasons. There last loss was to Mercy on Feb. 13th of the 2021-2022 season. They were led in scoring by Zakiya Johnson with 21 and Reagan Bender with 18. McCracken County finishes at 32-6 were led in scoring by Miss Basketball candidate Claire Johnson with 24 points and Mikee Buchanan had 19 in the loss.

What would you say explains their success?  I watched a little video and they appear to play fast and aggressive.  They pass really well from what I saw.

[feelingit]

1 hour ago, 24Rocks said:

What would you say explains their success?  I watched a little video and they appear to play fast and aggressive.  They pass really well from what I saw.

They are well coached and have 4 division 1 players in the starting lineup (one being the 3 time Gatorade Player of the Year).  

[16thBBall Fan]

2 hours ago, 24Rocks said:

What would you say explains their success?  I watched a little video and they appear to play fast and aggressive.  They pass really well from what I saw.

 

1 hour ago, feelingit said:

They are well coached and have 4 division 1 players in the starting lineup (one being the 3 time Gatorade Player of the Year).  

That. lol

[24Rocks]

1 hour ago, feelingit said:

They are well coached and have 4 division 1 players in the starting lineup (one being the 3 time Gatorade Player of the Year).  

Are they high level Division I?  

[The Double Deuce]

17 minutes ago, 24Rocks said:

Are they high level Division I?  

Johnson's list of finalists include UConn, South Carolina, Notre Dame, Tennessee, LSU, and Ohio State.  

[24Rocks]

1 hour ago, The Double Deuce said:

Johnson's list of finalists include UConn, South Carolina, Notre Dame, Tennessee, LSU, and Ohio State.  

That’s definitely high level.  What about the other girls?  

[Falcon Pride]

Pelayo (c) UNC Wilmington

Bender (g) multiple offers 

I assume the other is Jordan (pg) only a Frosh so who knows.

[feelingit]

3 hours ago, 24Rocks said:

Are they high level Division I?  

UCLA and Louisville were front row.

[The Professor]

I believe they could beat quite a few small colleges in Kentucky. Their entire team from the last sub to the starters will most likely play college basketball, and several will be high D1. 

[Purple88]

I also think Forward Claire Russell is a star lacrosse player and likely will play that in college as well.

[tcjkbt]

On 3/16/2024 at 9:05 PM, 16thBBall Fan said:

Sacred Heart finishes the season at 31-7 and no losses to any Kentucky teams now in 2 straight seasons. There last loss was to Mercy on Feb. 13th of the 2021-2022 season. They were led in scoring by Zakiya Johnson with 21 and Reagan Bender with 18. McCracken County finishes at 32-6 were led in scoring by Miss Basketball candidate Claire Johnson with 24 points and Mikee Buchanan had 19 in the loss.

If I am nor mistaken, Sacred Heart had to beat the #2 and #3 teams in the state to get the title.   No cakewalk for them.