The Lady Aces found success in Corbin as they advanced to the next round of the All “A” State Tournament after they defeated Bethlehem in a close 57-52 win. They will play Danville Christian in the next round on Jan. 26.
Both teams started to get their offenses moving early as the first quarter ended with Owensboro Catholic up 15-14. Neither team could pull away from the other as tight defenses kept the scoring close. OCHS had the leg up however as they outscored Bethlehem 14-12 in the second to go into halftime with a 29-26 lead. Determined to protect that lead, Catholic came out in the third quarter and scored 19 points in an attempt to increase the gap, but Bethlehem was close behind with 17 points in the quarter. With the game still up in the air, the final quarter saw the lowest points scored as defenses were on high alert to get as many stops as they could, and they did as both teams ended the game with 9 steals each and OCHS won the close rebound battle with 32 boards to Bethelhems’ 29. WIth both teams scoring 9 in the final quarter, OCHS closed out the win at 57-52.
Karmin Riley led the Lady Aces in scoring with 21 points along with 4 threes. Delaney Cooper followed behind with 14 points and 2 threes. Hailee Johnson had 5 of the teams’ 9 steals to go with her 10 points on the night.
