Lanaya Young drives through the Lady Star defense and powers her way to the rim for a basket. She posted a game-high 28 points in Friday night’s win. (Post Photo by Chris Siers)
By CHRIS SIERS
csiers@bedfordcountypost.com
SHELBYVILLE — A monster second half by Lanaya Young powered Shelbyvlille Central to a 69-37 win over visiting Siegel on Friday night.
Early on, it looked like Shelbyville Central may run away with the game in the first half, thanks to a 23-5 run in the first quarter.
Jaz Western hit two of four Eaglette 3-pointers to open the first frame and posted 10 points to spur the hosts on early.
Young and Janiya Leslie also hit shots from the perimeter in the first frame.
But with an 18-point lead in hand, Siegel was able to muster up a bit of a rally and held the Eaglettes to just five points in the second quarter, with both field goals coming courtesy of Yasmine McFarland.
Siegel’s Ke’Mani Kelso sparked the 14-point rally with eight po
Jaz Western settles in for a free throw in the third quarter. She was 4-for-4 from the line and finished with 14 points. (Post Photo by Chris Siers)
ints, including a pair of 3-pointers and by halftime, the Lady Stars had cut the Eaglette lead to nine points.
But even with the second-quarter surge, Young would not be denied.
She exited halftime on a rampage on the offensive end of the court and posted 15 of her total 28 points in the period, including a trio of 3-pointers.
The Eaglettes were also able to effectively work their way to the line as Western connected on all four attempts in the period.
As a team, Shelbyville Central cashed in on 10-of-19 attempts in the win.
The Eaglettes also shot it well from the perimeter and finished with nine made treys, with Young knocking down six.
In addition to Young’s 28 points, Western and Leslie joined in double figures, scoring 14 and 10 points, respectively.
The Eaglettes hit the road on Monday night and travel to Summit before closing the week on Tuesday at Centennial.
Siegel 5 14 10 8 — 37
Shelbvyille 23 5 25 16 — 69
Siegel: Neela Alexander 11, Ke’Mani Kelso 10, Jordyn Johnson 5, Seleen Barrett 5, Myla Lloyd 4, Mary Ignatz 2.
Shelbyville: Lanaya Young 28, Jaz Western 14, Janiya Leslie 10, Jada Berry 7, Yasmine McFarland 6, Kenley Patton 2, Destiny McCullough 2.
3-Point goals: Shelbyville (9): Young 6, Western 2, Leslie; Siegel (2): Kelso 2.
Halftime score: Shelbyville 28, Siegel 19.
