Prep Basketball: Mercer girls rout Rockcastle 63-40

Cawood Dedman scored 19 points, Savannah Taylor added 12 points and Mercer County got a big lift from its bench Tuesday to blow out visiting Rockcastle County 63-40.
“This was a very good win for us. Savannah played sick and Catheryne (Claunch) got hurt in the second quarter and did not play the rest of the game,”¿Mercer coach Chris Souder said. “We had some kids come in and play well. It’s nice to know you’ve got kids who can step up when others get hurt.”
Kandace Gash scored nine points off the bench for Mercer (15-5), which got 16 points from its reserves.
Dedman hit five 3-pointers in the first half as Mercer turned a 16-11 first quarter lead into a 31-15 halftime advantage.
“Cawood was absolutely on fire,”¿Souder said.
The Titans led 47-27 after three quarters. They finished the game 20 of 49 from the floor, going 9-for-20 from 3-point range, and hit 12 of 17 free throws.
Tabby Shewmaker had eight points while Dedman added four steals, Taylor had eight rebounds and five steals, and Claunch and Carli Souder had four assists apiece.
Michaela Hunter led Rockcastle (9-11) with a game-high 23 points.
Garrard County 61, East Jessamine 33 — At Nicholasville, the Golden Lions (15-6) led by 16 points after a quarter and coasted to an easy road win over the Jaguars (3-16).
Devin Napier had 20 points on 7-for-10 shooting and grabbed six rebounds, Kelly Smith was 6-for-9 from the floor and had 12 points and eight boards and Devin Conley scored nine points with five assists for Garrard, which won its fifth straight game.
Garrard shot 68 percent in the first half on 17 of 25 from the field while taking a 39-12 halftime lead.
“We got point blank looks and the girls did a nice job running the offense and getting open looks,”¿Garrard coach Scott Bolin said.
The Lions finished the game 24 of 47 shooting (53 percent) and were 9-for-14 from the foul line.
Paris 59, Kentucky School f/t Deaf 16 — At Danville, the visiting Greyhounds led by 17 points at the half in a win in the Bluegrass Conference Tournament.
Charlotte Judge had eight points and Zoe Andrew six for the Colonels (1-15), who were six of 51 from the floor. Kaylee Vickers had nine rebounds.
KSD was just down 11-6 after the first quarter, but trailed 27-10 at the half. Alexis Tye led Paris with 31 points.

Tuesday’s Area Linescores
Rockcastle County    11    15    27    40
Mercer County         16    31    47    63
ROCKCASTLE¿(9-11) — Cobb 4, Cowan 2, Adams 2, Hunter 23 Reynolds 7, Eversole 2.
MERCER¿(15-5) — Cawood Dedman 19, Carli Souder 4, Catheryne Claunch 4, Savannah Taylor 12, Tabby Shewmaker 8, Taylor Readnower 2, Kandace Gash 9, Taylor Schroeder 2, Raegan Freeman 3.

Garrard County    20    39    49    61
East Jessamine      4    12    21    33
GARRARD¿(15-6) — Devin Conley 9, Devin Napier 20, Victoria Floyd 8, Kelly Smith 12, Kelsey Arnold 2, Hannah Contini 4, Emma young 2, Autumn Murray 2, Madison Davis 2.
EAST¿JESSAMINE¿— No scoring reported.

Bluegrass Conference Tournament
At Danville
Paris                               11    27    49    59
Kentucky School f/t Deaf    6    10    14    16
PARIS — Alexis Tye 31, Kaliya Marks 6, Kailee Fitch 6, Marenza Dray 4, Tyra Myers 4, Gloria Ponce 2, Shelby Bradford 1, Lizzie Preston 2, Liera Tye 2, Jayden Cunningham 2.
KSD (1-15) — Charlotte Judge 8, Zoe Andrews 6, Bianca Dubree 2.