Henderson Co. GBB leads wire-to-wire in Sweet 16 win
Henderson Co. GBB leads wire-to-wire in Sweet 16 win
By Bethany Miller | April 8, 2021 at 5:39 PM CDT - Updated April 8 at 10:53 PM
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WFIE) - The Henderson County girls basketball team led wire-to-wire in the opening round of the KHSAA Sweet 16 Tournament, defeating Apollo in a 55-31 lopsided victory on Thursday.
Sophomore Jarie Thomas led all scoring with 17 points, while senior Sadie Wurth followed with 13 points. Apollo’s Shelbie Beatty led the E-Gals in scoring with 11 points and Amaya Curry finished with eight points.
Thursday’s win was the first for the Lady Colonels in the state tournament since 2017.