Kentucky High School Basketball - Mercy can't hold off Fayette County
December 30, 2008: Louisville, KY 40204 The Mercy Jaguars basketball team (Louisville, KY), was nudged 64-63 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the visiting Fayette County Tigers (Fayetteville, GA)
The Tigers now sport a 14-0 record. They play next when they host Sandy Creek for a 5A-AAAA battle on Tuesday, January 6.
The Jaguars (8-5) will now prepare for their outing against Assumption (Louisville, KY). The Rockets go into the non-league outing with a 4-6 record. In their last outing, Assumption nipped Eastern (Louisville, KY), 45-29, in a non-league outing.
Fourth Quarter
The Lady Tigers earned a major win Tuesday night as they won the 9th Annual St. Pius Christmas Classic against the very talented Mercy Academy Jaguars from Louisville, Kentucky. The Lady Tigers had a 12-point lead entering the 4th Quarter; however, Mercy managed to fight back behind a 21 point 4 quarter shooting clinic which included one of their players making four 3-point baskets. Then Mercy took their first lead of the game by making a 3-point basket with 11 seconds to go in the game. The Lady Tigers inbounded the ball to Tessah Holt which pushed the ball hard up the court and threw a high lob pass toward the rim to you know who for the game winner (Anma Onyeuku). The final score Fayette County 64-Mercy Academy 63. Anma Onyeuku was name to the All Tournament Team along with Tessah Holt being named Most Valuable Player of the Tournament. Holt had 9pts and 11 assist for the game. Mercy was led by Malisa Cruz with 21pts (7 of 12 from 3pt line. Cruz and Therese Montano were also n
