Upset minded Shelbyville Central battled till the end but came up a little short as the Golden Eaglettes tuned in one of their best performances of the season despite a 47-46 loss to state-ranked …
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Upset minded Shelbyville Central battled till the end but came up a little short as the Golden Eaglettes tuned in one of their best performances of the season despite a 47-46 loss to state-ranked Coffee County on Monday evening in a District 6-AAAA matchup in the Rick Insell Gymnasium.
The Eaglette’s defensive pressure caused a lot of havoc to Coffee County and keep Shelbyville Central in the game till the buzzer sounded.
“I’m proud of our kids effort. I’m proud of our execution. We had a couple of situations we didn’t execute as well as we would have liked, but for us to be in a position to tie the at the end speaks volume to our character and I think it tells you a lot about how far we have come,” Shelbyville coach Kyle Turnham said.
“The biggest thing for us is we have once again found our identity and that’s getting after defensively and creating things.”
Coffee County took control of the game early and posted a 16-7 lead on the way to a 23-14 halftime advantage.
The Golden Eaglette defense went to work in the second half, allowing only 24 points as Shelbyville Central’s offense scored 32.
“We are not creating as many turnovers in our full-court press, but we’re figuring out we don’t have to press to get turnovers. Tonight, I thought our match-up zone was extraordinary. We pressured the ball and got a lot of transition opportunities out of it,” Turnham said. “That’s our identity. That’s who we are. Our offense will come from our defense.”
Chloe Gannon led the winners in scoring with 17 points. Freshman Olivia Vinson followed with 11.
Freshman Lanaya Young paced the Eaglettes with 15 points while Paige Blackburn contributed with nine off three 3-pointers.
Coffee County 16 7 13 11 — 47
Shelbyville Central 7 7 17 15 — 46
Coffee County: Jalie Ruehling 7, Olivia Vinson 11, Alivia Reed 3, Elli Chumley 7, Chole Gannon 17, Channah Gannon 2.
Shelbyville Central: Jaleigha Harris, 8, Paige Blackburn 9, Lilly Brown 6, Sammie Brown 8, Lanaya Young 15.
3-Point goals: Shelbyville Central (5): Blackburn 3, S. Brown 2; Coffee County (4): Vinson 2, Ruehling, Reel.
Halftime score: Coffee County 23, Shelbyville Central 14.
