Greenon girls outlast Shawnee

Whitney Robinson (11) of Greenon chases a loose ball while guarded by Courtney Sanders (22) and Allie Hatcher (23) of Shawnee during Thursday's game at Shawnee. Staff Photo by Barbara J. Perenic

Barbara Perenic Whitney Robinson (11) of Greenon chases a loose ball while guarded by Courtney Sanders (22) and Allie Hatcher (23) of Shawnee during Thursday's game at Shawnee. Staff Photo by Barbara J. Perenic

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By Staff Reports 11:37 PM Thursday, December 15, 2011

The Greenon High School girls basketball team used a hot start to defeat host Shawnee 45-37 in non-conference action on Thursday.

The Knights outscored the Braves 16-4 in the first quarter and led 23-12 at the half to start the season with a rare 5-0 record.

Whitney Robinson scored 14 points, and Heather Slaughter had 10 points for Greenon. Courtney Sanders scored 13 points, and Carly Gregory pulled down 12 rebounds for Shawnee (1-3).

West Liberty-Salem 55, Cedarville 29: The host Tigers went on a 25-2 run in the second quarter to post their first Ohio Heritage Conference win of the year.

Becka Peterson had a season-high 27 points and 6 steals, and Alexis Smith pulled down 13 rebounds for West Liberty (4-3, 1-3 OHC). Jamie Hutson led the Indians (2-4, 1-3 OHC) with 10 points.

Troy Christian 43, Emmanuel Christian 34: Megan Ball scored 14 points as the host Lions (2-5) fell to 1-3 in the Metro Buckeye Conference.

Miami Valley 37, Yellow Springs 25: The Rams went on a 13-2 run in the fourth quarter to pick up a MBC road win. Kennedy Harshaw scored 11 points for the Bulldogs (1-3, 1-2 MBC).

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