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| Shelbyville senior Ashley Bush (30) tries to drive around the defense of Franklin’s Kayla Burdine (34) during the second half of their game Tuesday in Franklin. (Steve Bush photo) |
By Jeff Brown
Sports editor
FRANKLIN — Shelbyville girls’ basketball coach Amanda Norris has denied on several occasions that her Lady Golden Bears are tired or just plain don’t care about the rest of the season.
On Tuesday at Franklin, the team may have Norris reconsidering.
A disinterested Shelbyville squad fell behind 16-0 in the first quarter, and failed to score a point in the second quarter. By the time the Franklin quartet of seniors were finished celebrating their last regular-season home game, the final score was 73-25.
Shelbyville, once 6-7 at the beginning of January, finishes the regular season with a 7-13 record. The Lady Golden Bears have lost four straight and six of seven since picking up a rare conference victory over Yorktown on Jan. 5.
Norris politely declined comment after the game.
Franklin pressured Shelbyville from the opening tipoff and the Lady Golden Bears failed to take care of the ball. While Franklin (11-9) was shooting layins, Shelbyville was committing turnovers – 10, in fact, in the opening 133 seconds.
Shelby Parmer had six of those first 16 points for Franklin, who took a 23-6 lead into the first break.
Shelbyville missed all seven of its shot attempts in the second quarter and Franklin continued to find easy shots and second-chance points off rebounds.
Parmer scored eight more points in the second quarter on the way to a game-high 21.
The halftime lead was 47-6. And of Franklin’s 47 points, 34 came from within the paint. Seven more came on free throws.
With the full-court press called off, Shelbyville managed to cut its turnover total in half in the second half but never found any offensive flow.
Franklin’s starting five didn’t contribute to any of the statistical categories in the fourth quarter, yet Shelbyville still struggled.
Beth Adamson teamed with four reserves to outscore the Lady Golden Bears 13-12 over the final eight minutes.
Shelbyville hit just 10-of-40 shots from the field and was outrebounded 41-24.
The Lady Golden Bears have lost four straight to Franklin, who used the halftime break to honor its girls’ sixth-grade basketball team, which is 20-0 and Johnson County champions.
Ashley Bush led Shelbyville with nine points. Chelsey Skipton finished with seven.
On Tuesday at Franklin, the team may have Norris reconsidering.
A disinterested Shelbyville squad fell behind 16-0 in the first quarter, and failed to score a point in the second quarter. By the time the Franklin quartet of seniors were finished celebrating their last regular-season home game, the final score was 73-25.
Shelbyville, once 6-7 at the beginning of January, finishes the regular season with a 7-13 record. The Lady Golden Bears have lost four straight and six of seven since picking up a rare conference victory over Yorktown on Jan. 5.
Franklin pressured Shelbyville from the opening tipoff and the Lady Golden Bears failed to take care of the ball. While Franklin (11-9) was shooting layins, Shelbyville was committing turnovers – 10, in fact, in the opening 133 seconds.
Shelby Parmer had six of those first 16 points for Franklin, who took a 23-6 lead into the first break.
Shelbyville missed all seven of its shot attempts in the second quarter and Franklin continued to find easy shots and second-chance points off rebounds.
Parmer scored eight more points in the second quarter on the way to a game-high 21.
The halftime lead was 47-6. And of Franklin’s 47 points, 34 came from within the paint. Seven more came on free throws.
With the full-court press called off, Shelbyville managed to cut its turnover total in half in the second half but never found any offensive flow.
Franklin’s starting five didn’t contribute to any of the statistical categories in the fourth quarter, yet Shelbyville still struggled.
Beth Adamson teamed with four reserves to outscore the Lady Golden Bears 13-12 over the final eight minutes.
Shelbyville hit just 10-of-40 shots from the field and was outrebounded 41-24.
The Lady Golden Bears have lost four straight to Franklin, who used the halftime break to honor its girls’ sixth-grade basketball team, which is 20-0 and Johnson County champions.
Ashley Bush led Shelbyville with nine points. Chelsey Skipton finished with seven.
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