Shelbyville Lady Golden Bears Basketball

The Lady Golden Bears move thier record to (5-15) after pulling an upset over New Palestine who finishes thier season at (10-10) 56-52 in the opening game of the Hamilton Heights Sectional Tuesday Night. The Lady Bears led after one 21-11, 34-31 at hafetime,  New Palestine outscored SHS 17-12  to lead 48-46 after three periods, The Lady Bears outscored New Palestine 10-4 to win the game 56-52. The Lady Bears had three people in double figures they are Chelsey Skipton, & Ashley Bush 13 apiece, & Eryn Hopper 12. Chelsey Skipton was named player of the game by WSVX 1520. In the first game Friday Night it will be #9 Rushville (13-6) against #2 Mt. Vernon (18-1)  In the second game it will be #5 Hamilton Heights (18-2) against the Lady Golden Bears (5-15). The Lady Bears break a eight game losing streak. Come out and back the Lady Golden Bears Friday Night to show your support.

The Lady Golden Bears finished the regular season at (4-15 overall & 0-7 in HHC play) Saturday Morning losing to Franklin 55-49 on Senior Day. The game was tied at 10 apiece after 1 period. The Lady Bears outscored Franklin 22-12 to take a 32-22 lead at halftime, Franklin outscored the Lady Bears 15-8 to cut the lead after 3 periods to three 40-37 Franklin iced the game from the free throw line to win it 55-49. The Lady Bears was led in scoring by Kelsey Endahal 14, Chelsey Skipton 8, Dusti Vierling 6, Caitlin Mills, Ashley Bush, & Riley Achenbach 5 apiece, Allison Gobel, Eryn Hopper, & Chelsee Simerly 2 apiece. Franklin was led in scoring by Monique Moss 13, Shelby Parmer 12, & Jessica Smith 10. The JV lost thier game 31-16. The Lady Golden Bears will be back in action Tuesday when they travel to Hamilton Heights when they take on New Palestine in sectional play tipoff is 7 PM. 

At Shelbyville, Tierra Huntsman scored 22 points and Caitlin DuVall and Christian Gobin each had 12 to pace the visiting Lady Spartans (9-11), who broke a 3-game losing streak.

Riley Achenbach scored a career-high 17 points to lead Shelbyville (4-14). Eryn Hopper finished with 10 and Ashley Bush scored eight.

Shelbyville trailed 30-22 at halftime but cut the deficit to 43-39 after three quarters. The Spartans won the fourth-quarter scoring battle 21-8.

The five-team sectional begins with the two unranked squads — New Palestine (10-9) and Shelbyville (4-14). The Dragons defeated the Golden Bears, 55-38 on Dec. 11.

The winner moves on to face fifth-ranked Hamilton Heights (17-2). In the other semifinal, Rushville (13-6), the defending sectional champ, gets Mount Vernon (18-1). The Marauders have defeated all four teams in the sectional this season.

If Mount Vernon wins, it would have home-court advantage in the regional.

The Shelbyville Lady Golden Bears run thier record to (4-14 overall & 0-7 in HHC play) after losing to now (9-11) Connersville 64-47 Saturday Afternoon. The Lady Bears was led in scoring by Riley Achenbach 17, Eryn Hopper 10, & Ashley Bush 8. Connersville was led in scoring by Tierra Huntsman 22, Caitlin DuVall & Christian Gobin 12 apiece. The Lady Bears JV won thier game 40-24. The Lady Bears will be back in action Tuesday Night when they host thier final home game. JV tipoff is at 6 PM. & Varsity tipoff is at 7:30 PM. Come and back the Lady Bears on Senior Night. The tourney draw is tomorrow night it will be televised live on WTTV4, & on WSVX 1520 AM.