Jayhawk girls win tourney

Monday, December 15, 2008

MOUND CITY -- Jayhawk-Linn's girls completed a sweep of the Linn County Tournament here Friday night, winning the championship of the round-robin with a 57-43 win over Prairie View.

Thursday night, the Jayhawks (4-0) rallied from a 34-28 deficit after three quarters to beat Drexel (Mo.), 45-42. Cassie Rockers led the 'Hawks with 11 points and 11 rebounds in that game and Jessica Walters scored five of her nine points in the fourth quarter and also dished five assists.

Friday night, the Jayhawks outscored Prairie View 39-26 in the second half to break open a game that was close at halftime. Rockers scored 16 points -- 13 of those in the second half -- and had seven rebounds while Chelsea Beckman had 15 points, eight boards and four steals. Taylor Dawson added 10 points.

Jayhawk-Linn shot 52 percent from the field, making 24 of 45 field-goal attempts.


Thursday's Game

DREXEL, Mo.: Freeman 0 1-2 1, Russell 6 0-0 14, Kendrick 0 0-0 0, McAnany 3 1-2 7, Moles 0 0-0 0, Shipley 5 1-2 11, Hudges 1 0-0 2, Vlieges 3 1-1 7. TOTALS: 18 4-7 42.

JAYHAWK-LINN: Rockers 5 1-1 11, Krull 0 0-0 0, Miller 2 1-2 5, Long 4 0-3 8, Dawson 3 1-2 7, Beckman 1 3-4 5, Walters 3 2-2 9. TOTALS: 18 8-14 45.

Drexel............. 10 10 14 8 -- 42

Jayhawk-Linn 11 11 6 17 -- 45

Three-point field goals: Drexel 2 (Russell 2), Jayhawk-Linn 1 (Walters).

Total fouls: Drexel 15, Jayhawk-Linn 9. Fouled out: Russell.


Friday's Game

PRAIRIE VIEW: Rauber 5 2-5 12, B.Thayer 0 0-0 0, Roche 2 1-4 5, Morris 0 0-0 0, C.Thayer 0 0-0 0, Owings 6 0-2 12, Chamblis 3 0-0 6, Wilson 2 0-4 4, Weers 1 0-0 2. TOTALS: 20 3-15 43.

JAYHAWK-LINN: Rockers 6 4-10 16, Krull 1 0-0 2, Miller 4 0-0 8, Long 1 2-2 4, Dawson 4 2-6 10, Beckman 7 1-5 15, Walters 1 0-0 2. TOTALS: 24 9-23 57.

Prairie View..... 6 11 12 14 -- 43

Jayhawk-Linn.. 6 12 19 20 -- 57

Three-point field goals: none.

Total fouls: Prairie View 16, Jayhawk-Linn 17 Fouled out: none.