(2017) SG Jaelynn Penn to IUWBB

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Butler (8-1) plays the winner of Sacred Heart (Grace Berger) vs Manual tonight @ 6:30 for the championship.

http://newsbry.com/girls-traditional-bank-holiday-classic-semifinal-butler-blows-by-ryle/

After building a double-digit advantage in the first half, Butler used a battering fourth quarter to put to rest a Ryle upset bid, 72-45, Friday morning in the Traditional Bank Holiday Classic semifinals at Lexington Catholic.

Jaelynn Penn, an Indiana signee and a Miss Basketball favorite, had 17 points, eight rebounds, four assists and four steals for the Bearettes, who reached the finals for the second-straight season.

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Atta girl! 18 pts, 5 stls, 4 rebs and tournament MVP! Next: 12/28.

@kyhighs: Butler 62, Manual 50, final. No 1 Bearettes (9-1) take crown in Traditional Bank Classic. 

 

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Penn with a double/double tonight as #2 Butler thumps #1 Mercer County 80-55. 12 pts and 10 rebs. Butler (10-1) travels to Ballard on 1/10.

@freelancehack: @davidwcollier1 Jaelynn Penn had 12 pts and 10 reb, Lockhart had 12 reb and 4 blk, 

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Penn with 23 pts and 15 rebs last night in a 72-71 triple OT win. After losing their first game of the season Butler has won 18 in a row. They travel to IL today to take on Montini..

http://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/preps/kentucky/2017/01/20/butler-outlasts-manual-3ot-thriller/96781830/

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

The numbers our '17 recruits are putting up in their senior seasons are really impressive.

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Another double/double and 19 in a row for Butler. Next: 1/25 -1/28 Louisville Invitational.

@kyhighs: Indiana University signee Jaelynn Penn had 14 points, 10 rebounds and 3 steals to lead Butler. Molly Lockhart added 11 points/ 6 rebounds.

 

 

 

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Coaches watching the Louisville Invitational tonight. Penn vs  '20 Shelby Calhoun @ 6:30 and Berger plays @ 8:00. Penn and Berger could meet in the semis on Saturday.

http://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/preps/kentucky/2017/01/23/super-six-lead-way-girls-lit/96957432/

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Butler wins the LIT title 85-57 against Male and redeems their only loss of the season. Next: 2/2 Assumption.

http://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/preps/kentucky/2017/01/28/butler-rolls-past-male-girls-lit-title/97130264/

Indiana University signee Jaelynn Penn added 11 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists and garnered the Joyce Seymour Offense Award.

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Nominees starting to come out for Miss Basketball.

http://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/preps/kentucky/2017/02/03/look-race-miss-basketball/97441194/

The Kentucky Lions Eye Foundation and Kentucky Association of Basketball Coaches will send out the final ballot on Feb. 17. Coaches and media will have until Feb. 24 to submit their ballot. * The Miss Basketball winner will be announced March 14 during an awards ceremony in Lexington.

* Jaelynn Penn, Butler, 5-9 guard – The top player on the state’s No. 1-ranked team, Penn is averaging 15 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. She has signed with Indiana University.

* Jordan Brock, Harlan, 5-7 guard – Tennessee Tech signee is averaging 24.1 points (No. 9 in the state) and 2.7 rebounds. She ranks No. 1 in the state in free-throw shooting (88.6 percent) and 3-pointers made per game (3.3).

* MacKenzie Coleman, Metcalfe County, 6-3 forward – Tennessee Tech signee is averaging 28.9 points (No. 3 in the state) and 16.2 rebounds (No. 1 in the state). She ranks third in the state in free-throw shooting (86.4 percent).

* Lindsey Duvall, Bullitt East, 5-10 guard – University of Louisville signee is averaging 24. 2 points (No. 8 in the state) and 8.7 rebounds. She ranks second in the state in free-throw shooting (87.9 percent).

* Jada Stinson, Elizabethtown, 5-7 guard – Memphis signee is averaging 18.6 points and 4.0 rebounds and has led the Panthers to a 20-2 record this season after losing last year’s Miss Basketball, Erin Boley.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

2 of our '17 recruits faced off last night.

Louisville Courier-Journal

In last month’s Louisville Invitational Tournament, Sacred Heart Academy basketball coach Donna Moir saw her Valkyries break down on defense against Butler. So the longtime coach spent a couple days breaking down some of the key plays for her team.

Eleven days later, Moir saw just how much her team learned.

Grace Berger scored 14 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and dished out five assists to lead the host Valkyries, the No. 6 team in The Courier-Journal’s Litkenhous Ratings, to a 58-49 victory over top-ranked Butler Wednesday night.

The win avenged an 81-63 Bearettes victory in the LIT semifinals on Jan. 28. In that game, Butler shot 61.5 percent and scored 52 points in the paint. On Wednesday, Sacred Heart (20-5) limited the Bearettes (25-2) to just 41.9 percent shooting and just 20 points in the paint.

“I thought we came out and played Sacred Heart defense tonight,” said Moir, noting her players hustling back on defense to limit the Bearettes’ transition opportunities.

But Sacred Heart didn’t just set the tone with defense. The Valkyries took the opening tip and, against the Butler zone defense, patiently waited for a shot to open. It took 46 seconds, but Berger found a hole in the zone and sank a jumper to give the Valkyries the early lead.

While Sacred Heart played under control, Butler coach Larry Just said his team, which entered Wednesday ranked No. 10 in the USA TODAY Girls’ Super 25, didn’t. In seeing their 25-game winning streak snapped, the Bearettes displayed little patience. As a result, they committed 18 turnovers and made just 2 of 14 3-point shots.

It wasn’t as if a slow-down game was a new concept for his team, Just said. He noted the game against Illinois’ Montini Catholic last month at Mercy Academy. In that game the Bearettes won 43-31.

“We knew what was coming,” he said. “We just didn’t execute some things very well.”

The Valkyries led for most the game. A three-point play by Jaelynn Penn put the Bearettes up 22-21 with 2:32 remaining in the first half, giving Butler its first lead. But Kiki Samsel responded with bucket nearly a minute later, and the Valkyries never trailed again.

Sacred Heart grew the lead throughout the second half, with a Samsel 3-pointer making it 54-42 with 2:02 remaining. Samsel finished with 12 points.

Berger said she and her teammates watched the film Moir presented and came out motivated to finish the rest of the season strong. Beating the state’s top team now gives them confidence with the playoffs looming in less than two weeks.

“I think it just proves to ourselves that we can hang with the best teams in the state and even the best teams in the nation,” Berger said.

Teri Goodlett led Butler with 13 points, nine of which came in the first quarter. Penn added 11 points and nine boards.

A key advantage for Butler in the LIT victory was the play of its post players. Molly Lockhart and Janna Lewis combined for 45 points on 19-of-21 shooting in the Jan. 28 victory. On Wednesday, the duo put up just eight shots and combined for only 12 points.

Moir credited freshman center Kristen Clemons for her work in denying the Bearettes veteran frontcourt players.

“She’s not afraid to get in there, body up on people and block shots,” Moir said about Clemons, who finished with eight points and three blocks. “She grew up a lot tonight.”

Butler gets six days off before entering the final week of the regular season with a home game against Jeffersontown next Tuesday. Sacred Heart still has five regular season games left, starting with a road game at Christian Academy on Friday.

SACRED HEART 58, BUTLER 49

Butler (25-2)

Bre Torrens 6p 6a, Tasia Jeffries 5p, Kiara Cain 2p, Jaelynn Penn 11p 9r, Teri Goodlett 13p, Molly Lockhart 3p, Janna Lewis 9p 6r.

Sacred Heart (20-5)

Ashlee Harris 10p, Kiki Samsel 12p, Erin Toller 7p, Kia Sivils 4p, Kristen Clemons 8p 3b, Grace Berger 13p 13r 5a, Natalie Fichter 3p.

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Wow! 90-13..

Butler got back to their winning ways on Senior Night on Tuesday, defeating Jeffersontown  90-13 to move their record to 25-2 on the season.  The Bearettes were led by  Marshall's 14 and Penn's 13.  The amazing group of seniors, already responsible for 2 state titles and 5 college signees were honord pregame: Teri Goodlett, Tasia Jeffries, Janna Lewis, Doneah Marshall, Jaelynn Penn and Breia Torrens.

Butler will next host Henderson County on Friday at 7:30 to close out the regular season.

http://butlerathletics.weebly.com/girls-basketball

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24 pts tonight in a 72-50 win. Butler (26-2)  vs Iroquois on 2/23 in the first game of the 22nd District tournament.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

'17 class could be oh so special.  Really looking forward to next season.

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@BTHS_Athletics: 2017 22nd District Champions. State tournament starts on 2/27.

 

 

 

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Penn with 22 pts tonight in a 81-20 win in the first round of the 6th Region playoffs. Butler vs Mercy on Wednesday @ 5 pm.

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12 pts and 9 rebs tonight in a 59-39 win. Butler vs Bullitt East in the 6th Region Championship on Saturday @ 5:30.

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Penn battled early foul trouble tonight and finished with 6 pts in a 50-42 win over Bullitt East in the 6th Region Championship.

Butler faces Sacred Heart (Berger) in a rubber match on Wednesday @ Noon in the S16.

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Penn got the best of Berger in this one and advances to the E8 on Friday @ 12:30. Berger struggled from the field but put in some solid work.

 

 

 

 

 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

There is just so much to like about our '17 class.  Really looking forward to next season and we haven't finished this one yet.

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Penn and her Butler teammates (defending state champs) were upset 65-56 by Murray in the KY Sweet 16.  Penn with 13 points and 8 rebounds.  Penn picked up 2 fouls in the first quarter and sat out extended minutes in the first half.  

http://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/preps/kentucky/2017/03/10/murray-shocks-butler-girls-sweet-16/98915446/?hootPostID=ce4be747382183b44e2f32339d6becb2