Bears Impress

BY WAYNE PHILLIPS
SPORTS EDITOR

Mt. Juliet got 26 points and 12 rebounds from Caya Williams, 21 points in the first half, and moved past Dobyns-Bennett 57-36 Monday afternoon.

The Bears (10-1), who finished runner up here in the Ladies' Classic in2007 and won the event in 2004, were impressive with their post offense, where they dominated with 33 points in the paint.

Mt. Juliet ran away to a 19-7 first quarter lead and a 37-18 halftime advantage. Dobyns-Bennett's Lady Indians tried to rally in the second half, closing to 12 points at one point, but could get no closer.

Chelsea Brown added 11 points and five assists for the Bears. Mt. Juliet had 20 assists in the ball game and 14 steals.

The Indians (7-2) were led by Julie Osborne with 12 points and Megan Devine with 11.

Mt. Juliet hit 46 percent of their shots from the field while D-B managed 39.5 percent.

Mt. Juliet (57): Chelsea Brown 4-9 0-0 11, Peterson 0-3 0-0 0, Bell4-11 0-0 8, Mitchner 2-5 0-0 5, Caya Williams 11-16 3-7 26, Scott 0-00-0 0, Rhaney 0-0 0-0 0, Gurchiek 1-4 0-0 2, Hayes 0-0 0-0 0, Rau 1-10-0 2, Baugher 1-3 0-0 3, Choate 0-0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 24-52 3-7 57.

Dobyns-Bennett (36): Juli Osborne 5-10 2-2 12, McCaslin 1-3 0-0 2,Lilly 0-4 0-0 0, Megan Devine 4-7 3-5 11, Blair 0-3 0-0 0, Clark 3-60-0 6, Gray 2-5 1-2 5, Morrisette 0-0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 15-38 6-9 36.

3-Point Goals: MJ-6 (Brown 3, Mitchner, Williams, Baugher). DB-0.

Score by quarters:
Mt. Juliet    19    18    11    9--57
Dobyns-Bennett    7    11    10    8--36