BLANCHESTER — A big second quarter by Bethel-Tate broke open a close game and sent Blanchester to a 78-27 defeat Monday in SBAAC National Division girls basketball action.

BHS coach Bradon Pyle said he was encouraged by the start for his Ladycats who trailed 14-9 after one.

“We were competitive and battled in the first quarter,” he said. “We showed we can hang with good teams but we have to make on-court adjustments actively in the game.”

The Tigers outscored the Ladycats 25-7 in the second and 18-5 in the third before closing with a 21-6 fourth quarter onslaught.

Grace Irwin and Holly Scott had six points each for BHS. Lilly Brown hauled down a team-best eight rebounds, Pyle added.

Blanchester is 2-14 overall, 0-12 in the National Division.

Bethel-Tate improves to 17-4 on the year, 10-2 and second in the division.

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Feb 3, 2020

@Blanchester High School

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(78) BETHEL-TATE (fg-3fg-ft-tp) T. Bee 6-1-0-13 Sampson 0-0-0-0 A. Bee 0-0-0-0 Wheeler 0-0-0-0 Gardner 5-2-3-15 Carter 1-0-0-2 Burton 6-0-1-13 White 2-0-3-7 Stolz 11-0-2-24 Bingamon 2-0-0-4 Holifield 0-0-0-0 TOTALS 33-3-9/12-78

(27) BLANCHESTER (fg-3fg-ft-tp) Irwin 2-1-2-7 Scott 2-0-2-6 Buerkle 0-0-0-0 Tedrick 1-0-0-2 Mulvihill 1-0-1-3 Roy 0-0-3-3- Winemiller 0-0-0-0 Benne 0-0-0-0 Brown 0-0-0-0 Potts 2-0-0-4 Staehling 1-0-0-2 TOTALS 9-1-8/10-27