Shelbyville Lady Golden Bears Basketball

Mt. Vernon pins 1st loss on Shelbyville Marauders' Kirby inflicts major damage in win over Class 3A, No. 3 Golden Bears. Special Reports Indianapolis Star January 14, 2001 In one of the biggest games of the season in the Hoosier Heritage Conference, one of the smallest players was the difference. Allisa Kirby, a 5-4 guard, scored 12 of her game-high 18 points in the second half and grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds to lead visiting Mt. Vernon past Class 3A No. 3 Shelbyville on Saturday. The Evansville-bound Kirby helped the defending conference-champion Marauders erase a four-point halftime deficit with a 33-18 surge over the final two quarters. Shelbyville (12-1, 5-1) has one conference game remaining. Mt. Vernon is 9-4, 4-0. Sarah Laird scored 11 points for Golden Bears, who pulled ahead 17-15 after one quarter and led 31-27 at halftime. Mt. Vernon began taking over in the third quarter with a 17-11 run that put it up 44-42 going into the final period. Click on title to see article from Shelbyville News