Dec. 9—Class 3A No. 1 Greensburg traveled to Evansville for the North Basketball Showcase Saturday.
In the Lady Pirates’ opener, Greensburg faced No. 2 Silver Creek. The Lady Dragon battled to the end, but Greensburg made the plays and free throws at the end to hold off Silver Creek 66-59.
After a 4-4 tie in the first quarter, Greensburg outscored the Lady Dragons 11-5 to lead 15-9 after the first eight minutes of action.
In the second quarter, Greensburg increased the lead to 10 points on three occasions at 19-9, 26-16 and 28-18. With Greensburg leading 30-22, Silver Creek closed the second quarter on a 6-0 run to close the half trailing by just two points, 30-28.
Silver Creek was able to keep that momentum in the early part of the third quarter. The Lady Dragons took a 3-point lead at one point. Leading 46-45, Greensburg went on a 7-0 run to end the quarter with the Lady Pirates leading 53-45.
Greensburg scored the first two of the fourth quarter to make it a 9-0 run and a 10-point advantage. The Greensburg lead was at 10 at 55-45, 57-47 and 59-49 before Silver Creek made a final push. The Lady Dragons cut the deficit to 59-57 and then to 61-59 before three free throws and a late bucket by Greensburg sealed the 66-59 victory.
For the Lady Pirates, Claire Larrison scored 23 points to go with seven rebounds, two assists and three steals. Mylie Wilkison added 18 points, three rebounds, three assists and two steals. Leah West finished with 11 points and three rebounds. Aly Powers had six points, six rebounds and three assists. Mary Harmon finished with four points one rebound and a team-high five assists. Emma McQueen had two points two rebounds and three assists.
The Lady Pirates took on Princeton Saturday evening and moved to 10-0 with a 68-52.
Greensburg led 16-7 after the first quarter and 30-17 at the half. The lead was stretched to 49-32 after three quarters. Greensburg shot 56 percent from the field and 74 percent from charity stripe. Greensburg scored 36 points in the paint and dished out 21 assists as a team.
For the Lady Pirates, Larrison stuffed the stat sheet with 19 points, 14 rebounds, six assists and one steal. Wilkison tallied 15 points, two rebounds, three assists and one steal. West added 14 points, two rebounds one assist and one steal. Harmon had eight points, three assists and four steals. Powers added eight points, three rebounds, five assists and three steals. McQueen had two points, four rebounds and one steal. Kahlen Adams scored two points and Emma Kuntz had one rebound and one assist.
Oldenburg 45 South Decatur 27The Lady Twisters picked up a road win at South Decatur 45-27 to improve to 7-1 on the season. The Lady Cougars drop to 5-5 heading into Thursday’s game at Hauser.
Makayla Somers led the Lady Cougars in scoring with seven points. Paige McQueen and Makayla Puckett were next for South with six points each. Raegan Benge scored four points. Taylor Somers and Dalilah Martin both had two points.
Taylor Somers grabbed a team-high eight rebounds. Makayla Somers added six rebounds. Puckett and Martin both had two rebounds.
Puckett dished out a team-high three assists. McQueen and Makayla Somers both had two assists. Makayla Somers led South with three steals.
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