GIRLS BASKETBALL
South defeats Falcons
Southmont traveled Tuesday to North Vermillion and defeated the Falcons 62-27. Mountie Ella Barry stayed hot by scoring 29 points.
After the teams played to a 9-9 first quarter, the Mounties took control by winning the second quarter 23-7 to take a 31-16 lead into halftime.
The game went into running clock mode toward the end of the third period.
Other leading scorers for the Mounties were Layla Gomez with eight points and Kendra Wood with seven.
Nora Thomann led the Falcons with 17 points.
Southmont (2-0) will travel today to Clinton Prairie (0-2).
Cascade beats Athenians
Crawfordsville played host to Monon Athletic Conference rival Cascade on Tuesday and lost 70-11.
The Cadets jumped out to a 31-1 first quarter lead. Cascade led 36-7 at halftime.
Crawfordsville’s Haillie Omundson scored three points. Olivia Jett, Sydney Elizondo, Samiyyah Hamilton and Laura Viveros each scored two points.
Cascade’s 6’1” junior forward Zoie Walls was the game’s leading scorer with 28 points. Ava Sims added 19 points.
Crawfordsville (0-2, 0-1 MAC) plays today at Terre Haute North.
Cascade (2-0, 1-0 MAC) plays Friday at home against MAC foe Greencastle (1-1).
Chargers rout Riverton Parke
North Montgomery evened its record with a 62-14 win at Riverton Parke on Tuesday.
Eight Chargers scored in the game led by Kendall Barnett’s 16 points and Caelyn Carpenter’s 15 points. Olivia Nuppnau added eight points.
North jumped out to a 16-7 first quarter lead and then allowed just seven points the rest of the game. The Chargers led 37-9 at halftime.
The Chargers (1-1) play Friday at home against Frontier (2-2).
GIRLS WRESTLING
Mustangs win over WRC foe
Fountain Central defeated South Vermillion 48-12 on Wednesday.
Fountain Central winners were 115 - Kenzi Alexander over Natalie Bigler (3-1), 125 - Analiese Maltsberger over Keirah Pine by fall (4:32), 130 - Adelyn Donaldson over Dasha Maden (6-0), 135 - Katelyn DePugh over Lilly Felix by fall (:15), 145 - Ruby Deel over Gracelynn Pitts by fall (1:00), 155 - Riley Deel by Forfeit, 170 - Amiya Welles over Audrey McCall by fall (1:28) and 190 - Amira Welles by forfeit.
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Charger 7th wins
North Montgomery traveled Tuesday to Monon Athletic Conference foe Frankfort and defeated the Hot Dogs 41-12.
The Chargers were led in scoring by Ezra Thomas with 17 points. Mason Arnold added seven points.
The Chargers forced Frankfort into 18 turnovers. North had six miscues.
In the second quarter B game, North Montgomery won 21-18.
Austin Cornell led North with six points and Parker Crum scored five.
Both Charger teams played Wednesday at home against MAC foe Cascade.
North 8th beats Frankfort
North Montgomery’s eighth grade A team defeated Frankfort 41-29 on Tuesday on the road.
Leading the Chargers in scoring were Aaron Welch with 18 points and Drake Elliott added 13.
The Charger B team won 22-21. Charger Grote led his team with seven points.
North Montgomery played host to Cascade on Wednesday.
