Lady Apaches, Lady Squires fall in first rounds

Cont. from Pg. 1

Haupert led Southwood with 19 points, six assists, and five rebounds, followed by Alaina Winer with 10 points, six steals, and three assists, Aleia Sweet with nine points, seven steals, and two rebounds, and Meredith Norman with eight points, two assists, and two rebounds.

Younce added six points and three steals, followed by Barney with five points and eight rebounds, Emmerson Chellis with five points and seven rebounds, Gracie Lambert with five points and three rebounds, Rylee Thomas with three points, and Aubree Huffman with two points.

Second round

Southwood 59, Northfield 39

The Lady Knights made sure the outcome of their semifinal game against county rival Northfield would not be in question.

Southwood outscored Northfield, 22-6, in the first quarter and never let the Cont. on Pg. 12.

The Wabash girls basketball team fought back from two double-digit deficits and took a lead of their own against No. 10 Pioneer in the opening round of the Lewis-Cass Sectional Tuesday, Jan. 31, but had their hearts broken on a buzzer-beating shot by Pioneer that gave the Lady Panthers a 58-57 win.

Pioneer looked to be on their way to a convincing win, leading 24-8 after one quarter but the Lady Apaches stormed back to tie the game, 30-30, at halftime.

Pioneer raced out to another 10-point lead before Wabash fought back again to cut it to 42-30 at the end of the third quarter.

With the teams trading the lead multiple times in the fourth quarter, Wabash led, 57-56 in the final seconds.

A foul put the Lady Panthers on the free throw line in the final seconds. The shot was off the mark and a scramble for the ball led to a jump ball with alternating possession going to Pioneer.

The Lady Panthers scored on the ensuing inbound play at the buzzer to pull out the win.

Kait Honeycutt led Wabash with 26 points while Rylee Yoakum added 18 points with 11 rebounds. Libby Mattern dished out four assists and Jade Stumbo blocked five shots on the night.

Wabash ends the season with a 15-8 record.

Bluffton

Sectional Bluffton 49, Manchester 35 Manchester traveled to Bluffton to face the host Lady

Tigers Tuesday night, Jan. 31, and couldn’t overcome a slow start, falling 49-35 to finish the season with a 6-17 record.

Bluffton jumped out to a quick 10point lead and took a 17-9 advantage into the second quarter.

The Lady Tigers extended the lead to 25-14 at halftime and never let Manchester threaten the Bluffton lead after that.

Freshman Peyton Ream led the Lady

Squires with 11 points, seven rebounds, five steals, and two assists, while Brookelynn Buzzard finished with nine points and one assist, and Gracie Lauer had five points and nine rebounds on the night.

Hadley West added five points and three rebounds, followed by Aliala Atienza with two points and two rebounds, Molly Schannep with two points

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