Lady Apaches top Manchester

Wabash won a back-andforth game with Manchester while Southwood won two games last week in girls basketball action.

Wabash 57, Manchester 46

The Wabash girls basketball team scored the final 11 points of their Three Rivers Conference game against Manchester, thwarting the Lady Squires’ fourth quarter comeback, to take a 57-46 win.

Wabash controlled the first quarter, 12-4, and the teams played an even second quarter, giving the Lady Apaches a 2416 halftime lead.

The Lady Squires cut the lead to 39-36 at the end of three quarters and eventually took their first lead, 43-42, with 4:04 left in the game.

With the game tied at 46-46, Wabash took advantage of Manchester’s missed buckets and two turnovers in the final two minutes of the game to take and extend the lead with the last 11 points of the game.

Kierra Wilson led Wabash with 18 points and six rebounds, while Kait Honeycutt added 15 points, three rebounds, and three steals.

Brookelynn Buzzard led Manchester with 18 points.

Eastbrook 65, Wabash 28

The Eastbrook girls basketball team jumped out to an early lead and never let off the gas as they defeated host Wabash, 65-28, Wednesday, Jan. 11.

Kierra Wilson led the Lady Apaches with 10 points and three rebound Southwood 55, Peru 44

Trailing 12-11 after one quarter of play, the Southwood girls basketball team outscored Peru in each of the final quarters to pull out a 5544 win over the Lady Tigers, Thursday, Jan. 12.

Ella Haupert led Southwood with 20 points and four assists, followed by Alaina Winer with 12 points, seven rebounds, and four assists, and Aleia Sweet with 10 points, 12 rebounds, four assists, and four blocks.

Southwood 68, Madison-Grant 44

The Lady Knights continued to win, turning a close game in the first half into a blowout in the second to crush Madison-Grant, 68-44.

Sweet led the Lady Knights with 24 points, eight rebounds, eight steals, and five assists, followed by Haupert with 21 points, seven assists, and four rebounds.

Peru 65, Manchester 56

Despite leading the host Peru Tigers, 27-22, at halftime of the teams’ Three Rivers Conference game Tuesday, Jan. 10, the Manchester girls basketball team couldn’t maintain the advantage in a 65-56 loss.

Brookelynn Buzzard led the Squires with 23 points, 10 rebounds, and four assists, followed by Peyton Ream with 10 points and three rebounds, Aliala Atienza with nine points, Gracie Lauer with eight points and five rebounds, Olivia Neal with four points and five rebounds, and Molly Schannep with two points and three rebounds. Hadley West added three rebounds and three assists.

LCA 56, Northfield 49

In a close game throughout, the Northfield girls basketball team couldn’t get over the hump in a 56-49 loss to Lakeland Christian Academy, Thursday, Jan. 12.

Elli Baker led Northfield with 18 points and two rebounds, followed by Hannah Holmes with 16 points and 12 rebounds.

North Miami, 64, Northfield 43

The North Miami girls basketball team took an early lead against Northfield, Friday, Jan. 13, and never let the Lady Norse get back in contention, taking a 64-43 conference win.

Holmes had another big night for the Lady Norse with 16 points and 17 rebounds.