At the mid-point of the girls’ basketball season, the Lady Chargers finally entered Mid-Hoosier Conference action by hosting Waldron Friday. North Decatur stopped a four-game losing streak and picked up its first conference win with a 40-23 victory against the Lady Mohawks.
North improves to 4-8 on the season and 1-0 in the MHC. Waldron drops to 4-6 overall and 0-3 in the MHC.
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The Lady Chargers jumped out to a 14-5 lead after the first eight minutes of action. In the second quarter, North outscored Waldron 13-8 to lead 27-13 at the break.
The Lady Chargers held Waldron to four points in the third quarter to take a 34-17 lead to the final quarter.
For the Lady Chargers, Carmen Thackery tallied 17 points, three rebounds and a team-high five assists. Jewel Verseman added eight points, five rebounds and one assist. Leonie Clemente had six points and seven rebounds. Brynlee Green finished with five points and three rebounds. Brooklyn White added four points and six rebounds. Jo Whitaker grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds and dished out three assists. Libby Crawford grabbed four rebounds.
Batesville 44 Richmond 32
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The Lady Bulldogs traveled to Richmond and picked up win No. 7 on the season 44-32 against the Lady Red Devils.
Batesville improved to 7-4. Richmond fell to 0-8.
After falling behind 7-6 after the first eight minutes and 18-15 at the half, the Lady Bulldogs went on a 21-5 run in the third quarter to grab a 36-23 lead heading to the fourth quarter.
Batesville shot 44 percent from the field, including 4-of-12 from beyond the 3-point arc. The Lady Bulldogs outrebounded Richmond 34-20 in the game. Batesville dished out 14 assists in the game.
For Batesville, Molly Gesell tallied 12 points, four rebounds and three assists. Jersey Trenkamp finished with 10 points and two rebounds. Maggie Jelinek added eight points, nine rebounds and two assists. Nora Wiedeman had six points and three rebounds. Kaylin Kathmann finished with six points, six rebounds and eight assists. Leah Meyer had two points, five rebounds and one assist. Addysin Hughes grabbed one rebound.
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Batesville won the junior varsity contest 18-7. Bella Watson and Meyer both scored four points. Trenkamp added three points. Caitlin Raver, Addysin Hughes and Kenzi Lacey all scored two points. Aubrey Kathmann hit a free throw for one point.
Batesville fell to East Central 55-28 Saturday. Batesville is 7-5 on the season and 2-3 in the EIAC.
Lawrenceburg 46 Rushville 33
Visiting Lawrenceburg evened its EIAC record at 2-2 with a 46-33 victory against Rushville.
The Lady Tigers improve to 6-6 overall. Rushville falls to 1-10 overall and 1-1 in the EIAC.
Lawrenceburg led 10-4 after the first quarter and extended the lead to 21-10 at the half. After three quarters, the Lady Tigers led 36-18.
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Lia Bohn led the Lady Lions in scoring with nine points. Charli Marcum was next for Rushville with eight points. Kelsey Morgan finished with six points. Charlotte Caviness and Mikayla Herbert both scored four points. Makenna Ripberger added two points.
Rushville takes on Franklin Central Dec. 29 in the Northridge Tournament.
