Winchester’s Kira Robinson waits to shoot a free throw in sectional action at Northeastern on Jan. 30.
FOUNTAIN CITY, Ind. – The Winchester girls basketball team advanced to the semifinals of the Class 2A Northeastern Sectional as the fourth-ranked Golden Falcons defeated Centerville 79-28.
“Early on in the first six games of our season, I thought we were playing probably the best we could play,” Winchester Head Coach Holly Gutierrez said. “After that, we were still OK, but we weren’t playing to our potential.”
“Tonight, the first half we were back to our game,” she continued. “I’ve been waiting and hoping that would come back.”
Winchester led 28-3 after the first quarter and 53-10 at the intermission.
“At halftime, we talked about not looking at the scoreboard,” Gutierrez said. “We talked about things we needed to fix. We were throwing the ball away.”
With the victory, the defending champion Golden Falcons (21-2) face Union County (10-12) on Friday at 6 p.m.
Friday’s second contest features host Northeastern (10-12) and Lincoln (11-11) at 7:30 p.m. Lincoln beat Hagerstown 34-26 on Tuesday to reach the semifinals.
The Golden Falcons had four players in double figures led by Maddie Lawrence with 19 points.
Kira Robinson added 18 points and eight rebounds.
Hannah Graft finished with 16 points. Becca Chamberlin tossed in 10 points.
Shelby Miller contributed eight points, nine rebounds and seven blocks. Ara Cowper grabbed five rebounds.
For Centerville (6-16), Alex McFarland led the way with seven points.
Cassidy Weiss had six points, while Carlie Doolin had four points.