FOUNTAIN CITY, Ind. – The Winchester girls basketball team ended its regular season on Monday night as the Golden Falcons defeated Northeastern 67-25 in Larry Moore Gymnasium.
“It was a good night,” Winchester coach Holly Gutierrez said of the Tri-Eastern Conference victory.
“We played unselfish team ball,” she added. “Hopefully, going into the tournament we can play our game and pull off some wins here.”
Next up for Winchester (17-5, 6-1) is the Class 2A sectional in Fountain City as the Golden Falcons face Centerville in the second contest on the opening night of the tournament next Tuesday.
“We’re excited to get the girls ready for Centerville,” Gutierrez said. “It’s good for us to have the advantage of playing here recently.”
Winchester senior Sierrah Love agreed.
“That’s really going to help us go through the tournament,” Love said. “The chemistry of this team is better than any team I’ve ever been on. If we just keep positive and cheer for everybody that’s on the floor, we’ll do great things.”
Maddie Lawrence scored 15 of her game-high 17 points in the opening period as the Golden Falcons built a 27-8 advantage at the first stop. Winchester led 40-14 by halftime.
Kira Robinson tossed in 14 points and grabbed team-high six rebounds for the Golden Falcons. Hannah Graft had eight points. Kelly Graft added six, while Love, Shelby Miller and Becca Chamberlin had five each.
The Knights were led by Olivia Harris, who finished with 12 points.
Kasey Andrews added five points. Mikayla Hornung led Northeastern with seven rebounds and Tatum Jordan had six.
The Golden Falcons won the JV game 50-34 with Cami Miller leading the way with 23 points. Chamberlin tossed in 11. For the Knights, Morgan Benjamin finished with nine points.
Northeastern (3-17, 1-5) finishes its regular season on Friday with a TEC affair at Lincoln.
Box Score
WINCHESTER (17-5, 6-1) – Maddie Lawrence 7 2-4 17, Kelly Graft 1 4-4 6, Liz Pegg 2 0-0 4, Hannah Graft 3 1-2 8, Kira Robinson 7 0-0 14, Shelby Miller 1 3-6 5, Autumn Dixon 1 0-0 2, Becca Chamberlin 1 2-2 5, Sarah Graft 0 1-3 1, Kate Riggin 0 0-0 0, Olivia Hersberger 0 0-0 0, Cami Miller 0 0-0 0. Team – 25 13-21 67.
NORTHEASTERN (3-17, 1-5) – Kelli Drake 1 0-0 2, Madi Clay 0 0-0 0, Olivia Harris 4 3-4 12, Kasey Andrews 2 1-2 5, Alizah Rankin 1 0-0 2, Tatum Jordan 0 0-2 0, Mikayla Hornung 1 0-0 2, Morgan Benjamin 1 0-0 2. Team – 10 4-8 25.
Winchester 27 40 52 67
Northeastern 8 14 15 25
3-pointers – Winchester 4 (Lawrence, H. Graft, Love, Chamberlin), Northeastern 1 (Harris). Rebounds – Winchester 38 (Robinson 6), Northeastern 36 (Hornung 7, Jordan 6). Turnovers – Winchester 20, Northeastern 37. Fouls – Winchester 14, Northeastern 18. Fouled out – None. JV score – Winchester 50, Northeastern 34.