Justiss Cantu
SELMA, Ind. – The Union City girls basketball team fell behind early on Saturday and couldn’t recover as the Indians were defeated by Wapahani 47-25.
Justiss Cantu led the with 10 points against the Raiders (17-4).
Baylee Hartman finished with seven points and grabbed a team-high nine rebounds. Courtney Wise added seven points and seven rebounds.
The Raiders led 14-5 after one period and built a 20-9 advantage by the intermission to take control of the contest.
Union City (16-4) entertains Ansonia on Tuesday before the Indians visit Hagerstown on Friday night for a chance to claim the outright title in the Tri-Eastern Conference.
Box Score
UNION CITY (16-4) – Justiss Cantu 4 1-2 10, Kora Kerns 0 0-0 0, Ellie Kerns 0 0-0 0, Courtney Wise 2 3-4 7, Kelsey Zimmers 0 0-0 0, Madeline Adams 0 1-2 1, Kahlee Dowler 0 0-0 0, Baylee Hartman 3 1-3 7, Joette Sigler 0 0-0 0, Reagan Hoggatt 0 0-0 0, Aliyah Gutierrez 0 0-0 0. Team – 9 6-12 25.
WAPAHANI (17-4) – Schuck 4 0-1 8, Mangus 3 0-0 7, Pfleeger 3 0-0 6, Boggs 0 0-1 0, Jolley 4 4-5 12, P. Lee 2 2-2 6, Stanley 0 0-0 0, Cook 0 0-0 0, Estep 1 0-0 2, Johns 1 2-2 4, D. Lee 1 0-0 2. Team – 19 8-11 47.
Union City 5 9 14 25
Wapahani 14 20 28 47
3-pointers – Union City 1 (Cantu 1), Wapahani 1 (Mangus 1). Rebounds – Union City 28 (Hartman 9, Wise 7), Wapahani 40. Turnovers – Union City 10, Wapahani 15. Fouls – Union City 13, Wapahani 13.