Mariah Roberts
Becca Neville
WINCHESTER, Ind. – The Winchester girls basketball team survived a slow start on Thursday as the Falcons came back to win 48-45 over Randolph Southern.
The Falcons trailed 12-4 after the first quarter before they answered in the second period to lead 21-16 by halftime in the Winchester Fieldhouse.
Mairah Roberts led Winchester with 18 points against the Rebels (10-9). She also had two steals.
Becca Neville celebrated Winchester’s Senior Night with a double-double as she scored 15 points and grabbed 16 rebounds.
The Falcons also win the JV affair with a 38-28 decision as Kira Robinson led the way with 10 points. Autumn Dixon and Hannah Graft tossed in eight points each.
Winchester (10-11) visits Cowan in the regular season finale for the Falcons on Saturday afternoon.
Box Score
RANDOLPH SOUTHERN (10-9) – Saylor 2 1-2 6, Kramer 4 4-6 14, Allen 1 0-0 2, Hurda 2 0-0 6, Whitesel 5 1-1 11, Brown 0 0-0 0, Deckard 2 0-0 4, Dalzell 1 0-0 2. Team – 17 6-9 45.
WINCHESTER (10-11) – Sarah Mallory 0 0-0 0, Sierrah Love 0 0-0 0, Kelly Graft 1 0-0 2, Mariah Roberts 8 1-2 18, Liz Pegg 1 5-6 7, Becca Neville 5 5-9 15, Hannah Graft 0 0-0 0, Kira Robinson 2 0-0 4, Shelby Miller 1 0-0 2. Team – 18 11-17 48.
Randolph So. 12 16 27 45
Winchester 4 21 32 48
3-pointers – Randolph Southern 5 (Kramer 2, Hurda 2, Saylor 1), Winchester 1 (Roberts). Rebounds – Randolph Southern 38, Winchester 35 (Neville 16). Turnovers – Randolph Southern 12, Winchester 10.