Becca Neville
Mariah Roberts
COWAN, Ind. – A big second half was the difference for the Winchester girls basketball team in Saturday’s regular season finale as the Falcons won 69-37 at Cowan.
The Falcons led 32-27 at halftime before taking control in the second half by outscoring the Blackhawks by 27 points.
Mariah Roberts led the Falcons with 22 points against the Blackhawks (4-14).
Becca Neville finished with 12 points and a team-high 14 rebounds for the Falcons as they evened their season mark at 11-11.
Shelby Miller and Liz Pegg tossed in eight points each. Miller added 13 rebounds, while Pegg grabbed nine rebounds.
Winchester won the JV affair 55-29 as the Falcons completed the season 20-1.
Riley Addington led Winchester with 15 points as the Falcons won their 15th straight.
Winchester’s next opponent will be determined on Monday when the sectional tournament pairings are announced.
Box Score
WINCHESTER (11-11) – Sarah Mallory 1 0-1 2, Autumn Dixon 0 2-2 2, Sierrah Love 1 0-0 2, Kelly Graft 2 3-6 7, Mariah Roberts 7 8-8 22, Liz Pegg 4 0-1 8, Becca Neville 3 6-10 12, Hannah Graft 1 1-2 3, Kira Robinson 1 1-3 3, Shelby Miller 4 0-2 8, Sarah Graft 0 0-2 0, Victoria Pegg 0 0-0 0. Team – 24 21-37 69.
COWAN (4-14) – Johnson 6 2-2 14, Evans 1 0-0 2, K. Rumfelt 0 0-0 0, Skinner 4 3-4 12, Maher 0 0-0 0, M. Rumfelt 1 0-0 3, R. Combs 0 0-3 0, Smith 0 1-2 1, Clevenger 2 1-4 5. Team – 14 7-15 37.
Winchester 23 32 44 69
Cowan 17 27 33 37
3-pointers – Winchester 0, Cowan 2 (Skinner 1, M. Rumfelt 1).