VAN BUREN - Hopewell-Loudon raced out to an 18-11 lead over Van Buren after one quarter, pushed the lead to 36-25 at the break, then cruised to a 63-51 victory.
Courtney Burns's 23 points paced the Chieftains (3-2). Cassandra Hohman added 12 points and a team-high eight rebounds. Danielle Rohrbach added 15 points. Aleta Daniel led the team in steals (3) and assists (5).
Van Buren (3-2) was held to a 1-of-14 shooting night from behind the 3-point arc. Kaleigh Frampton was tops on the Black Knights with 15 points.
McComb overpowers SW
FOSTORIA - McComb owned the boards and used a push in the second quarter and the springboard Tuesday to a 66-54 win over St. Wendelin.
The Panthers (4-1) outscored St. Wendelin 21-15 in the second period for a 36-27 halftime lead, and ended up out-rebounding the Mohawks 39-21.
Fact Box
| McComb 66, St. Wendelin 54 | ||||
| McComb (4-1): E. Clymer 7-4-18; K. Buck 6-2-16; B. Dee 4-2-10; J. Huffman 5-0-10; B. Herr 3-1-7; A. Beverly 2-0-5; C. Reed 0-0-0; C. Sudlow 0-0-0. Totals: 27-9-66. | ||||
| St. Wendelin (2-4): Colleen Fondessy 8-0-18; Kate Whetsel 3-0-9; Kamryn Troike 3-2-8; Heather Saalman 3-1-8; Ali Mowrey 2-3-7; Mak McAfee 2-0-4; Allie Rutter 0-0-0; Beth Hay 0-0-0; Sami Birkmire 0-0-0; Sicily Leiter 0-0-0; Taylor Williams 0-0-0. Totals: 21-6-54. | ||||
| McComb | 15 | 21 | 14 | 16 — 66 |
| St. Wendelin | 12 | 15 | 13 | 14 — 54 |
| Field goals: McComb 27-61; St. Wendelin 21-58. | ||||
| 3-point goals: McComb 3-9 (Buck 2, Beverly); St. Wendelin 6-17 (Whetsel 3, Fondessy 2, Saalman). | ||||
| Foul shots: McComb 9-18; St. Wendelin 6-16. | ||||
| Rebounds: McComb 39 (Huffman 10, Clymer 8); St. Wendelin 21 (Troike 6). | ||||
| Turnovers: McComb 20; St. Wendelin 17. | ||||
| Hopewell-Loudon 63, | ||||
| Van Buren 51 | ||||
| Hopewell-Loudon (3-2): Courtney Burns 7-8-23; Marissa Reinhart 0-0-0; Aleta Daniel 1-1-3; Cassandra Hohman 5-2-12; Lauren Trumpler 2-2-8; Hope Brickner 1-0-2; Kailey Coleman 0-0-0; Danielle Rohrbach 7-1-15. Totals: 23-14-63. | ||||
| Van Buren (3-2): Morgan Flick 4-2-10; Kristen Tropf 3-1-7; Madi Endicott 1-4-11; Rachel Wymer 0-1-2; Abbey Phillips 0-0-0; Robyn Flick 0-0-0; Nicole Miller 0-2-2; Paige Sundlow 2-0-4; Kaleigh Frampton 6-3-15. Totals: 21-8-51. | ||||
| Hopewell-Loudon | 18 | 18 | 11 | 16 — 63 |
| Van Buren | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 — 51 |
| Field goals: Hopewell-Loudon 23-42; Van Buren 21-56 . | ||||
| 3-point goals: Hopewell-Loudon 3-8 (Trumpler 2, Burns); Van Buren 1-14 (Endicott). | ||||
| Foul shots: Hopewell-Loudon 14-17; Van Buren 8-12. | ||||
| Rebounds: Hopewell-Loudon 26 (Hohman 8); Van Buren 24. | ||||
| Turnovers: Hopewell-Loudon 19; Van Buren 16 | ||||
| Vanlue 45, Old Fort 31 | ||||
| Old Fort: Tawna Alice 0-0-0; Sammy Miller 2-3-8; Addi Reineck 0-0-0; Shelby Bilger 0-2-2; Mackenzie Gillett 2-0-4; Sam Hartsel 2-0-4; Sara Bell 2-3-7; Michaela Davidson 1-1-3; Alyssa Pence 0-0-0; Hope Gippert 1-1-3. Totals: 10-10-31. | ||||
| Vanlue: Kayla Cornette 4-0-9; Heather Gerschutz 0-1-1; Logan Frey 0-0-0; Aleshia Ross 0-0-0; Hailey Bonham 4-3-11; Chelsea Gerschutz 0-0-0; Katie Thomas 5-2-12; Kate Clymer 3-1-8; Jackie Kloepfer 0-0-0; Taylor Kloepfer 2-0-4. Totals: 18-7-45. | ||||
| Old Fort | 7 | 10 | 4 | 10 — 31 |
| Vanlue | 16 | 7 | 9 | 13 — 45 |
| Field goals: Old Fort 10-46. | ||||
| 3-point goals: Old Fort 1-9 (Miller); Vanlue 2 (Cornette, Clymer). | ||||
| Foul shots: Old Fort 10-22; Vanlue 7-16. | ||||
| Rebounds: Old Fort 20 (Hartsel 5). | ||||
| Turnovers: Old Fort 19. |
Colleen Fondessy's 18 points and four assists keyed St. Wendelin (2-4). Kamryn Troike added eight points and six rebounds and Kate Whetsel scored nine points. Heather Saalman had eight points and three assists.
Thomas-led Vanlue rolls
VANLUE - Katie Thomas did the majority of her scoring damage in the first quarter and three teammates picked up from there Tuesday as Vanlue booted Old Fort, 45-31.
Thomas netted 11 of her game-high 12 points in the opening period to help the Wildcats grab a 16-7 lead.
Hailey Bonham (11) and Hailey Bonham (8) scored all of their points after that, with Kayla Cornette adding seven of her nine points over the final three periods.
Sammy Miller's eight points led the Stockaders and Sara Bell scored seven. Sam Hartsel grabbed five rebounds.
