Carmel’s girls basketball team played with Class 4A No. 5 North Central for the first quarter, but the Panthers pulled away in the middle periods to beat the Greyhounds 67-52 in a Metropolitan Conference game.
Carmel was within 16-14 after the first quarter and wasn’t too far back at halftime, trailing 27-21. But North Central outscored the ‘Hounds 21-8 in the third period to take control of the game.
Reagan Hune had an outstanding game with 20 points, including three 3-pointers. Macy Berglund added 11 points and also pulled six rebounds. Mackenzie Wood also had six rebounds, with Bridget Dunn collecting five. Sophie Bair handed out five assists.
Carmel is 0-3 in the MIC and 4-7 overall. The Greyhounds host Fort Wayne Carroll at 2:30 p.m. this afternoon.
North Central 67, Carmel 52
Carmel FG FT TP PF
Bridget Dunn 1-5 0-0 3 2
Macy Berglund 4-8 3-3 11 3
Reagan Hune 7-14 3-6 20 3
Sophie Bair 0-3 0-1 0 1
Mackenzie Wood 3-7 0-2 8 2
Kate Clarke 2-11 1-3 7 5
Kiara Gill 1-1 1-2 3 1
Tally Seitz 0-0 0-0 0 0
Totals 18-49 8-17 52 17
Score by Quarters
North Central 16 11 21 19 – 67
Carmel 14 7 8 23 – 52
Carmel 3-point shooting (8-21) Hune 3-4, Clarke 2-8, Wood 2-2, Dunn 1-5, Bair 0-2.
Carmel rebounds (25) Wood 6, Berglund 6, Dunn 5, Hune 3, Bair 2, Clarke 2, Gill 1.