Westfield took down one of the top teams in the state on Wednesday, beating Class 3A No. 1 Silver Creek 45-35 at the Paul Loggan Memorial Invitational at North Central.
The Dragons led 10-8 after the first quarter, but the Shamrocks outscored Silver Creek in each of the next three periods. Westfield pulled ahead 17-15 by halftime, then extended its lead to 29-22 after three quarters. A 16-point fourth period sealed the win for the ‘Rocks; it was their eighth straight victory.
Alyssa Crockett reached double-double status with 13 points and 10 rebounds; she also made four blocked shots. Olivia Robey added 11 points and Gigi Eldredge scored nine. Chesney Tebbe and Jessica Castor both pulled eight rebounds.
Westfield is now 11-3 and plays at Anderson Saturday.
WESTFIELD 45, SILVER CREEK 35
Westfield FG FT TP PF
Alyssa Crockett 4-8 4-4 13 2
Chesney Tebbe 1-6 2-4 4 1
Jessica Castor 0-2 2-4 2 1
Olivia Robey 1-3 9-11 11 4
Gigi Eldredge 4-7 1-2 9 2
Hailey Remaks 2-4 0-0 4 1
Jadeyn Hammes 0-1 0-0 0 0
Mikayla Rudolph 1-1 0-0 2 0
Totals 13-32 18-25 45 11
Score by Quarters
Westfield 8 9 12 16 – 45
Silver Creek 10 5 7 13 – 35
Westfield 3-point shooting (1-6) Crockett 1-2, Hammes 0-1, Tebbe 0-1, Robey 0-1, Remaks 0-1.
Westfield rebounds (36) Crockett 10, Tebbe 8, Castor 8, Eldredge 3, Robey 2, Rudolph 1, team 4.
Carmel gets MIC victory
Carmel picked up a Metropolitan Conference victory on Tuesday, beating Lawrence Central 73-26 at the Eric Clark Activity Center.
The Class 4A No. 8 Greyhounds were in control from the start, leaping out to a 25-6 advantage over the Bears after the first quarter. Carmel held a 41-14 lead at halftime, then kept the pressure on in the third period, holding LC to only two points for the entire quarter.
Hannah Lach had a superb performance, scoring 21 points, including five 3-pointers. Emily Roper reached double-double status with 13 points and 10 rebounds, while Tori Tomalia hit two 3s on her way to 10 points. Laura Valiente handed out four assists.
The Greyhounds are now 2-2 in MIC play and 8-3 overall. Carmel travels to Penn on Saturday for an afternoon game with the 4A No. 3 Kingsmen.
CARMEL 73, LAWRENCE CENTRAL 26
Carmel FG FT TP PF
Erin Baker 2-4 0-0 5 3
Evan Spidel 2-5 3-4 7 1
Riley Pennington 0-0 4-4 4 4
Hannah Lach 7-19 2-2 21 0
Emily Roper 6-9 1-1 13 0
Laura Valiente 3-5 2-4 8 0
Tori Tomalia 3-5 2-2 10 1
Mackenzie Thomas 2-4 1-2 5 3
Brooklynn Edwards 0-0 0-0 0 0
Maya Berglund 0-1 0-0 0 1
Totals 25-52 15-19 73 13
Score by Quarters
LCHS 6 8 2 10 – 26
Carmel 25 16 17 15 – 73
Carmel 3-point shooting (8-21) Lach 5-15, Tomalia 2-2, Baker 1-2, Spidel 0-2.
Carmel rebounds (31) Roper 10, Thomas 4, Valiente 3, Spidel 3, Pennington 3, Baker 2, Lach 2, Berglund 2, Edwards 1, Tomalia 1.
Sheridan gets third straight victory
The Sheridan girls basketball team won its third consecutive game on Wednesday, beating Frankfort 61-30 at Hobbs Memorial Gym.
The Blackhawks sailed out to a 14-2 lead after the first quarter, outscoring the Hot Dogs in each period. Sheridan led 33-10 at halftime and 46-22 by the end of the third quarter.
Allie Delph scored 20 points for the ‘Hawks, with Berkley Williams and Taylor Bates both adding 11 points.
Sheridan is 3-1 and travels to Rossville on Saturday for its first Hoosier Heartland Conference game of the season.