Millers sail past Bulldogs in HCC opener

Noblesville's Reagan Wilson scored 13 points for the Millers during their Hoosier Crossroads Conference opening win over Brownsburg Friday at The Mill. (Kent Graham)

The Noblesville girls basketball team had no trouble in its Hoosier Crossroads Conference opener Friday night, as the Millers sailed past Brownsburg 63-28 in a game at The Mill.
Noblesville outscored the Bulldogs, last year’s Class 4A state finalist, in each quarter of the game. The Millers led 14-7 after the first quarter, then took control in the second period, allowing Brownsburg only four points. Noblesville held a 29-11 lead at halftime, and then went up 45-21 in the third quarter.
Three Millers players reached double figures, starting with Reagan Wilson’s 13 points. Ashlynn Shade was all over the stat line, reaching double-double status with 11 points and 10 rebounds, then dishing out four assists and making four steals. Kaitlyn Shoemaker added 10 points.
Shade and Brooklyn Ely both drained two 3-pointers. Brooklyn Smitherman, making a return after an injury, collected six rebounds, as did Wilson. Meredith Tippner had five rebounds.
Noblesville is 4-0 and travels to Homestead this evening for a 6:30 p.m. varsity tipoff, after the 5 p.m. junior varsity contest. The Spartans are also 4-0.

NOBLESVILLE 63, BROWNSBURG 28
Noblesville FG FT TP PF
Kaitlyn Shoemaker 2-6 6-6 10 2
Ashlynn Shade 4-12 1-1 11 1
Reagan Wilson 5-10 2-3 13 1
Meredith Tippner 3-6 1-3 8 0
Brooklyn Smitherman 2-4 0-0 4 3
Brooklyn Ely 2-5 0-0 6 0
Ava Shoemaker 2-9 2-2 6 2
Dani Mendez 2-4 0-1 4 3
Marit McLaughlin 0-0 0-0 0 0
Bri Gray 0-0 1-1 1 0
Totals 22-56 13-17 63 12
Score by Quarters
Brownsburg 7 4 10 7 – 28
Noblesville 14 15 16 18 – 63
Noblesville 3-point shooting (6-23) Ely 2-5, Shade 2-5, Wilson 1-3, Tippner 1-2, K. Shoemaker 0-4, A. Shoemaker 0-4.
Noblesville rebounds (37) Shade 10, Wilson 6, Smitherman 6, Tippner 5, Mendez 4, A. Shoemaker 3, team 3.