Noblesville reached the championship game of the New Palestine Tournament on Friday.
The Millers won their semi-final game over Southport 58-31. Noblesville outscored the Cardinals in every quarter, leading 34-21 at halftime and then powering through the third period on a 13-2 run.
Mallory Johnson scored 23 points, including five 3-pointers. Maddie Knight added 11 points and pulled eight rebounds. Anna Kiser collected nine rebounds, with Emily Wood grabbing six.
In the championship, the Millers fell to the host Dragons 43-32. Noblesville led 9-7 after the first quarter, but New Pal pulled ahead 18-14 by halftime, then outscored the Millers 14-5 in the third.
Knight scored 18 points, while Johnson and Kiser each corralled six rebounds.
Noblesville is 4-11 and will host Kokomo on Wednesday.
SEMI-FINAL GAME
Noblesville 58, Southport 31
Noblesville FG FT TP PF
Maddie Knight 4-13 3-4 11 0
Abby Haley 1-2 0-0 2 2
Emily Wood 3-7 2-2 8 2
Mallory Johnson 9-16 0-0 23 0
Anna Kiser 3-5 0-0 6 2
Mallory Miller 2-4 2-2 8 0
Sarah Etchison 0-6 0-0 0 0
Makenna Mundy 0-0 0-0 0 2
Emery Denison 0-0 0-0 0 2
Totals 22-53 7-8 58 10
Score by Quarters
Noblesville 17 17 13 11 – 58
Southport 10 11 2 8 – 31
Noblesville 3-point shooting (7-19) Johnson 5-8, Miller 2-4, Knight 0-5, Etchison 0-2.
Noblesville rebounds (44) Kiser 9, Knight 8, Wood 6, Haley 4, Etchison 4, Denison 3, Miller 3, Johnson 2, Mundy 2, team 3.
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
New Palestine 43, Noblesville 32
Noblesville FG FT TP PF
Mallory Johnson 2-16 2-2 7 4
Maddie Knight 6-12 5-7 18 5
Anna Kiser 1-2 1-2 3 3
Abby Haley 1-3 0-0 2 5
Emily Wood 0-4 0-0 0 2
Mallory Miller 0-2 0-0 0 1
Sarah Etchison 1-1 0-0 2 1
Totals 11-40 8-11 32 21
Score by Quarters
Noblesville 9 5 5 13 – 32
New Palestine 7 11 14 11 – 43
Noblesville 3-point shooting (2-10) Knight 1-5, Johnson 1-3, Haley 0-1, Miller 0-1.
Noblesville rebounds (19) Johnson 6, Kiser 6, Wood 3, Knight 2, Haley 1, team 1.