Attinger, Collado Fernandez combine with Brooke’s big second half to lead Pioneer past Wabash

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Girls basketball

Pioneer 70, Wabash 60 (Nov. 22): Ashlynn Brooke scored 19 of her game-high 28 points

Kylie Attinger

in the second half to lead the host Lady Panthers past sectional rival Wabash on Nov. 22.

Brooke, who made three 3-pointers, was one of three Pioneer (5-0) players in double figures. Kylie Attinger added 15 points, and Paula Collado Fernandez came off the bench to score 12.

Attinger and Collado Fernandez combined to score 16 of Pioneer’s 26 points in the second quarter as they built a 36-30 halftime lead. The lead was 55-49 after three quarters.

This was the teams’ first meeting since Pioneer’s 51-34 win in the 2022 sectional.

Kaitlynn Honeycutt and Elizabeth Mattern had 15 points each for Wabash. Rylee Yoakum had 12.

The 60 points were the most points Wabash has scored in a loss since a 63-60 overtime loss to Oak Hill on Dec. 15, 2015.

WABASH (60) (3-2)

Mattern 5 0-0 15, Layne 3 1-2 8, Jade Stumbo 1 1-3 3, Yoakum 4 3-3 12, Honeycutt 5 2-2 15, Vail 0 0-0 0, Wilson 1 5-13 7, Jones 0 0-0 0, Janika Stumbo 0 0-0 0, Boggs 0 0-0 0, Walter 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 19 12-23 60

PIONEER (70) (5-0)

Makenna Strycker 3 0-0 6, Ashlynn Brooke 12 1-2 28, Brooklyn Borges 2 0-0 5, Gracie Hopper 1 1-2 3, Kylie Attinger 6 3-5 15, Paula Collado Fernandez 5 2-3 12, Julia McGrew 0 1-2 1, Crystabelle Blickenstaff 0 0-0 0, Kynzie Hathaway 0 0-0 0, Allison McGrew 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 29 8-14 70

Three-point field goals:

Wabash 10 (Mattern 5, Honeycutt 3, Layne, Yoakum),

Pioneer 4 (Brooke 3, Borges)

Total fouls: Wabash 19, Pioneer 18

Fouled out: Attinger (PIO)

Score by quarters

Wabash 17 13 19 11 – 60

Pioneer 10 26 19 15 – 70