Brooke scores 24, but Lady Jays snap Pioneer’s 8-game win streak

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Girls basketball

Kylie Attinger

North Judson 59, Pioneer 52 (Tuesday): Ashlynn Brooke scored nine of her game-high 24 points in the fourth quarter, but the visiting Lady Jays held off Pioneer’s comeback bid Tuesday to move into sole possession of second place in the Hoosier North.

Kylie Attinger added 13 points for Pioneer, who fell to 16-3 and had their eight-game winning streak snapped.

North Judson led 27-19 at halftime and extended the lead to 48-35 after three quarters.

North Judson hit eight 3-pointers while Pioneer made just one.

The road team has won the North Judson-Pioneer game each of the last five years.

NORTH JUDSON (59) (12-7, 3-1)

Lehiy 2 2-4 7, Burkett 4 2-4 11, R. Hensley 2 2-4 7, Frasure 8 2-2 22, M. Hensley 2 3-4 7, Garbison 2 0-0 5

TEAM: 20 11-18 59

PIONEER (52) (16-3, 4-2)

Makenna Strycker 1 1-2 3, Ashlynn Brooke 7 9-11 24, Crystabelle Blickenstaff 3 0-0 6, Gracie Hopper 0 0-0 0, Kylie Attinger 4 5-6 13, Julia McGrew 0 0-0 0, Paula Collado Fernandez 3 0-0 6, Mia McKaig 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 18 15-19 52

Three-point field goals:

North Judson 8 (Frasure 4, Garbison, Lehiy, Burkett, R. Hensley),

Pioneer 1 (Brooke)

Total fouls: North Judson 14, Pioneer 12

Turnovers: North Judson 14, Pioneer 8

Score by quarters

North Judson 14 13 21 11 – 59

Pioneer 7 12 16 17 – 52