Brooke scores 25, helps Pioneer beat Maconaquah for 7th straight win

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Girls basketball

Pioneer 54, Maconaquah 50 (Tuesday): Ashlynn Brooke scored eight of her game-high

Ashlynn Brooke

25 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Lady Panthers past host Maconaquah Tuesday.

Brooke scored eight of Pioneer’s 14 points in the fourth quarter. She made all nine of her free throws. As a team, Pioneer went 11 for 12 from the line.

Eight different Pioneer players scored. Makenna Strycker and Crystabelle Blickenstaff had six points each.

Miranda Stoll led Maconaquah with 20 points. She has scored 20 or more points in a game four times this season.

Pioneer led 24-22 at halftime and extended the lead to 40-35 after three quarters.

Pioneer won their seven straight game to improve to 15-2. Maconaquah lost their 10th straight game and dropped to 2-15.

PIONEER (54) (15-2)

Makenna Strycker 3 0-0 6, Ashlynn Brooke 7 9-9 25, Paula Collado Fernandez 2 0-0 4, Gracie Hopper 2 0-0 4, Kylie Attinger 2 0-0 4, Julia McGrew 1 0-0 2, Crystabelle Blickenstaff 2 2-3 6, Mia McKaig 1 0-0 3

TEAM: 20 11-12 54

MACONAQUAH (50) (2-15)

H. Maiben 2 2-3 7, Powell 1 0-1 2, Carson 3 3-6 9, A. Maiben 0 0-0 0, M. Stoll 6 6-7 20, Barnes 0 1-2 1, C. Stoll 3 2-3 8

TEAM: 15 14-22 50

Three-point field goals:

Pioneer 3 (Brooke 2, McKaig),

Maconaquah 6 (M. Stoll 5, H. Maiben)

Total fouls: Pioneer 14, Maconaquah 16

Score by quarters

Pioneer 14 10 16 14 – 54

Maconaquah 12 10 13 15 – 50