Brooke scores 28, helps Pioneer top Peru

Collado Fernandez adds 16, Attinger has 10

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Girls basketball

Pioneer 57, Peru 40 (Thursday): Ashlynn Brooke hit four 3-pointers and scored a game-high 28 points to lead three players in double figures for Class 2A, No. 5 Pioneer in a win over visiting Peru at The Cage Thursday.

Paula Collado Fernandez outscored the entire Peru team 8-6 in the first quarter and finished with 16. Kylie Attinger added 10.

Brooke now has 1,403 career points.

Pioneer (17-3) led 29-11 at halftime.

Emma Eldridge scored 10 to lead Peru, who lost their third straight game and fell to 8-12. Addison Robbins hit three 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and had nine.

Pioneer beat Peru for the fourth consecutive year.

Pioneer will travel to West Central later tonight.

PERU (40) (8-12)

Bennett 2 0-0 6, Eldridge 4 0-0 10, Raber 1 1-2 4, Garner 3 0-2 6, Kirk 1 0-0 2, Robbins 3 0-0 9, Ream 1 0-0 3, Nordman 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 15 1-4 40

PIONEER (57) (17-3)

Makenna Strycker 1 1-2 3, Ashlynn Brooke 10 4-5 28, Paula Collado Fernandez 8 0-0 16, Gracie Hopper 0 0-0 0, Kylie Attinger 5 0-2 10, Julia McGrew 0 0-0 0, Crystabelle Blickenstaff 0 0-0 0, Mia McKaig 0 0-0 0, Allison McGrew 0 0-0 0, Kynzie Hathaway 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 24 5-9 57

Three-point field goals:

Peru 9 (Robbins 3, Bennett 2, Eldridge 2, Raber, Ream),

Pioneer 4 (Brooke 4)

Total fouls: Peru 6, Pioneer 10

Turnovers: Peru 13, Pioneer 13

Score by quarters

Peru 6 5 11 18 – 40

Pioneer 14 15 12 16 – 57