Brooke scores season-high 38, helps Pioneer finish 5-2 in Hoosier North

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Girls basketball

Ashlynn Brooke

Pioneer 65, Winamac 27 (Jan. 24): Ashlynn Brooke scored 26 of her season-high 38 points in the first half and added 12 steals to lead Pioneer to a Hoosier North home win over Winamac on Jan. 24.

Kylie Attinger added 11 points for the Lady Panthers, who improved to 19-3 overall and finished Hoosier North play 5-2.

Pioneer finished in third place in the Hoosier North behind Caston (7-0) and North Judson (6-1).

Piper Link scored 12 points, and Maggie Smith hit three 3-pointers and had nine for Winamac (4-18, 0-7).

Pioneer led 23-8 after one quarter and extended the lead to 45-22 at halftime.

Pioneer defeated Winamac for the fourth straight season.

Pioneer’s regular season finale against Southwood scheduled for Jan. 26 was canceled due to inclement weather.

WINAMAC (27) (4-18, 0-7)

Smith 3 0-0 9, Kroft 0 0-0 0, Rausch 0 0-0 0, Link 4 4-6 12, H. Attinger 0 4-4 4, Bennett 0 0-0 0, E. Goodman 0 2-2 2, O’Connor 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 7 10-12 27

PIONEER (65) (19-3, 5-2)

Crystabelle Blickenstaff 0 2-4 2, Ashlynn Brooke 15 6-7 38, Paula Collado Fernandez 2 1-2 6, Allison McGrew 0 0-0 0, Kylie Attinger 5 1-3 11, Julia McGrew 0 2-4 2, Makenna Strycker 1 0-0 2, Gracie Hopper 2 0-0 4

TEAM: 25 12-20 65

Three-point field goals:

Winamac 3 (Smith 3),

Pioneer 3 (Brooke 2, Fernandez)

Total fouls: Winamac 14, Pioneer 10

Turnovers: Winamac 20, Pioneer 7

Score by quarters

Winamac 8 14 2 3 – 27

Pioneer 23 22 15 5 – 65