Caston holds S. Newton to 2 points in first half, moves on to sectional final

Val T.
Feb 3, 2024
2 min read

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Caston senior guard Addison Zimpleman (13) shoots as teammate Isabel Scales (11) and South Newton’s Lily Cripe (10) and Addysen Standish (12) watch during the teams’ Class 1A, Sectional 52 semifinal at South Newton. Zimpleman scored a game-high 22 points in Caston’s 58-17 win. (photo provided by Dee Brown)

Girls basketball

Caston 58, South Newton 17 (Friday): Addison Zimpleman outscored the entire South Newton team with 22 points, and the Caston girls basketball team held South Newton to two first-half points in a rout in a Class 1A, Sectional 52 semifinal at South Newton Friday.

Macee Hinderlider added 12 points, and Madi Douglass had 11. Hinderlider and Douglass also combined for 11 steals.

Caston top scorer Isabel Scales was held to two points, but it mattered little as Caston assumed a 41-2 halftime lead.

Caston senior guard Annie Harsh drives to the basket against her South Newton defender during the teams’ Class 1A, Sectional 52 semifinal at South Newton Friday. Caston won 58-17 and will play Tri-County in the sectional final at 7 p.m. tonight. (photo provided by Dee Brown)

Caston also made twice as many free throws (16) as South Newton attempted (8).

Caston improved to 20-3 and will play Tri-County in the sectional final at 7 p.m. tonight. Caston lost to Tri-County 47-42 in their regular season meeting at Caston on Jan. 11.

Tri-County eliminated North White 39-19 in the other semifinal.

SOUTH NEWTON (17) (1-17)

Spurlock 0 0-0 0, Cripe 0 0-0 0, Addysen Standish 5 3-6 13, Alyssa Standish 1 0-0 2, Kollman 1 0-0 2, Elson 0 0-0 0, H. Whitson 0 0-0 0, Contreras 0 0-0 0, A. Whitson 0 0-2 0

TEAM: 7 3-8 17

CASTON (58) (20-3)

Macee Hinderlider 4 4-7 12, Addison Zimpleman 8 5-5 22, Madi Douglass 4 3-8 11, Isabel Scales 1 0-0 2, Alexa Finke 1 0-0 2, Camila Hernandez-Rios 0 0-0 0, Natalie Warner 0 0-0 0, Kylee Logan 1 0-0 3, Grace Wright 0 2-2 2, Olivia Thomas 0 0-0 0, Kaitie Hutsell 1 2-3 4, Annie Harsh 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 20 16-25 58

Three-point field goals:

South Newton 0,

Caston 2 (Logan, Zimpleman)

Total fouls: South Newton 17, Caston 9

Turnovers: South Newton 32, Caston 10

Score by quarters

South Newton 2 0 3 12 – 17