Cripe pours in 8 treys, leads Pioneer past Peru

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Girls basketball

Pioneer 74, Peru 25 (Thursday): Hailey Cripe outscored the entire Peru team with 28 points, and Olivia Brooke added 23 for Pioneer in a home win Thursday.

Cripe hit four 3-pointers in the first quarter and eight for the game. Pioneer hit 11 treys as a team.

Pioneer led 28-8 after one quarter and extended the lead to 39-12 at halftime.

PERU (25) (4-13)

Marburger 1 0-0 2, Bennett 0 0-0 0, Nordman 1 0-0 2, Eldridge 7 1-2 16, Wolfe 0 0-0 0, Cassel 0 0-0 0, Kirk 0 0-0 0, Raber 0 0-0 0, Converse 1 0-0 3, Watkins 1 0-0 2

TEAM: 11 1-2 25

PIONEER (74) (13-4)

Mackenzie Walker 3 0-0 6, Hailey Cripe 10 0-0 28, Brooklyn Borges 1 1-2 4, Olivia Brooke 8 7-8 23, Madison Blickenstaff 2 1-2 5, Maggie Steffel 0 0-0 0, Crystabelle Blickenstaff 1 0-2 3, Kylie Attinger 1 0-0 3, Bryleigh Binney 1 0-0 2

TEAM: 27 9-14 74

Three-point field goals:

Peru 2 (Converse, Eldridge),

Pioneer 11 (Cripe 8, Borges, C. Blickenstaff, Attinger)

Total fouls: Peru 8, Pioneer 8

Turnovers: Peru 18, Pioneer 8

Score by quarters

Peru 8 4 6 7 – 25

Pioneer 28 11 16 19 – 74