Despite Dunlap’s big 2nd half, Culver Academy holds off Argos

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Girls basketball

Culver Academy 49, Argos 46 (Dec. 9): Emma Dunlap scored 17 of her 18 points in the second half, and Morgyn Barcus added a career-high 12 for the Lady Dragons in a home loss to Culver Academy on Dec. 9.

Dunlap scored seven points in the third quarter and 10 more in the fourth. Barcus hit a pair of 3-pointers in the second half.

Dionna Craig scored 18 points for Culver Academy. Freshmen Piper Brumm and Valencia Miller had 13 each.

Culver Academy hung on after building a 27-10 halftime lead.

Argos made just 11 of 23 from the foul line.

Argos lost to Culver Academy for the first time in four years.

CULVER ACADEMY (49) (8-3)

Miller 5 1-3 13, Craig 7 4-7 18, Spiller 0 0-0 0, Seddelmeyer 1 2-2 5, Brumm 5 0-0 13, Binkley 0 0-0 0, Kerr 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 18 7-12 49

ARGOS (46) (4-5)

Baleigh Binkley 2 1-3 5, Emma Dunlap 7 3-6 18, Morgyn Barcus 3 4-8 12, Ava Stackhouse 0 0-0 0, Bella Stults 3 3-4 9, Ellie Bollenbacher 1 0-2 2

TEAM: 16 11-23 46

Three-point field goals:

Culver Academy 6 (Brumm 3, Miller 2, Seddelmeyer),

Argos 3 (Barcus 2, Dunlap)

Total fouls: Culver Academy 19, Argos 14

Turnovers: Culver Academy 6, Argos 7

Score by quarters

Culver Academy 13 14 7 15 – 49

Argos 5 5 16 20 – 46