Hot-shooting Peterson, Jackson help Culver beat Westville

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Girls basketball

Culver 52, Westville 39 (Dec. 19): Rose Peterson hit five 3-pointers and scored a game-

high 21 points, and Kennedy Jackson recorded a double-double (19 points, 10 rebounds) for the visiting Lady Cavaliers in a win over sectional rival Westville Dec. 19.

Grace Sieber had a team-high four assists.

Culver led 14-7 after one quarter and extended the lead to 30-19 at halftime and 48-30 after three quarters.

Culver shot 46 percent from the field and 80 percent from the foul line.

Culver (6-8) has won three of their last four games.

Loreli Mallon led Westville (3-6) with 14 points.

CULVER (52) (6-8)

Grace Sieber 0 0-0 0, Rose Peterson 8 0-0 21, Maisy McCuen 2 0-0 4, Amiyah Williams 1 1-2 3, Kennedy Jackson 7 5-6 19, Brynn Berndt 0 2-2 2, Kaylee Hamilton 0 0-0 0, Luci Overmyer 1 0-0 3

TEAM: 19 8-10 52

WESTVILLE (39) (3-6)

Sparks 3 0-0 8, Vargas 2 0-0 4, Hannon 0 0-0 0, M. Stark 2 0-0 4, Benefield 2 3-4 7, Sonaty 1 0-2 2, Mallon 3 7-11 14

TEAM: 13 10-17 39

Three-point field goals:

Culver 6 (Peterson 5, Overmyer),

Westville 3 (Sparks 2, Mallon)

Total fouls: Culver 15, Westville 11

Turnovers: Culver 18, Westville 13

Score by quarters

Culver 14 16 18 4 – 52

Westville 7 12 11 9 – 39