Kroft hits 3 treys, Smith, A. Gearhart also score in double figures in Winamac win over Covenant

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Girls basketball

Winamac 51, Covenant Christian (DeMotte) 43 (Monday): Kingsley Kroft hit three 3-pointers and scored 14 points, and Maggie Smith recorded a double-double (10 points, 14 rebounds) for the Winamac girls basketball team in a home win over Covenant Christian Monday.

Aubrey Gearhart also scored 10, including six in the third quarter. Ella Gearhart had nine, and Kaya Campbell hit two 3-pointers and scored seven.

Smith also had five assists, three blocks and six steals

Skylar Bos scored 17 for Covenant Christian (6-3).

Winamac (8-3) led 23-16 at halftime.

Winamac was initially scheduled to play LaVille on Monday, but the game was postponed to 6 p.m./7:30 p.m. (JV/Varsity) Jan. 14. Covenant Christian was a late addition to the schedule.

COVENANT CHRISTIAN (43) (6-3)

Holmes 0 0-0 0, Zeilenga 2 0-0 4, Schaafsma 4 4-6 12, Walstra 0 0-0 0, Bos 8 1-2 17, Nanninga 0 2-2 2, Zeldenrust 3 2-2 8

TEAM: 17 9-12 43

WINAMAC (51) (8-3)

Aubrey Gearhart 5 0-2 10, Kingsley Kroft 5 1-1 14, Alyssa Villanueva 0 1-2 1, Ella Gearhart 3 3-3 9, Maggie Smith (No. 5) 5 0-2 10, Rori Blackman 0 0-0 0, Kaya Campbell 2 1-2 7, Lily Bennett 0 0-0 0, Chloe Rausch 0 0-0 0, Maggie Smith (No. 24) 0 0-0 0, Hailey Attinger 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 20 6-12 51

Three-point field goals:

Covenant Christian 0,

Winamac 5 (Kroft 3, Campbell 2)

Total fouls: Covenant Christian 14, Winamac 9

Score by quarters

Covenant Christian 6 10 9 18 – 43