Kroft hits 5 more treys, scores 21, helps Winamac subdue Career Academy

Popejoy, Iverson add 19 each, Ulerick has 10

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Marissa Iverson Sadie Popejoy Kandace Kroft

Girls basketball

Winamac 77, South Bend Career Academy 25 (Tuesday): Kandace Kroft hit five 3-pointers and scored a game-high 21 points, Sadie Popejoy and Marissa Iverson added 19 each, and Corinne Ulerick had 10 as the Winamac girls basketball team routed South Bend Career Academy in a Class 2A, Sectional 34 quarterfinal at LaVille Tuesday.

Kroft’s 94 3-pointers put her second in the state behind Warsaw’s Brooke Zartman (116). Winamac hit 10 3-pointers as compared to South Bend Career Academy’s four.

South Bend Career Academy, who played only five players, made just 3 of 15 free throws.

Winamac led 25-6 after one quarter and 54-11 at halftime. The second half was played with a running clock, per the IHSAA Mercy Rule.

Winamac won their sixth straight game and improved to 18-6. South Bend Career Academy finished 5-14.

Winamac will play LaVille, who received a bye, in the semifinals at 6 p.m. Friday.

In Tuesday’s other quarterfinal, Knox eliminated Jimtown 38-27. Knox will play Bremen in the second semifinal Friday.

SOUTH BEND CAREER ACADEMY (25) (5-14)

James 2 0-0 4, Wright 4 0-0 12, Machowiak 3 0-5 6, Kelley 0 1-2 1, Hopkins 0 2-8 2

TEAM: 9 3-15 25

WINAMAC (77) (18-6)

Maggie Keller 1 0-0 3, Kandace Kroft 7 2-2 21, Sadie Popejoy 7 2-4 19, Corinne Ulerick 5 0-0 10, Marissa Iverson 8 2-3 19, Abby Keller 1 0-0 3, Kylie Fisher 0 0-0 0, Jordan Compton 1 0-2 2, Alena Day 0 0-0 0, Willa Byroad 0 0-0 0, Elizabeth DeLaCruz 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 30 7-13 77

Three-point field goals:

South Bend Career Academy 4 (Wright 4),

Winamac 10 (Kroft 5, Popejoy 3, M. Keller, Iverson)

Total fouls: South Bend Career Academy 7, Winamac 12

Score by quarters

SB Career Academy 6 5 5 9 – 25

Winamac 25 29 18 5 – 77