Kroft scores 20, leads 4 in double figures in Winamac’s opening win

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Girls basketball

Winamac 60, Frontier 21 (Tuesday): Kandace Kroft hit four 3-pointers and scored a game-high 20 points for Winamac in a road win over Frontier in their opener Tuesday.

Marissa Iverson added 12 points, all in the first half. Corrine Ulerick and Sadie Popejoy tallied 11 points each.

Maya Kremer led Frontier with seven.

Winamac held Frontier to two points in the second quarter in jumping out to a 33-8 lead at halftime. 

Winamac is 3-0 against Frontier since adding them back to the schedule in 2023.

FRONTIER (21) (0-1)

Kennedy 0 1-2 1, Whitaker 0 0-0 0, S. Kremer 1 2-4 4, M. Kremer 2 3-9 7, Govert 3 0-0 6, Herd 0 0-0 0, Stockment 0 0-2 0, Bridwell 1 0-0 3

TEAM: 7 6-17 21

WINAMAC (60) (1-0)

Maggie Keller 0 1-2 1, Kandace Kroft 8 0-1 20, Sadie Popejoy 5 0-0 11, Corrine Ulerick 5 1-2 11, Marissa Iverson 6 0-2 12, Abby Keller 0 0-2 0, Kylie Fisher 0 0-0 0, Jordan Compton 2 0-0 5, Willa Byroad 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 26 2-9 60

Three-point field goals:

Frontier 1 (Bridwell),

Winamac 6 (Kroft 4, Compton, Popejoy)

Total fouls: Frontier 11, Winamac 16

Fouled out: Kroft (WIN)

Score by quarters

Frontier 6 2 11 2 – 21

Winamac 16 17 11 16 – 60