Redinger’s strong second half lifts Argos to sectional final

Dunlap adds 12 in win over Westville

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Girls basketball

Samantha Redinger

Argos 48, Westville 45 (Friday): Samantha Redinger scored 17 of her game-high 22 points in the second half, and Emma Dunlap added 12 to lead the Argos girls basketball team past Westville in a Class 1A, Sectional 50 semifinal at Culver Friday.

Argos hit five of their six 3-pointers in the second half, including three treys from Redinger and one each from Dunlap and Morgyn Barcus.

Argos trailed 22-18 at halftime, but Redinger scored eight points as the Lady Dragons gained a 33-32 lead.

Redinger added nine more points in the fourth quarter. All three Argos field goals in the fourth quarter were treys – two by Redinger and one by Barcus.

Argos went 14 for 21 from the foul line while Westville went 3 for 5.

Andrea Benefield led Westville with 19 points.

Argos improved to 12-12 and earned a meeting with Triton in the sectional final at 7 p.m. today.

Triton beat Marquette Catholic 45-30 in the other semifinal. Addyson Viers scored 17 points and grabbed 20 rebounds for Triton.

Triton beat Argos 40-36 on Nov. 8 in their regular season meeting.

Westville’s three-game winning streak was snapped, and they finished 11-11.

ARGOS (48) (12-12)

Samantha Redinger 6 6-7 22, Baleigh Binkley 1 3-3 5, Emma Dunlap 4 3-4 12, Ellie Bollenbacher 1 0-0 2, Bella Stults 1 2-7 4, Morgyn Barcus 1 0-0 3

TEAM: 14 14-21 48

WESTVILLE (45) (11-11)

Mallon 3 0-0 6, Sparks 3 0-0 7, Stark 3 0-1 6, Sonaty 1 0-0 2, Benefield 8 3-4 19, Vargas 0 0-0 0, Hannon 1 0-0 3, Fortune 1 0-0 2

TEAM: 20 3-5 45

Three-point field goals:

Argos 6 (Redinger 4, Dunlap, Barcus),

Westville 2 (Sparks, Hannon)

Total fouls: Argos 11, Westville 17

Turnovers: Argos 6, Westville 13

Score by quarters

Argos 9 9 15 15 – 48

Westville 9 13 10 13 – 45