Val T.
- Feb 4, 2023
- 2 min read

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