Redinger, Stults score 15 each, but New Prairie girls hold off Argos

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Girls basketball

New Prairie 57, Argos 50 (Dec. 20): Samantha Redinger and Bella Stults scored 15 points each, and Emma Dunlap added 11, but the visiting New Prairie girls basketball team held off Argos at Phil Weybright Gymnasium on Dec. 20.

New Prairie hit four 3-pointers in the second quarter to build a 33-27 halftime lead and extended the lead to 50-41 after three quarters.

Jayden Flagg scored 21 points to lead New Prairie, who improved to 8-6 and beat Argos for the second straight year.

NEW PRAIRIE (57) (8-6)

Ernsperger 1 0-0 2, Dodds 5 2-4 14, Johns 2 2-2 6, J. Flagg 8 3-4 21, M. Flagg 0 0-0 0, McBride 1 0-1 2, Winters 0 0-0 0, White 3 4-4 12

TEAM: 20 11-15 57

ARGOS (50) (6-6)

Samantha Redinger 6 2-2 15, Baleigh Binkley 2 3-4 7, Emma Dunlap 4 1-2 11, Ava Stackhouse 1 0-0 2, Bella Stults 6 3-4 15, Morgyn Barcus 0 0-0 0, Ellie Bollenbacher 0 0-2 0

TEAM: 19 8-14 50

Three-point field goals:

New Prairie 6 (Dodds 2, J. Flagg 2, White 2),

Argos 4 (Redinger 2, Dunlap 2)

Total fouls: New Prairie 14, Argos 17

Fouled out: Ernsperger (N), Stults (ARG)

Turnovers: New Prairie 6, Argos 10

Score by quarters

New Prairie 11 22 17 7 – 57

Argos 11 16 14 9 – 50