Sam-tastic: Redinger breaks own record, scores 50 in Argos rout of Trinity Greenlawn

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Girls basketball

Samantha Redinger

Argos 69, Trinity Greenlawn 22 (Saturday): Samnatha Redinger broke her six-day-old school record by scoring 50 points as visiting Argos beat Trinity Greenlawn to improve to 2-0 in Hoosier Plains play Friday.

Redinger hit nine 3-pointers and made all three of her free throws. She scored 37 points in the first half – 19 in the first quarter and 18 in the second quarter – as Argos built a 47-11 halftime lead.

Morgyn Barcus added seven points and 11 assists.

The teams could meet again in Class 1A, Sectional 50, which Culver will host from Jan. 30-Feb. 3.

Redinger had the previous record when she scored 47 points in a 67-31 win over Elkhart Christian on Nov. 11. She has scored 30 or more points five times in six games this season.

Argos improved to 2-4 overall and 2-0 in the Hoosier Plains going into their Bell game showdown with Culver at home on Tuesday.

ARGOS (69) (2-4, 2-0)

Samantha Redinger 19 3-3 50, Morgyn Barcus 3 0-0 7, Alydiah Leed 2 0-0 4, Aleasia Sarver 2 0-0 4, Ellie Bollenbacher 0 2-2 2, Sophia Austin 1 0-0 2, Grace Thomas 0 0-2 0, Lexi Gibson 0 0-0 0, Haley Shafer 0 0-0 0, Kinzlee Kelly 0 0-0 0, Leah Pizzuto 0 0-0 0, Mackenzie Smith 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 27 5-7 69

TRINITY GREENLAWN (22) (0-5, 0-1)

Hopkins 0 2-4 2, Lee 1 1-2 3, Balsbaugh 0 0-0 0, Scroope 2 0-0 4, Gabrielse 2 1-2 5, Urbanski 1 0-0 2, Bartek 2 0-0 4, Bush 0 0-0 0, Lute 1 0-0 2

TEAM: 9 4-8 22

Three-point field goals:

Argos 10 (Redinger 9, Barcus),

Trinity Greenlawn 0

Total fouls: Argos 13, Trinity Greenlawn 6

Score by quarters

Argos 23 24 17 5 – 69

Trinity Greenlawn 3 8 4 7 – 22