Scales, Williamson notch double-doubles, lead masked Lady Comets to Miami County Invite title

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Girls basketball

Caston 56, Maconaquah 49 (Wednesday): Isabel Scales scored a game-high 28 points and pulled down 10 rebounds, and Abby Williamson also had a double-double (18 points, 10 rebounds) as Caston beat Maconaquah in the Miami County Invitational championship game at North Miami High School Wednesday.

Maddi Smith tied for team-high rebounding honors with 10.

Scales made 14 of 18 free throws. Caston outscored Maconaquah 17-2 from the foul line.

Lilly Maple scored 22 points for Maconaquah.

Caston led 25-24 at halftime and extended the lead to 42-34 after three quarters.

“The Lady Comets played hard and even when the Lady Braves would make their rin, the Comets would find a way to answer,” Caston first-year coach Josh Douglass said in a statement.

Caston wore masks in both games of the tournament per IHSAA quarantine rules.

Scales and Williamson both were selected for the all-tournament team.

CASTON (56) (10-4)

Isabel Scales 7 14-18 28, Addison Zimpleman 0 0-0 0, Bailey Harness 1 1-2 3, Maddi Smith 0 0-0 0, Jordan Clingler 2 1-2 5, Brianna Yarber 1 0-0 2, Abby Williamson 7 1-2 18

TEAM: 18 17-24 56

MACONAQUAH (49) (4-5)

Maiben 0 0-0 0, Hubenthal 0 0-0 0, Maple 10 0-3 22, Wilson 3 0-0 8, A. Merritt 3 0-0 6, L. Merritt 0 0-0 0, Moore 1 0-3 2, Stoll 3 2-4 11, Truax 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 20 2-10 49

Three-point field goals:

Caston 3 (Williamson 3),

Maconaquah 7 (Stoll 3, Maple 2, Wilson 2)

Total fouls: Caston 12, Maconaquah 22

Fouled out: Hubenthal (MAC)

Turnovers: Caston 17, Maconaquah 9

Score by quarters

Caston 16 9 17 14 – 56

Maconaquah 8 16 10 15 – 49

The Caston girls basketball team poses with the Miami County Invitational trophy following their 56-49 win over Maconaquah in the championship game at North Miami High School Wednesday. Caston improved to 10-4 with the win.

From left – Maconaquah’s Lilly Maple, Caston’s Isabel Scales and Caston’s Abby Williamson were named to the all-Miami County Invitational team following Caston’s 56-49 win over Maconaquah in the championship game Wednesday. Scales and Williamson combined to score 46 points.