Schlemmer scores 13 in 2nd half, leads Culver past S. Central

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Girls basketball

Culver 38, South Central (Union Mills) 34 (Thursday): Brianna Schlemmer hit four 3-pointers and scored all 13 of her points in the second half as Culver hung on in the fourth quarter to beat sectional rival South Central at John R. Nelson Gymnasium Thursday.

Ava McCune added nine points, and Eliana Andrzejewski added seven.

Culver hit seven 3-pointers and won despite making just 3 of 14 free throws.

Culver led 15-10 at halftime and extended the lead to 27-18 after three quarters.

SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS) (34) (0-1)

Marks 2 1-6 6, Welsh 1 2-6 5, Mendenhall 1 1-2 3, Sutter 1 2-2 4, Strauch 2 2-2 6, Ash Kalinke 1 2-2 5, Adisynn Kalinke 0 0-2 0, Duttlinger 2 1-2 5, Egolf 0 0-0 0, Yeaney 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 10 11-24 34

CULVER (38) (1-0)

Ava McCune 4 0-4 9, Ashlynn Berndt 1 1-2 4, Brianna Schlemmer 4 1-2 13, Eliana Andrzejewski 3 0-2 7, Brooke Davis 2 1-4 5, Haylie Parker 0 0-0 0, Holly Horner 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 14 3-14 38

Three-point field goals:

South Central 3 (Marks, Welsh, Ash Kalinke),

Culver 7 (Schlemmer 4, McCune, Berndt, Andrzejewski)

Total fouls: South Central 16, Culver 19

Fouled out: Andrzejewski (CUL)

Turnovers: South Central 24, Culver 28

Score by quarters

South Central 5 5 8 16 – 34

Culver 7 8 12 11 – 38