Winamac’s Popejoy scores 15, Iverson adds 14, but Lady Jays stay unbeaten in Hoosier North

Val T.
Jan 24
2 min read

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Girls basketball

North Judson 54, Winamac 42 (Thursday): Sadie Popejoy scored 15 points, and Marissa Iverson added 14 for the visiting Lady Warriors in a loss to North Judson Thursday.

Avaree Johnston scored 11 of her game-high 19 points in the first quarter for North Judson. Shiloh DeBoard added 14, and Kyleigh Lehiy had 10.

North Judson led 18-5 after one quarter, but Winamac sliced the lead to 22-19 at halftime. North Judson expanded the lead back to 35-28 after three quarters.

Winamac dropped to 13-8 overall and 5-2 in the Hoosier North.

North Judson is 15-4, 6-0 and has clinched a share of the conference title. They can clinch the outright title with a win against Pioneer next Thursday or Triton Jan. 31.

If North Judson loses both, Culver and North Miami would share the conference title with them, and Winamac would make it a four-way tie if they beat Pioneer Tuesday.

WINAMAC (42) (13-8, 5-2)

Maggie Keller 1 0-0 3, Kandace Kroft 2 2-4 6, Sadie Popejoy 5 3-6 15, Mershai Loehmer 0 0-0 0, Marissa Iverson 5 4-7 14, Kaelyn O’Connor 2 0-0 4

TEAM: 15 9-17 42

NORTH JUDSON (54) (15-4, 6-0)

DeBoard 3 5-6 14, Lehiy 5 0-0 10, Tunis 2 0-1 6, Johnston 8 1-2 19, Minix 0 1-2 1, Morrow 0 0-0 0, Craig 0 4-4 4, Howard 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 18 11-15 54

Three-point field goals:

Winamac 3 (Popejoy 2, Keller),

North Judson 7 (DeBoard 3, Tunis 2, Johnston 2)

Total fouls: Winamac 17, North Judson 16

Fouled out: O’Connor (WIN)

Score by quarters