Ava Astorino scored a team-high 22 points as visiting WL-S beat Urbana, 58-49, in non-league girls basketball Monday night.
WL-S led, 28-16, at the half.
“It was a tough game as we gave up too many points defensively and didn’t start hitting shots until the second half,” said UHS Coach Amanda Mounce. “We cut the lead to 3 points in the 3rd and 4th quarter and then we had to start fouling to stop the clock. WL-S capitalized on their free throws to pull away.”
For the Tigers (14-2), Lilly Weaver had 14 points and Bailey Poppe added 11.
For the Hillclimbers, Peyton Mounce had 23 points, 8 rebounds and 5 steals and Alex Dixon added 12 points.
Urbana won the jayvee game, 38-19. Maddie McGill had 8 points for WL-S.
On Wednesday, visiting UHS lost to Jonathan Alder, 51-34, in CBC/KTD girls basketball.
The Hillclimbers trailed, 23-15, at the half.
Graham wins
TIPP CITY – Graham defeated Bethel, 57-19, in non-league girls basketball Monday night.
The Falcons led, 33-11, at the half.
Triad falls
NORTH LEWISBURG – Fairbanks beat Triad, 49-30, in OHC girls basketball Wednesday night.
For the Cardinals (6-11, 3-9), Mia LeMay had 9 points and 13 rebounds, Abbey Overfield had 8 points and 5 rebounds, Emma Ferguson had 7 points and Ashlyn McCoy added 19 rebounds and 4 steals.
JH basketball
The WL-S 8th grade girls beat Northwestern, 44-12. For the Tigers (15-0), Ellery Wygal had 16 points and Addi Wallen added 12.
Northeastern won the 7th grade girls game, 30-21. For the Tigers, Ashlyn Yeater had 6 points.