Kylee Edwards connected on a trio of first-quarter three-pointers to stake Shelbyville to a 14-6 lead at the first break and the Golden Bears never relinquished the lead from there in posting a 44-41 victory Tuesday at Greensburg.

Edwards finished with a game-high 29 points after adding two more made 3s in the third quarter and made 6 of 9 free throws to push Shelbyville to 3-2 this season – the first time the program has been 3-2 in its first five games since the 2016 season.

Only three other Golden Bears scored in the win. Ava Wilson had seven points. Madison Phares finished with six. And Ella Johnson had a first-quarter field goal for two points.

Shelbyville led 19-14 at halftime and 33-24 after three quarters.

Greensburg dropped to 0-4 this season with a roster full of underclassmen. The eight players dressed Tuesday included five freshmen and two sophomores.

Freshmen Mylie Wilkison (19 points) and Leah West (10 points) led the Pirates in scoring.

There was no junior varsity game.

Shelbyville returns home to Garrett Gymnasium for a Friday night clash with Southwestern (2-2). The Spartans are coached by Jason West, the former Shelbyville coach who led the Golden Bears to a 3-2 start in 2016 and a 12-11 season that year.

In another prep event Tuesday:

Girls Swimming

Shelbyville 53, Lawrence Central 37

New Palestine 65, Shelbyville 34

At Lawrence Central, Shelbyville split a pair of dual meets in its season opener in the pool.

Senior Karissa Hamilton scored wins in the 50-yard freestyle (25.45 seconds) and the 100 backstroke (1:06.17) – two events in which she holds the Shelbyville program record.

Senior Marlee Rice secured the Golden Bears’ other individual win in the 100 freestyle (59.39).

Rice was runner-up in the 200 freestyle (2:13.7) while Madison Monroe was second in the 100 breaststroke (1:36.39).

Third-place finishes came from Miriam Garringer in the 50 free (27.85) and 500 free (6:18.7), Lexi Dwiggins in the 100 breaststroke (1:51.91) and Monroe in the 100 butterfly (1:38.26).

Shelbyville had runner-up finishes in the 200 freestyle relay with Bella Matney, Garringer, Rice and Hamilton touching the wall in 1:55.97 and the 400 freestyle relay with Monroe, Garringer, Rice and Hamilton finishing in 4:24.18.

Shelbyville hosts Indian Creek Thursday in its home opener.