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Danville tops Class 2A, No. 4 Triton Central in double overtime to win holiday tourney

After a wild fourth quarter that saw both teams combine for 38 points, Danville and Triton Central needed two overtime periods to crown a champion.

Class 2A, No. 4 Triton Central built a double-digit lead early Wednesday night in its holiday tournament championship game in Fairland, but a third quarter in which the Tigers scored just four points left them with a precarious 32-28 lead going into the fourth quarter.

Five different Warriors scored in a 21-point fourth quarter to force extra sessions.

Only two Tigers scored in the overtime periods and Danville prevailed in two overtimes, 67-59.

Haley Ancelet scored nine of her team-high 20 points in overtime while Isabelle Wooten finished with 19 points – 13 in the third and fourth quarters when Danville was trailing.

Kooper Stone added 12 as Danville improved to 12-3 this season.

Lizzie Graham led Triton Central (14-2) with 21 points. Brooklyn Bailey finished with 11. Olivia Faust had nine.

In the seventh-place game Wednesday, Elkhart defeated Franklin County, 49-27. De’Mour Watson scored 21 points to lead the victorious Lions (7-8). Kiersten Schell finished with nine points to lead Franklin County (8-9).

Class A, No. 5 Jac-Cen-Del improved to 12-3 with a 51-35 win over Northeastern in the fifth-place game. Reagan Hughes scored a game-high 23 points to lead the victorious Eagles. Ava Mikesell and Anna Drake topped Northeastern (5-10) with eight points apiece.

Heritage Christian won the third-place game, 55-25, over Southport. Joslyn Marshall led the victorious Eagles (8-8) with 13 points. Koryn Marshall had 12.

Taleah Nool, Lela Scott and Breanna Reed each had five points for Southport (8-8).

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