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Shelbyville overpowers New Castle in second half for first HHC win of season

NEW CASTLE – A lackluster start for Shelbyville coupled with a hot-shooting quarter for New Castle left the Golden Bears puzzled by a 30-27 halftime lead Friday at winless New Castle.

With a goal of getting to the rim and scoring in the second half, Ava Wilson (main photo) went to work. The Shelbyville junior guard scored half of her game-high 24 points in the third quarter when the Golden Bears smothered the Trojans and built a 54-34 lead.

Shelbyville forced New Castle into 41 turnovers and just 34 shot attempts to improve to 9-2 (1-2 HHC) this season in a 76-41 victory.

The Golden Bears scored 46 second-half points to secure their first Hoosier Heritage Conference victory of the season.

Wilson also had six rebounds, two assists and four steals.

 

 

Kylee Edwards (photo) continued her pursuit of the Shelbyville career scoring record with 19 points. She currently has 1,397 points and is 22 points away from breaking Gretchen Haehl’s career scoring mark of 1,418 points.

The senior also added six rebounds, four assists and seven steals in the victory.

Abby Brenner contributed 11 points and three steals and Ellie Keller finished with 10 points off the bench.

New Castle (0-11, 0-4 HHC) entered the game shooting just over 20% from the 3-point line but hit 5-of-8 attempts in the first half against Shelbyville to keep the game close despite committing 18 turnovers.

 Emma Hart led New Castle with 12 points and six assists. Jayci Reeves and Chloe Vaughn each finished with nine points.

Edwards, averaging 23.9 ppg this season, could break the program record Tuesday when the Golden Bears host Greenfield-Central (4-6, 1-1 HHC).

Steve Bush photos                 

 

Shelbyville 76, New Castle 41

SH – Edwards 6-16 6-6 19, Simpson 2-3 0-0 4, Keller 4-5 2-2 10, Wilson 11-19 2-3 24, Pogue 0-0 0-0 0, E. Johnson 1-2 1-2 3, L. Johnson 0-0 0-0 0. Brenner 5-11 1-2 11, Marshall 0-0 0-0 0, S. Baker 2-3 0-0 5, H. Baker 0-0 0-1 0. Totals: 31-59 12-18 76.

NC – Hart 5-9 1-1 2, Stearns 0-1 0-0 0, Reeves 4-7 1-3 9, Vaughn 3-4 0-0 9, McTier 1-1 0-0 2, Clark 1-4 0-0 3, Mathews 1-2 0-0 3, Bush 0-1 0-0 0, Tyner 1-4 0-0 3, Minyard 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 16-34 2-4 41.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

SH (9-2)    12  18  24  22  --  76

NC (0-11) 13  14    7    7  --  41

Three-point field goals: SH 2-11 (Edwards 1-5, Simpson 0-1, Wilson 0-2, Brenner 0-1, S. Baker 1-2), NC 7-12 (Hart 1-4, Vaughn 3-4, Clark 1-2, Mathews 1-1, Tyner 1-1). Rebounds: SH 21 (Edwards 6, Keller 1, Wilson 6, Pogue 1, E. Johnson 3, L. Johnson 1, Brenner 2, H. Baker 1), NC 22 (Hart 1, Stearns 1, Reeves 7, Vaughn 2, McTier 2, Clark 3, Mathews 3, Tyner 2, Minyard 1). Assists: SH 11 (Edwards 4, Simpson 3, Wilson 2, L. Johnson 1, Brenner 1), NC 10 (Hart 6, Stearns 1, Vaughn 1, Bush 1, Minyard 1). Steals: SH 18 (Edwards 7, Keller 1, Wilson 4, E. Johnson 1, Brenner 3, S. Baker 2), NC 2 (Hart 1, Clark 1). Blocks: SH 3 (Edwards 1, Wilson 1, L. Johnson 1), NC 1 (Stearns 1). Total fouls: SH 13, NC 14. Turnovers: SH 12, NC 41.

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