First win
Clarke girls basketball team picked up its first win of the season here Jan. 27 against Centerville, pulling away in the fourth quarter for a 42-36 win.
The Lady Indians took a 17-12 lead into halftime, before Centerville battle back to tie the game at 27-27 going into the final quarter.
Clarke outscored the Big Reds 15-9 in the fourth quarter to pick up its first win of the season.
Junior Maddi Heath and sophomore Vanessa Bakley each had big games for the Lady Indians.
Heath scored 16 points on 7-of-12 shooting from the floor to go with five rebounds, while Bakley chipped in 10 points with seven assists. Sydnee Redman and Kassidy Spurgin each registered six points with four rebounds. Baylie Balcaen scored two points with five rebounds, while Amanda Kindred finished with two points.
Redman knocked down a pair of 3-pointer, as Clarke shot 4-of-9 from behind the arc for the game. The Lady Indians held on for the win despite shooting just 2-13 from the free throw line for the game.
Tourney champs
LAMONI — The Murray girls repeated as Bluegrass Conference tournament champions Saturday with a 50-34 victory over Moravia.
Murray, which knocked off eighth-ranked Grand View Christian Thursday, 50-48 in overtime, improved to 14-5. Moravia fell to 15-4.
The Lady Mustangs took control early, leading 31-16 at halftime on the strength of a 19-6 second quarter.
Madison Gonseth had 15 points and nine rebounds for Murray. Deena Snyder added 13 points and seven rebounds. Zadie Hatfield had 10 rebounds while scoring six points with a team-high six assists.
“We probably played one of our best halves of the year in the first half,” said Murray coach Jerry Shields. “We played very good defense throughout. They have four girls that average in double figures and we were able to hold three of them well under their average. We also hit the offensive boards very hard tonight.”
Autumn McDaniel scored 15 points as the only player in double figures for the Mohawks.
Interstate 35 50, SW Valley 24
TRURO — Interstate 35 cruised to a 50-24 win over Southwest Valley here Friday.
Riley Morris recorded a double-double with 16 points and 14 rebounds to go with seven steals, three assists and two blocked shots in a big game for the Roadrunners. Slye Richardson added 16 points with four rebounds and three assists.
Gracey Griglione finished with six points, seven rebounds, four assists and four blocked shots. Cheyenne Hiatt added six points with six boards, while Caylin Brommel scored four points. Haley Schaffer added two points with three assists and three steals.