Local sports roundup – January 31

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Tribune staff reports

Braves beat Cats on road; stay perfect in conference

RAMSEY

Brownstown Central’s girls basketball team put up 28 points in the first quarter of Thursday’s road game and went on to defeat Mid-

Southern Conference foe North Harrison 72-66.

The Braves led 54-40 going into the final quarter, and the Cats outscored Brownstown 26-18 in the fourth. But it wasn’t enough to hand the Braves their first MSC loss, as they improved to 7-0.

Brooke Ebbing scored a season-high 32 points to lead Brownstown (15-1). She also had a team-high 12 rebounds. Also for the Braves, Kasandra Rieckers scored 16 points.

North Harrison was led by Kendra Lambert’s 29 points.

Owls finish strong for Hoosier Hills victory

NEW ALBANY

Seymour built a 27-21 lead at halftime of Thursday’s Hoosier Hills Conference girls basketball game at New Albany.

The host Bulldogs pulled within 35-33 going into the fourth quarter, but Seymour scored 28 points in the fourth quarter and won 63-55.

In the final eight minutes, the Owls were a solid 15 of 18 from the free-throw line.

Morgan Ritz led the Owls (11-6) with 16 points on four 3-pointers and 4 of 4 from the foul line, while Emilee Pollmann had 14 points, and Maci Lubker scored 11.

Tigers can’t overcome slow start against Eagles

AUSTIN

Crothersville’s girls basketball team was outscored 23-7 in the first quarter Thursday night at Austin and couldn’t recover in losing 71-47.

The Tigers pulled within 12 points in the third quarter and forced an Austin timeout. But they committed costly turnovers that prevented a comeback.

Katrina Christian was the only Crothersville (6-10) player scoring in double figures, leading the way with

17 points. She also had a team-high nine rebounds.

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