Haley Noblit
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Greencastle-Antrim 60, Shippensburg 38: After a second straight night of poor shooting in the first half, the Blue Devils used a sticky trapping half-court defense that led to a third-period explosion of points and a Mid Penn Colonial victory over the Greyhounds on Tuesday night in Ship.
Shippensburg (2-4, 1-4 MPC) led 18-15 at halftime, but the change in defensive tactics enabled G-A (9-1, 5-0 MPC) to outscore its opponent 26-5 in the third period. The Blue Devils made only 5 of 29 shots in the opening half.
Haley Noblit produced a double-double for Greencastle, scoring 16 points and picking up 10 steals, along with 5 assists. Mia Libby contributed 12 points, 6 steals and 3 assists.
Also for the Blue Devils, Lauren Pool scored 7 points and had 7 boards, Ainsley Swindell had 8 points and 3 steals and Rylee Henson had 8 points and 4 rebounds.
For Shippensburg, Ryleigh Minor led with 12 points. The teams combined for 15 threes.
Greencastle 60, Shippensburg 38
GREENCASTLE
Haley Noblit 4 8-10 16, Aubrey Smith 1 0-0 3, Mary Murray 1 0-0 3, Mia Libby 5 1-3 12, Rylee Henson 4 0-0 8, Kiersten Britner 0 0-0 0, Ainsley Swindell 2 2-4 8, Lauren Pool 3 0-2 7, Shaina Overcash 1 0-0 3, Julia Herrmann 0 0-0 0, Meadow Gambacurta 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 11-19 60.
SHIPPENSBURG
Payton White 1 0-0 3, Katelyn Jones 1 0-0 2, Victoria Kalp 1 0-0 3, Chelcie Forrester 1 2-6 5, Leah Rohr 1 0-0 2, Elke Staver 2 0-0 5, Acasia Beam 3 0-3 6, Ryleigh Minor 4 0-0 12. Totals 14 2-10 38.
Greencastle 7 8 26 19 — 60
Shippensburg 9 9 5 15 — 38
3-point shots — GA 7 (Swindell 2, Smith, Murray, Libby, Pool, Overcash); Ship 8 (Miner 4, White, Kulp, Forrester, Staver).
Bobby Emberson
BOYS BASKETBALL
Shippensburg 75, Greencastle-Antrim 47: The Greyhounds skied to a 25-6lead after one quarter of play and maintained a comfortable margin throughout their Mid Penn Colonial victory over the Blue Devils in Greencastle on Tuesday night.
Shippensburg (6-1, 4-0 MPC) put three players in double figures, including two with at least 20 points — Jeremy Thomas scored 23 and Anthony Smith had 20 — and they combined for at least five dunks. Jayden Statum tallied 13 for the Hounds.
For Greencastle (2-7, 1-4 MPC), Blake Shadoan totaled 15 points and Bobby Emberson added 13. Those totals were career highs for each player.
Shippensburg 75, Greencastle 47
SHIPPENSBURG
Jayden Statum 5 2-2 15, Trae Kater 1 1-2 3, Keagan Kissinger 2 0-0 4, Spencer Edey 0 0-0 0, Jaiden Brady 0 0-0 0, Erby Weller 2 2-2 6, Carter Funk 0 2-4 2, Jeremy Thomas 11 1-2 23, Graison Michajlik 2 0-0 4, Anthony Smith 10 0-0 20, Tyler Hall 0 0-2 0. Totals 33 8-14 75.
GREENCASTLE
Bobby Emberson 5 1-1 13, Jackson Eby 1 0-0 2, Eli Sterling 3 0-0 6, Surzano Solomon 0 0-0 0, Logan Alvey 0 0-0 0, Ethan Shank 0 0-0 0, Adam Horst 0 0-0 0, Conner Wright 2 0-0 4, Blake Shadoan 4 5-6 15, Brendan Shadoan 1 0-0 3, Jackson Wright 2 0-0 4, Andrew Kerns 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 6-7 47.
Shippensburg 25 13 18 19 — 75
Greencastle 6 10 18 13 — 47
3-point shots — Ship 1 (Statum); GA 5 (Emberson 2, Bl.Shadoan 2, Br.Shadoan).