Basketball

G-A roundup: Blue Devils post pair of wins over Ship

BOYS BASKETBALL
Greencastle-Antrim 57, Shippensburg 54: The Blue Devils were able to hold off a Greyhounds comeback to pick off a Mid Penn Colonial road victory on Tuesday night.

Eli Sterling

Greencastle (5-1, 3-0 MPC) made 8 of 12 foul shots in the fourth quarter, including 6 of 9 by Conner Wright.

The Blue Devils, with the help of 10 points by Eli Sterling, outscored Shippensburg (2-3, 2-1 MPC) 15-8 in the second period to take a 29-19 lead into the second half.

But the Hounds did rally and made it close at the end.

Wright popped in 23 points to lead G-A, while Sterling put up 20 points.

For Ship, Cole Trn racked up 20 points, Jackson Stought had 14 and Graison Michajluk added 11.

Greencastle 57, Shippensburg 54
GREENCASTLE
Eli Sterling 8 2-5 20, Surzano Solomon 2 0-0 4, Logan Alvey 2 2-2 6, Jordan Hunt 0 0-0 0, Adam Horst 0 2-2 2, Conner Wright 7 8-11 23, Blake Shadoan 0 2-3 2. Totals 19 16-23 57.
SHIPPENSBURG
Cole Trn 8 1-2 20, Trae Kater 0 0-0 0, Jackson Stought 4 5-6 14, Jesse Kelso 1 0-0 2, Mason Fogelsonger 1 0-0 3, Graison Michajluk 5 1-3 11, Drew Chamberlain 2 0-2 4. Totals 21 7-13 54
Greencastle              14    15    12    16    —    57      
Shippensburg          11      8    15    20    —    54
3-point shots: GA 3 (Sterling 2, Wright); Ship 5 (Trn 3, Stought, Fogelsonger).

Ainsley Swindell

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Greencastle-Antrim 70, Shippensburg 46: The Blue Devils took an 11-point lead into halftime, then padded it with a 21-8 spread in the third period to overrun the Greyhounds in a Mid Penn Colonial game Tuesday night at home.

Greencastle (6-0, 3-0 MPC) shot 15 of 29 from the field (52%) in the first half, then the defense played a big role in the decisive third period.

Mia Libby led the way for the Blue Devils by scoring 25 points, making 8 steals and assisting on 2 field goals. Rylee Henson contributed a career-high 21 points and added 5 steals and 3 assists.

Haley Noblit scored 15 points, grabbed 3 rebounds and had 3 assists, while Ainsley Swindell tallied 6 points, and had 5 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 assists.

Shippensburg is 3-4 (1-2 MPC).

Greencastle 70, Shippensburg 46
Shippensburg             16      10       8     12   —    46
Greencastle                 24     13      21    12    —   70