Basketball

G-A roundup: Blue Devils earn wins over Rockets

Blake Shadoan

BOYS BASKETBALL
Greencastle-Antrim 57, James Buchanan 37: The Blue Devils doubled the score on the Rockets in the first quarter (20-10) and controlled the game from that point on to pick up a Mid Penn Colonial victory in Mercersburg on Tuesday night.

Greencastle (10-5, 7-2 MPC), which won its third straight game, also had a big third period, outscoring JB 19-5.

Eli Sterling matched his career high with 21 points for the Blue Devils, while Jordan Hunt chipped in with 11, Adam Horst had 6, Logan Alvey 5 and Blake Shadoan and Conner Wright 4 each.

James Buchanan (1-14, 1-7 MPC) got 12 points from Jayce Piper and 10 from Drew Crouse.

Greencastle 57, James Buchanan 37
GREENCASTLE
Jackson Eby 0 0-0 0, Eli Sterling 8 4-5 21, Surzano Solomon 1 0-0 3, Carter McCauley 0 0-0 0, Logan Alvey 2 0-0 5, Jordan Hunt 4 0-0 11, Adam Horst 3 0-3 6, Conner Wright 2 0-0 4, Blake Shadoan 1 2-3 4, Brenden Shadoan 1 0-0 3, Owen Plum 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 6-11 57.
JAMES BUCHANAN
Jayce Piper 4 4-10 12, Ty Grove 1 1-1 3, Luke Helman 1 4-5 6, Jake Miller 0 0-0 0, Jim Bell 1 0-0 2, Jayden Rineer 1 2-3 4, Drew Crouse 3 2-4 10, Nate Towns 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 13-23 37.
Greencastle                      20    12    19      6    —    57
James Buchanan             10      9      5    13    —    37 
3-point shots — GA 7 (Hunt 3, Sterling, Solomon, Alvey, Br.SHadoan); JB 2 (Crouse 2).

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Greencastle-Antrim 54, James Buchanan 37: The Blue Devils put together two excellent quarters on defense that led the way to a Mid Penn Colonial victory at home over the Rockets on Tuesday night.

Mia Libby

James Buchanan (11-5, 6-3 MPCO was held to just 7 points in the first quarter and trailed 21-7, then was outscored 16-2 in the third period.

Five different players hit a 3-pointer for the G-A (13-1, 8-1 MPC) in the first quarter.

A big factor in the game was the man-to-man defense played against JB’s top scorer, Mackenzie Stoner, who was held to one point by Rylee Henson.

For Greencastle, Mia Libby had 17 points and Haley Noblit added 16.
Also, Libby had 3 assists and 3 steals, Noblit had 9 rebounds and 3 steals, Henson totaled 8 points and had 5 boards, Shaina Overcash had 6 rebounds and 4 steals, and Ainsley Swindell produced 6 points and 5 boards.
For the Rockets, Kaleigh Hartman scored 15 points.
Greencastle 54, James Buchanan 37
James Buchanan        7    11     2    17    —    37
Greencastle               21    13   16     4    —     54