GIRLS BASKETBALL
Greencastle-Antrim 59, James Buchanan 38: The Rockets rallied from an 8-0 early deficit to close within 27-22 by halftime, but the Blue Devils put the non-league home game away on Monday night with a dominating third period.
Eva Martin
G-A outscored JB 23-8 in the third, picking up the temp of the game and scoring both in the open court and on 3-pointers to roll to a 20-point lead.
For Greencastle (2-2), four players scored in double figures — Eva Martin scored 13, Kiersten Swain had 12, and Liv Carey and Sophia Fries each totaled 11. Martin had 10 points in the first half and Swain 8, while Fries scored 10 in the second half.
Also for G-A, Carey had 9 rebounds and Callie Izer and Fries each had 8. Martin led in assists (8) and in steals (7).
For the Rockets (0-2), Ainsley Green scored 9 of her 12 points in the first half. Kendyl Stoner scored 8 for JB.
Greencastle 59, James Buchanan 38
JAMES BUCHANAN
Paige Hinebaugh 0 0-0 0, Ainslee Green 5 2-5 12, Audrey Dickson 0 0-0 0, Alexis Martin 2 0-0 4, Kendyl Stoner 3 2-2 8, Kyleigh Stoner 1 1-1 3, Aamiyah McCullough 1 2-2 4, Alivia Dorty 2 1-2 5, Kimber Yeager 1 0-0 2. Totals 15 8-12 38.
GREENCASTLE
Lexi Nelson 2 0-0 6, Callie Izer 1 0-0 3, Meadow Gambacurta 0 0-2 0, Eva Martin 6 1-2 13, Braelyn Cordell 0 0-0 0, Brooke Guthrie 1 0-0 3, Morgan Bear 0 0-0 0, Liv Carey 5 0-0 11, Kiersten Swain 6 0-0 12, Allannah Coleman 0 0-0 0, Sofie Fries 5 1-4 11. Totals 26 2-8 59.
James Buchanan 9 13 8 8 — 38
Greencastle 13 14 23 9 — 59
3-point shots — JB 0; GA 5 (Nelson 2, Izer, Guthrie, Carey).
BOYS BASKETBALL
Greencastle-Antrim 76, James Buchanan 67: In a game that featured 70 free throws and five players fouling out, the Blue Devils held off the Rockets by 9 points in a non-league game Monday night at home.
Noah Parks
G-A (1-1) shot 43 foul shots and sank 25, while JB was 16-for-27. The Rockets had 3 players foul out, and Greencastle had two.
“Anytime you have two teams like this go at each other with all-out effort, you’ll probably have a lot of fouls,” Blue Devil coach Todd Stephens said.
In the fourth period, G-A hit on 13 of 22 free throws; the Rockets made 7 of 13. Greencastle maintained the lead during the fourth quarter, with JB getting to within 6 points several times.
For the Blue Devils, Noah Parks led the way with 22 points, and Landen Swain was right behind with 21, Alex Albright added 15 and Carter McCauley contributed 11.
Stephens said, “Noah had a fine all-out effort for us, running the offense and showing intense, tenacious defense that was contagious. Everybody had their moments, like Landon, but Noah stood out. We have younger pieces this year, but they’ve shown a real willingness to learn.”
James Buchanan (1-1) got a quality game from Drew Crouse, who scored 13 of his game-high 31 points in the final period before he fouled out. Jayden Rineer chipped in with 11 points.
Greencastle-Antrim 76, James Buchanan 67: x
JAMES BUCHANAN
Fisher McKee 1 0-0 2, Nate Miller 0 2-2 2, Jake Miller 2 1-4 5, Jim Bell 0 0-0 0, Logan Swailes 0 0-0 0, Avery Hoffeditz 2 0-0 5, Jayden Rineer 4 2-4 11, Drew Crouse 9 10-14 31, Nate Towns 2 1-3 5, Arden Mickley 2 0-0 6. Totals 20 16-27 67.
GREENCASTLE
Alex Albright 5 3-4 15, Noah Parks 6 8-13 22, Carter McCauley 2 7-8 11, Avery Horst 0 0-0 0, Amani Mwaipoja 1 1-6 3, Camden Eby 0 4-6 4, Landen Swain 7 3-6 21, Kolton Johnson 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 25-43 25.
James Buchanan 14 14 17 22 — 67
Greencastle 21 17 14 24 — 76
3-point shots — JB 7 (Crouse 3, Mickley 2, Rineer, Hoffeditz); GA ().