(NEWTON) Girls High School Basketball Recap
The Newton Lady Eagles swept two games at home against Pana.
VARSITY:
- The Lady Eagles dominated the varsity game, winning 62-30.
- Camryn Martin led the way, scoring 18 points and setting a new career scoring record at NCHS. Martin surpassed Katie Lurkins‘ 1,365 points, now with 1,376.
- Claire Probst added 12 points, and Karasyn Martin chipped in 10 points.
JUNIOR VARSITY:
- Newton also claimed victory in the junior varsity game, defeating Pana 37-29.
The Lady Eagles are scheduled to host Casey-Westfield Thursday night.
(OLNEY) Girls High School Basketball Recap
The Olney Lady Tigers swept two games from Mattoon at Ron Herrin Gym.
VARSITY:
- The Lady Tigers triumphed in the varsity game, 59-43.
- Leah Gibson led the team with 24 points.
- Aliyah Flittner contributed 13 points, and Kylesse Weiler added 12 points.
JUNIOR VARSITY:
- Olney also won the junior varsity game, 25-18, led by Marlee Brown with 7 points.
The Lady Tigers are scheduled to play at Lawrenceville tomorrow night.
(NEWTON/OLNEY) Additional Girls High School Basketball Results
In other non-conference varsity action involving LIC teams:
- Robinson defeated Dieterich, 45-29
- Lawrenceville edged out Oblong/Palestine/Hutsonville, 40-37
Here are other downstate area varsity results:
- Altamont defeated Neoga, 55-45
- South Central beat Red Hill, 38-35
- Cumberland won over Tri-County, 57-27
- Harrisburg triumphed over Murphysboro, 67-35
- Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg defeated Ramsey, 46-27
- Mt. Vernon beat Centralia, 56-38
- Edwards County claimed victory over Flora, 69-19
- St. Anthony beat North Clay, 63-38
- Brownstown/St. Elmo won over Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City, 51-46
- Fairfield triumphed over Eldorado, 75-18
- Hamilton County defeated Carmi, 61-60