Lady Raiders Clip Blackbird’s Wings at Districts

Claire Sinn shoots while being blocked by her Pettisville opponent and scores for the Raiders. More pictures at westbendnews.net

Pettisville and Wayne Trace competed in girls basketball for the District Semi-Final on Tuesday, February 27 after the Blackbirds defeated Antwerp and the Raiders defeated North Central in the sectional championship games.

Both teams started of slow with 6-7 Blackbird lead in the first. The second didn’t finish much difference with 13-12 points, finishing the half at 19 for both teams.

The second half of the game Wayne Trace turned up the heat, scoring 46 points to Pettisville’s 22. The game finished 65-41 and Wayne Trace moved on to District Championship.

Claire Sinn and Gracie Gudakunst were top scorers with 19 and 18 respectively. Kaylee Shepherd had the most rebounds with 8 and Brooke Sinn followed with 6 for the Raiders. The Blackbirds had more rebounds but it didn’t help with 24 turnovers.

Score by Quarter:

Wayne Trace – 6 13 20 26 = 65

Pettisville – 7 12 5 17 = 41

Scorers of the Game:

Wayne Trace – Claire Sinn 19; Tiffany Sinn 2; Miriam Sinn 6; Saide Sinn 6; Gracie Gudakunst 18; Lily Sinn 2; Brooke Sinn 10; Katie Stoller 2;

Pettisville – Morgan Leppelmeier 14; Sami Tilley 7; Nichole Foor 4; Elizabeth Beck 5; Brandi Schnitkey 11.

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