Monroe Central

6th/7th Grade: The 6th and 7th Grade Lady Bears were victors on Thursday evening, defeating Wes-Del 25-11 with all 12 players seeing court time in the win. The Bears got off to a hot start defensively, forcing several turnovers and jump balls and holding the Warriors to 2 first half points. Lucy Huston led the scoring charge for MC - scoring 12 points. Brynlee Dumpert, Izzy McGrath and Mila Morris each contributed 4 points each. The great defense continued to the 5th quarter, with the Lady Bears holding the Warriors scoreless thanks to several steals and deflections by Ada Wagner, Mati McConnell, Lillie Moery and Bristol Goad. Callie Grove pulled down several rebounds, helping the Bears dominate the boards. Go Bears! 8th Grade: Order on the court! The Golden Bears came out hot handed on the night on their way to victory with a final score of 54-13 against conference foe Wes-Del. Great Ball movement, excellent shooting and aggressive defense enabled the Lady Bears to put 39 first half points on the score board. Three ladies reached double digits with Abe Ervin scoring 24 with 6 assists to complement her teammates, Brynlee Patterson had 11 pts and 4 steals, Charlee Morris added 10 pts, Oaklei Davis scored 6 to go with 7 rebounds and 3 steals, Brylie Tinsman scored a bucket with 3 assists, aggressive play by Haidyn Dumpert led to several Wes-Del mishaps, Lillian Konkle came in off the bench to score her first point of the season. Another total team effort. The Golden Bears will continue their MEC Tournament Saturday morning at Daleville at 10am.