Blue Devils hand Waynesboro a loss

By Ed Gotwals on 12/16/24

Greencastle-Antrim 55, Waynesboro 34: The Blue Devils jumped out to a big first-quarter lead and defeated the Maidens to snap a two-game losing streak in a Mid Penn Colonial game on the road Monday night.

G-A’s pressure defense helped fuel the first-period blowout, in addition to going 10-for-10 from the foul line.

Kiersten Swain tallied 14 points on only 5 shots to lead the Blue Devils (3-4, 1-2 MP)C, and Meadow Gambacurta had 13. The duo each hit a trio of 3-pointers.

For the Maidens (2-3, 1-2 MPC), Breanna McIlquham led a brief 11-2 run that  brought the GA lead to 13 points in the fourth period, but Greencastle pulled away again. McIlquham finished with a game-high 23 points.

Callie Izer

For the Blue Devils, rebound leaders were Callie Izer and Gambacurta (8 each), Sophie Fries (6) and Swain (5). Eva Martin had 9 points, 4 assists and 3 steals.

GREENCASTLE
Lexi Nelson 0 0-0 0, Callie Izer 2 2-3 6, Meadow Gambacurta 3 4-4 13, Eva Martin 3 2-4 9, Braelyn Cordell 0 0-0 0, Brooke Guthrie 0 0-0 0, Liv Carey 0 3-6 3, Ellie Bigler 1 3-3 5, Kiersten Swain 4 3-4 14, Alannah Coleman 0 0-0 0, Sophie Fries 2 1-2 5. Totals 15 18-26 55.
WAYNESBORO
Breanna McIlquham 7 7-8 23, Rhodes 1 1-2 3, Nystrom 0 0-0 0, Shockey 0 0-0 0, Ayala Luna 1 0-0 2, Hedin 1 102 3, Alvarez 0 2-2 2, Borkman 0 1-2 1, Reynolds 0 0-2 0. Totals 10 12-18 34.

Greencastle                18     12     14     11     —     55
Waynesboro                5       9       8      12     —     34
3-point shots — GA 7 (Gambacurta 3, Swain 3, Martin); Way 2 (McIlquham).