Blue Devils picks up win vs. JB

By Ed Gotwals on 12/9/24

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.

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).