A stifling defense and rebounding domination led North Union’s girls basketball squad to a 49-21 non-league victory at Buckeye Valley.
The Lady Cats did not allow the Lady Barons to score any more than seven points in any quarter, including a total of just eight points in the second half.
North Union held a 39-17 rebound advantage, paced by Jada Davis with 11 and Abbey Price totaled 10.
North Union (12-1) held a 14-6 lead at the end of first quarter and went up 21-13 at the halftime intermission.
The Lady Cats outscored BV 28-8 in the second half.
Price netted 15 points to lead North Union, while Davis picked up 13 and Zoe Wedding counted 10.
Davis had four assists and Audrey Benedict finished with four steals.
North Union won a two-quarter junior varsity game, 18-8.
Savannah Amstutz scored five points with Brenna Martino and Allison Price each adding four
North Union’s next action is home against Urbana today.
North Union
Ab. Price 7-1-15, Davis 4-3-13, Wedding 3-2-10, Benedict 3-0-6, Hall 1-1-3, Moran 1-0-2, Al. Price 0-0-0. Three-point goals: Wedding 2, Davis 2.
Buckeye Valley
Hazelrigg 3-2-9, Helms 2-0-6, Osborne 2-0-4, Lemmon 1-0-2, Wagner 0-0-0. Three-point goals: Helms 2, Hazelrigg.
NUMS teams win
North Union Middle School earned a pair of wins Thursday in girls basketball against Springfield Shawnee.
The seventh-grade team won 36-13 and the eighth-grade squad posted a 54-14 victory.
Gabby Lindsey and Graycn Woodford each had 10 points for the Lady Cats.
Kennedy Harrah poured in 22 points for the eighth-grade team.
Kaylin Colegrove netted 16 points and Emma McElory added 14 markers.
Both teams are 8-2 on the season.
