By Chris
May
Contributing Writer
HUNTINGTON — A well-balanced offense coupled
with 27 forced turnovers preserved the Indiana Girls All-Starsâ?? perfect record
this month.
With five
players in double figures, the All-Stars downed the Juniors, 92-78, in a game
they never trailed June 22 at Huntington North.
The
All-Stars, who hit 11 of their first 16 shots, built a lead as big as 19 points
in the first half. The All-Stars led 51-41 after the first 20 minutes and, in defining
the term â??well balanced,â? all 11 players had hit at least one field goal with
and no one having more than four baskets.
In a first
half that was dominated by no particular All-Stars, the Juniors had relied on
Lawrence Northâ??s Azjah Bass, with 10 points, and Brebeuf 6â??6â? post player Taâ??Shia
Phillipsâ?? six points, six rebounds, and four blocks.
In the
second half where team play continued with the All-Stars, Courtney Reed was
able to show off her shooting skills behind the 3-point line. In a
three-and-a-half minute span starting at the 6:30 mark, Reed fired four
straight 3-pointers through the nets to excite her fans from nearby Northfield.
It was
also the best shooting performance of the past two weeks for Miss Basketball
Amber Harris, who was 7 of 11 for 15 points.
The final
numbers showed Reed pacing the All-Stars with 16 points (14 in the second half)
and a team-high three blocks. Joining Harris in double digits were Pikeâ??s Ashley
Barlow (14), Carmelâ??s
Melanie Thornton (11 points and five rebounds), and Evansville Memorialâ??s FahKara
Malone (10). Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheranâ??s Chanell Ridley, meanwhile, had
eight points and a team-best six rebounds.
For the Juniors,
Tennessee
verbal commit Sydney Smallbone of South Bend St. Josephâ??s scored 14 points on
4-of-12 shooting. Phillips, the most dominant post player in this game, doubled
up in points and rebounds with 12 and 12 in addition to her four first-half
blocks. Becca Bruszewski scored 11 points, while Bass finished with 10.
The win
completed a 3-0 sweep by the All-Stars over the Juniors and propelled them to
4-0 mark this summer, including their win last weekend over the Kentucky
All-Stars. The All-Star festivities wind down with the home half of the
Indiana-Kentucky series June 24at Conseco Fieldhouse.
The Kentucky team will be
two players fewer after the loss of a pair of their players since last
Saturdayâ??s meeting.
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