Newton Lady Eagles traveled to Olney for an LIC matchup with Richland County

 

Richland County  13   8   9   9  = 39
Newton                 11 10  13  10 = 44
Scoring for Richland County: Burgener – 3,0,8 for 10 = 14;
Smith – 1,2,1 for 2 = 9;  Ingram – 0,2 =6; VanMatre – 1,0, 3 for 4 = 5;
Weiler – 0,1 = 3; Brown – 1,0 = 2;.
Team totals: 6 – 2 pt fg; 5 – 3 pt fg; 12 for 16 f.t.
Scoring for Newton: Zumbahlen – 5,0,7 for 8 = 17;
Einhorn -3,1,2 for 4 = 11; A. Kessler – 2,0,3 for 4 = 7;
Russell – 2,0,3 for 6 = 7; Blake – 1,0 = 2;
McClain – 0,0,0 for 2 = 0.
Team totals: 13 – 2 pt fg; 1 – 3 pt fg; 15 for 24 f.t
Rebound for Newton
Zumbahlen – 10 (double-double)
A. Kessler and McClain – 6 each
Schafer – 4
Blocks
A. Kessler and Zumbahlen – 1 each
These both came late in the fourth quarter.
Newton improves to 6-6 (3-3)
“The girls finished the game well. It was a close game throughout and the girls executed well down the stretch to bring home the win. I am proud of the team for battling all game and finishing strong with a solid team defensive effort and making free throws to seal the win.”
JV Resutls
Richland County  9
Newton                37
Scoring for Newton
L. Kessler – 10
Borgic – 7
White – 6
Bennett – 6
Hetzer – 4
Dobbins – 2
Kocher – 2
JV record is 6 – 4.
The Lady Eagles will be back in action at Robinson on Saturday morning. JV games starts at 10:00.