Kroft scores 21, helps Lady Warriors to first win over Knox in 8 years

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Kandace Kroft

Girls basketball

Kandace Kroft scored 18 of her game-high 21 points in the second half to lead the host Winamac girls basketball team past sectional rival Knox 47-35 Tuesday.

The game was tied 16-16 at halftime, but Kroft and Marissa Iverson scored eight points each in the third quarter as Winamac built a 34-29 lead.

Kroft hit her fourth 3-pointer and scored 10 of Winamac’s 13 points in the fourth quarter.

Sadie Popejoy added nine points for the Lady Warriors, who improved to 11-6.

Winamac’s next five games are conference games, starting with Friday’s home tilt with North Miami.

Riley Taylor had nine points for the Lady Redskins, who fell to 4-13.

Winamac beat Knox for the first time in eight years.

Winamac 47, Knox 35

KNOX (35) (4-13)

Nava 2 1-2 6, Minix 1 3-4 6, Taylor 2 4-4 9, Jordan 2 1-2 7, Webb 1 5-6 7, Messer 0 0-0 0, Hinshaw 0 0-0 0, Wolff 0 0-0 0, Stone 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 8 14-18 35

WINAMAC (47) (11-6)

Kandace Kroft 5 7-10 21, Maggie Keller 1 0-0 3, Sadie Popejoy 2 4-6 9, Mershai Loehmer 1 0-0 3, Marissa Iverson 3 2-4 8, Kaelyn O’Connor 1 1-2 3

TEAM: 13 14-22 47

Three-point field goals:

Knox 5 (Jordan 2, Nava, Taylor, Minix),

Winamac 7 (Kroft 4, Keller, Loehmer, Popejoy)

Total fouls: Knox 14, Winamac 13

Fouled out: Taylor (KNOX)

Score by quarters

Knox 11 5 13 6 – 35

Winamac 8 8 18 13 – 47