GBB: 4A #2 Mooresville throttles host North Central, 69-26

INDIANAPOLIS – Class 4A second-ranked Mooresville got off to an excellent start to the season Nov. 13 at North Central (Indianapolis), outscoring the Panthers 45-14 in the second half on its way to a shocking 69-26 blowout victory.

Six-foot-two senior center Maegan Callaway led the way with 16 points, while senior guards Sierra Chabra and senior forward Bailey Wellspring each added 10. A 25-2 run in the third period helped propel the Pioneers out to a 50-21 lead heading to the fourth after a slow start left the score just 24-12 at halftime.

“I was really impressed with our girls,” said 12th-year Mooresville coach Mark Hurt. “They got the lead early and never gave it up.

“North Central was short-handed. I think our experience showed tonight.”

The Panthers were indeed missing their marquee player, 6’4” sophomore forward Nariah Taylor, due to injury.

Mooresville entered the game seventh in the 4A preseason power ratings at 96.18, while the Panthers came in at 78.52, 39th in 4A.

The box score:

Mooresville 18 6 26 19 – 69

North Central 10 2 9 5 – 26

Mooresville – Callaway 16, Chabra 10, Wellspring 10, Clark 8, Nelson 8, Sharp 8, Settle 5, Johnson 2, Fisher 1, Viles 1, Antic 0, Gott 0. Totals: 23 17-27 69. 3FG: Chabra 2, Nelson 2, Clark, Sharp

North Central – Hayden 5, Williams 5, Gregory 4, Ewing 3, Greene 3, P. Ingram 2, Motley 2, Tracy 2, R. Ingram 0, Nakata 0, Reagan 0. Totals: 9 6-16 26. 3FG: Ewing, Williams

In a pair of other high-profile Friday the 13th games …

In one of four big games around the state on Friday the 13th, 4A No. 19 Fishers took a 50-43 win on the road at 3A No. 20 Roncalli in both teams’ opener.

Brooke Russell led the victorious Tigers with 14 points. Rachel Puckett also reached double figures with 10 points for the Rebels, who outrebounded Roncalli 33-22.

Roncalli was led by the 14 points of Bridget Perry, while Katie Brewer added 11.

Fishers entered the game fifth in the 4A preseason power ratings at 97.58, while the Rebels came in at 78.58, 16th in 3A.

The box score (thank you, Heidi Wasteney and Matt Poisel!):

Roncalli 6 13 5 19 – 43

Fishers 13 10 11 16 – 43

Fishers

Player MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB-O AST STL BLK TO PF PTS

* #20 Russell, Brooke 25 4-7 3-6 3-4 4-1 2 1 0 3 1 14

* #33 Puckett, Rachel 25 3-8 0-1 4-4 5-1 2 1 1 2 3 10

* #24 Maddox, Shanika 17 4-9 0-0 1-2 6-3 0 0 2 1 5 9

* #05 DeLucia, Jillian 25 3-7 0-1 0-0 6-2 5 1 0 6 2 6

#23 King, Mallory 17 2-5 0-1 0-1 2-0 1 0 0 2 1 4

#25 Foley, Allie 15 0-0 0-0 3-4 5-1 0 0 0 4 2 3

* #34 Gillespie, Shannon 18 1-1 0-0 0-0 5-1 1 0 0 3 3 2

#22 Smith, Lauren 11 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 2

#21 Pottschmidt, Mataya 7 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0

Totals 32 18-41 3-10 11-15 33-9 11 3 3 24 17 50

Roncalli

Player MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB-O AST STL BLK TO PF PTS

* #31 Perry, Bridget 26 4-10 1-2 5-5 6-3 2 0 0 3 2 14

* #35 Brewer, Katie 26 5-14 0-1 1-2 6-2 0 0 2 3 4 11

* #21 Cahill, Natalie 30 1-12 0-1 4-6 6-3 3 3 0 0 4 6

#20 Hayes, Alyssa 14 2-4 1-3 0-0 1-1 0 0 0 2 1 5

* #11 Hansen, Caitlin 32 2-8 0-4 0-0 1-0 0 0 0 9 2 4

* #10 Clark, CoCo 27 1-5 1-5 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 1 1 3

#24 Williams, Brittny 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0

#25 Waugh, Alexis 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Totals 32 15-53 3-16 10-13 22-11 5 3 2 18 15 43

4A No. 8 host Decatur Central improved to 2-0 with a 47-41 win over 4A No. 19 Perry Meridian (0-1). The Hawks had opened their season Nov. 10 with a 69-53 win over Brownsburg.

Trailing 34-33 through three periods of play, Decatur Central got nine points from standout Anna Munn to lead the Hawks to a 14-7 advantage in the final quarter. Munn tied for game-high scoring honors with 15 points, while Jamie Childress added 10 for Decatur.

Amanda Raker led the Falcons with 15 points, while Krista Schott had 13.

Decatur Central entered the game 11th in the 4A preseason Sagarin ratings at 93.05, while the Falcons came in at 92.82, one spot back in 12th.

The box score:

Perry Meridian 11 11 12 7 – 41

Decatur Central 6 19 8 14 – 47

Perry Meridian – Raker 15, Schott 13, Tackett 6, Lang 3, Lindsey 2, Skaggs 2, Rollison 0. Totals: 18 3-6 41. 3FG: Lang, Schott

Decatur Central – Munn 15, Childress 10, B. Capps 7, Jovanovic 7, Murry 6, A. Capps 2, Daily 0, Wright 0. Totals: 18 7-13 47. 3FG: Childress 2, B. Capps, Munn