Bellmont 53 Bishop Dwenger 36
Freshman Ashley Bleke knocked down four three-pointers and led the Braves in scoring with 16 points, helping the home team overcome a night with too many turnovers in the second half.
The Braves struggled to pull away from Dwenger despite dominating early in the game.
Dwenger drew as close as 27-25 with a free throw from Matlilyn Johannsen with four minutes to play in the third.
They led 35-28 going into the final quarter before Ashley knocked down two threes and her twin sister, Mary, had a couple of buckets.
Senior Emily Bleke was 4 of 6 at the line in the final stanza to seal the game.
Kate Kitson kept the Saints at a safe distance with a pair of threes in the third quarter on her way to an eight-point night. Her three after two missed free throws that would have tied the game at 27-all was the key bucket of the game.
Manchester 48 Adams Central 35
Ava Stafford scored eight of her team-high 13 points in the fourth quarter, but it was not enough for the Jets to close the gap against Manchester.
The Jets got off to a poor start, making just two buckets in the first quarter. They recovered to cut the lead to 23-19 at halftime, but Adams Central made just one basket in the third quarter to fall too far behind the Squires.
The loss moves the young Jets to 0-4 on the year. They will jump right back on the court when they play at Blackford Wednesday night.
FW Wayne 58 Heritage 21
Kamoni Grayson had 24 points to lead the Generals past Heritage Tuesday night.
Audra Bickel had three buckets in the first half and Audrey Meyer knocked down a pair of threes for the Patriots. Both ended up being team leaders in scoring despite not scoring in the second half.
The Patriots had just nine made field goals in four quarters.
Other Local Scores
Bluffton 60 Mississinewa 24
Carroll (FW) 55 Huntington North 48
Central Noble 45 Bethany Christian 5
Columbia City 54 FW Snider 42
Delta 48 New Castle 36
Eastside 54 Leo 35
Concordia Lutheran 49 East Noble 47
Bishop Luers 54 South Side 49
Fremont 51 Blackhawk Christian 42
Garrett 66 FW North Side 43
Homestead 76 Norwell 66
Marion 72 Madison-Grant 20
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