LITCHFIELD -- Taylor Thompsen, Justin Dammermann and Cassie Ziemer scored 10 points apiece and New London-Spicer defeated Litchfield 50-26 in a non-conference girls basketball game on Saturday.
The Wildcats (13-1), who led 23-12 at halftime, have won five straight games.
Dammermann also led the Wildcats with six assists and four steals.
Courtney Euerle had eight points, five rebounds and four steals for the Dragons (6-6).
NLS 50, Litchfield 26
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NL-Spicer (13-1) 23 27 -- 50
Litchfield (6-6) 12 14 -- 26
NEW LONDON-SPICER - 16-46 FG (6-20 3-pt); 12-17 FT; 24 rebounds; 11 fouls ... Scoring: Taylor Thompsen 10, Justine Dammermann 10, Cassie Ziemer 10, Karli Wendlandt 7, Abbey Knisely 4, Anna Lindquist 4, Amanda Radel 5 ... 3-point shots: Ziemer 2, Dammermann 1, Thompson 1, Wendlandt 1, Radel 1 ... Rebound leaders: Knisely 6, Lindquist 5, Ziemer 5... Assist leaders: Dammermann 6, Ziemer 6 ... Steal leaders: Dammermann 4, Thompsen 3
LITCHFIELD - 12-48 FG (1-6 3-pt); 1-5 FT; 27 rebounds; 18 fouls ... Scoring: Courtney Euerle 8, Lizzie Johnson 7, Jordan Peterson 4, Greta Walsh 4, Kayla Sommerfeld 3 ... 3-point shots: Johnson 1 ... Rebound leaders: Euerle 5, Johnson 5, Sommerfeld 5 ... Assist leaders: Shelbie Walsh 2 ... Steal leaders: Sommerfeld 5, Euerle 4, Walsh 3
Morris/CA 48, Benson 44
MORRIS -- A balanced scoring attack boosted Morris/Chokio-Alberta to a 48-44 victory over Benson in a West Central South Conference girls basketball game on Saturday.
Jenna Nelson and Nicole Gillespie had 12 points apiece for the Tigers (5-1, 8-2), who moved into second place alone in the conference, one game behind front-running Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City. Mary Rentz added 10 points and Sarah Kuhn nine.
Kuhn had eight of her points in the first half, including her first two 3-pointers of the season.
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Morris/Chokio-Alberta led by as many as 10 points in the second half before Benson whittled the deficit to three and had the ball with 30 seconds remaining. But the Braves missed a shot and were forced to foul. Gillespie then sealed the win with a free throw with 10 seconds left.
Emily Auch led Benson with 17 points and nine rebounds. Julia Anrndt added 13 points.
Benson (4-2, 9-3) 17 27 -- 44
Morris/CA (5-1, 8-2) 21 27 -- 48
BENSON - 17-46 FG (5-13 3-pt); 5-12 FT; 33 rebounds; 17 fouls ... Scoring: Emma Peterson 2, Kayla Hampton 3, Emily Auch 17, Julia Ahrndt 13, Taylor Semler 7, Abby Fragodt 2 ... 3-point shots: Ahrndt 3, Auch 1, Semler 1 ... Rebound leaders: Auch 9 ... Assist leaders: none ... Steal leaders: Fragodt 4
MORRIS/CHOKIO-ALBERTA - 18-58 FG (3-10 3-pt); 9-19 FT; 31 rebounds; 13 fouls ... Scoring: Mary Rentz 10, Sarah Kuhn 9, Nicole Gillespie 12, Kelsey Greenwaldt 5, Jenna Nelson 12 ... 3-point shots: Kuhn 2, Nelson 1 ... Rebound leaders: Gillespie 6, Rentz 6, Erin Schieler 5 ... Assist leaders: Nelson 3, Greenwaldt 3 ... Steal leaders: Rentz 6
