NORTH MANCHESTER – In a low-scoring game, Manchester High School’s varsity girls basketball team mustered just enough offense to win Tuesday evening. Hosting the Central Noble Lady Cougars, Manchester pulled out a 33-32 win as Bailey Sewell scored the go-ahead basket with five seconds remaining. With the win, the Lady Squires snapped a five-game losing streak and improved to 5-8 on the season. Manchester’s most recent win was a 26-9 victory over Caston on Dec. 4. Central Noble fell to 3-11 on the season with its fourth-straight loss and seventh loss in its last eight games. Manchester led 6-4 after one quarter of play, trailed 17-15 at halftime and was down 24-23 at the end of the third quarter. Cierra Carter led the Lady Squires with nine points, while Sewell scored eight points, six of which came in the fourth quarter. Rae Bedke scored seven points for Manchester, while Drew Thompson and Ellie Milam rounded out the Lady Squires’ scoring with six and three points, respectively. Courtney Freeman and Mikayla Stringfellow led the Lady Cougars with nine points each, while Emily Collins chipped in with seven points. Manchester is in action again Thursday at Eastbrook.
MANCHESTER 33, CENTRAL NOBLE 32 CN 4 13 7 8 – 32 Man 6 9 8 10 – 33 Central Noble – Krista Custer 1 0-0 2, Kaitie Vice 0 0-1 0, Jordan Askren1 0-0 3, Emily Collins 2 1-2 7, Tricia VanGessel 1 0-0 2, Mikayla Stringfellow 4 0-0 9, Courtney Freeman 3 3-6 9. Totals 12 4-9 32. Manchester – Drew Thompson 1 3-4 6, Tiffany Johnson 0 0-1 0, Ellie Milam 0 3-4 3, Brooklyn Howard 0 0-4 0, Sydney Day 0 0-0 0, Rae Bedke 3 1-2 7, Celina Carter 0 0-0 0, Bailey Sewell 2 4-6 8, Cierra Carter 2 5-10 9. Totals 8 16-31 33. Three-pointers – C. Noble 4 (Collins 2, Askren, Stringfellow), Manchester 1 (Thompson); Records: C. Noble 3-11, Manchester 5-8 JV – Manchester 39, Central Noble 21 Manchester (10-3) – Bethany Collett 16, Sydney Day 9, Erika Kendall 6, Rachel Cave 6
