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Lady Squires Roll Over Adams Central In Season Opener

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MONROE – The trio of Cierra Carter, Rae Bedke and Tiffany Johnson combined for 42 points in Manchester’s 69-38 win over Adams Central in the girls basketball season opener for both teams.
Sydney Day had nine points and Ellie Milam added eight for the Lady Squires, who will host Bluffton in their home opener at 7:45 p.m. Saturday.
MANCHESTER 69
ADAMS CENTRAL 38
M    14    16    14    25    –    69
AC    8    5    10    15    –    38
Manchester – Kennedy Fierstos 2 0-0 4, Drew Thompson 0 0-0 0, Tiffany Johnson 6 0-2 12, Ellie Milam 3 2-4 8, Emma West 0 0-0 0, Sydney Day 2 5-6 9, Bethany Collett 1 0-0 3, Rae Bedke 4 4-4 13, Bailey Sewell 1 1-2 3, Erika Kendall 0 0-0 0, Cierra Carter 7 2-3 17. Totals 26 14-23 69.
Adams Central – Abbie Hurst 1 2-2 4, Kara Keller 3 0-2 7, Maggie Myrice 0 1-2 1, Haley Stinson 3 4-5 13, Mackenzie Hart 1 3-9 5, Annie Isch 1 2-2 4, Destiny McCroskey 1 0-0 2, Rileigh Wolpert 0 0-0 0, Courtney Lotter 0 2-2 2, Brooklyn Salaway 0 0-0 0. Totals 10 14-24 38.
Three-pointers – Manchester 3 (Collett, Bedke, Carter), Adams Central 4 (Stinson 3, Keller); Fouls – Manchester 19, Adams Central 19; Fouled out – Thompson; Records – Manchester 1-0, Adams Central 0-1
JV – Manchester 38, Adams Central 21
Manchester – Kennedy Fierstos 8, Erika Kendall 8, Jirni Cripe 6, Bethany Collett 6, Rachel Cave 4, Sydney Day 2, Kiera Stacy 2, Emily Mize 2.

Friday in Walkerton
Triton sophomore Hannah Wanemacher scored 15 points in the Lady Trojans’ 48-28 loss at John Glenn in the season opener for both teams.
Senior Shayla May had five points and sophomore Nicole Sechrist added four points for Triton.
The Lady Trojans open the home portion of their schedule at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday against Argos.