CULVER – Triton’s girls basketball season came to an end at the Culver Community 1A Sectional when North Miami mounted a comeback to beat the Lady Trojans 31-29 Tuesday night. North Miami’s Riley Saddlemire banked in a shot with 2.5 seconds remaining to give the Lady Warriors their only lead of the night. The Lady Trojans owned a 22-14 lead after the end of the third quarter, and kept a 27-19 lead in the final three minutes. North Miami hit a pair of threes in a 10-2 run to set up Saddlemire’s heroics. North Miami scores more points in the fourth quarter than in the first three periods combined. Jaela Meister scored 10 points in her final game for Triton. Hannah Wanemacher had seven, Charlotte Morris had six and Nichole Sechrist five points for the Lady Trojans. Triton ends its season with a Hoosier North Athletic Conference title and, after dropping its frst six games, an overall record of 10-13. NORTH MIAMI 31, TRITON 29 NM 8 4 2 17 – 31 T 11 5 6 7 – 29 North Miami – Sarah Eckrote 0-0 0-0 0, Michaela Stiver 0-1 0-0 0, Cailyn Bosler 4-6 2-4 10, Adria Hartley 1-4 1-2 4, Emma Grant 1-3 4-6 6, Faith White 0-0 0-0 0, Ashley Lefebvre 0-2 0-0 0, Sammy Tims 2-7 2-2 6, Ashley Lackman 0-0 0-0 0, Riley Saddlemire 2-2 0-0 5. Totals 10-25 9-16 31. Triton – Quinn Downing 0-2 1-3 1, Hannah Wanemacher 2-3 2-4 7, Jaela Meister 3-5 4-6 10, Brooklyn Beatty 0-0 0-0 0, Shayla May 0-5 0-0 0, Charlotte Morris 3-7 0-0 6. Totals 10-28 7-14 29. Three-pointers – North Miami 2 (Hartley, Saddlemire), Triton 2 (Wanemacher, Sechrist); Rebounds – North Miami 25 (Bosler 4, Hartley 4, Grant 4), Triton 20 (Meister 4); Turnovers – North Miami 18, Triton 14; Fouls – North Miami 19, Triton 16; Fouled out – none; Records – North Miami 11-12, Triton 10-13
