NORTH MANCHESTER – Junior Cierra Carter scored 16 points and classmate Bailey Sewell added nine points in Manchester’s 46-30 win over visiting Bluffton Saturday night. Sophomore Sydney Day added six points for the winning team. The Lady Squires held an 18-17 lead at halftime before expanding the lead to six points after the third quarter. Manchester outscored the Lady Tigers 19-9 in the final period to secure the win. Carter scored 10 points after the intermission, and Sewell had six points in the fourth quarter. “The team battled through foul trouble late, but through a collective team defensive effort, we were able to win the game,” said Manchester head coach Jacob Everett via e-mail. Manchester is now 2-0 on the season, and will host Maconaquah in the Three Rivers Conference opener for both teams at 7:45 p.m. Tuesday night.
MANCHESTER 46, BLUFFTON 30 B 9 8 4 9 – 30 M 14 4 9 19 – 46 Bluffton – Grace Miller 3 0-0 6, Ashley Smith 3 5-6 11, Gabrielle Streveler 2 0-0 5, Shannon Penrod 0 1-2 1, Zoey Smith 3 0-1 7, Caitlin Krider 0 0-0 0, Marissa Hofstetter 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 6-9 30. Manchester – Drew Thompson 1 1-2 4, Tiffany Johnson 1 1-1 3, Ellie Milam 1 1-4 3, Emma West 1 0-0 2, Sydney Day 3 0-3 6, Rae Bedke 1 0-0 3, Bailey Sewell 4 1-3 9, Cierra Carter 7 2-2 16. Three-pointers – Bluffton 2 (Streveler. Z. Smith), Manchester 2 (Thompson, Bedke); Fouls – Bluffton 16, Manchester 14; Fouled out – none; Records – Bluffton 1-2, Manchester 2-0. JV – Bluffton 37, Manchester 31 Bluffton – Allison Powers 16. Claire Murray 6, Alyssa Burchett 6, Jamie Myers 5, Ellie Longenberger 4. Manchester – Kennedy Fierstos 18, Bethany Collett 7, Sydney Day 2, Erika Kendall 2, Rachel Cave 2.
