Triton Rips Culver 55-26

CULVER -ÊTriton's bid to repeat as the Class A girls basketball state champions got off to an impressive start with a 55-26 Friday win over host Culver Community.

Culver's Stacy Stevens, who averages 24.3 points per game, scored 27 as Culver lost at Triton 54-51 during the regular season. The No. 1 (A) Trojans held her to seven points in Friday's sectional win.

Now 18-3 Triton moves on to play 15-6 Oregon-Davis in tonight's sectional championship at 8 p.m. Oregon-Davis advanced with a 61-56 win over South Central (LaPorte), which finished the season 9-13. Triton hosted and beat Oregon-Davis 62-41 in early November.

Triton put the game away in the first quarter, taking a 12-2 lead over Culver (8-12) after one. The domination continued with a 15-6 second quarter to give the Trojans a 27-8 halftime lead.

Junior Amber Feldman recorded a double-double for Triton with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Sophomore Ashli Senff added 15 points and five steals, while senior Betsy Salyer had seven points and 12 rebounds.

The Trojans outrebounded Culver 37-23.

TRITON 55, CULVER COMMUNITY 26

Triton (18-3) 12 15 14 14 - 55

Culver (8-12) 2 6 9 9 - 26

Triton -ÊAshli Senff 7 1-1 15, Tommi Kreiter 0 0-0 0, Rachel Speicher 2 1-2 5, Shelly Miller 1 0-0 2, Amber Feldman 7 1-2 15, Brandie Ganshorn 1 0-0 2, Janell Salisbury 1 0-0 2, Gina Westafer 3 0-0 7, Betsy Salyer 3 1-2 7, Tracey Bell 0 0-0 0. Totals 25 4-7 55.

Culver -ÊCarrie Widner 0 3-4 3, Megan Girton 1 0-0 2, Stacy Stevens 3 1-3 7, Nichole McCune 0 3-4 3, Ashley Scroggs 1 0-0 2, Brittany Ringer 0 0-0 0, Vashti Holcomb 1 1-2 3, Mary Lee 0 0-0 0, Martha Davis 3 0-2 6, Lily Lee 0 0-0 0. Totals 9 8-15 26.

Three-point goals -ÊTriton 1 (Westafer). Rebounds -ÊTriton 37 (Salyer 12, Feldman 10), Culver 23. Turnovers -ÊTriton 13, Culver 14. Steals -ÊTriton 10 (Senff 5), Culver 5. Assists - Triton 13 (Ganshorn 4), Culver 5. Fouled out -Ênone. Total fouls -ÊTriton 17, Culver 12.

Records -ÊTriton 18-3, Culver Community 8-12

Culver Community A Sectional

Tuesday

South Central (LaPorte) 57, Argos 41

Oregon-Davis 63, LaCrosse 28

Friday

Oregon-Davis 61, South Central (LaPorte) 56

No. 1 Triton 55, Culver 26

Saturday

8 p.m. championship -ÊNo. 1 Triton (18-3) vs. Oregon-Davis (15-6)