Danville wins Greencastle sectional

Danville with the Sectional Title. (Banner Graphic/TRENT SCOTT)

Having split their two meetings in the regular season 1-1, Danville and Tri-West met in the IHSAA Girls' Basketball Class 3A Sectional No. 27 final looking to win the series and claim a sectional crown.

Trailing by four at the break, the Warriors utilized a 17-0 run to start the second half and hit 14-of-17 free throws in the final quarter to win the sectional 57-48 over the Bruins.

After combining to knockdown 19 threes the previous night, the Hendricks County rivals only hit a combined seven threes Saturday night, initially to Tri-West's benefit.

The Warriors made their move to start the second half, upping the tempo of the game to score 17-straight points to start the second half.

Tri-West scored the final seven points of the quarter to cut the deficit to 36-30 but never came closer than five points in the final quarter as Danville won their first sectional title since 1987.

Final

Tri-West 13 10 7 18 -- 48

Danville 9 10 17 21 -- 57

Statistics

Scoring

Tri-West -- 19-53 FG, 3-13 3-FG, 7-8 FT -- Jones 18, Headlee 9, Sprecher 8, C. Johnson 8, L. Jobe 5, Van Dyke 0, Stroup 0, S. Jobe 0, Turner 0, Henley 0, Smith 0

Danville -- 19-48 FG, 4-17 3-FG, 15-19 FT -- Kiefer 16, Collins 15, Motter 12, Lake 9, Newby 5, Ford 0, Sims 0, Riggles 0, Mitchell 0, Krodel 0

Rebounding (Offensive)

Tri-West 28 (9); Danville 26 (5)

Assists

Tri-West 12; Danville 12

Steals

Tri-West 7; Danville 8

Blocks

Tri-West 1; Danville 1

Turnovers

Tri-West 15; Danville 11

Fouls

Tri-West 18; Danville 12