Eagles place second, Cougars third at Tri-West

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

The South Putnam eighth graders placed second at the JH Girls Eagle Tourney recently. The Eagles defeated South Vermillion in their first game and fell to Cascade in the championship game.

Against the Wildcats, Leanna Masters led the charge with 14 points, followed by Brittany Doolin with six points, Mattie Varvel and Jenna Jones with five and Mallory Cash with four. Caitlyn Boyce, Brittany Birt, Brenly Bratcher and Nikki York scored all scored two each and Kelsey Whitaker chipped in one point in the 43-19 win.

In the championship game, Varvel lit up the scoreboard with 15 points, followed by Masters' 11. Whitaker, Bratcher and Jones scored two points each in the 38-32 loss.