Walker scores 22 as Clovers top Lady Lakers 78-55

JASONVILLE — Abby Walker scored 22 points and 10 different Clovers scored as Cloverdale picked up a 78-55 girls’ basketball win at Shakamak on Saturday evening.

Sammie Shrum added 12 points, along with 10 each from Kelsey Helterbrand Lakkain Price, as Cloverdale moved to 3-1 on the young season.

Walker did most of her damage from behind the arc, with five three-pointers made on the evening.

The Clover defense also had a good night, benefitting from more than 20 Lady Laker (1-3) turnovers.

Alyssa Garo of Shakamak led all scorers with 33 points, who Clover coach Matthew Langdon said “really hurt us.”

It was the lack of other options that hurt Shakamak, though, as Brittany Huddleston was the only other Lady Laker in double figures with 10.

The third quarter was pivotal for the Clovers, as they took an eight-point halftime lead and stretched it to 19 with a 26-15 quarter.

Overally, Langdon was happy with the play of his youthful team.

“We’re young, but we’re getting better every game,” Langdon said. “The girls are very supportive of each other.”

Langdon is looking forward to the opportunity provided Friday and Saturday by the Putnam County Tournament at South Putnam.

“We hope to win that,” Langdon said, “something we haven’t done in a pretty long time.”

Cloverdale (78) – McCracken 0 0-0 0, Helterbrand 3 4-4 10, Shrum 3 6-12 12, Rightmyer 0 1-2 1, Simpson 0 2-2 2, Walker 7 3-3 22, Meek 1 1-4 3, Combs 3 0-0 6, Thomas 1 4-8 6, Shoemaker 3 0-0 6, Price 3 4-7 10, 2F. Totals 24 25-42 24F.

Shakamak (55) – Huddleston 2 4-6 10, Garo 9 14-20 33, Hinkle 2 0-0 4, Messmer 2 2-4 6, Wise 0 0-0 0, Kairies 0 0-0 0, Lash 0 0-0 0, Gamble 0 2-2 2, Walters 0 0-0 0, Johnson 0 0-0 0, Pierce 0 0-0 0, Ikumi 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 22-32 55 28F.

Cloverdale 13 16 26 23 – 78

Shakamak 9 12 15 19 – 55

3-point goals – Walker 5, Huddleston 2, Garo 1.

JV Game – Cloverdale 39, Shakamak 16

Next game – Cloverdale (3-1) takes on South Putnam (4-0) in the second semifinal of the Putnam County Tournament at 7:45 p.m. Friday at South Putnam.

• Beech Grove 52, Greencastle 25 -- At Beech Grove, Greencastle was outscored 36-11 in the second and third quarters, falling to the Hornets 52-25.

Claire Gillen led Greencastle (0-4) with 14 points, but no other Tiger Cub scored more than three points.

Katie Giller led the Hornets (3-0) with 19 pints, followed by 13 from Cameron Cardenas.

Greencastle led 8-7 after one quarter, but Beech Grove grabbed a 25-16 halftime lead that ballooned to 43-19 after three.

Greencastle (25) – Stoffregen 0 0-0 0, Robinson 0 0-0 0, White 1 0-0 2, Weliever 0 0-0 0, Nally 1 0-0 2, Shuee 0 0-1 0, Duff 1 0-0 2, Stevens 0 0-0 0, Smith 1 0-0 3, Stevens 0 0-0 0, Gillen 5, 4-10 14, Ray 0 2-4, 2. Totals 8 FG, 6-15 FT, 25 TP.

Beech Grove (52) – Seneniz 0 1-2 1, Cardenas 6 0-0 13, Crawford 0 0-0 0, Lee 2 0-1 4, Giller 6 5-8 19, Storms 0 0-0 0, Kimbrough 1 1-4 3, McGregor 2 1-2 6, Clifton 0 3-4 3, Robinson 1 0-0 3. Totals 18 FG, 11-21 FT, 52 TP.

Greencastle 8 8 3 6 – 25

Beech Grove 7 18 18 9 – 52

3-point goals – Smith 1, Giller 2 Cardenas 1, McGregor 1, Robinson 1.

Next game ­– Greencastle (0-4) hosts Southmont (2-1) at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.