ALMOND-BANCROFT GIRLS BASKETBALL SURGES PAST PORT EDWARDS

Zaleski Sports

PORT EDWARDS – Almond-Bancroft, after falling behind early, outscored Port Edwards by 28 points over the final 23 minutes to earn a 47-23 victory in a Central Wisconsin Conference South Division girls basketball game Tuesday at Port Edwards High School.

Port Edwards led 10-6 with 5½ minutes to go in the first half, but the Blackhawks’ offense went silent for the next 13 minutes and Almond-Bancroft pulled away.

The Eagles led 14-10 at halftime and were able to pull away, outscoring Port Edwards 33-13 in the second half.

Lexie Dernbach had a game-high 13 points for Almond-Bancroft. Taylor Martin led Port Edwards with eight points.

Almond-Bancroft is now 5-2 overall and 1-1 in the CWC South. Port Edwards falls to 0-6 and 0-2 in conference play.

Eagles 47, Blackhawks 23

Almond-Bancroft 14 33 - 47

Port Edwards 10 13 - 23

ALMOND-BANCROFT (47): Messina Meddaugh 2 3-4 7, Paige Turzinski 1 2-2 4, Raegen Omernik 3 1-5 7, Jillian Newby 2 0-0 4, Carlee Lamb 1 3-4 5, Gracie Rendall 0 0-0 0, Claire Turzinski 0 0-0 0, Madalyn Potts 0 0-0 0, Riley Stiles 3 1-4 7, Lexie Dernbach 6 0-1 13. FG: 18. FT: 10-20. 3-pointers: 1 (35 1). Fouls: 8. Fouled out: none. Record: 5-2, 1-1 Central Wisconsin Conference South Division.

PORT EDWARDS (23): Flicity Clouse 1 0-0 3, Melanie Sillars 3 0-2 6, Aubree Shroda 0 0-0 0, Taylor Martin 2 2-2 8, Nadia Ellingson 0 0-0 0, Dakota Bares 1 0-0 2, Nakita Barths 0 0-0 0, Alliyah Ruiz 2 0-0 4. FG: 10. FT: 2-4. 3-pointers: 1 (Clouse 1). Fouls: 17. Fouled out: Ruiz. Record: 0-6, 0-2 Central Wisconsin Conference South Division.