PORT EDWARDS GIRLS BASKETBALL COMES BACK TO DEFEAT BOWLER

Zaleski Sports

BOWLER – The Port Edwards girls basketball dominated the end of first half and start of the second to defeat Bowler 51-41 in a nonconference game Tuesday at Bowler High School.

Bowler led 21-11 before Port Edwards buckled down and finished the half on a 14-2 run to take a two-point lead into intermission.

The Blackhawks (3-13) quickly extended the lead at the start of the second half with a 13-2 run and was able to hold on from there.

Taylor Martin went 15-for-17 from the free throw line and scored 29 points for Port Edwards.

Port Edwards plays a Central Wisconsin Conference South Division game at Rosholt on Thursday at 6:30 p.m.

Blackhawks 51, Panthers 41

Port Edwards 25 26 - 51

Bowler 23 18 - 41

PORT EDWARDS (51): Felicity Clouse 0 0-0 0, Melanie Sillars 4 0-5 8, Aubree Shroda 0 0-0 0, MaKayla McGuffey 0 0-0 0, Taylor Martin 6 15-17 29, Dakota Bares 0 0-0 0, Nakita Borths 2 3-4 7, Alliyah Ruiz 2 2-4 7. FG: 14. FT: 20-25. 3-pointers: 3 (Martin 2, Ruiz 1). Fouls: 11. Fouled out: none. Record: 3-13.

BOWLER (41): Abigail Chamberlain 2 0-0 4, Paige Treptow 0 0-0 0, Grace Hartleban 0 0-0 0, Autumn Thiel 2 0-0 4, Brandi Spencer 4 0-2 10, Shianne Pyke 0 0-4 0, Sabrina Nava 0 0-0 0, Natalie Rickert 3 1-2 7, Isabella Stevens 8 0-2 16. FG: 19. FT: 1-10. 3-pointers: 2 (Spencer 2). Fouls: 20. Fouled out: Nava, Stevens. Record: 4-11.