The Northfield 7th and 8th grade girls basketball teams played in the Crestview Invitational Saturday with the 8th grade taking home the title.
8th Grade girls won 2 games Saturday in the Crestview Invitational to clinch the championship. They opened up against Lakeview (Warsaw) and won 33-6. All players scored and the team defense was very solid. In the championship game they won a very physical battle defeating Crestview 32-21. Another highlight for the day was that the Lady Norse were 18/24 from the foul line for 75%. This pushes the 8th grade team to 3-0 with a game at RJ Basket on Monday evening. Total stats for the day, Emily Miller: 25 pts, 9 reb, 5 steals; Teagan Baer 14 pts, 11 reb, and 10 steals; Ali Copeland 11 pts, 6 reb, and 1 steal; Addison Wischman 6 pts, 1 reb, and 3 steals; Andrea Wideman 4 pts, 1 reb, and 5 steals; and Kyra Aderman 4 pts and 15 rebounds.
The 7th grade Girls basketball team split the two game Crestview Invitational on Saturday. They opened up the invite battling a very strong Lakeland Christian team, falling 35-14. They bounced back and ended up winning the second game against Peru, 37-13. This pushes the Lady Norse record to 2-1 and will travel to RJ Basket Monday, December 18.
Total Stats for the two games are as follows:
Gemma Haupert: 17 points, 8 rebounds, 8 steals
Avery Custer: 14 points, 1 rebound, 2 steals
Vivian Rife: 6 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal
Miranda Meyer: 6 points, 7 rebounds
Bella Schultz: 5 points, 7 rebounds
Tenley Kuhn: 2 points, 4 rebounds
Kassidy Cartwright: 1 steal
Brielle Wells: 4 rebounds
