Monroe Central

7th Grade: The 7th grade girls traveled to Shenandoah Tuesday evening and got a hard fought win 36-19. The girls should no I'll effects of the Thanksgiving break with everyone contributing to the solid effort. Ada Wagner, Gracie McCreery and Mati McConnell had solid floor games while the Bears were led in scoring by Claire Cheeseman 10, Izzy McGrath 9, Mila Morris 7, Bristol Goad 4 and Lillie Moery, Landry Taylor and Brynlee Dumpert had 2 apiece. The ladies will be home Thursday against Daleville. 8th Grade: The 8th grade Lady Bears traveled to Shenandoah on Tuesday evening and beat the quarter counting Raiders by committee in an exciting 36-26 overtime victory. The Bears got off to a sluggish start offensively but ended the first quarter tied 6-6 and trailed at the half by 1. Tenacious full court defense led to many Raider turnovers, allowing the Bears to keep the game close while they fought to build chemistry and get going offensively. The Lady Bears were led in effort by Lucy Huston, who played all 4 quarters and overtime, tallying a multitude of steals, deflections and jump ball tie ups to go along with 8 points. Izzy McGrath had 9 points, Claire Cheesman had 8 points including back to back three pointers. Mila Morris had 6 points. Brynlee Dumpert and Landry Taylor both added 4 points and Elena Simms and Gracie McCreery added 2 each. Bristol Goad, Ada Wagner, Mati McConnell, Arianna Carroll and Evangelina Arrington all played well and contributed in the win with their defense. Great effort was given by all 13 girls that saw floor time, Go Bears!