Columbus East’s Messiah Trapp shoots a free throw on Thursday at Seymour.
Dakota Locker | For The Republic
SEYMOUR — Columbus East came to Seymour Thursday evening in a Hoosier Hills Conference girls basketball battle.
The Olympians started slow, falling behind 14-2 after the first quarter. They would find their footing, but the Owls took the 52-35 victory.
East crawled back into the contest after trailing the entire game. The Olympians turned the ball over too many times, and it hurt them, allowing Seymour to run freely in transition to secure easy baskets.
Messiah Trapp led the Olympians (4-12, 1-2), scoring 17 points. Madelyn Poe followed with seven.
Journee Brown was a force for the Owls (8-8, 1-3), scoring 26 points to lead all scorers.
East now will prepare to travel to Class 4A No. 6 Bedford North Lawrence for a matchup with the defending 4A state champion Stars.
Seymour 52, Columbus East 35
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Columbus East (4-12, 1-2): Kenzi Cheek 0 1-2 1, Jenna Guse 2 1-7 5, Kimberly Carothers 1 0-0 2, Victoria Cuhadar 1 0-0 2, Caroline Frost 0 1-2 1, Messiah Trapp 5 7-11 17, Madelyn Poe 2 2-2 7, Savanna Sullivan 0 0-0 0. Totals: 11 12-24 35.
Seymour (8-8, 1-3): Journee Brown 11 4-5 26, Kendall Sterling 4 0-0 9, Sophie Skidmore 2 0-0 4, Claire Marshall 2 0-0 4, Jaidyn Nichols 1 0-0 3, Kenzie Gagner 0 3-3 3, Emmy Munson 1 0-0 3, Claire Skaggs 0 0-0 0, Emmy Followell 0 0-0 0, Abby Otte 0 0-0 0, Kennedy Burnette 0 0-0 0. Totals: 21 7-8 52.
3-Point Goals: Columbus East 1 (Poe); Seymour 3 (Sterling, Nichols, Munson).
