Avery Johnson
SCOTTSBURG — The Columbus North girls basketball team won one and lost one Wednesday to put itself in the third-place game of the Scottsburg Tournament.
The Bull Dogs opened with a 73-43 win against Eastern (Pekin). The Bull Dogs raced to a 43-23 halftime lead and cruised from there.
Ava Wilson led North with 14 points. Kaylie Harmon and Miley McClellan each scored 12, and Paige Terry added nine.
The Bull Dogs fell to Franklin Central 59-48 in the semifinals. North fell behind 15-2 after one quarter and couldn’t recover.
Avery Johnson led the Bull Dogs with 18 points. Harmon scored 14, and McClellan added 10.
North (9-6) will play host Scottsburg in the third-place game at 4:15 p.m. Thursday.
Columbus North 73, Eastern (Pekin) 43
Eastern;12;11;10;10;—;43
Columbus North;17;26;13;17;—;73
Eastern (1-12): Bailey Trainor 2 2-2 6, Kylie Batt 2 2-2 7, Katie Hunter 4 5-6 14, Alyssa Calloway 0 0-0 0, Sahara Short 0 0-0 0, Emma Browner 1 2-4 4, Bracie Jackson 0 0-0 0, Eliza Starrett 3 6-12 12. Totals: 12 17-26 43.
Columbus North (9-5): Kenna Conrad 2 1-2 6, Ava Wilson 5 2-3 14, Olivia Johnson 0 1-2 1, Riley Sims 2 0-0 5, Kaylie Harmon 4 2-2 12, Paige Terry 3 3-6 9, Kaitlin White 0 0-0 0, Miley McClellan 4 4-5 12, Avery Hohnson 2 1-2 7, Sydney Johnson 1 0-0 2, Emma Beaver 2 1-1 5. Totals: 25 15-23 73.
3-point goals: Eastern 2 (Batt, Hunter); Columbus North 8 (Wilson 2, Harmon 2, A. Johnson 2, Conrad, Sims).
Franklin Central 59, Columbus North 48
Columbus North;2;13;11;22;—;48
Franklin Central;15;11;18;15;—;59
Columbus North (9-6): Conrad 1 0-0 2, Wilson 1 0-0 2, O. Johnson 0 0-0 0, Harmon 5 0-0 14, Terry 0 0-0 0, White 0 0-0 0, McClellan 3 4-4 10, A. Johnson 5 5-8 18, S. Johnson 1 0-0 2. Totals: 16 9-12 48.
Franklin Central (6-7): Carys Wilson 5 0-4 10, Ashlee Baker 1 2-2 4, Kaylee Rohrman 0 0-0 0, Lily Graves 5 5-8 18, Riley Huotari 4 1-2 10, Aniya Doughty 0 0-0 0, Emma McVey 4 0-0 9, Sophia O’Brien 0 0-0 0, Lauren Baker 0 0-0 0, Peyton DuVall 3 2-3 8. Totals: 22 10-19 59.
3-point goals: Columbus North 7 (Harmon 4, A. Johnson 3); Franklin Central 5 (Graves 3, Houtari, McVey).
