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Defense, the backbone of the Norwell girls basketball team, helped the Knights to their third straight Class 3A sectional title.
Norwell beat Heritage 76-42 on Saturday at Mississinewa High School, spurred by a defense that forced 25 turnovers.
Junior Kelsey Beer and senior Paige Frisch led the Knights with 14 points apiece. Laken Chaney added 11.
Heritage was led by sophomore Kendall Knapke with 14 points. Senoir Miriah Bradtmueller added nine.
Norwell scored 30 points in the first quarter and led 51-26 at halftime.
Fifth-ranked Norwell (21-3) will play No.2 Hamilton Heights (20-2) next Saturday at the Bellmont Regional. No.11 Concordia Lutheran (17-6) plays No.3 NorthWood (22-3) in the other regional game.
In other sectional finals:
Class 4A
Meredith Shipman scored 21 points, Deja Wimby 13 (with eight steals) and Bryanna Moore 12 to lead the Snider Panthers to a 69-27 win over Northrop in the Class 4A Snider Sectional.
No.16 Snider (20-3) will play No.4 Logansport 24-1) in the Kokomo Regional next week. No.11 South Side (21-3) will play No.10 Westfield (21-2) in the other regional game.
Class 2A
Bishop Luers built a 35-0 halftime lead and knocked off South Adams 54-13 to win the Class 2A Bluffton Sectional.
Luers was led by Allison Butler and Taya Andrews with 12 points apiece and Addie Reimbold with 10.
Luers (12-11) will play Westview (15-8) in the Rochester Regional.
Class A
No.1 Canterbury had four players with at least 16 points in beating Bethany Christian 87-34 to the Class A Canterbury Sectional.
Darby Maggard and Aaliyah Gaines scored 20 points apiece, Kindell Fincher scored 17 and Bailey Farley 16. Fincher also pulled down 11 rebounds and Maggard and Gaines each had five assists.
Canterbury (21-3) will play West Central (14-9) in the Caston Regional.
Girl's Basketball Sectional results
Class 4A
Snider
Saturday
Snider 67, Northrop 29
Homestead
Today
South Side 54, Homestead 53
Class 3A
Bishop Dwenger
Saturday
Concordia Lutheran 53, Angola 41
Mississinewa
Saturday
Norwell 76, Heritage 42
Class 2A
Bluffton
Saturday
Bishop Luers 54, South Adams 13
Class A
Canterbury
Saturday
Canterbury 87, Bethany Christian 34
Girl's Basketball Regional pairings
(All games next Saturday, Feb. 16)
Class 4A
Kokomo Regional
Semifinals
Snider (20-3) vs. Logansport (24-1), 10 a.m.
Westfield (21-2) vs. South Side (21-3), noon
Championship
Semifinal winners, 8 p.m.
Class 3A
Bellmont
Semifinals
Concordia Lutheran (17-6) vs. NorthWood (22-3), 10 a.m.
Hamilton Heights (20-2) vs. Norwell (21-3), noon
Championship
Semifinal winners, 8 p.m.
Class 2A
Rochester
Semifinals
Westview (15-8) vs. Bishop Luers (12-11), 10:30 a.m
Whiting (20-3) vs. Boone Grove (17-6), 12:30 p.m.
Championship
Semifinal winners, 8 p.m.
Class A
Caston
Semifinals
Morgan Township (14-10) vs. Oregon-Davis (21-3), 10:30 a.m.
Canterbury (21-3) vs. West Central (14-9), 12:30 p.m.
Championship
Semifinal winners, 8 p.m.
