New Palestine High School

The New Palestine girls basketball team improved to 2-0 Saturday afternoon, posting a 49-43 victory over host Brebeuf Jesuit. The Dragons had three players in double figures, and relied on their inside game to post the victory. Brooklyn Crim led the Dragons with 15 points. Haven Flagle and Sawyor Murdick scored 13 each. Tessa Mohr added nine. The Dragons jumped out to a 12-7 lead after a quarter, with Flagle and Murdick both hitting triples. Flagle tallied five points in the frame and Crim four. Flagle scored four points in the second quarter as the Dragons led 21-15 at the half. NP pushed the lead to 37-27 with a 16-point third quarter. Crim hit three baskets and Murdick hit a triple and another basket, while Flagle had a three-point play. In the fourth, Brebeuf tried to mount a comeback, opening the quarter with back-to-back 3-pointers, but the Dragons were able to put the game away. Mohr hit two early baskets and Crim added a mid-quarter 3-pointer. The Dragons hit five free throws to put the game away. Brebeuf hit nine triples in the game, but the Dragons defended well inside the arc, as they allowed only six two-point shots and eight free throw attempts, four of which the Braves hit. The Dragons are now 2-0 on the season. They next play Wednesday at home against Chatard.