The Chesterton girls basketball team fell behind double digits in the first quarter and never challenged Michigan City in dropping a 73-41 decision on Friday night.

The Trojans got a career-high 11 points from Haley Sekula on 5-of-8 shooting from the floor, while Caroline Puntillo added nine points.

Kelsey Conway scored five points with Kassidy Scott scoring four points. Sarah Richards and Hannah McCafferty each tallied three points.

Rounding out the scoring with two points each were McKenzie Sullivan, Kelly Braun and Jocelyn Lipscomb.

Chesterton returns to the court on Tuesday when they travel to Andrean for a non-conference game. The JV game is scheduled for a 6 p.m. tipoff.

Chesterton (8-10-13-10)

Sarah Richards 1-5 1-4 3, McKenzie Sullivan 1-3 0-0 2, Kelsey Conway 1-5 2-2 5, Kassidy Scott 1-4 2-2 4, Hannah McCafferty 1-3 1-2 3, Caroline Puntillo 4-8 1-2 9, Haley Sekula 5-8 0-0 11, Kelly Braun 1-1 0-0 2, Jocelyn Lipscomb 1-4 0-0 2, Kayla Malackowski 0-0 0-0 0, Mary Mochen 0-1 0-1 0, Jordan Wadding 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 16-43 7-13 41.

Michigan City (18-19-18-18)

Murphy 5-14 4-4 14, Evans 2-4 0-0 4, Thompkins 0-0 0-0 0, Clifton 3-5 0-1 7, Smith 0-2 2-2 2, Cooper 10-16 0-0 20, Collins 3-10 1-2 8, Miller 6-15 2-2 16, Kosakowski 1-1 0-0 2, Wood 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 30-68 9-11 73.

3-point field goals: Chesterton 2-12 (Richards 0-3, Conway 1-3, McCafferty 0-1, Puntillo 0-1, Sekula 1-3, Lipscomb 0-1); Michigan City 4-18 (Murphy 0-4, Clifton 1-3, Collins 1-6, Miller 2-4, Wood 0-1). Rebounds: Chesterton 23 (Richards 4, McCafferty 4); Michigan City 47 (Cooper 18). Assists: Chesterton 7 (Puntillo 3); Michigan City 5 (Murphy 2). Steals: Chesterton 6 (Richards 2, Puntillo 2); Michigan City 14 (Evans 3, Clifton 3, Collins 3).

The Chesterton junior varsity girls basketball team trailed 12-1 after one quarter of play, but dominated the final three frames in picking up a 34-19 victory over Michigan City on Friday night.

Kayla Malackowski and Lia Lombardini each scored eight points to lead the Trojan offense, while Jordan Wadding added seven points.

McKenzie Sullivan tallied five points with Lauren Kusbel scoring four points. Xaundra Rodriguez rounded out the scoring with two points.

Posted 1/14/2013