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RICHMOND -- The Edison girls' basketball team took care of business against Newcomerstown.
The Wildcats raced out to an 18-0 lead and led by as many as 28 points en route to a 45-30 victory against the Trojans on a snowy Monday night inside the Edison Fieldhouse.
"We came out and the older girls applied pressure, created some turnovers and made shots which was huge," Edison (5-2) head coach Mark Smyth said. "Our older girls did a really good job."
The Wildcats led 20-2 at the end of the first quarter and built a 31-9 lead in the second before taking a 31-13 lead into the locker room at halftime. The hosts led 41-13 entering the fourth. The hosts scored 15 points in the fourth.
Sixteen girls played in the game for the victors.
"Every girl in the program who is healthy nine through 12 played," Smyth said. "We played 16 girls, and they all did a real good job.
"They executed what we wanted them to execute. Even at the end, they were doing what we wanted them to do. We had five freshmen on the floor. They just don't have the experience. They played hard. That is all you can ask."
Seven girls played for the visitors from Tuscarawas County.
Pressly Meadows produced a team-high 11 points to lead the way for the Wildcats, Rebecka Evans ended up with eight and Kylie Stull tallied seven.
Abby Fauver finished with a game-high 12 points to lead the way for Newcomerstown, while Kim Miller collected eight.
Both teams hit two 3-pointers. Stull and Meadows each made one for the Wildcats, while Fauver made both for the Trojans.
The win was Edison's fifth straight.
"We are learning how to win," Smyth said. "Our guards are getting better every day. Our turnovers have gone down every game. Our guards are getting better. We have a freshman and sophomore there.
"Our posts are doing a good job. They are physical, and they are putting the ball in the whole."
There was no JV game.
Newcomerstown scheduled to play Tuscarawas Central Catholic Wednesday at home.
Edison is slated to play Conotton Valley Thursday night on the road.
Edison 45, Newcomerstown 30
Newcomerstown 2 11 2 15 – 30
Edison 20 11 10 4 – 45
NEWCOMERSTOWN (0-7): Heston 1 0-0 2, Miller 4 0-4 8, Kerr 2 2-4 6, Fauver 4 2-2 12, Peoples 0 2-4 2, Fish 0 0-0 0, Mathews 0 0-2 0. TOTALS: 11 6-16 30.
EDISON (5-2): McConnaughy 0 0-0 0, Summers 0 0-0 0, Pelley 0 0-0 0, Mitchell 0 0-0 0, Stull 3 0-0 7, Carpenter 0 0-0 0, Henderson 3 0-0 6, Meadows 5 0-0 11, Koehnlein 1 0-0 2, LoPrete 0 1-4 1, Board 1 2-6 4, Shepard 0 0-0 0, Boka 2 1-3 5, Nicholson 0 1-2 1, Wright 0 0-0 0, Evans 4 0-0 8. TOTALS: 19 5-15 45.
3-POINTERS: Newcomerstown 2 (Fauver 2); Edison 2 (Stull, Meadows)