Madonna girls bounce back, score season-high in road win

PADEN CITY — The Madonna girls basketball team bounced back in a big way on Tuesday night.

The Blue Dons, after falling on the road at Edison Monday, went to Paden City Tuesday night and scored a new season-high in defeating the Wildcats 65-15.

The win improves the Dons to 4-7 on the season, already matching the win total from last season.

Four Madonna players reached double digits in the win, led by 17 points from Christany Bartley, 11 from Addy Welsh and 10 each from Rylee Birkhimer and Maddi Owens.

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Huskies top Edison

RICHMOND — The Harrison Central Huskies took their time in pulling away from the Edison Wildcats on Tuesday, the Huskies taking a 10-point lead into the fourth quarter and expanding their advantage to a final mark of 51-28 for a road win.

Brady Elliott scored 18 points for Harrison Central, scoring eight in an impactful fourth quarter. He was one-upped by Bryson Kamarec’s 19 points.

Bryce Rogers led Edison with 11 points.