HS girls basketball: Washington still at top spot in power rankings
The Washington girls basketball team, despite its second loss of the young season, still holds on to the top spot in our area prep rankings this week.
The Class 4A No. 9 Panthers dropped a 62-58 final to Class 4A No. 13 Jennings County Saturday in the Sneakers for Santa Shootout event at Brownsburg High School.
Washington, now 6-2, was without star junior Kira Reynolds Saturday. The Purdue commit suffered a sprained ankle in a conference win over Saint Joseph last Tuesday. Reynolds is averaging 16.7 points, 10 rebounds and 4.4 blocked shots per game.
Washington coach Steve Reynolds, also Kira's father, told Brian Haenchen of the Indianapolis Star Saturday that Kira is "day to day" and not expected to miss significant time due to the injury.
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The Panthers still boast an average winning margin of 31 ppg.
Sophomore Mollie Ernstes, a 5-10 guard, canned 25 points to lead Jennings County past the Panthers. Jennings County improved to 7-1.
Northridge collected two more wins to stay strong at No. 2 in the power rankings poll this week.
The trio of New Prairie, Bethany Christian and poll newcomer Michigan City Marquette Catholic, all remained undefeated. New Prairie is currently tied atop the Northern Indiana Conference standings with Washington at 4-0.
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The Cougars, who have an average margin of victory of 21 ppg., play at Washington Thursday night.
Mishawaka suffered its first loss of the year, losing to Oregon-Davis 50-47.
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Washington (6-2, 4-0 NIC): The Panthers downed Saint Joseph 84-24 for their 34th straight conference win. In the loss to Jennings County Saturday, Ryiah Wilson led the Panthers with 19 points. Zaya Alexander and Monique Mitchell each scored 16 points, which was a career high for Alexander.
Northridge (7-1, 0-0 NLC): The Raiders have won six in a row after downing Carroll (Flora) 72-40 Saturday. Sabrina Miller led four Raiders in double figures with 17 points. The duo of Morgan Cross and Rielyn Goodwin continue to pace Northridge as its top scorers.
Penn (4-3, 2-1 NIC): The Kingsmen rebounded nicely after a 69-50 loss at Warsaw Tuesday. Penn rallied to beat Carroll (Fort Wayne) 72-68 in overtime at home on Saturday. Lauren Walsh scored 18 points and Jessa Troy 17 to pace Penn.
New Prairie (8-0, 4-0 NIC): The Cougars beat Clay 57-28 in NIC action. Jayden Flagg had 17 points and Jolie Johns 15. Flagg, Johns and Morgan White are all averaging in double figures for coach Aimee Litka's squad.
Bethany Christian (6-0, 1-0 HPC): Zoe Willems netted 15 points and Mariah Stoltzfus 14 in a 46-27 win over Westview. Willems is averaging 20.8 points and 12.3 rebounds per game for the Class 1A No. 3 ranked Bruins.
Mishawaka (6-1, 0-0 NLC): The Cavemen dropped a 50-47 final to Oregon Davis. Senior Kasha Davidovic had a huge game with 25 points and 12 rebounds for Mishawaka.
Fairfield (6-1, 1-0 NECC): The Falcons, who are No. 12 in Class 3A, topped Concord 47-34 Saturday. Eva Herbert led the way with 16 points.
Bremen (5-2, 3-1 NIC): The Lions dropped a 47-43 final to John Glenn in NIC action Tuesday night. Kila Foster led Bremen with 17 points.
NorthWood (3-1, 0-0 NLC): The Panthers rolled past Triton 52-28 as Haylee Heflin scored 13 points.
Michigan City Marquette Catholic (6-0): The Class 1A No. 8 Blazers have a winning margin of 27 ppg. and own wins over Class 4A teams Adams, Kankakee Valley, Gary West and Michigan City. They host Mishawaka Friday night.
This article originally appeared on South Bend Tribune: South Bend Washington is still at the top of our girls hoops poll
