Brashear Hosts Novinger

Friday was Senior Recognition Night at the Tri-County Conference game between Novinger and host Brashear.

In Friday's girls matchup, Novinger got off to a quick start consisting of several forced turnovers and fast breaks allowing them to run up an 18-9 first quarter lead. After the disastrous 1st quarter, the Lady Tigers played a fairly even game against the Lady Wildcats. As Brashear began to build some momentum after the half, they were ultimatly thwarted by Novinger's free throw shooting having 12 fouls assessed against them while Novinger was only whistled for 2 second half fouls. Novinger made 15-16 2nd half free throws to seal the 57-44 win. Senior ChaRae Cole put on a "Senior Night" show with a 3 pointer from well behind the arc at the end of the game which gave her 10 points on the night. Kimberly Elsea had 14, Christina Scudder had 8, and Jessi Hill and Hailee Kelsey each had 6 points for Brashear. Kourtney Brawner led Novinger with 23 points including 7 free throws in the 4th quarter. Katelyn Brawner had 15, Katie King had 8, Whitney Middleton had 7, and Emily Wayman had 4 points.

The boys game saw Novinger get out to an early lead and outscore Brashear for the 69-41 win. Brashear's 2 seniors, Andrew Linhart and Kale Moore, both made good accountings of themselves with 11 and 8 points. Tyler Killen had 10, David Anderson and Kale Watson each had 4, and Josiah Belzer and Jacob Shipman each had 2 points. Novinger had 3 players in double figures as Justin Denton had 21, Grant Daniels had 17, and Evan Sthole had 13 points. Dakota Jacques added 9, Caleb Dodson had 6, and Josh Denton had 3 points.

Brashear hosts North Shelby Tuesday night and will finish their regular season Friday on the road at Macon County. District play will begin Saturday at Green City where the Brashear boys have a rematch with Novinger and the Brashear girls will face Atlanta.