Ady Kircher joins list of weapons for Northeastern girls basketball; other Wayne County sports results
RICHMOND, Ind. — Northeastern girls basketball fans know what Addisen Mastriano can do. They know what Ava Mikesell can do. They know what Juztice Slick can do. After last week, it’s time to add freshman Ady Kircher to the Knights’ list of serious weapons.
'Earn the hype':Mastriano, Mikesell lead Northeastern, Dudley to first win after slow start
Kircher has started every game for the Knights this season and, after a slow start to her high school career, has found her groove. In a 51-38 win over Union County Tuesday, Kircher led Northeastern with 14 points, six rebounds and three steals. Three days later, she turned it up against Union City with 17 points, six rebounds and six steals.
Mastriano did her thing, recording a double-double in each game. She had 11 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks Tuesday and 16 points, 16 rebounds and six blocks Friday.
Mikesell and Slick also had a solid week. They each dropped eight points and combined for five steals against Union County. Mikesell had 13 points, six assists and five steals against Union City, and Slick added 15 points.
Northeastern is now 3-2 on the young season and the only Wayne County team with a winning record. If those four players keep having these types of performances, the Knights will win a lot of games this season.
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Here’s a rundown of the rest of Wayne County high school sports results from Nov. 15-19:
Girls basketball
Lincoln, Centerville split week
The Golden Eagles bested Burris 40-25 Tuesday behind 16 points from Grace Sherwood. Lincoln then fell to Shenandoah 57-22 Saturday. Elliott Jones had 10 points, and Alivia Anderson had eight in the loss.
The Bulldogs lost to Connersville 57-34 Friday before defeating Knightstown 39-28 Saturday.
Richmond, Hagerstown drop a pair
The Red Devils’ first loss of the week came Tuesday 45-27 against Greenfield-Central. Amari Jackson had eight points, and Maddie Sonsini had seven. Richmond followed that with a 47-31 loss to Logansport Saturday.
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The Tigers fell 62-21 to Tri Tuesday and 41-26 to Randolph Southern Saturday.
Wrestling
Richmond kicks off area wrestling season
The Red Devils had a solid showing Saturday at Arsenal Tech in the John Hurrle Memorial Tournament, the first wrestling event for any Wayne County school this season.
Grant Long won the heavyweight division, Kevin Handley, Jr. placed second at 170 pounds and Eli Smith finished third at 182 pounds. Head Coach Ben Wissel also earned the tournament’s Outstanding Coach Award.
Congratulations to Richmond’s own Heavyweight Grant Long who won first place in the Heavyweight division @arsenal_tech. pic.twitter.com/HxRTJTfX5F
— RIchmond High School Wrestling - Red Devils (@rhsdevilwrestle) November 19, 2022
Swim and dive
Centerville girls take third in first meet
Just as Richmond did for wrestling, Centerville got the swim and dive season started for county teams. The Bulldogs placed third at the girls-only Greenfield-Central Invite Saturday.
Avery Dickerson finished second in the 50 and 100 freestyle, and Emily Kaucher was fifth in the 50 freestyle. Those two joined Kenna Hemmerling and Paxtyn Elsrod to place third in the 200 and 400 freestyle relays. Rounding out the top-five finishers was Taylor Heaston, who placed third in the 100 backstroke and fifth in diving.
Zach Piatt is a reporter for The Palladium-Item. Contact him at zpiatt@gannett.com or on Twitter @zachpiatt13.
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