Sports Round-Up by Paul Beitler

JV Raiders win girls’ hoops tourney
The Southern Wells Raiders won the Adams Central junior varsity girls’ basketball tournament Monday at Monroe.
The Raiders (7-5) defeated Adams Central 35-24 in the championship game. Josie Rhodes led the Raiders with eight points. Tylar Sanford and Sam Rhodes each netted six points. Kayona Benefiel, Katie Early and Brittney Morton each added four points and Kaylie McCammon three. Adams Central was led by Jenae Blackburn with 10.
Southern Wells downed South Adams 35-19 in the first round. Sanford poured in 12 points to lead the Raiders. Sam Rhodes and Morton each added six points, McCammon five, Benefiel two, Josie Rhodes two and Early two.
Adams Central beat Bluffton 37-34 in the first round. Jessica Ripley led the Jets with eight points and Blackburn added six. Leslee Peeper topped Bluffton with 14, while Peyton Fugate added nine, Danielle Brown six and Connelly Mettler four. Sheena Steffen tossed in one point. Brown also had nine rebounds and Steffen grabbed seven.

Norwell JV girls are runners-up
The Norwell girls’ junior varsity basketball team finished second in their tournament Monday, losing to Homestead 38-35 in the championship game.
Sophie Gerber led Norwell with 14 points against Homestead. Jami Reinhard added nine and Jessica Louison had six. Amber Haiflich and Carlee Harnish each finished with three points.
Harnish scored 10 points to pace Norwell over East Noble. Haiflich and Reinhard each had eight points. Gerber added six and Louison five.