4A #16 Noblesville 53, 3A #6 Western Boone 48
Noblesville 8 9 11 25 -- 53
Western Boone 4 12 13 19 -- 48
Prior to Tuesday night's road trip west to Western Boone, it seemed like it was going to be quite the season changer in numerous ways and it now appears that it was. Donna Keck's 4A #16 Millers held strong and kept the host Stars exactly where and how they wanted them, picking up a road win, 53-48.
The Millers have a good history with WeBo in recent years, especially during Keck's coaching tenure. Since Donna's first season in 2008-09, she and her Millers are now 5-1 versus Western Boone, which normally resides in Class 3A's top 10 rankings throughout the season.
That trend didn't change during Tuesday night's non-conference meeting.
Noblesville controlled the tempo early, but Western Boone stayed right there in case the Millers were to falter. Leading 8-4 after one and a low-scoring 17-16 slight edge at half, something had a give in the second half for NHS to come up with the road victory.
Coach Rich Schelsky's Stars got a wake-up call from their coach at halftime and came out poised to defend their home court in the second half.
Western Boone played a great middle two quarters, outscoring the Millers in the 2nd (12-9) and 3rd (13-11) to take a 29-28 lead after three.
Lately, the 4th quarter has been where Noblesville decides to pour on the extra offensive effort. Three games in a row now, the Millers have averaged 20 points in the 4th. The Millers did that and held off the home-standing Stars, taking the lead and taking the 4th, 25-19 for a 53-48 win.
Western Boone's senior Indiana All-Star candidate had a pretty good night overall. Emily Harrison led the Stars and all scorers with 24 points on 6-11 field goals and 12-21 from the free throw line, while also snagging 11 rebounds. WeBo shot just 34% (15-44) as a team and only 1-6 from three-point range. Western Boone (13-3) suffered just its third defeat all season.
Noblesville (12-3) found a way to make the victory happen and they did it as one balanced team. The trio of Cori Cain, Jessica Kiser and Erin Wood shared team-high honors with 10 points apiece. Kayleigh "Nikita" Herron, Alexis Shannon and Katelyn O'Reilly each pitched in with 7 points each to highlight the Millers' scoring.
The Millers shot just 28% overall (14-50) and only 2-14 from long range. Free throws were the kindest for either squad, as Noblesville was 23-37 (62%) and Western Boone made just 17-31 (55%).
Noblesville (12-3, 4-2 HCC) comes home this Saturday, the 25th to face Hoosier Crossroads Conference rival Zionsville (6-10, 2-5 HCC). Junior varsity tips at 6 p.m. and Varsity follows.
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