Jim Walker

jim.walker@irontontribune.com

 

GALLIPOLIS — The South Point Lady Pointers used the scoring of Brett Justice and Abbey Winkler to beat the Gallipolis Blue Angels 58-55 Monday.

Justice scored 24 points and Winkler had 12 points for the Lady Pointers (7-9.

Kendra Barnes scored 23 points and Micah Curfman had 16 for Gallipolis (5-14).

Barnes scored 10 points as Gallipolis took a 17-12 lead in the first quarter. Justice had 6 points for the Lady Pointers.

South Point rallied in the second quarter to take a 27-24 halftime lead as Justice and Winkler combined for 13 points.

Justice scored 7 points in the third quarter and the Lady Pointers extended the lead to 40-35.

Curfman scored 11 points and the Blue Angels converted 7 of 7 from the line in the fourth quarter, but the Lady Pointers answered by making 7 of 13 free throw attempts to clinch the win.

South Point visits River Valley Thursday.

South Point 12 15 13 18 = 58

Gallipolis 17 7 11 20 = 55

SOUTH POINT (7-9): Abbey Winkler 2 1 5-8 12, Bonnie Hileman 0 0 0-2 0, Brianna Whaley 0 1 0-0 3, Haley Rawlins 1 0 0-0 2, Brett Justice 8 1 5-6 24, Brianna Bacon 0 0 4-6 4, Olivia Abner 0 0 0-0 0, Lakin Adams 2 0 1-1 5, Aundrea Bradburn 2 1 1-3 8. Totals: 15 4 16-26 58. Fouls: 17. Fouled out: None.

GALLIPOLIS (5-14): Abby Wiseman 2 0 0-0 4, Kendra Barnes 5 4 2-2 23, Chelsea Slone 4 0 0-0 8, Micah Curfman 5 1 3-3 16, Halley Barnes 0 0 2-2 2, Hannah Loveday 0 0 1-2 1. Totals: 16 5 8-9 55. Fouls: 18. Fouled out: Slone.