Prep Report: Fischer's return leads to Waldron season-opening win

Grace Fischer wasted little time getting back to action Saturday in the season opener for Waldron girls basketball.

The junior missed her entire sophomore season with a knee injury. On Saturday, she scored 13 points in the first quarter on the way to a game-high 28 in a 56-27 win over Indianapolis Lutheran.

Fischer added eight more points in the second quarter to help the Mohawks build a 37-13 advantage in the first game for new head coach Doug Laker.

Brooklyn Milbourn also reached double digits with 11 points and Jackie Corlett finished with seven.

Tori Smith-Brooks led the Saints (1-1) with nine points. Hope King finished with six.

Waldron is at Shelbyville Tuesday.

In other prep events Saturday:

Girls basketball

Hoops For Hope Tournament

At Morristown, the host Yellow Jackets split their first two games of the season.

Morristown fell behind 26-12 at halftime against Tri-Central but a 16-point third quarter cut the lead to 39-28 going into the fourth quarter.

The comeback fell short there in a 46-35 loss.

In the other semifinal, Clinton Central defeated KIPP Indy Legacy, 63-4. The Bulldogs then defeated Tri-Central in the championship, 44-39.

Morristown returned to the court and defeated KIPP Indy Legacy, 69-11. The Yellow Jackets led 20-3 after one quarter and 45-5 at halftime.

Morristown hosts South Decatur Thursday.

South Decatur 47, Southwestern 15

At Southwestern, Dalilah Martin and Raegan Benge combined to score 16 points in the first quarter and the Cougars (2-0, 1-0 Mid-Hoosier Conference) never trailed again.

Martin and Benge each finished with 14 points.

Claire Utley and Bryla Dunbar each scored four points for Southwestern (0-2, 0-1 MHC).

The Spartans are at Columbus Christian Tuesday.

Girls wrestling

Triton Central

Zoie Gray (photo) defended her title at the Speedway Invitational and the Tigers finished fourth out of 19 teams.

Gray, a state finalist last season, won the 190-pound bracket.

Also for Triton Central, Aubrie Propp (110 pounds) and Kahli Burmeister (235) finished third; Harper Young (115) and Grace Pugh (140) placed fourth; Farah Coen (155) and Lillian Siegal (170) finished fifth; and Hailo Rollo (135) was sixth.

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