CENTERVILLE —
Even with leading scorer Olivia Starcevich battling the flu, the Centerville girls basketball team was able to leaving visiting Chariton with an ill feeling most of the night. The Redettes got a balanced effort led by a dominant double-double from Mallory Oden in a 51-36 South Central Conference win over the Chargers on Friday.
On Saturday, Centerville took a 62-29 loss to Kirksville, Mo.
Friday night, Oden scored a game-high 15 points and pulled in 13 rebounds as Centerville built a 30-10 halftime lead. Presley Swan led Chariton with 13 points while Emma Fuhs poured in 10 for the Chargers.
“Mallory had a really nice night for us as did Makenna Pershy,” Redettes head coach Nic Belloma said. “Everyone did a lot of good things, people came in off the bench and it gave us a good night of basketball.”
Centerville (14-6) travels to Albia on Tuesday.
Centerville 51, Chariton 36
Centerville
Mallory Oden 15, Maddie Lange 7, Makenna Pershy 7, Avery Schmidt 6, Olivia Starcevich 5, Delaney Evers 5, Makenzie Richmond 4, Jessica Demry 2. Totals 20-47 9-16 51.
CHAR 4 6 8 18 — 36
CHS 13 17 13 8 — 51
Halftime — Centerville 30-10. 3-Point-Goals — Centerville 2-13 (Lange, Schmidt). Rebounds — Centerville 33 (Oden 13). Assists — Centerville 11 (Starcevich 4). Steals — Centerville 14 (Schmidt 4). Blocks — Centerville 1 (Oden). Total fouls — Centerville. Turnovers — Centerville 15.
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