John Marshall rolled to a big lead early and went on to a 56-33 victory over Austin in Big Nine Conference girls basketball on Friday night.
The host Rockets led 39-14 at the half and cruised to victory in the second half.
"We got off to a good start and we're able to build a nice lead," JM coach Phil Schroeder. "We moved the ball well on offensie and did a nice job of rebounding. We also received contributions from a number of kids and shot the ball well from the outside."
Jamie Ruden paced the Rockets with 16 points and Julia Stowe chipped with 12 and hit a pair of 3-pointers. JM had four other players score between 5-7 points.
Jaidyn Bastian led Austin with eight points.
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The win moves JM to 5-0, 4-0 in the Big Nine.
John Marshall 56, Austin 33
Austin (33)
Sydney Murphy 3 points, 1 3-pointer; Shayley Vesel 2 points; Marissa Hart 2 points; Awenia Nywesh 5 points; Kelsey Sederquest 4 points; Alex Hansen 4 points; Jaidyn Bastian 8 points, 2 3-pointers; Ruth Koang 5 points.
John Marshall (56)
Kami Haider 5 points, 1 3-pointer; Kalli Fautsch 6 points, 1 3-pointer; Julia Stowe 12 points, 2 3-pointers; Evelyn Anderson 3 points; Jamie Ruden 16 points; Angel Agoth 7 points; Nicole Fautsch 7 points.
Halftime:JM 39, Austin 14.
Free throws:Austin 6–13, JM 12–17.
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Three-point goals:Austin 3, JM 4.
