Girls basketball roundup: Columbus stays atop the North

Mid-Prairie (9-3) 60, Tipton (9-4) 50

Mid-Prairie closed strong against Tipton on Friday night. The Golden Hawks held a commanding 38-23 advantage at the half, but the Tigers cut it down to three, 44-41, after three.

However, the Golden Hawks finished with a 16-9 quarter to seal it.

Brylee Gearhart finished with 12 points to lead Mid-Prairie. Callie Huber ended with 11 points and Jeorgia Evans had eight.

Keota (7-9) 46, Moravia (7-7) 38

Keota trailed Moravia 10-9 after one quarter, but the Eagles bounced back in the second to take a 20-15 lead into the half.

The Eagles just edged the Mohawks in second half scoring 25-23.

Columbus (13-2) 64, Highland (10-5) 57

Columbus grabbed a Southeast Iowa Super Conference North overtime victory over Highland on Friday.

The Wildcats 22-10 after one and 30-28 at the half before the Huskies built a 46-40 lead after three. Columbus came back to force overtime before taking the extra period 7-0 to win it.

Isabel Rendon and Lily Coil combined for 47 points, 24 and 23 respectively for Columbus. Ariana Vergara followed with 12.

For Highland, Famryn Fink notched a double double with 27 points and a whopping 22 rebounds. Emersyn Schultz also tallied a double double with 12 points and 13 rebounds. Hailey Brun finished with six.

Hillcrest Academy (6-8) 63, Winfield-Mt. Union (2-14) 43

Hillcrest Academy defeated Winfield-Mt. Union on Friday night for a SEISC North victory.

The Ravens led the Wolves 27-17 at halftime before outscoring the WMU 20-16 and 16-10 in the third and fourth.

Claire Withrow finished with 23 points for Hillcrest Academy. Niva Helmuth added 13 points and Malia Yoder had 10.

Notre Dame (4-9) 41, New London (0-16)

New London and Notre Dame were tied 17-17 at the half of their SEISC South matchup.

A big 14-2 third quarter by the Nikes made the difference in the bout as the Tigers took the fourth 14-10.

Mylee Miller scored 19 points for the Tigers. Morgan Jones and Ruby Myers both tallied five points.

Knoxville (3-9) 72, Cardinal (0-11) 41

Cardinal suffered a tough loss to Knoxville on Friday.

The Comets were down 33-15 at the half before the Panthers built a 49-25 after three and outscored the Comets 23-16 in the fourth to close it.

Mediapolis (13-1) 75, Van Buren County (7-6) 12

Mediapolis put together a dominant first half against Van Buren County on Friday.

The Bullets outscored the Warriors 56-7 in the first half and 19-5 in the second.

Callie Kracht scored four points, while Teagan Sickels and Haylay Lydolph both scored three.