Auburndale girls basketball holds off Pittsville

The 2023-24 Auburndale High School girls basketball team. (Photo courtesy of Don Patterson Photography)

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AUBURNDALE – The Auburndale girls basketball halted Pittsville’s eight game winning streak and handed the Panthers just their third loss of the season with a 51-43 win in a nonconference matchup Monday night at Auburndale High School.

The Eagles pulled out to a 28-17 lead at halftime and were able to hold off a second-run run to earn the win and improve to 12-7 this season.

Sidney Wolf had 16 points and Myah Katzenberger 10 for Auburndale.

Reese Grimm led Pittsville (15-3) with 11 points, and Brooke Grossman and Brynn Friday both added 10.

Auburndale hosts Prentice for a Marawood Conference crossover game Friday as part of a girls-boys doubleheader. The girls game starts at 5:30 p.m., with the boys to follow at approximately 7:15 p.m.

Eagles 51, Panthers 43
Pittsville 17 26 – 43
Auburndale 28 23 – 51
PITTSVILLE (43):
Emma Bowden 1 0-0 3, Reese Grimm 4 1-2 11, Brooke Grossman 3 3-4 10, Kaylee Jacobson 2 0-2 5, Lana Vollert 0 0-0 0, Brynn Friday 3 4-7 10, Ava Jones 0 0-0 0, Gwynn Kumm 0 0-0 0, Natasha Losievski 2 0-0 4. FG: 15. FT: 8-15. 3-pointers 5 (Grimm 2, Grossman 1, Bowden 1, Jacobson 1). Fouls: 19. Fouled out: none. Record: 15-3.
AUBURNDALE (51): Kylee Anderson 0 0-0 0, Chesney Nagel 0 0-0 0, Gracie Hasenohrl 0 2-2 2, Taylor Anderson 0 1-2 1, Lily Bellanti 1 5-6 7, Sidney Wolff 7 2-2 16, Rose Hasenohrl 2 0-0 5, Breleigh Grimm 1 2-4 4, Mya Krings 2 0-0 4, Hope Schulte 1 0-0 2, Myah Katzenberger 4 2-7 10. FG: 18. FT: 14-21. 3-pointers: 1 (R. Hasenohrl 1). Fouls: 15. Fouled out: Krings. Record: 12-7.