Basketball Recap: Morgan Von Ogden Leads Griffith to Victory over North Newton

By Team Reports Dec 9, 2024, 9:58am

Basketball Recap: Griffith Panthers vs. North Newton Spartans

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North Newton came into Saturday's contest looking for another win against Griffith, but Morgan Von Ogden wouldn't allow it. The Griffith Panthers blew past the North Newton Spartans 39-17 on Saturday thanks in part to Von Ogden, who went 6 for 13 en route to 14 points plus seven steals. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last three times she's played.

Another player making a difference was Maddy Ladendorf, who earned eight points plus two steals. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in assists (four).

Griffith was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as North Newton only posted four.

The victory made it two in a row for Griffith and bumps their season record up to 4-4. As for North Newton, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.

Griffith will be playing in front of their home fans against Hebron at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Griffith is facing Hebron at the right time seeing as Hebron is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for North Newton, they and South Newton are set to duel on Thursday.

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