COLDWATER — The Niles girls basketball team used 10 3-pointers to easily defeat Fremont (Ind.) 68-51 to win the Coldwater Cardinal Holiday Hoops championship Saturday night.

The Vikings (7-1) raced out to a 16-6 first quarter lead and never looked back.

Niles led 38-25 at halftime. Fremont cut the lead to 10 (57-47) entering into the final quarter, but was outscored by the Vikings 11-4 in the last eight minutes.

Libby Moody led Niles with 18 points, including four 3-pointers. Elyse Zimmerman added 17 points, Jazmin Brann 12 and Tatyanna Goodson 10.

Shae Rhonhouse had a game-high 22 points for Fremont.

 

NILES 68

Elyse Zimmerman 17, Tatyanna Goodson 10, Emily Gaines 8, Jazmin Brann 12, Alicia Prescott 3, Libby Moody 18. TOTALS: 25 8-13 68

FREMONT 51

Kaileigh Follard 7, Shae Rhonhouse 22, Melissa Beer 19, Miranda White 3, Mercedes Lyon 0. TOTALS: 20 11-17 51

 

Niles                16        38       57       68

Fremont         6          25       47       51

3-point baskets: Niles 10 (Moody 4, Zimmerman 3, Prestcott, Gaines, Goodson), Fremont 0. Total fouls: Niles 18, Fremont 12. Varsity record: Niles 7-1