Girls Hoops - Norwin vs North Hills

December 17, 2019

Norwin Girls Trounce North Hills 66-23 in Home Opener

North Hills played neck-and-neck with Norwin in the Lady Knights home opener on Tuesday, December 17... for 8 minutes. Then Norwin took North Hills out to the woodshed. When it was all over, Norwin notched their second section win of the season, 66-23, as they followed up the Norwin boys who beat Jeannette earlier in the evening on the same court.

North Hills looked like a contender early on, scoring 13 to the Knights 14 in the opening quarter to trail by a single point. But as the second quarter got underway, so did the Norwin scoring machine. Norwin used a 21-2 run to build a 35-15 halftime advantage, with Danielle Rosso leading the way with 14 points in the half.

The third quarter was slightly better for North Hills, but their 8 points to Norwin's 14 didn't begin to close the gap. It only got worse for North Hills in the fourth quarter as they went scoreless for the entire 8 minutes, while Norwin dropped 17 to win easily 66-23.

Norwin was led by Olivia Gribble with 19 points, and Danielle Rosso finished the game with 17. Twelve of the fourteen Lady Knights who saw floor time on the night tallied points in the scorebook.

Kayla Haile had 7 and Savannah Powers 6 for North Hills. The Indians had the bulk of their scoring from five 3-pointers, and went 0-for-2 on the night from the free throw line.

Norwin improves to 3-2 overall and their 2-0 conference record has them sharing the top spot in the Class 6A Section 1 standings with North Allegheny. The Knights travel to Seneca Valley for a conference game on Thursday. North Hills falls to 2-3 overall, 0-2 in section play. They will host Shaler in a section game on Friday.

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