New Palestine High School

The New Palestine girls basketball team used another fast start Wednesday and carried it to a 77-49 home victory over visiting Bishop Chatard. The Dragons used a big run at the end of the first quarter, then started the second quarter with a 17-4 run to build a lead into the 20s. NP scored 20 points in each of the first three quarters and triggered a running clock in the fourth. Four Dragons scored in double figures, including Sawyor Murdick hitting six 3-pointers and scoring a career-high 24 points. Haven Flagle added 18. Brooklyn Crim scored 16 and Tessa Mohr 12. It marked the second straight game in which four Dragons reached double figures. Brooklyn Crim had a strong start, scoring six of the Dragons' first 10 points as NP built an early lead. A 3-pointer by Murdick launched a 9-0 run that put the Dragons up 19-8. The Dragons hit 8-of-11 from the line in the first quarter. Crim tallied eight first-quarter points. Mohr tallied six points. Flagle had five, including three free throws. The Dragons broke the game open in the second quarter, building the lead as high as 40-17 early in the frame. Murdick turned steals into points as she and Flagle each scored six in the frame - including both going 4-of-4 from the line. Mohr added two baskets and Crim tallied five, including a triple. Chatard closed the lead to 44-22 at the break. The Dragons opened the third quarter with an 11-3 run to take a 55-25 lead. Murdick and Flagle hit back-to-back triples to put the Dragons up 50-25, then Mohr tallied a basket and Murdick drilled another 3-pointer. Chatard answered with a run to cut the lead to 55-32, but NP answered as Flagle was fouled and hit two free throws, and Brylie Kirstein followed with a triple. Murdick capped the quarter with a half-court shot to put the Dragons up 67-38. An 8-2 run to start the fourth quarter triggered a running clock, fueled by two more Murdick triples, giving her five 3-pointers in the second half, six for the game, and her first career 20-point game. Her previous career high was 18 points, tallied Dec. 2, 2025 at New Castle. In addition to the four double-figure scoreres. Kirstein scored five third-quarter points. Margaret Barrett and Adi Smith each scored one point. The Dragons hit nine triples and were 20-of-25 from the line. The Dragons dropped the JV game 50-45. The Dragons are next in action Thursday at home against Greenwood Christian.