The Cougars started red-hot, shutting out the Red Devils in a 16-0 first quarter. They continued from there, building the lead to 35-16 at halftime and 49-28 at the end of three.
Senior guard LaRae Cruz -- fresh off a 30-point game in Saturday's overtime victory over Chatard -- followed it up with a 21-point effort. Junior Katie Peters scored 10 points in a double-figure game. Ashley Chase added nine points for G-C.
Now 7-3, the Cougars next play Dec. 20 at home against Connersville. Richmond falls to 5-4.
Eastern Hancock 44, Lapel 42: The Royals continued their strong start, improving to 6-1 on the year with a big road win against the Bulldogs.
Guard Kiersten Schrope had nine points, 12 rebounds and four assists to lead the Royals in an all-around victory. Forward Kristen Eischen added eight points and six rebounds. Hannah Best had seven points. Kaytlin Eastes had five points and six boards. Nine different Royals scored.
The game was close throughout -- EH led 10-9 after a quarter, trailed 20-18 at halftime and 32-31 at the end of three.
Lapel fell to 3-4 with the loss.
EH next plays at 6 p.m. Friday at home against the Knightstown Panthers. You can listen to a live broadcast by logging on to HancockCountySports.com beginning at 5:40 p.m. Join Andrew Smith and Chris Lambert for all of the action. That game will be followed by the EH-Knightstown boys game.
Before then, log on at 7:10 p.m. Thursday for more girls hoops, as 3A No. 3 Mt. Vernon takes on New Palestine in a key Hoosier Heritage Conference contest.
Swimming
Cougars, Marauders split: Greenfield-Central's 400 free relay set a school record in beating Mt. Vernon 125-61 Tuesday night in a boy/girl dual swimming meet. Patrick Stutz, James Young, Cody Wilburn and Kyle Wilburn combined to put an exclamation point on their victory with the record.
The Cougars won all three relays, and got individual victories from Cody Wilburn in the 200 freestyle, Jon McCormick in the 200 IM and 100 breaststroke, Stutz in the 50 and 100 freestyle, Young in the 100 butterfly and Erik Kile in the 500 freestyle.
Mt. Vernon used its depth to win the girls meet 98-87.
G-C's coaching staff cited the swims of Carly Fernandes in the 200 freestyle and 100 backstroke, Taylor Johnson in the 50 freestyle and 100 butterfly, as well as Bethany Weldon and Kylie Smith.
MV's results were not provided to HancockCountySports.com.
Dragons sweep Royals: The New Palestine boys and girls swim teams prepared for their Thursday-night meet against rival Mt. Vernon with a pair of victories over Eastern Hancock.
The Dragon boys won 126-44. Winners were Christian Dodd in the 200 IM and 100 breaststroke, Jake Uppfalt in the 100 butterfly, Zach Nagel is diving, Luke Steigerwalt in the 500 freestyle, David Thompson in the 100 backstroke, the 200 medley relay of Uppfalt, Grant Gish, Kelley Murphy and Steigerwalt; the 200 free relay of Thompson, Parker Horn, Jake Mitchell and Todd Horn, and the 400 free relay of Will Mitchell, Murphy, Seth Eagleson and Dodd.
Other strong swims were turned in by Devin Jones and Seth Eagleson in the 100 freestyle.
EH winners were Sam Carlton in the 50 frestyle and Trevor Jones in the 100 freestyle.
The Dragon girls won 120-52. Dragon winners were Erin Trimpe in the 200 freestyle, Lily Horn in the 200 IM and 500 freestyle, Emily Bare in the 100 backstroke, Natalie Berea in the 100 breaststroke, Hannah Ayer in diving, Addison Virt in the 100 butterfly, the 200 medley relay team of Kayla Jameson, Claire Hornsby, Virt and Monica Neeb and the 200 free relay of Tricia Roberson, Becca Digney, Virt and Erin Trimpe.Virt's time in the 100 butterfly was eighth-best all-time at New Palestine.
EH winners were Bekah Dickmander in the 50 freestyle, Sarah Henderson in the 100 freestyle and the 400 free relay team of Bekah Dickmander, Shelby Wyatt, Amanda Dickmander and Henderson.
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