Western Boone used two first-half runs and converted from the line in the fourth quarter, to earn a 52-39 Sagamore Conference victory over Crawfordsville Thursday evening.

The Athenians led 4-0 to start the game but the Stars went on a 13-0 run to take a 13-4 lead early in the second. They went on a 10-0 run later in the quarter to lead, 27-16, at half.

“Our guys didn’t come ready to play,” Athenian coach David Pierce said. “We started the game with two unforced turnovers and we lost our fire from there.”

Too many unanswered Western Boone runs led the Stars to a 79-33 Sectional 25 victory over the North Montgomery Chargers.

A close first few minutes saw two tied scores with senior Carli Cahill dropping in North’s first two and Kelsey Sabens the next two. However, the stars went on a 10-point run with the Chargers unable to score from 5:00 to 2:15. A buzzer three for the Stars put it at 19-7 after the first and North could not get back into the game from there.

“We were just a day late and a dollar short,” Charger coach Ryan Nuppnau said.

Western Boone captured the SCC paddle for the third time in the history of the tournament.

LINDEN – Western Boone and Southmont stood toe-to-toe Saturday, taking their best shots for a chance to take home the Sugar Creek Classic paddle.

The Stars used another good shooting night and a strong third quarter to hold off the Mounties 57-50 to win their first title since 2012.