Web update: Lady Vandals fall in Litchfield tourney opener, win Monday
Nokomis used a big first quarter in a 55-43 win over Vandalia in a first round game of the Litchfield Niehaus-McDonald's Thanksgiving Tournament on Saturday night.
The Lady Redskins led 19-8 after one period of play. Vandalia played nearly even the rest of the way, but could not overcome the early deficit.
Monday win
Vandalia's girls earned a 38-36 win over Carlinville on Monday night.
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Saturday's result
Nokomis 55, Vandalia 43
NO 19 13 11 12 — 55
VA 8 12 12 11 — 43
Vandalia: Karlie Bright 4 0-0 8, Leah Francis 1 2-4 4, Kelsey Swain 1 0-0 2, Elizabeth Miller 3 0-0 6, Emma Meyer 8 0-0 17, Madelyn Hosick 0 0-0 0, Makayla Tinker 3 0-0 6, Jalea Paslay 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 (1) 2-4 43. Three-pointers: Meyer. Fouls 20. Fouled out: None.
Nokomis: Huddleston 0 0-1 0, McDowell 5 0-0 14, Cox 0 0-1 0, Knodle 1 4-8 7, Foster 4 4-5 12, Schneider 8 4-6 22. Totals 11 (7) 12-21 55. Three-pointers: McDowell 4, Schneider 2, Knodle. Fouls 12. Fouled out: None.

Vandalia’s Leah Francis and Elizabeth Miller attempt to track down a loose ball on Saturday against Nokomis.
