Riverton Parke Jr./Sr. High School

Lady Panthers Win on Senior Night

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The Riverton Parke girls basketball team defeated Fountain Central on Senior Night 49-28. 

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The Panthers finished tied with the Mustangs for 3rd place in the Wabash River Conference with 4-3 records. 

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The RP girls team finished the regular season with a record of 10-10, the first .500 season since 2016-17. 

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RP led 12-7 after one quarter, but FC had got to within 17-14 late in the 2nd period. RP would close the 2nd quarter with a 12-0 run to take a 29-14 halftime lead and pulled away further in the 3rd quarter. 

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Seniors Bailey Duke and Macey Barnes each scored 15 points to lead the Panthers. Haylee Mathas was also in double figures with 13. 

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Riverton Parke (10-10) will play in the IHSAA Sectional at Greencastle on Wednesday February 1. RP will face South Putnam at 6:00 PM that evening. 

Pictured are the Seniors on the Riverton Parke girls basketball team, from left: Lexi Nowicki, Lilli Steelsmith, Cloe Vanatti, Bailey Duke, and Macey Barnes. 

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Also pictured is Riverton Parke's Bailey Duke (white jersey #34) grabs a rebound in the Panthers' win over Fountain Central on Thursday night. Duke is the first player in school history to surpass 1,000 rebounds for her career. She also set a new single season record with 279.