Junior Machela VanGennip scored her 1,000th career point in Delta's 56-52 home victory against Charleston in girls basketball Thursday.
VanGennip netted 22 points, while Tori Burton led the Bobcats (5-2) with 24 points.
Macey Parks dished out seven assists in the win, while Chastity Taylor drew three charges.
Charleston 12 11 18 11 -- 52
Delta 13 11 12 20 -- 56
CHARLESTON (52) -- Thompson 3, Frazier 8, Williams 3, Cooper 16, Ewing 8, Gillespie 10. FG 19, FT 5-14, F 14. (3-pointers: Thompson 1, Williams 1, Gillespie 1. Fouled out: none)
DELTA (56) -- Tori Burton 24, Macey Parks 4, Machela VanGennip 22, Alysha Vessells 6. FG 21, FT 5-7, F 10. (3-pointers: Vessells 2, Burton 1. Fouled out: none)
Apolonia Thomas had 12 points and 13 rebounds to lead Central to a road win.
Alayah Cooper-Johnson scored 12 points and had six rebounds in the win, while Bailey Kratochvil had 12 points and four steals.
Chelsea Vinson had six rebounds for the Tigers (4-3).
Central 11 9 8 16 -- 44
Jefferson 10 3 12 9 -- 34
CENTRAL (44) -- Alayah Cooper-Johnson 12, Bailey Kratochvil 12, Katie Williams 2, Apolonia Thomas 12, Chelsea Vinson 6. FG 13, FT 12-21, F 11. (3-pointers: Kratochvil 2. Fouled out: none)
JEFFERSON (34) -- Keeney 4, Clemens 6, Lalumondier 1, Gray 11, Null 3, Wehner 9. FG 14, FT 3-9, F x. (3-pointers: Gray 1. Fouled out: Null)
JV -- Central won 51-19.
-- From staff reports
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