VAN HORNE - The Marion Indians owned a seven-point lead at halftime Friday night in their Wamac Conference girls basketball game at Benton Community, but the visitors could not hang on in the second half.

Maggie Weirather scored 15 points and Natalie Parizek added 14 as Benton defeated Marion, 53-43.

Amanda Sahm scored 14 points for Marion (1-5, 1-4). Michalyn Mohr had 11.

Benton raised its records to 2-4 overall and 2-3 in the Wamac.

MARION (43): Peyton 4 0-4 9, Sahm 4 6-9 14, Dunne 0 0-2 0, Fuller 0 0-0 0, Jones 0 0-0 0, Blazek 0 0-0 0, Jordan 3 0-0 7, Frazier 1 0-0 2, Mohr 3 5-10 11. Totals 15 11-25 43.

BENTON (53): Steinford 0 0-0 0, Gallagher 1 0-0 2, Kuester 3 2-2 8, Heilman 3 0-1 6, Wiebel 3 1-1 8, Brunssen 0 0-0 0, Parizek 5 4-5 14, Ettleman 0 0-0 0, Weirather 6 3-4 15. Totals 21 10-13 53.

Halftime - Marion 25, Benton 18. 3-point goals - Marion 2 (Peyton 1, Jordan 1), Benton 1 (Wiebel 1).