Marion Girls Basketball

Sahm scores 16 in loss to Solon

SOLON - Amanda Sahm scored 16 points to lead all scorers, but her Marion Indians were beaten by Solon, 42-33, Tuesday night in Wamac Conference girls basketball.

Marion (6-14, 6-11) led 8-6 after the first quarter.

Solon closed the second quarter with an 11-2 run that gave the Spartans a 19-13 lead they never surrendered.

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Marion girls fall at Mount Vernon

MOUNT VERNON - Miranda Chapman and Alli Platte scored 10 points apiece Monday night as Mount Vernon topped Marion, 49-36, in a Wamac Conference girls basketball game in Mount Vernon.

Amanda Sahm led Marion (6-13, 6-10) with 13 points. The Indians scored only 10 points in the first half and trailed 22-10 at intermission.

Mount Vernon raised its record to 13-7.

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Sahm, Mohr lift Marion past Mount Vernon

Amanda Sahm scored 17 points and Michalyn Mohr added 11 to lead Marion to a 60-50 win over Mount Vernon Friday night in a Wamac girls basketball game at Marion.

Alli Platte scored 17 points to lead Mount Vernon. Kaitlyn Volesky added 13.

Marion (6-12, 6-9) led by nine points at halftime, but Mount Vernon erased it and held a 41-40 edge at the end of the third quarter.

Marion used a 10-4 spurt to start the fourth quarter to build a 50-44 lead and pulled away for the win.

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Marion girls mow down Maquoketa, 40-27

MAQUOKETA - Holli Jones, Amanda Sahm and Michalyn Mohr combined for 34 points that carried Marion past Maquoketa, 40-27, Tuesday night in Wamac girls basketball.

Jones scored 12 points, and Sahm and Mohr both tallied 11.

Marion (5-12, 5-9) trailed 6-5 at the end of the first quarter, but outscored the Cardinals (5-13, 5-9) by 16-7 to hold a 21-13 lead at halftime.

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