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.

MARION (40): Peyton 1 0-0 3, Sahm 4 3-6 11, Dunne 0 0-1 0, Fuller 0 0-0 0, Jones 5 0-2 12, Whitney 0 0-0 0, Jordan 1 0-0 3, Hedtke 0 0-0 0, Kelly 0 0-0 0, Martinson 0 0-0 0, Mohr 4 3-6 11, Seger 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 6-15 40.

MAQUOKETA (27): Bickford 1 0-0 3, Wirth 0 0-0 0, Crist 0 1-2 1, Vandemore 6 0-0 12, Atienza 0 0-0 0, Hazer 2 0-0 4, Taylor 3 1-4 7, Till 0 0-0 0, Wilkins 0 0-0 0, Gavin 0 0-0 0, Lenz 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 2-6 27.

Halftime - Marion 21, Maquoketa 13. 3-point goals - Marion 4 (Jones 2, Peyton, Jordan), Maquoketa 1 (Bickford). Fouled out - None.