CAYUGA, Ind. — The North Vermillion girls basketball team went outside the Wabash River Conference on Thursday when it hosted Shakamak.
The Falcons, however, saw themselves down 20-5 in the first quarter and could not recover in a 46-39 loss.
Nora Thomann had 15 points for North Vermillion, while Cadence Dunham had eight and Laney Walters added six.
The Falcons will travel to South Vermillion on Tuesday.
At Cayuga, Ind.
Shakamak 46, North vermillion 39
Shakamak (46) — Langford 3 0-0 9, Hammond 5 5-6 20, Stone 0 2-6 2, Wolf 0 0-0 0, Kennett 5 2-4 14, Barber 0 0-0 0, Hill 0 1-2 1. Totals: 13 10-18 46.
North Vermillion (39) — Cadence Dunham 2 2-2 8. Laney Walters 2 1-2 6, Breanna Tryon 1 0-0 2, Kera Dunham 1 0-0 3, Kayanna Smith 1 2-2 4, Reagan Bean 0 1-2 1, Nora Thomann 5 5-10 15. Totals: 12 11-18 39.
Shakamak;20;8;10;8;—; 46
N. Vermillion;5;11;10;13 ;— ;39
3-point field goals — Shakamak 10 (Hammond 5, Langford 3, Kennett 2); N. Vermillion 4 (Cadence Dunham 2, Walters, Kera Dunham). Total fouls — Shakamak 16, North Vermillion 18. Fouled out — Kennett, Bean, Cadence Dunham. Technical fouls — none.