ANNA — Russia built an early lead and held on from there to beat Anna 37-31 in a Shelby County Athletic League girls basketball game on Thursday.
The Raiders led 9-6 at the end of the first quarter, 27-21 at halftime and 34-28 at the end of the third quarter.
Cece Borchers led the Raiders (7-1, 4-0) with 13 points and had five rebounds. Kate Sherman scored six points and had 14 rebounds and Roni Poling scored six points and had seven rebounds.
Taylor Poeppelman led Anna (4-3, 2-3) with 11 points and five rebounds.
Russia shot 13 for 46 (28 percent) from the floor and had a 36-22 rebounding edge. Anna shot 12 for 50 (24 percent) from the floor. The Raiders committed 17 turnovers while Anna committed eight.
Botkins 46, Houston 36
The Trojans won an SCAL game on Thursday in Botkins.
Malanie Maurer led Botkins (6-1, 3-1) with 17 points while Kennedi Doseck scored 15 and Janel Platfoot scored nine. Delana Pitts had nine rebounds and Camdyn Paul had four steals.
Katie Maier led Houston (3-5, 1-3) with 17 points.
Not reported: Troy Christian at Lehman Catholic.
