Girls Basketball: McCullough’s career-high 20 points leads Penn to win against New Prairie

Anna McCullough scored a career-high 20 points and No. 12 Penn overpowered New Prairie, 73-31, in Northern Indiana Conference high school basketball play on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026.

Penn owns a 17-3 record overall and a 6-0 record in the NIC. If Penn wins at South Bend St. Joseph on next Thursday in the NIC finale, the Kingsmen will win the NIC Championship. New Prairie is 3-16 and 2-4.

Makenzie Juszczak scored 13 points and had a double-double.

Alivia Dawson scored eight points and Lexi Werner, Jillian Sanderson and Bella Wroblewski scored seven points each.

PENN 73: Lexi Werner 7, Jillian Sanderson 7, Anna McCullough 20, Makenzie Juszczak 13, Quinn Driscoll 6, Anica Gensic 2, Bella Wroblewski 7, Alivia Dawson 8, Kyah Ukobizaba 0, Haven Skarritt 3, Knixley Brandy 0.

New Prairie 31: Riley Ernsperger 0, Hanna Hawkins-Wiesner 3, Brooklynne Shepherd 8, Addi Luther 2, Alex Ellett 2, Sami Pease 0, Bailey Futa 4, Envy Hesch 3, Emma Deutscher 0, Chloe Deutcher 9.

PENN               25     53     64     73

New Prairie     11      15      22    31

Three-pointers: PENN 4 (Alivia Dawson 2, Haven Skarritt 1, Bella Wroblewski 1), New Prairie 3 (Shepherd 2, Hesch 1).