Girls Basketball: Werner scores 14 as No. 12 Penn holds off No. 15 Northridge

Lexi Werner scored 14 points and No. 12 Penn held off No. 15 Northridge for a 44-39 victory in high school girls basketball on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 206.

Alivia Dawson scored 12 points.

A pair of freshmen combined for 18 points. Makenzie Juszczak scored 10 points and Jillian Sanderson scored eight.

Penn jumped out to an early eight-point lead and led by nine points, 34-25, after three quarters.

Clutch free-throw shooting – eight-of-10 in the fourth quarter – sealed the victory for Penn.

PENN 44: Lexi Werner 14, Jillian Sanderson 8, Anna McCullough 0, Makenzie Juszczak 10, Quinn Driscoll 0, Anica Gensic 0, Alivia Dawson 12.

Northridge 39: Riegsecker 9, Miller 0, Besanich 0, Gorbell 2, Ambers 6, Walker 2, Yeater 8, Garber 0, Scholl 12.

PENN             12    27     34     44

Northridge     4     19     25     39

Three-pointers: PENN 2 (Alivia Dawson 2), Northridge 1 (Ambers).