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Girls Basketball: Clinton’s 18 points help Penn power past St. Joe

Clinton’s 18 points leads Penn past St. Joseph

Trinity Clinton scored 18 points and the unbeaten Penn Kingsmen took command in the second half to beat South Bend St. Joseph, 56-43, on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019, in high school girls basketball Sectional action at Mishawaka.

Unbeaten Penn (23-0) plays LaPorte (16-7) at 7 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 4, 2019, at Mishawaka, for the Sectional Championship.

Penn used a 12-4 run in the second quarter to gain a 21-19 halftime lead.

Penn led 37-33 after three quarters, and then pulled away with a 19-10 run in the fourth quarter.

Jordyn Smith scored 12 points, Reganne Pate scored 9 points, and Antreese Shelton scored 8 points for Penn.

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