Jefferson junior Hannah Sensibaugh prepares for the impact from Spencerville’s Jacey Grigsby Thursday night at Jefferson High School, which sends her to the charity stripe for 2 foul shots. The host Lady Wildcats opened up a big lead early and rolled up a 21-point NWC triumph.

The Lady Wildcats used a big first quarter to beat the Lady Bearcats 73-52.

Jefferson went on a 16-0 run to start the game, lasting most of the first quarter, getting five points from Gabby Pimpas, another five from Hannah Sensibaugh and a 3-point play from Rileigh Stockwell. The Lady Bearcats got a foul shot from Caitlyn Propst to end the first quarter and make the score 16-1, Jefferson.

The second quarter was a back-and-forth battle between both teams. Halfway through, Spencerville’s Karri Purdy and Schylar Miller knocked down 3-pointers in between a Jefferson 3-pointer (Katie Goergens) to make the score 25-12.

To end the period, Spencerville got a layup from Purdy and Jefferson got two foul shots from Brooke Culp, making the score going 37-21 at the break.