C-M girls rally past Southeast Warren in season opener

LIBERTY CENTER — The Colfax-Mingo girls basketball team lost five games by single digits last season.

The Tigerhawks hope to flip that script in the new season, and they took a step in that direction on Friday when they rallied from a halftime deficit to down Southeast Warren, 37-30, on the road.

Colfax-Mingo won the non-conference game despite shooting just 28.8 percent from the floor.

Southeast Warren was 0-of-10 from 3-point range and missed seven free throws on its home floor.

The Warhawks led 10-5 after one quarter and went into halftime with a seven-point lead. But the visitors outscored Southeast Warren 18-2 in the third to grab an advantage they didn’t relinquish.

Blain Houseman led the Tigerhawks (1-0) with nine points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals and Isabelle Foglesong added 10 points, three rebounds and two assists.

Lydia Hansen totaled nine points, five boards and two steals, Mallory Sipma collected six points, six rebounds and two steals and Mickey Bucklin registered six rebounds and two steals off the bench.

Dakota Allen posted three rebounds, two assists and two steals and Katelyn Steenhoek corralled two boards.

The Tigerhawks, who lost to Southeast Warren by three points last season, were 4-of-18 from 3 and 3-of-6 from the free-throw line. They swiped 12 steals and had 18 turnovers.

Southeast Warren (0-1) turned the ball over 25 times, shot 36 percent from the floor and was 4-of-11 from the foul line.

Madison Olsasky led the Warhawks with nine points, seven rebounds and four steals and Jessica Lillig added 10 points and four boards.