The Northeastern girls basketball team traveled to Brookville on Saturday, Nov. 7, for a matinee game with the Franklin County Lady Wildcats. The Lady Knights used balanced scoring and an aggressive defense to start their season with a 64-33 win.
Earlham recruit Mackenzie Johnson led the Lady Knights and all game scorers with 21 points. Fiona Breitenbach added 17 points and Sammi Kircher scored 15 points for the winners.
Northeastern (1-0) 64
Franklin County (0-1) 33
Northeastern scoring: Johnson 21, Breitenbach 17, Kircher 15, Brielle Moody 3, Macey Oler 2, Kendall Patterson 2, Zella Cook 2, Jayden Hildebrand 2.
Franklin County scoring: unavailable.
JV Results: Northeastern won 30-20 (Meeya Blanford 11, Molly Wissel 10)
A version of this article will appear in the November 11 2026 print edition of the Western Wayne News.
