The Centerville Lady Bulldogs basketball team hosted a six-team tournament that began on Friday, Dec. 26, and concluded on Saturday, Dec. 27. Centerville lost to Edinburgh 48-32 and defeated Blackford 36-26 in games played on Friday. In the Saturday championship round, Centerville lost to Fort Wayne Blackhawk 55-30 in the third-place game. South Ripley was the tournament champion. At the conclusion of the tournament, Kendall Nelson from Centerville was named to the All-Tournament team.
Day 1
South Ripley 67, Randolph Southern 36
Edinburgh 48, Centerville 32
The Lady Bulldogs got off to a slow start and never recovered. Nelson led Centerville with 20 points. Kenna Streeval scored 18 points to lead Edinburgh.
Edinburgh (8-4) 18 10 14 6 48
Centerville (2-8) 9 2 13 8 32
Centerville (32)
Gracie Showalter 2, Bowi Frame 4, Ruby Snyder 0, Addie Talbott 0, Lindy Skinner 0, Nelson 20, Hannah Beaman 2, Lexi McGinty 0, Aubrey Seifer 4
South Ripley 55, Fort Wayne Blackhawk 43
Blackford 36, Edinburgh 26
Fort Wayne Blackhawk 64, Randolph Southern 49
Centerville 54, Blackford 38
Centerville limited Blackford to only nine points in the first half. Showalter had a breakout game, scoring 14 points to lead Centerville to victory. Centerville led at the end of each quarter and was never seriously challenged. Showalter led Centerville in scoring and Nelson scored 12 points. Olivia Murphy led Blackford with 24 points.
Centerville (3-8) 13 14 12 15 54
Blackford (7-18) 7 2 8 21 38
Centerville (54)
Showalter 14, Frame 8, Snyder 2, Talbott 2, Skinner 6, Nelson 12, Beaman 5, McGinty 2, Seifer 3
Day 2
Fifth-place game: Blackford 58, Randolph Southern 42
Third-place game: Fort Wayne Blackhawk 55, Centerville 30
Blackhawk jumped out to a 19-5 lead at the end of the first quarter and never allowed Centerville to get back in the game. Bowi Frame led Centerville in scoring with 10 points. Desi Pope led Blackhawk with 17 points.
Fort Wayne Blackhawk (10-5) 19 15 9 12 55
Centerville (3-9) 5 10 7 8 30
Centerville (30)
Frame 10, Snyder 0, Talbot 0, Skinner 2, Nelson 5, Seifer 6, Beaman 7
Championship game: South Ripley 60, Edinburgh 33
A version of this article appeared in the January 7 2026 print edition of the Western Wayne News.