The Princeton girls varsity basketball team defeated Middletown 65-37 on Wednesday, January 4th at Middletown High School. The Vikings improved to 10-1 overall, and 5-1 in the Greater Miami Conference.

Princeton extended its' 24-20 first half lead by out-scoring the Middies 22-8 in the third quarter. The Lady Vikings finished the game on a 41-17 scoring run.

Solé Williams led the team with 21 points on 10-of-18 shooting from the floor. She finished with 6 steals and 4 rebounds.

Mari Gerton scored 20 points on 8-of-16 shooting. She added 4 rebounds, 4 steals, and 2 assists.

Princeton had 8 assists on 27 made field goals (43.5%). 

Kali Fortson had a big game in the paint for the Lady Vikings. She finished with a game-high 11 rebounds, including 8 offensive rebounds. She also scored 6 points, 2 blocks, 2 steals, and 1 assist in the win.

The Lady Vikings defense forced 30 turnovers and recorded 18 steals. Middletown finished the game shooting 31 percent from the floor.

Princeton travels to Hamilton High School on Saturday, January 7th at 1:30 PM. Game day tickets are available by visiting https://www.wearebigblue.com/HCSDAthletics/Content2/tickets.