TROTWOOD — The Tippecanoe girls opened Tecumseh D-II sectional play with a 62-21 win over Stivers Saturday.

The Red Devils, 16-7 and the second seed will play fifth seed Northridge at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

D-III

Waynesville 77,

Bethel 21

COVINGTON — In Covington D-III sectional play, Bethel lost to unbeaten Waynesville.

The Bees finish the season with a 3-20 record.

D-IV

Newton 63,

Calvary Christian 26

SIDNEY — In Sidney D-IV sectional action, Reese Hess outscored the Indians opponents by herself.

Newton, 12-11, will play Russia at 6 p.m. Tuesday in second-round action.

Newton led 19-9, 41-19 and 57-23 at the quarter breaks.

Rees Hess had a career high 31 points, six rebounds, three assists and seven steals.

Rylie Hess had seven points and seven assists Mya Denlinger scored seven points.

Felicity Harbour scored six points and pulled down eight rebounds, Brooke Hines had five points, five assists and three steals and Estie Rapp added five points and three steals.

Covington 70,

FM 41

SIDNEY — The Covington girls basketball team cruised to an easy win in its sectional opener Saturday.

The Buccs, 18-5 and the third seed will play Troy Christian, 12-10 and the ninth seed.

That game will be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Covington led 23-11, 40-19 and 56-25 at the quarter breaks.

The Buccs shot over percent from the 3-point line, led by Gracie Anderson.

She hit six of seven from long range to score 18 points and added four steals.

Maggie Anderson had 13 points, five rebounds and three assists and Carlie Besecker had 13 points and 11 rebounds.

Delaney Murphy scored seven points, dished out 10 assists and had three steals and Emalyn Johnson had seven points and three steals.

Gabrielle Hartwig had five rebounds and blocked two shots.