Turnovers plague Newton girls in loss to Pella

PELLA — The Newton girls’ basketball team had its second best shooting night of the season and out-rebounded Pella during their Little Hawkeye Conference matchup on Friday.

But 39 turnovers were too much to overcome as the Class 3A No. 13 Dutch started fast and settled into a 69-44 home win.

Newton trailed 24-6 after one quarter and never recovered. The two teams played even in the second and third quarters, but the Dutch extended their margin with a 20-13 fourth.

Pella defeated Newton for a 24th straight time and the Dutch are now 33-3 against Newton since the 2006-07 season.

Tori White led the Cardinals with five points, seven rebounds, three assists, five steals and two blocks.

Payton Carkhuff added nine points, five rebounds and three assists, Hailey Dickerson chipped in eight points, six rebounds and two blocks and Alex Garvis tallied six points and five boards.

Alex Riney collected five points, three rebounds and five steals, Bella Winther registered six points and two assists and Evie Main put in five points.

The Cardinals (2-11, 0-9 in the LHC) shot 42.4 percent from the floor, which was their second best field-goal percentage of the season. The 44 points are the third most scored this winter, too.

Newton was 4-of-8 from 3-point range and 12-of-17 from the free-throw line. The visitors out-rebounded the Dutch 34-27.

Abby Warner led Pella (11-3, 4-1) with 14 points, five rebounds, seven assists and nine steals and Tristan Gordon added nine points, five assists and seven steals.

The Dutch shot 40 percent from the floor, made 8-of-21 from 3 and connected on 9-of-16 from the foul line. The hosts turned the ball over 19 times but swiped 22 steals.