By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

MARSHFIELD — Jess Trad poured in 22 points in the first three quarters to lead the Marshfield Columbus Catholic girls basketball team to a 50-28 victory over Greenwood on Thursday night in a Cloverbelt Conference East Division game at Columbus Cathoilc High School.

Trad scored nine points in the first quarter as the Dons (8-6, 5-4 Cloverbelt East) took a 14-7 lead.

Columbus opened its lead to 23-8 by halftime, holding the Indians without a field goal in the second quarter.

Trad scored eight more points in the third quarter to push the Dons to a 23-point lead.

Eight of the nine Dons that played scored in the victory.

Greenwood is now 4-10 and 3-7 in the Cloverbelt East.

Columbus Catholic returns to action Tuesday at home against first-place Loyal.

(Hub City Times Sports Reporter Paul Lecker is also the publisher of MarshfieldAreaSports.com.)

Dons 50, Indians 28

Greenwood 7 1 9 11 – 28

Columbus Catholic 14 9 17 10 – 50

GREENWOOD (28): Kassidy Lamorer 4 4-4 12, Kaylee Meyer 0 0-0 0, Kaitlyn Fleischman 0 0-0 0, Kelly Nielsen 2 0-1 4, Kristin Aigon 0 1-2 1, Lexi Hinkey 2 0-0 5, Kaylee Learman 1 2-3 4, Taylor Gregorich 1 0-0 2. FG: 10. FT: 7-10. 3-pointers: 1 (Hinkey 1). Record: 4-10, 3-7 Cloverbelt East.

COLUMBUS CATHOLIC (50): Meena Thill 1 4-4 6, Alexandra Hutchison 1 0-0 2, Alishia Reigel 1 2-3 4, Kendra Baierl 1 2-5 4, Jess Trad 8 2-4 22, Abby Baierl 1 1-2 4, Natalie Pospyhalla 2 2-3 6, Hannah Stratman 1 0-0 2, Tara Brock 0 0-2 0. FG: 16. FT: 13-23. 3-pointers: 5 (Trad 4, A. Baierl 1). Record: 8-6, 5-4 Cloverbelt East.