The Chesterton girls basketball team locked up the Highland offense, allowing just nine field goals, and beat the host Trojans 52-24 on Tuesday night.

The CHS girls jumped out to a 14-6 lead after one quarter of play thanks in part to eight points from Lindsay Gorman. The senior finished with 13 points, including 9-of-11 shooting from the foul line.

Caroline Puntillo led the offense with 14 points, while Kelsey Conway had seven points and Kassidy Scott tallied six points. Sarah Richards had four points and a team-high five steals.

Hannah McCafferty, Kelly Braun, Jocelyn Lipscomb and Annette Frank all scored two points in the victory.

Chesterton (14-15-11-12)

Sarah Richards 1-5 2-4 4, McKenzie Sullivan 0-0 0-0 0, Kelsey Conway 3-3 1-1 7, Hannah McCafferty 1-3 0-0 2, Caroline Puntillo 5-8 3-4 14, Lindsay Gorman 2-4 9-11 13, Kelly Braun 1-2 0-0 2, Jocelyn Lipscomb 1-5 0-0 2, Mary Mochen 0-0 0-0 0, Annette Frank 1-2 0-0 2, Kassidy Scott 1-5 4-4 6. Totals 16-37 19-24 52.

Highland (6-5-2-11)

Hirchak 1-3 0-1 2, Randall 0-1 0-0 0, Brown 0-1 0-0 0, Letts 3-8 0-0 6, Geissler 1-5 0-0 2, Kikalos 1-2 0-0 3, Williams 0-3 0-0 0, Goodeve 2-12 1-4 5, Slaven 0-0 3-4 3, Kerber 1-6 1-4 3. Totals 9-41 5-13 24.

3-point field goals: Chesterton 1-8 (Richards 0-1, McCafferty 0-1, Puntillo 1-1, Gorman 0-1, Lipscomb 0-2, Scott 0-2); Highland 1-13 (Hirchak 0-1, Brown 0-1, Letts 0-3, Geissler 0-2, Kikalos 1-2, Goodeve 0-2, Kerber 0-2). Rebounds: Chesterton 34 (Conway 6); Highland 27 (Goodeve 5, Kerber 5). Assists: Chesterton 2 (McCafferty 1, Scott 1); Highland 0. Steals: Chesterton 18 (Richards 5); Highland 5 (Kerber 2).

The Chesterton junior varsity dropped a 31-23 decision at Highland on Tuesday night.

Jordan Wadding led the Trojan offense with nine points, while Hailee Norton tallied eight points. McKenzie Sullivan had four points and Mary Mochen finished with two points.