Stephanie Ripberger had 21 points, 13 rebounds and 11 steals as Highlands beat Dixie 50-38 Tuesday night in girls basketball.

        The Ladybirds converted 22 Colonel turnovers into 17 points.

        Tara Boothe added 11 points and seven rebounds for Highlands. Julie Farley scored a team-high 10 points and 13 rebounds for Dixie.

        DIXIE (38) — Farley 4-10 2-2 10, Shondel 3-6 0-1 8, Lingelbach 2-7 1-2 5, Wright 3-9 3-6 9, Durrett 2-4 2-2 6. Totals: 14-36 8-13 38.

        HIGHLANDS (50) — Bothe 4-12 2-4 11, Ripberger 8-13 3-3 21, Winkler 1-11 0-0 2, Grause 1-4 0-0 2, Hamel 4-9 0-0 8, Gibson 0-1 0-0 0, Konen 2-7 0-0 4, Owsley 1-5 0-0 2, Gearding 0-1 0-1 0. Totals: 21-63 5-7 50.

        Dixie ....... 10  10         Highlands ....... 13  14  16   7—50

        3-pointers: Dixie 2-7 (Shondel 2-5, Lingelbach 0-1, Wright 0-1); Highlands 5-7 (Booth 2-4, Ripberger 3-3).

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