Host Columbus North, ranked No. 2 in Class 4-A, built a 17-8 first-quarter lead and placed three players in double figures to down Avon 65-33 in a first-round match up at the Subway/Columbus North Invitational.

Tayler Goodall netted 20 points, Ali Patberg added 12 and Kelsey Cunningham 10 as the Bull Dogs improved to 9-0.

Avon (3-6) was led by Rachel Griffin‘s 10 points, and Taylor Speckman contributed nine.

Columbus North will meet Roncalli in Saturday’s semifinal round at 11:45 a.m., while Avon will take on Fort Wayne Canterbury in a fifth-place bracket semifinal at 10 a.m.

Box score

Avon — 8 – 13 – 10 – 2 — 33
Columbus North — 17 – 15 – 18 – 15 — 65

Avon (3-6) — Taylor Speckman 9, Megan Hunt 4, Shelle Daniels 8, Rachel Griffin 10, Shae Daniels 2.
Columbus North (9-0) — Macy Wingham 2, Tayler Goodall 20, Kelsey Cunningham 10, Ali Patberg 12, Elle Williams 1, Emma Ballard 2, Paige Littrell 2, Hanna Ballard 6, Emmy Schabel 6.
3-point goals — Speckman; Goodall 2, Cunningham 2.