VOLLEYball
Heartland sweeps Hawks
Heartland Christian from New Castle claimed a 25-17, 25-15, 25-16 road victory against the Columbus Hawks Friday night.
Lila Hudson pounded six kills, Caleigh Owen recorded four assists, Hailey Beth Rutledge and Elizabeth White combined for a block assist, Sarah Lorimor tallied 10 digs and Natalie Arnold served two aces to lead the Hawks (3-13-1).
Also for the Hawks, Lorimor notched four kills and three assists, and McKiah Shearer added three kills, two assists, five digs and one ace. Arnold had five digs, and Hailey Beth Rutledge served one ace.
FOOTball
Jennings County falls
NORTH VERNON — Lance Bailey completed 28 of 35 passes for 294 yards and two touchdowns, but Jennings County dropped a 55-24 Hoosier Hills Conference decision to Floyd Central.
Bailey threw scoring passes of 33 yards to Levi Peacock and 22 yards to Logan Forney in the first quarter. The Panthers (3-4, 1-3) added a 30-yard field goal by Jaydan Vanosdol in the second quarter and trailed 34-17 at halftime.
Owen Miller carried 15 times for 79 yards and scored on a 2-yard run in the fourth quarter. Peacock caught seven passes for 81 yards.
Traders Point tops Lancers
EDINBURGH — Edinburgh remained winless with a 48-0 loss to Traders Point Academy.
“When you have a good team like Traders Point and you have new guys in, they take advantage of it,” Edinburgh coach Tyler DeSpain said. “Our main goal was obviously to win games but also to build these kids up into men. They don’t give up, which is great, and they have great leadership.”
The Lancers fell to 0-7.
