Luke Harmon
BOYS BASKETBALL
Bull Dogs slay Dragons
SELLERSBURG — Columbus North built a 22-point lead midway through the second quarter Friday and cruised from there to an 85-51 win at Silver Creek.
Luke Harmon scored 16 of his career-high and game-high 19 points in the first quarter for the Bull Dogs (2-2). Ty Ferguson scored 16 points, Cooper Horn had 14 points and six rebounds, Tyler Blythe scored 12 points and Damon Edwards added nine points.
Columbus Christian falls
Traders Point Christian jumped out to a 23-4 lead after one quarter and went on to hand Columbus Christian a 68-37 defeat.
Jordan Burton and Parker Walden each scored 11 points to lead the Crusaders (3-2). Jacob Bell added seven.
Panthers rout Cubs
MADISON — Jennings County jumped out to a 44-23 halftime lead and went on to roll to an 85-51 win at Madison.
Carter Kent led the Panthers (3-0) with 17 points, while Keegan Manowitz had 13 points, nine assists and four steals and Lane Zohrlaut scored 13 points. Cole Sigler had 12 points, Owen Law scored nine points and Parker Elmore and Justin Ramey each added eight points.
Lancers topple Twisters
OLDENBURG — Class A No. 2 Edinburgh rolled to a 58-34 win at Oldenburg Academy.
Caleb Dewey led the Lancers (3-0) with 18 points. Jarrett Turner and Connor Ramey each added 10.
Chargers slip past Cougars
GREENSBURG — South Decatur led 12-8 after one quarter, but North Decatur rallied for a 60-55 victory.
Jacob Scruggs led the Cougars (1-1) with 19 points. Dorian Hacker scored 14, and Dale Peters added 13.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Crusaders rally for win
Traders Point Christian led 31-30 after three quarters, but Columbus Christian rallied for a 48-40 victory.
Sarah Lorimor led the Crusaders (3-3) with 21 points. Lauren Sanders scored nine, and Eva Blair added eight.
Columbus North 85, Silver Creek 51
Columbus North;26;17;22;20;—;85
Silver Creek;14;13;14;10;—;51
Columbus North (2-2): Luke Harmon 71-2 19, Tyler Blythe 5 0-1 12, Damon Edwards 4 0-0 9, Ty Ferguson 5 5-6 16, Zac Horn 1 0-0 2, Nate Enneking 1 0-0 2, Cooper Horn 6 2-2 14, Philip McKinley 1 0-0 2, Blake Osbourne 1 0-0 2, Drew Schiefer 2 2-2 6. Totals: 33 10-13 85.
Silver Creek (2-1): Hayden Garten 3 3-5 9, Kaden Oliver 4 0-0 10, Kaden Daeger 2 1-2 7, Bryce Henderson 1 0-0 3, Kyle Rogerts 3 1-2 7, Walker Hoffman 3 0-1 6, Cameron Wheeler 2 4-4 8, Nate Davidson 0 1-2 1, Jake Nickens 0 0-0 0, EJ Milliner 0 0-0 0. Totals: 18 10-15 51.
3-point goals: Columbus North 9 (Harmon 4, Blythe 2, Edwards, Ferguson, Horn); Silver Creek 5 (Oliver 2, Daeger 2, Henderson).
Traders Point Christian boys 68, Columbus Christian 37
Traders Point;23;15;12;18;—;68
Columbus Christian;4;11;14;8;—;37
Traders Point (3-0): Drew Busick 7 0-0 18, Cooper Simmons-Little 4 0-2 8, Amari Justice 5 0-0 11, Nick Dearman 1 0-0 2, Colton Pollard 3 0-0 7, Daniel Refseitt 1 0-0 2, TJ Robinson 2 0-0 5, Ryan Kowal 4 0-0 8, Nick Bartels 0 0-0 0, Gus Westerfield 3 0-0 6. Totals: 29 0-2 68.
Columbus Christian (3-2): Jordan Burton 3 2-2 11, Jacob Bell 3 0-0 7, Noah Edwards 2 1-1 5, Jayden Howe 1 0-0 2, Peyton Walden 4 3-5 11, Ryan Fox 0 1-2 1, Bradyen Howe 0 0-0 0, Jackson Games 0 0-0 0, Ben Halsey 0 0-0 0. Totals: 13 7-10 37.
3-point goals: Traders Point 7 (Busick 4, Justice, Pollard, Robinson); Columbus Christian 4 (Burton 3, Bell).
Columbus Christian girls 48, Traders Point Christian 40
Traders Point;6;16;9;9;—;40
Columbus Christian;10;7;13;18;—;48
Traders Point (3-4): Lydia Hough 2 1-3 5, Lucy Cooper 0 0-0 0, Kiery Carrasquedo 2 7-10 11, Melanie Carrasquedo 3 1-3 7, Kiley Warren 1 0-0 3, Emmy Frye 6 2-3 14, Alyssa Bour 0 0-0 0. Totals: 14 11-19 40.
Columbus Christian (4-3): Sarah Lormior 9 0-6 21, Eva Blair 3 0-0 8, Madi Blair 2 1-2 5, Paige Harden 2 0-0 5, Mariah Holt 0 0-0 0, Lauren Sanders 2 5-6 9, Emma Murray 0 0-2 0. Totals: 18 6-16 48.
3-point goals: Traders Point 1 (Warren); Columbus Christian 6 (Lorimor 3, E. Blair 2, Harden).
