Lauren Barker
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Bull Dogs blast Braves
TERRE HAUTE — Columbus North raced to a 46-13 halftime lead Saturday and cruised from there to a 62-23 Conference Indiana rout at Terre Haute South.
Lauren Barker led the Bull Dogs (5-3, 2-0) with 21 points. Kathryn Wilson scored 14, and Olivia Johnson added seven.
Crusaders down Kings
FAIRMOUNT — Columbus Christian jumped out to a 20-2 lead after one quarter and held on for a 37-28 win at Kings Academy.
Sarah Lorimor led the Crusaders (4-3) with 28 points.
Jets fall to Hornets
HOPE — In a back-and-forth game, Beech Grove had the lead last in a 50-45 win at Hauser.
The Jets fell to 4-4.
Trojans top Panthers
ST. LEON — After five consecutive wins to open the season, Jennings County took its second consecutive loss, a 58-45 setback at East Central.
Juliann Woodard led the Panthers (5-2) with 20 points. Mollie Ernstes added eight.
BOYS BASKETBALL
East falls to Rebels
HANOVER — Columbus East was within 48-44 after three quarters before Southwestern (Hanover) pulled away for a 79-63 win.
Ben Sylva led the Olympians (1-3) with 17 points. Julius Dailey scored 14, Keaton Lawson had 11 and Jake Gilbert added eight.
Hauser tops Trinity
SEYMOUR — Hauser jumped out to a 29-12 halftime lead and went on to post a 50-26 win at Trinity Lutheran
Ledger Gelfius led the Jets (2-0) with 18 points. Gavin Keller scored eight, and Owen McIntyre added seven.
Kole Shewmaker scored seven points to lead the Cougars (0-3).
Columbus Christian wins
Columbus Christian shut out Community Christian in the first quarter en route to a 62-46 victory.
Peyton Walden led the Crusaders (4-2) with 26 points. Noah Edwards scored 13, Jordan Burton had 11 and Jacob Bell added seven.
Panthers rout RCA
NORTH VERNON — Jennings County made 17 3-pointers in an 89-45 rout of Rock Creek Academy.
Justin Ramey led the Panthers (4-0) with 21 points. Owen Law had 19 points and seven steals; Parker Elmore added 13 points and eight rebounds; Carter Kent notched 12 points, eight rebounds and seven assists and Lane Zohrlaut scored 11 points.
Lancers down Mohawks
EDINBURGH — Caleb Dewey scored 30 points to lead Edinburgh to a 66-44 win against Waldron in its Mid-Hoosier Conference opener.
Jarrett Turner scored 17 points for the Lancers (4-0, 1-0). Connor Ramey added nine.
WRESTLING
East wins Jeff Duals
JEFFERSONVILLE — Columbus East went 5-0 to win the Jeffersonville Duals. The Olympians beat New Palestine 39-24, Jennings County 60-12, Tell City 38-36, Jeffersonville 47-22 and Evansville Memorial 63-7.
Liam Krueger (126/132 pounds), Tyler Lake (182) and Tommy Morrill (220) all went 5-0 for East. Talon Jessup (106), Gage Rutan (120), Caleb Cooper (126/132), Mitchell Williams (170), Jackson Fox (195) and Patrick McMahon (285) all went 4-1. Bo Wagner (138) went 3-2.
Jennings went 2-5, falling to Tell City 53-27 beating Evansville Memroail 42-20 on Friday. Saturday, the Panthers lost to Jeffersonville 62-18, East 60-12 and New Palestine 52-24 before beating South Dearborn 64-18 and falling to Heritage Hills 56-20.
James Hayden (160) and Teagan Trotter (182) each went 5-2 for Jennings. Lane Kirchner (132) and Evan Sochacki (145) and Chris Hernandez (160) all went 4-3.
Bull Dogs take third
BLOOMINGTON — Columbus North went 3-2 to finish third in the Bloomington Invitational at Bloomington North. The Bull Dogs beat West Washington 72-12, fell to Bloomington South 41-28, beat Bloomington North 66-18, lost to Center Grove 77-6 and beat Martinsville 36-33.
Justice Thornton (132) went 5-0 for North. Jason Shuey (138), Asher Ratliff (145) and Liam Phillips (160) all went 4-1; while Liam Curfman (113), Bryce Hawkins (126) and Jose Ramirez (182/195) all went 3-2.
SWIMMING
Trojans sweep Frogs
GREENWOOD — Center Grove swept Columbus North, winning the boys meet 124-56 and the girls meet 144-42.
Robert Cantu won the diving competition with 137.85 points to lead the Bull Frog boys. Ainsley Sherlock led the girls with a win in the 100-yard breaststroke (1 minutes, 13.4 1seconds).
Second-place finishers for the North boys included Jude Abdallah in the 200 freestyle (1:54.56), Carson Shoop in diving (120.60), Brock Smith in the 100 butterfly (58.03), Pratt Badve in the 100 backstroke (58.61) and Cole Ehara in the 100 breaststroke (1:05.27). Karissa Bevis took second in the girls 100 freestyle (58.45).
Southwestern (Hanover) 77, Columbus East 63
Columbus East;19;15;10;19;—;63
Southwestern;12;14;22;31;—;79
Columbus East (1-3): Mason Reeves 0 0-0 0, Zane Moravec 2 2-2 7, Jack Fischvogt 1 0-0 3, Henry Sims 1 0-0 2, Ethan Bumbalough 0 0-0 0, Ben Sylva 6 5-6 17, Kadin Lobdell 0 0-0 0, Keaton Lawson 5 0-0 11, Danny Coriden 0 0-0 0, Jake Gilbert 3 1-2 8, Julius Dailey 5 4-5 14, Pete Coriden 0 1-2 1. Totals: 23 13-17 63.
Southwestern (3-0): Taylor 0 0-0 0, Cloud 3 2-4 10, Sontag 3 2-2 8, Welsh 0 0-0 0, Gwin 11 4-4 27, Cook 2 3-3 7, Lewis 9 7-8 27. Totals: 28 18-21 79.
3-point goals: Columbus East 4 (Moravec, Fischvogt, Lawson, Gilbert); Southwestern 5 (Cloud 2, Lewis 2, Gwin).
Hauser boys 50, Trinity Lutheran 26
Hauser;12;17;15;6;—;50
Trinity Lutheran;5;7;2;12;—;26
Hauser (2-0): Alex Cord 2 2-3 6, Alex Bower 0 0-1 0, Ledger Gelfius 7 0-0 18, Stryker Gill 1 2-2 5, Gavin Keller 4 0-0 8, Kameron Blair 0 0-0 0, Jake Barriger 0 0-0 0, Taylen Absher 1 1-2 3, Jentzen Bechtel 1 1-2 3. Totals: 19 6-11 50.
Trinity Lutheran (0-3): Josh Conrad 0 0-0 0, Levi Froedge 0 2-4 2, Kole Shewmaker 3 0-0 7, Eli Ballard 1 0-0 2, Levi Pottschmidt 0 1-4 1, Kowan Gross 2 1-2 6, Peyton Pollert 0 4-4 4, Charlie Hackman 0 0-0 0, Luke Coomler 2 0-0 4. Totals: 8 8-14 26.
3-point goals: Hauser 6 (Gelfius 4, Gill, McIntyre); Trinity Lutheran 2 (Shewmaker, Gross).
Columbus Christian boys 62, Community Christian 46
Community Christian;0;7;19;20;—;46
Columbus Christian;14;21;6;21;—;62
Community Christian (0-4): Grant Lewis 2 2-2 6, Brody Beck 6 0-0 12, Andrew Isaac 3 0-0 8, Jaden Allen 0 0-0 0, Luke Bonnell 0 0-0 0, Luke Fagan 4 3-4 14, Clayton Pitcher 2 0-0 6. Totals: 17 5-6 46.
Columbus Christian (4-2): Jordan Burton 2 6-6 11, Jacob Bell 3 0-0 7, Noah Edwards 5 3-5 13, Cannon Carr 0 0-1 0, Jayden Howe 0 0-0 0, Peyton Walden 12 2-7 26, Brian Fox 2 0-0 5, Braden Howe 0 0-0 0. Totals: 24 11-18 62.
3-point goals: Community Christian 7 (Fagan 3, Isaac 2, Pitcher 2); Columbus Christian 3 (Burton, Bell, Fox).
Columbus North 62, Terre Haute South 23
Columbus North;25;21;8;8;—;62
TH South;9;4;5;5;—;23
Columbus North (5-3, 2-0): Kathryn Wilson 5 4-5 14, Lauren Barker 8 0-0 21, Olivia Johnson 2 1-2 7, Elise Preston 2 0-2 5, Kennedy Horn 1 1-2 3, Kenna Conrad 0 0-0 0, Kayla Jones 0 0-0 0, Kaitlin White 0 0-0 0, Miley McClellan 1 0-0 3, Emma Long 1 1-2 3, Sydney Johnson 0 0-0 0, Hadassah Hurt 2 2-2 6. Totals: 22 9-15 62.
Terre Haute South (2-6, 0-2): Katherine Sarver 3 2-2 9, Karizma English-Malone 0 0-2 0, Avery Cassell 1 0-0 3, Gracie Adamson 0 0-0 0, Presley White 1 0-0 2, Adi Speth 2 0-0 4, Haley Morris 0 0-0 0, Meredith Toomey 0 0-0 0, Darby Wenemeyer 1 0-0 2, Jesiah Killinger 0 0-0 0, Breene Ireland 0 0-0 0, IndiAnn Nichols 1 1-2 3. Totals: 93-6 23.
3-point goals: Columbus North 9 (Barker 5, O. Johnson 2, Preston, McClellan); Terre Haute South 2 (Sarver, Cassell).
Columbus Christian girls 37, Kings Academy 28
Columbus Christian;20;2;11;4;—;37
Kings Academy;2;4;9;13;—;28
Columbus Christian (4-3): Sarah Lorimor 13 1-4 28, Eva Blair 0 0-0 0, Madi Blair 0 1-2 1, Paige Harden 1 0-1 2, Katie Bond 0 0-0 0, Mariah Holt 0 0-0 0, Lauren Sanders 1 0-0 2, Belle Blair 0 0-0 0, Emma Murray 1 2-11 4. Totals: 16 4-18 37.
Kings Academy: H. Renbarger 1 0-0 2, Quackenbush 1 0-0 2, Au. Hunt 2 0-0 4, As. Hunt 1 0-0 2, Perry 0 0-0 0, E. Renbarger 6 1-3 13, Herring 2 0-0 5, Metzcar 0 0-0 0, Dalton 0 0-0 0. Totals: 13 1-3 28.
3-point goals: Columbus Christian (Lorimor); Kings Academy 1 (Herring).
