Sarah Lorimor
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Crusaders rally past Lions
BLOOMINGTON — Columbus Christian trailed 13-12 after one quarter, but took over from there in a 59-40 Southern Roads Conference win at Bloomington Lighthouse.
Sarah Lorimor led the Crusaders (7-3, 2-0) with 25 points. Lauren Sanders scored 13, and Madi Blair and Emma Murray Each added seven.
Eagles overcome Mustangs
ELLETTSVILLE — Brown County fell behind 14-3 after one quarter before rallying for a 55-41 Western Indiana Conference win at Edgewood.
Lexie Austin led the Eagles (9-6, 5-3) with 19 points. Ava Stogsdill scored 11, and Abigail Watson added 10.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Bull Dogs fall to Patriots
TERRE HAUTE — Columbus North trimmed a double-digit second-quarter deficit to one after three quarters, but did not score the first six minutes of the final period, and Terre Haute North pulled away for a 52-39 Conference Indiana win.
The Bull Dogs (8-5, 1-1) fell behind 19-8 with 6 minutes left in the first half. They cut it to 36-35 after three quarters, but the Patriots scored the first 10 points of the fourth and outscored them 16-4 over the final 8 minutes.
Cooper Horn led Columbus North with 15 points. Tyler Blythe added 12.
Lions topple Crusaders
BLOOMINGTON — Bloomington Lighthouse jumped out to a 53-22 halftime lead and went on to hand Columbus Christian an 80-41 defeat.
Noah Edwards led the Crusaders (6-10, 2-2) with 12 points. Jordan Burton and Peyton Walden each added 10.
Panthers down Braves
BROWNSTOWN — Jennings County trailed by 10 in the first half before rallying for a 78-69 victory at Class 2A No. 4 Brownstown Central.
Keegan Manowitz recorded 21 points and nine assists, and Parker Elmore had 17 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Panthers (11-0). Owen Law scored 16 points, and Carter Kent added 15 points.
Rebels hold off Cougars
HANOVER — South Decatur rallied from a 12-point deficit entering the fourth quarter, but Class 2A No. 8 Southwestern (Hanover) held on for a 68-64 win.
Jacob Scruggs led the Cougars (6-4) with 32 points. Dale Peters scored 12, and Dorian Hacker added 11.
Mustangs top Eagles
ELLETTSVILLE — Brown County dropped a 73-29 WIC decision at Edgewood.
Eli Wrightsman led the Eagles (0-10, 0-5) with seven points.
Terre Haute North 52, Columbus North 39
Columbus North;8;11;16;4;—;39
TH North;12;16;8;16;—;52
Columbus North (8-5, 1-1): Luke Harmon 1 0-0 2, Tyler Blythe 5 1-2 12, Damon Edwards 1 1-2 3, Ty Ferguson 1 1-2 3, Zac Horn 0 0-0 0, Nate Enneking 0 0-0 0, Cooper Horn 6 2-4 15, Philip McKinley 0 0-0 0, Max Coomes 0 0-0 0, Drew Schiefer 2 0-0 4. Totals: 16 5-10 39.
3-point goals: Columbus North 2 (Blythe, C. Horn).
Bloomington Lighthouse boys 80, Columbus Christian 41
Columbus Christian;13;9;9;12;—;41
Bloomington Lighthouse;25;28;14;12;—;80
Columbus Christian (6-10, 2-2): Adam Haines 0 0-0 0, Jordan Burton 3 2-3 10, Cam Pritchard 0 0-0 0, Jacob Bell 1 1-2 3, Noah Edwards 4 2-4 12, Cannon Carr 0 0-0 0, Jayden Howe 1 0-0 2, Peyton Walden 5 0-1 10, Branson Carr 2 0-2 4, Brayden Howe 0 0-0 0. Totals: 16 5-12 41.
Bloomington Lighthouse (6-1, 2-0): Campen Craft 6 1-2 14, Chauncey Craig 1 0-0 2, Sean Flynn 3 0-0 6, Levi Hamlin 1 2-3 5, Carson Jones 4 3-4 13, Coda Snyder 9 2-2 22, Will Wickstrom 5 0-0 10, Trevor Thomas 1 0-0 2, Keaton Jones 0 0-0 0, Noah Wickstrom 0 1-2 1, Brock Banks 2 1-2 6. Totals: 32 10-15 80.
3-point goals: Columbus Christian 4 (Butron 2, Edwards 2); Bloomington Lighthouse 7 (Jones 2, Synder 2, Craft, Hamlin Banks).
Columbus Christian girls 59, Bloomington Lighthouse 40
Columbus Christian;12;16;12;19;—;59
Bloomington Lighthouse;13;7;15;5;—;40
Columbus Christian (7-3, 2-0): Sarah Lorimor 11 2-2 25, Eva Blair 1 0-0 3, Madi Blair 3 0-0 7, Paige Benjamin Hardin 0 0-2 0, Mariah Holt 2 0-0 4, Lauren Sanders 5 1-2 13, Emma Murray 3 1-5 7. Totals: 25 4-11 59.
Bloomington Lighthouse (1-9, 1-1): Jane Holdeman 2 1-2 5, Katie Burlingham 0 0-0 0, Victoria Mann 1 0-2 2, Olivia Cartwright 2 0-0 4, Aleah Winders 6 0-0 15, Lily Stevenson 1 1-3 4, Abagail Rousey 5 0-0 10. Totals: 17 2-5 40.
3-point goals: Columbus Christian 5 (Sanders 2, Lorimor, E. Blair, M. Blair); Bloomington Lighthouse 4 (Winders 3, Stevenson).
