Ty Ferguson
BOYS BASKETBALL
North routs Falcons
INDIANAPOLIS — Columbus North shut out Perry Meridian in the second quarter Saturday to take a 29-9 halftime lead and went on to post a 49-26 road victory.
Ty Ferguson led the Bull Dogs (11-5) with 16 points. Luke Harmon scored nine, and Tyler Blythe and Cooper Horn each scored eight.
Crusaders fall to CAM
MADISON — Columbus Christian was within 27-14 at halftime, but Christian Academy of Madison pulled away for a 69-28 victory.
Jacob Bell led the Crusaders (11-12) with nine points. Cam Pritchard added eight.
Lancers rally past CCL
EDINBURGH — Cambridge City Lincoln scored the game’s first 13 points before Edinburgh rallied for a 77-64 victory.
Caleb Dewey led the Lancers (9-5) with 28 points. Connor Ramey scored 16, Jarrett Turner had 12 and Jackson Hartwell added 10.
Panthers top Cougars
GRRENSBURG — Greensburg jumped out to a 28-11 halftime lead and went on to post a 49-31 win at South Decatur.
Jacob Scruggs led the Cougars (8-7) with 21 points.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Columbus Christian wins
MADISON — Columbus Christian raced to a 17-4 lead after one quarter and cruised from there to a 60-30 win at Christian Academy of Madison.
Sarah Lorimor led the Crusaders (13-4) with 31 points.
Panthers edge Warriors
INDIANAPOLIS — Warren Central led 48-45 after three quarters, but Jennings County rallied for a 65-62 victory.
Juliann Woodard led the Panthers (15-5) with 25 points. Mollie Ernstes scored 18, and Megan Vogel added 14.
Eagles cruise to win
NASHVILLE — Brown County jumped out to a 25-11 halftime lead and went on to post a 58-35 Western Indiana Conference win against North Putnam.
Abigail Watson led the Eagles (11-9, 6-4) with 17 points. Savannah Oden scored 15, and Cady Kemp added 10.
SWIMMING
East splits with Jeff
JEFFERSONVILLE — The Columbus East boys picked up a 111-68 win at Jeffersonville. The Red Devils won the girls meet 105-81.
Brady Beyer led the East boys with wins in the 200-yard freestyle (1 minute, 51.41 seconds) and 100 butterfly (56.75). Other individual winners were Cavan Stilson in the 50 freestyle (23.61), Gavin Day in the diving competition (240.50), Judah Nickoll in the 100 backstroke (1:00.06) and Ethan Hall in the 100 breaststroke (1:10.04). The Olympians captured the 200 medley (1:46.46) and 200 freestyle (1:43.78) relays.
For the girls, Cassidy Furnish won the 200 freestyle (2:12.80), Gabbie Meier took the diving (182.70) and Josie Havenaar captured the 100 backstroke (1:09.82). East also won the 400 freestyle relay (4:15.15).
GYMNASTICS
Olympians take third
BLOOMINGTON — Columbus East scored an 88.2 to finish third in a tri meet against Bloomington North and Roncalli.
Cami Warren finished third on the vault (8.6) and fifth on the bars (7.75) on her way to a fifth-place finish in the all-around with a 31.725 to lead the Olympians.
Columbus North 49, Perry Meridian 26
Columbus North;14;15;14;6;—;49
Perry Meridian;9;0;8;9;—;26
Columbus North (11-5): Luke Harmon 3 2-2 9, Tyler Blythe 3 0-0 8, Damon Edwards 2 0-0 4, Ty Ferguson 6 3-4 16, Zac Horn 0 0-0 0, Nate Enneking 0 0-0 0, Cooper Horn 4 0-0 8, Phillip McKinley 0 0-0 0, Blake Osbourne 1 0-1 2, Max Coopes 0 0-0 0, Drew Schiefer 1 0-0 2, Garrett Long 0 0-0 0. Totals: 20 5-7 49.
Perry Meridian (3-10): JJ Brewer 1 0-0 3, BJ Sibanda 0 0-0 0, Zion Jordan o 0-0 0, Parker Huntman 0 0-0 0, Patrick Schott 2 3-4 7, Brady Coy 0 0-0 0, Richard Dube 2 1-2 5, Brayden Jonas 5 2-3 11, Ethan Nottle 0 0-0 0. Totals: 8 6-8 26.
3-point goals: Columbus North 4 (Blythe 2, Harmon, Ferguson); Perry Meridian 4 (Jonas 3, Brewer).
Christian Academy of Madison boys 69, Columbus Christian 28
Columbus Christian;4;10;7;7;—;28
Christian Academy;10;17;25;17;—;69
Columbus Christian (11-12): Jordan Burton 0 0-0 0, Cam Pritchard 3 2-4 8, Jacob Bell 4 1-5 9, Noah Edwards 1 0-0 2, Cannon Carr 0 0-1 0, Jayden Howe 0 1-2 1, Peyton Walden 2 0-2 4, Branson Carr 1 0-0 2, Brayden Howe 1 0-0 2. Totals: 12 4-14 28.
Christian Academy of Madison (2-9): Carson Hostetler 1 0-0 2, Isaac Grubbs 1 0-0 2, Austin Dailey 6 2-4 16, Micah Jakinowski 6 1-1 15, Luke Renfro 3 1-2 7, Silas Gamble 0 0-0 0, Elijah Coomer 6 4-6 16, Ethan Petit 4 0-3 11, Dean Coulter 0 0-0 0. Totals: 27 8-16 69.
3-point goals: Columbus Christian 0; Christian Academy of Madison 7 (Petit 3, Dailey 2, Jakinowski 2).
Columbus Christian girls 60, Christian Academy of Madison 30
Columbus Christian;17;10;10;23;—;60
Christian Academy;4;6;15;5;—;30
Columbus Christian (13-4): Sarah Lorimor 14 2-2 31, Eva Blair 2 0-0 4, Madi Blair 1 0-0 2, Paige Benjamin-Hardin 0 1-5 1, Katie Bond 2 0-0 4, Lauren Sanders 2 1-2 5, Belle Blair 2 0-1 4, Mara Nickerson 2 0-0 5, Emma Murray 1 2-4 4. Totals: 26 6-14 60.
Christian Academy of Madison: Emily Young 0 0-0 0, Hannah Enimin 4 0-0 8, Hailey Jettin 4 0-1 9, Megan Hoskins 0 0-0 0, Mylee Jakinowski 4 3-7 11, Abby Whitice 0 0-0 0, Eva Fox 0 0-2 0, Elise Coulter 1 0-3 2, Lindsey Gross 0 0-0 0, Hanna Young 0 0-0 0, Reni Robers 0 0-0 0. Totals: 13 3-13 30.
3-point goals: Columbus Christian 2 (Lorimor, Nickerson); Christian Academy of Madison 1 (Jettin).
