Tyler Blythe
BOYS BASKETBALL
North routs Trojans
ST. LEON — Columbus North led only 12-11 after one quarter Saturday, but outscored East Central 34-9 over the middle two quarters and went on to post a 55-29 road victory.
Tyler Blythe led the Bull Dogs (12-6) with 15 points. Cooper Horn scored 14, and Ty Ferguson added 11.
Olympians fall
Columbus East was within four points late in the game, but New Albany held on for a 64-53 Hoosier Hills Conference win.
Ben Sylva led the Olympians (1-16, 0-4) with 22 points. Ethan Bumbalough scored 12, and Zane Moravec added nine.
Crusaders split pair
Columbus Christian picked up a 79-64 win against Community Christian on Friday before falling to Crothersville 80-65 on Saturday.
Peyton Walden led the Crusaders with 24 points against Community Christian. Jordan Burton scored 15, Noah Edwards had 14, Cam Pritchard chipped in 11, Jacob Bell added eight and Branson Carr chipped in seven.
Waldon led Columbus Christian (13-14) with 30 points against Crothersville. Burton scored 14, and Bell added 12.
Lancers down Wildcats
BROOKVILLE — Franklin County led 32-29 at halftime, but Edinburgh rallied for a 69-59 victory.
Caleb Dewey led the Lancers (12-5) with 26 points. Jackson Hartwell scored 11, Jarrett Turner and Connor Ramey each had 10 and Braylon Bryant added seven.
Knights slip past Cougars
AURORA — South Deactur played without leading scorer and point guard Jacob Scruggs and fell 65-55 at South Decatur.
Dale Peters led the Cougars (8-10) with 19 points. Dorian Hacker scored 17, and Colby Rathburn added 10.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Trinity wins sectional
RISING SUN — Trinity Lutheran captured its fourth consecutive sectional title with a 65-46 win against Rising Sun in the Rising Sun Sectional final.
Bailey Tabeling led the Cougars (21-6) with 24 points. Liza Froedge scored 13, Madison Keith had 12 and Jordan Brewer added nine.
Trinity will play Springs Valley at 4 p.m. Saturday in the West Washington Regional final.
JCD tops South Decatur
SHELBYVILLE — South Decatur saw its season come to an end with a 43-34 loss to Jac-Cen-Del in the Southwestern (Shelby) Sectional final.
The Cougars finish the season 9-15.
GIRLS SWIMMING
Panther advances to state
FLOYDS KNOBS — Jennings County junior Avery Witt qualified for state in two events in leading the Panthers to a sixth-place team finish in the Floyd Central Sectional.
Witt won the 200-yard freestyle (1 minute, 58.93 seconds) and 100 backstroke (1:00.86). She also anchored Jennings’ second-place finish in the 400 freestyle relay (3:54.78).
The Panthers finished with 200 points. Floyd Central won with 502.
Columbus North 55, East Central 29
Columbus North;12;16;18;9;—;55
East Central;17;6;3;9;—;29
Columbus North (12-6): Luke Harmon 0 0-0 0, Tyler Blythe 7 0-0 15, Damon Edwards 2 0-0 4, Ty Ferguson 4 0-0 11, Zac Horn 1 0-0 3, Cooper Horn 5 2-2 14, Phillip McKinley 1 0-0 2, Blake Osbourne 1 0-0 2, Drew Schiefer 2 0-0 4. Totals: 23 2-2 55.
East Central (5-13): Eli Sehlorst 0 0-0 0, Peyton Hofer 1 0-0 2, Joel Richter 1 0-0 3, Carson Pieczonka 1 0-1 3, Nolan Maple 1 0-0 2, Rylan Maywalk 1 1-1 3, Rhys Hofer 2 1-2 7, Cole Wheat 1 0-2 2, Connor Kuhn 2 0-0 6, Noah Mersmann 0 0-0 0. Totals: 10 2-6 29.
3-point goals: Columbus North 7 (Ferguson 3, C. Horn 2, Blythe, Z. Horn); East Central 7 (R. Hofer 2, Kuhn 2, P. Hofer, Richter, Pieczonka).
Columbus Christian 79, Community Christian 64
Community Christian;11;16;15;22;—;64
Columbus Christian;21;21;20;17;—;79
Community Christian: Clayton Pritchard 1 0-0 2, Andrew Issac 9 0-1 21, Connor Bowman 2 0-0 5, Grant Lewis 6 4-6 20, Luke Fagan 3 2-2 8, Zach Conrad 4 0-1 8. Totals: 25 6-10 64.
Columbus Christian (13-13): Adam Haines 0 0-0 0, Jordan Burton 5 0-0 15, Cam Pritchard 4 1-4 11, Jacob Bell 4 0-0 8, Ben Hasley 0 0-2 0, Justin Young 0 0-0 0, Noah Edwards 7 0-1 14, Peyton Walden 11 2-9 24, Branson Carr 3 1-4 7. Totals: 34 4-20 79.
3-point goals: Community Christian 8 (Lewis 4, Isaac 3, Bowman); Columbus Christian 7 (Burton 5, Pritchard 2).
Crothersville 80, Columbus Christian 65
Columbus Christian;14;14;19;18;—;65
Crothersville;30;18;12;20;—;80
Columbus Christian (13-14): Burton 5 0-0 14, Pritchard 0 0-0 0, Bell 6 0-0 12, Edwards 1 3-4 5, Walden 14 2-5 30, Carr 2 0-2 4. Totals: 28 5-14 65.
Crothersville (6-9): Will Ragain 2 2-2 8, Preston West 9 3-5 22, Baron Riley 0 0-0 0, Lucas Hilton 2 0-0 4, Curtis Thomas 11 9-9 32, Elijah Peasse 0 0-0 0, Ben Napier 5 0-0 12, Dirk Carter 1 0-0 2. Totals: 30 14-16 80.
3-point goals: Columbus Christian 4 (Burton 4); Crothersville 6 (Ragain 2, Napier 2, West, Thomas).
