BOYS BASKETBALL

Columbus North 83, Martinsville 48

Martinsville;12;9;8;19;—;48

Columbus North;19;27;20;17;—;83

Martinsville (1-2): Jonathan Collier 2 0-2 4, Levy Chandler 3 4-5 10, Tyler Stead 6 5-7 20, Jackson Raventos 2 1-2 7, Eli Mock 0 0-0 0, Luke Beaver 2 0-0 5, Trey Spears 0 0-0 0, Andrew Thomas 0 0-0 0, Corbin Williams 0 0-0 0, Chase Havelin 0 0-0 0, Matt Douglas 1 0-0 2. Totals: 16 10-16 48.

Columbus North (4-0): Nathan VanDeventer 8 0-0 21, Alex King 4 6-8 15, Zach Green 5 0-0 11, Trenton Kelley 0 4-4 4, Stephon Peters-Smith 1 3-4 5, Ethan Mitchell 4 0-1 8, Trey Vincent 1 0-0 2, Peyton Russell 4 0-0 12, Bailey Hester 1 1-2 3, Matt Boldrey 1 0-0 2, Ross Gill 0 0-0 0. Totals: 29 14-19 83.

3-point goals: Martinsville 6 (Stead 4, Raventos 2, Beaver); Columbus North 11 (VanDeventer 5, Russell 4, King, Green).

Columbus Christian 57, Madison Shawe 34

Columbus Christian;15;15;22;5;—;57

Madison Shawe;5;9;5;15;—;34

Columbus Christian (7-0): Logan Roth 4 1-2 6, Evan Reed 0-1 12, Lain Isley 6 0-0 13, Kyle Marsh 3 4-4 10, Connor Graham 2 1-2 6, Judah Haynes 0 0-0 0, Kyle Foster 0 0-0 0, Blake Barker 2 0-0 5, Taylor Hilliard 0 0-0 0, Joshua Jones 0 0-0 0, C.J. Reed 1 0-0 2. Totals: 24 6-9 57.

Madison Shawe (1-3): Joseph Lisle 1 0-0 2, Chandler Cole 4 0-0 10, Wyatt Alexander 0 0-0 0, Nick Weatherbee 1 0-0 2, Brayden Cedani 1 0-0 3, Schuyler Edwards 6 0-0 12, Ethan Stewart 1 2-2 5. Totals: 14 2-2 34.

3-point goals: Columbus Christian 2 (Isley, Graham); Madison Shawe 4 (Cole 2, Cedani, Stewart).

Silver Creek 52, Jennings County 51

Silver Creek;19;6;14;13;—;52

Jennings County;14;8;15;14;—;51

Silver Creek (2-2): Stephens 6 8-11 22, Gross 4 0-0 11, Bays 1 0-0 2, Beyl 4 0-0 8, Landers 1 1-2 3, Popp 1 0-0 2, Garrett 1 0-1 2, Hawkins 1 0-0 2. Totals: 19 9-14 52.

Jennings County (1-1): Nick AmRhein 1 0-0 3, Chase Ketcham 1 0-0 3, Kenneth Jones 5 0-0 12, Cody Wilson 0 0-0 0, Travis Wilson 1 0-0 2, Josh Pettit 2 1-2 6, Tyler Vogel 5 4-7 18, Bret Sawyer 2 2-2 7. Totals: 17 7-11 51.

3-point goals: Silver Creek 5 (Gross 3, Stephens 2); Jennings County 10 (Vogel 4, Jones 2, AmRhein, Ketcham, Pettit, Sawyer).

Cascade 42, Brown County 40

Brown County;15;12;10;3;—;40

Cascade;10;12;14;6;—;42

Brown County (1-4, 0-1): Jordan Samples 5 0-0 12, Eli Patterson 0 0-0 0, Isaiah Keefauver 2 0-0 6, David Norman 0 0-0 0, Ezra Scully 2 0-0 6, Blake Hudson 2 0-0 5, Josh Cochran 4 3-6 11. Totals: 15 3-6 40.

Cascade (4-1, 1-0): Hopper 1 0-2 2, Compliment 0 2-2 2, Alderson 3 4-4 10, Stephenson 0 0-0 0, Walker 0 1-2 1, Burch 4 2-2 11, DuBois 6 3-4 16. Totals: 14 12-16 42.

3-point goals: Brown County 7 (Samples 2, Keefauver 2, Scully 2, Hudson); Cascade 2 (Burch, DuBois).

Brown County 49, Eastern Greene 43

Eastern Greene;10;7;13;13;—;43

Brown County;12;9;9;19;—;49

Eastern Greene (2-1): Weimer 0 0-0 0, Helton 5 0-1 12, French 0 0-0 0, Campbell 1 0-0 2, Sanders 1 0-1 2, Graham 3 4-4 12, I. Hamilton 0 0-0 0, C. Hamilton 6 1-2 13, Howard 1 0-0 2. Totals: 17 5-843.

Brown County (1-3): Jordan Samples 5 7-11 20, Eli Patterson 1 0-0 3, Isaiah Keefauver 1 0-0 2, David Norman 2 0-0 4, Ezra Scully 4 2-3 10, Blake Hudson 1 0-0 2, Josh Cochran 3 2-3 8. Totals: 16 11-17 49.

3-point goals: Eastern Greene 4 (Helton 2, Graham 2); Brown County 4 (Samples 3, Patterson).

Waldron 65, Edinburgh 59

Waldron;17;18;10;20;—;65

Edinburgh;12;7;16;24;—;59

Waldron (1-2, 1-0): Coffey 1 0-0 2, Kuhn 1 0-0 2, Branam 7 9-11 25, Johnson 6 3-6 16, Huffman 1 5-6 7, Wells 2 3-4 9, Scoville 0 4-6 4, Gaffey 0 0-0 0. Totals: 18 24-33 65.

Edinburgh (0-4, 0-2): Cameron Moore 1 1-3 3, Cameron Cravens 2 4-4 9, Coltan Henderson 5 2-2 17, Justin Foskuhl 5 4-4 17, Bryce Burton 2 0-0 5, Parker Bryant 0 2-7 2, Hunter Dean 3 0-0 6, Addison Lollar 0 0-0 0, Grant Godsey 0 0-0 0. Totals: 18 13-20 59.

3-point goals: Waldron 5 (Branam 2, Wells 2, Johnson); Edinburgh 10 (Henderson 5, Foskuhl 3, Cravens, Burton).

Oldenburg Academy 55, Edinburgh 39

Oldenburg Academy;14;15;12;14;—;55

Edinburgh;3;9;10;17;—;39

Oldenburg Academy (2-0): Schroeder 0 2-2 2, Wadstrat 10 1-3, 23, Hogg 2 0-0 6, Folop 1 2-3 4, Kinker 4 8-10 16, Ketzer 1 0-0 3, Moorman 0 1-2 1, Sporleder 0 0-0 0, Bohan 0 0-0 0, Johnson 0 0-0 0. Totals: 18 14-20 55.

Edinburgh (0-3): Moore 0 0-0 0, Cravens 1 1-2 4, Foskuhl 5 1-4 16, Dean 0 0-0 0, Lollar 2 0-0 6, Henderson 2 0-0 6, Burton 0 2-2 2, Bryant 0 5-6 5, Godsey 0 0-0 0. Totals: 11 9-14 39.

3-point goals: Oldenburg Academy 5 (Wadstradt 2, Hogg 2, Ketzer); Edinburgh  (Foskuhl 3, Lollar 2, Henderson 2, Cravens).

South Decatur 60, Rising Sun 57

South Decatur;11;15;16;18;—;60

Rising Sun;15;11;20;11;—;57

South Decatur (3-1): Matt Cornett 7 7-9 21, Oakley Billingsley 6 3-6 17, Nathan Benge 3 0-0 8, Nick Benge 1 3-6 5, Jacob Watt 2 1-1 5, Hunter Seegers 1 0-0 2, Kyle Johanningman 1 0-0 2. Totals: 21 14-24 60.

3-point goals: South Decatur 4 (Billingsley 2, Benge 2).

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Columbus North 73, Terre Haute South 66

Columbus North;25;18;15;15;—;73

Terre Haute South;12;19;15;20;—;66

Columbus North (4-2, 2-0): Ashlyn Huffman 0 0-0 0, Jahna Smiley 0 0-0 0, Imani Guy 3 2-3 8, Annie Anderson 0 1-2 1, Tessa Lomax 6 3-7 15, Maliah Howard-Bass 5 6-7 17, Nadia Lomax 4 0-0 9, Kenzie Patberg 5 1-3 12, Liz Tynan 4 1-2 11. Totals: 27 14-24 73.

Terre Haute South (4-4, 0-1): Amani Brown 9 9-13 31, Cassie McMasters 1 0-0 2, Taylor Pepperworth 5 8-9 20, Lauren England 1 0-0 2, Kayla Hughes 1 2-2 4, Gretchen Anne Etling 2 3-4 7, Carly Stuck 0 0-0 0. Totals: 19 22-28 66.

3-point goals: Columbus North 3 (Tynan 2, Howard-Bass, N. Lomax, Patberg); Terre Haute South 6 (Brown 4, Pepperworth 2).

East Central 65, Jennings County 49

Jennings County;6;16;9;18;—;49

East Central;17;12;15;21;—;65

Jennings County (2-5): Sidney Gerkin 6 1-4 15, Eliza Gasper 1 1-2 4, Callie Wilder 0 1-2 1, Alexus Brown 4 0-0 8, Brooklyn Gaines 3 0-0 9, Macy Roth 5 0-0 10, Sydney Brown 0 0-0 0, Alana Daeger 0 0-0 0, Abi Vogel 0 0-0 0, Emma McPeek 1 0-0 2, Baylee Byford 0 0-0 0. Totals: 20 3-8 49.

East Central (8-1): Cox 3 2-6 8, Schloemer 3 3-6 11, McCrory 2 1-2 5, Robbins 1 8-12 11, Koch 0 2-2 2, Caudy 4 4-8 13, Robben 6 3-3 15. Totals: 19 23-39 65.

3-point goals: Jennings County 6 (Gaines 3, Gerkin 2, Gasper); East Central 4 (Schloemer 2, Robbins, Caudy).

Cascade 80, Brown County 46

Brown County;16;8;13;9;—;46

Cascade;21;24;22;13;—;80

Brown County (2-6, 0-1): Ryanne Smith 0 0-0 0, Savannah Lovins 1 0-0 2, Azhia Morgan 4 5-6 13, Aubrey Hollander 1 2-2 4, Allison Stogsdill 2 5-6 11, Gracie Matlock 1 2-2 4, Maddy Edds 6 0-4 12, Vanessa Hoskins 0 0-0 0. Dasia Wilkerson 0 0-0 0. Totals: 15 14-20 46.

Cascade (7-1, 1-0): Collier 6 1-2 16, Gross 1 0-0 3, Bryant 4 2-2 12, Rasnake 5 0-0 14, Bryant 1 0-0 3, Bryant 3 6-8 12, Batts 2 0-0 5, Walker 4 2-4 11, Hostetler 1 0-0 2, Gibbs 0 1-2 1, Norris 0 0-0 0, Cleveland 0 0-0 0. Totals: 27 12-18 80.

3-point goals: Brown County 2 (Stogsdill 2); Cascade 13 (Rasnake 4, Collier 3, Bryant 2, Gross, Bryant, Batts, Walker).

Oldenburg Academy 40, South Decatur 31

South Decatur;2;9;7;13;—;31

Oldenburg Academy;11;9;16;4;—;40

South Decatur (1-8): Taylor Best 4 1-3 9, Stacy Fox 4 3-8 11, Annie Gant 1 1-2 4, Mackenzie Kopplin 1 0-0 2, Madison Owens 1 0-0 2, Hannah Ballard 0 0-0 0, Sam Goodfellow 1 0-0 2, Pilar Gracia 0 0-0 0, Hannah Miller 0 1-3 1, Sierra Lang 0 0-0 0. Totals: 12 6-16 31.

Oldenburg Academy (7-2): Tran 2 0-0 5, Moul 3 0-0 6, Hurin 1 0-0 2, Belany 1 0-0 2, Keefer 6 2-2 12, Webenning 1 0-0 2, Fiutem 4 0-2 8, Dreyer 0 0-2 0. Totals: 18 2-6 40.

3-point goals: South Decatur 1 (Gant); Oldenburg Academy 2 (Tran, Keefer).

BOYS SWIMMING

Columbus North 115, Center Grove 68

200 medley relay: 1. CN (Sam Russell, Adam Zhuang, Nicholas Green, Jackson Nagel) 1:45.17; 3. CN (Paxton Rush, Harrison Griffin, Thomas Goble, Ayush Panda) 1:54.00.

200 freestyle: 1. Evan Patterson (CN) 1:51.47; 5. Nagel (CN) 2:05.74.

200 individual medley: 1. Russell (CN) 2:02.12; 3. Zhuang (CN) 2:14.16.

50 freestyle: 1. Angel Torres Martinez (CN) 23.37; 3. Green (CN) 23.77; 5. Griffin (CN) 25.64.

Diving: 1. Kaemon Jiles (CN) 374.25; 2. Grant Fehribach (CN) 159.25; 3. Kenny Ventura (CN) 111.65.

100 butterfly: 1. Noah Tallman (CG) 54.60; 2. Russell (CN) 56.34; 4. A. Torres Martinez (CN) 58.46.

100 freestyle: 1. Patterson (CN) 50.70; 3. Goble (CN) 52.19; 4. Panda (CN) 53.31.

500 freestyle: 1. Tallman (CG) 4:54.44; 2. Green (CN) 5:00.09; 4. Griffin (CN) 5:28.69; 5. Carlos Torres Martinez (CN) 5:35.23.

200 freestyle relay: 1. CN (Patterson, A. Torres Martinez, Panda, Griffin) 1:35.81; 3. CN (Drew Thompson, C. Torres Martinez, Rush, Jackson Swain) 1:39.47.

100 backstroke: 1. Nagel (CN) 1:02.28; 4. C. Torres Martinez (CN) 1:05.45.

100 breaststroke: 1. Zhuang (CN) 1:03.28; 2. Swain (CN) 1:08.00.

400 freestyle relay: 1. CN (Green, Nagel, Russel, A. Torres Martinez) 3:27.56; 3. CN (Goble, Panda, Zhuang, Patterson) 3:29.97

GIRLS SWIMMING

Center Grove 97, Columbus North 86

200 medley relay: 1. CN (Darby Coles, Alex Nusawardhana, Betsy King, Ana Sofia Guerra-Zavala) 2:01.66.

200 freestyle: 1. King (CN) 2:01.28; 2. Olivia Morlok (CN) 2:04.69.

200 individual medley: 1. Nusawardhana (CN) 2:15.72; 3. Karlie Brown (CN) 2:28.41.

50 freestyle: 1. Coles (CN) 25.26; 3. Erica Samuel (CN) 28.03.

Diving: 1. Sarah Kempf (CG) 257.20; 2. Kate Riordan (CN) 96.80; 3. Madi Grimes (CN) 87.15.

100 butterfly: 1. King (CN) 1:03.39; 5. Lauren Mackey (CN) 1:19.20.

100 freestyle: 1. Coles (CN) 54.26; 3. Samuel (CN) 1:00.75.

500 freestyle: 1. Jillian Castor (CG) 5:35.95; 2. Brown (CN) 5:45.41; 5. Abbey Landini (CN) 6:11.95.

200 freestyle relay: 1. CG 1:47.68; 2. CN (Samuel, Brown, Morlok, Landini) 1:52.44.

100 backstroke: 1. Nusawardhana (CN) 1:00.64; 5. Guerra-Zavala (CN) 1:13.44.

100 breaststroke: 1. Kendall Shoemaker (CG) 1:13.23; 4. Allison Collins (CN) 1:23.33; 5. Grace Schuette (CN) 1:37.31.

400 freestyle relay: 1. CN (Nusawardhana, Morlok, King, Coles) 3:43.10.

According to the Sagarin ratings, Columbus North was just a slight underdog heading into Saturday’s boys basketball matchup against Martinsville.

The Bull Dogs proved the rating to be totally wrong.

North went on a huge 18-3 scoring run in the second quarter that put away the game by halftime. The Bull Dogs went on to rout the Artesians 83-48.

North was led by Nathan VanDeventer, who scored 19 of his game-high 21 points in the first half.

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“We knew this was a big game for us going in,” VanDeventer said. “We came out and got off to a hot start, and we rolled in the first half. The great thing about this win is that we have depth all the way down. Everyone came in and contributed.”

The Bull Dogs (4-0) hit four 3-point baskets in the first quarter and opened the margin 17-5. They scored the first six points of the second quarter. After both teams traded a few baskets, North sealed the game with its big run.

The Bull Dogs’ defense shut down the Artesians by forcing a lot of turnovers that led to points and made a lot of steals for easy layins at the other end, as well. North recorded 10 steals for the game.

“We were more long and athletic and thought we could put some pressure on them and turn them over. We out rebounded them, and our length was a big factor there,” North coach Paul Ferguson said. “We got a lot of our offense out of our defense tonight.”

Alex King had a strong performance with 15 points, nine rebounds and six assists. Peyton Russell sank four 3-pointers en route to a career-high 12 points. Zach Green added 11 points, two rebounds and two assists.

“I’m really excited for Peyton Russell, who has been a great team player for us all year,” Ferguson said. “He does a lot of the little things that say a lot about his character and attitude. He is an excellent shooter, and he got a chance to show that tonight.”

VanDeventer agreed with Ferguson about his senior teammate.

“He is a great guy to have around,” VanDeventer said. “It does not show up in the stat book, but he comes out at every practice and works hard. He really is a team player, and we are happy for him to get the opportunity.”

The win gave North back-to-back victories after winning in overtime Friday night against Shelbyville. But the Bull Dogs now face a tough Conference Indiana challenge against Franklin Central.

“It was a big weekend for us, but now we have to bounce back this week and have a great week of practice,” Ferguson said.

WRESTLING

East wrestlers win HHC Duals

FLOYDS KNOBS — The 10th-ranked Columbus East wrestlers went 5-0 Saturday to capture the Hoosier Hills Conference Duals.

The tournament at Floyd Central featured six of the eight HHC schools, plus Charlestown and Penn. The Olympians beat New Albany 53-18, Charlestown 65-18, Floyd Central 39-30, Jennings County 44-24 and Jeffersonville 39-27.

Cayden Rooks (120 pounds), Graham Rooks (126), Dawson Combest (132), Andy Davidson (152) and Austin Sheckles (220) all went 5-0 for East. Jake Schoenegge (138), Corban Pollitt (145) and Lane Goode (182) all went 4-1, and Hunter Dickmeyer (160) went 3-2.

Jennings went 4-3 over two days. The Panthers beat New Albany 43-29 and lost to Floyd Central 43-33 on Friday night. Saturday, Jennings beat Penn 43-27, lost to East and Jeffersonville 45-29 and beat Charlestown 54-30 and Madison 60-21.

Brooks Wathen (145), Zane Beineke (160) and Brady Shepherd (285) all went 7-0 for the Panthers, while Victor Antunez (120) went 6-1. Dalton Craig (126) won both of his matches Friday but did not compete Saturday.

East did not wrestle Friday.

Bull Dogs go 0-5

BLOOMINGTON — Columbus North went 0-5 in Saturday’s Bloomington Invitational, falling to Lawrence North 61-15, Bloomington South 51-27, Center Grove 43-21, host Bloomington North 63-18 and Martinsville 39-27.

Andrew Chapman went 5-0 at 170 to lead the Bull Dogs. Morgan Smith (106) and Josh Larson (195) each went 4-1, and Nick Miller (113) went 3-2.

SWIMMING

North boys victorious

GREENWOOD — Columbus North split with Center Grove Saturday morning, with the Bull Frog boys winning 115-68 and the girls falling 97-86.

Evan Patterson led the North boys with wins in the 200-yard freestyle (1 minute, 51.47 seconds) and 100 freestyle (50.70). Other individual winners were Sam Russell in the 200 individual medley (2:02.12), Angel Torres Martinez in the 50 freestyle (23.37), Kaemon Jiles in the diving competition (374.25), Jackson Nagel in the 100 backstroke (1:02.28) and Adam Zhuang in the 100 breaststroke (1:03.28). The Bull Frogs also swept the 200 medley (1:45.17), 200 freestyle (1:35.81) and 400 freestyle (3:27.56) relays.

The North girls won eight events to four for the Trojans, but Center Grove had a little more depth. Betsy King took the 200 freestyle (2:01.28) and 100 butterfly (1:03.39), Alex Nusawardhana captured the 200 IM (2:15.72) and 100 backstroke (1:00.64) and Darby Coles won the 50 freestyle (25.26) and 100 freestyle (54.26). The Bull Frogs also won the 200 medley (2:01.66) and 400 freestyle (3:43.10) relays.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Crusaders rout Hilltoppers

MADISON — Columbus Christian raced to a 52-19 lead after three quarters Saturday and went on to claim a 57-34 win at Madison Shawe.

Lain Isley led the Crusaders (7-0) with 13 points. Evan Reed added 12, and Kyle Marsh had 10.

Dragons nip Panthers

NORTH VERNON — Silver Creek handed Jennings County its first loss of the season, a 52-51 setback.

Tyler Vogel led the Panthers (1-1) with 18 points and eight rebounds. Kenneth Jones added 12 points and four assists.

Eagles split pair

Brown County led 27-22 at halftime Saturday, but host Cascade rallied for a 42-40 Western Indiana Conference victory.

Jordan Samples led the Eagles (1-4, 0-1) with 12 points. Josh Cochran added 11.

Brown County was coming off a 49-43 home win against Eastern Greene on Friday. Samples scored 20 points, and Ezra Scully added 10.

Lancers fall twice

EDINBURGH — Edinburgh made 10 3-pointers Saturday, but it wasn’t enough in a 65-59 Mid-Hoosier Conference loss to Waldron.

Coltan Henderson and Justin Foskuhl each scored 17 points to lead the Lancers (0-4, 0-2). Cameron Cravens added nine.

On Friday, Edinburgh fell to Oldenburg Academy 55-39. Foskuhl led the Lancers with 16 points.

Cougars down Shiners

South Decatur trailed by three points entering the fourth quarter Saturday before rallying for a 60-57 win at Rising Sun.

Matt Cornett led the Cougars (3-1) with 21 points. Oakley Billingsley added 17.

South Decatur was coming off a 55-54 win against North Decatur on Friday.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Trojans topple Panthers

ST. LEON — Jennings County had one more field goal than East Central Saturday, but the Trojans went 23 of 39 from the free-throw line to 3 of 8 for the Panthers in a 65-49 win.

Sidney Gerkin led Jennings (2-5) with 15 points. Macy Roth added 10.

Eagles fall to Cadets

CLAYTON — Brown County was within 21-20 early in the second quarter, but Cascade closed the first half with a 24-4 run and went on to post an 80-46 Western Indiana Conference win on Saturday.

Azhia Morgan led the Eagles (2-6, 0-1) with 13 points. Maddy Edds added 12, and Allison Stogsdill had 11.

Twisters top Cougars

OLDENBURG — South Decatur played Oldenburg Academy even over the final three quarters Saturday, but couldn’t overcome an 11-2 first-quarter deficit in a 40-31 loss.

Stacy Fox led the Cougars (1-8) with 11 points, 14 rebounds and six steals. Taylor Best added nine points.

According to the Sagarin ratings, Columbus North was just a slight underdog heading into Saturday’s boys basketball matchup against Martinsville.

The Bull Dogs proved the rating to be totally wrong.

North went on a huge 18-3 scoring run in the second quarter that put away the game by halftime. The Bull Dogs went on to rout the Artesians 83-48.

North was led by Nathan VanDeventer, who scored 19 of his game-high 21 points in the first half.

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“We knew this was a big game for us going in,” VanDeventer said. “We came out and got off to a hot start, and we rolled in the first half. The great thing about this win is that we have depth all the way down. Everyone came in and contributed.”

The Bull Dogs (4-0) hit four 3-point baskets in the first quarter and opened the margin 17-5. They scored the first six points of the second quarter. After both teams traded a few baskets, North sealed the game with its big run.

The Bull Dogs’ defense shut down the Artesians by forcing a lot of turnovers that led to points and made a lot of steals for easy layins at the other end, as well. North recorded 10 steals for the game.

“We were more long and athletic and thought we could put some pressure on them and turn them over. We out rebounded them, and our length was a big factor there,” North coach Paul Ferguson said. “We got a lot of our offense out of our defense tonight.”

Alex King had a strong performance with 15 points, nine rebounds and six assists. Peyton Russell sank four 3-pointers en route to a career-high 12 points. Zach Green added 11 points, two rebounds and two assists.

“I’m really excited for Peyton Russell, who has been a great team player for us all year,” Ferguson said. “He does a lot of the little things that say a lot about his character and attitude. He is an excellent shooter, and he got a chance to show that tonight.”

VanDeventer agreed with Ferguson about his senior teammate.

“He is a great guy to have around,” VanDeventer said. “It does not show up in the stat book, but he comes out at every practice and works hard. He really is a team player, and we are happy for him to get the opportunity.”

The win gave North back-to-back victories after winning in overtime Friday night against Shelbyville. But the Bull Dogs now face a tough Conference Indiana challenge against Franklin Central.

“It was a big weekend for us, but now we have to bounce back this week and have a great week of practice,” Ferguson said.