HOPE — Indianapolis Lutheran had a great scouting report on Hauser player Tori Chandler. The Saints kept her in check throughout much of the first half.

Lutheran, however, happened to miss the reports on substitutes Jada Asher and Mykenzie Ault.

Ault hit two big jump shots, and then Asher hit back-to-back 3-pointers to give the Jets a huge spark. The duo combined to score 12 of the 17 second-quarter points to lift the Jets to a 55-35 girls basketball victory.

Hauser (6-1) was without starter Grace Hasler, who was at a national rodeo event. Asher and Ault picked up the slack in her absence after the team was off a bit of a slow start in the first quarter.

“I knew that someone had to step up, and I kept myself pumped up,” said Asher, who scored all eight of her points in the second quarter. “We all encouraged each other to keep going, and I knew I had to contribute and not disappoint the team.”

Once Chandler got going in the second half, there was no stopping her. She hit back-to-back baskets to open the second half to extend the lead to 31-17. Near the end of the third quarter, Hailey Lange hit consecutive buckets to for a 39-26 lead after three quarters.

Chandler finished with a game-high 18 points.

“We had a lot of girls step up and fill the places where we needed to,” Chandler said.

After maintaining a 43-30 lead early in the fourth quarter, the Jets put the game away by going on an 8-2 run.

Hauser’s defense and rebounding was also a big factor in picking up the victory. Taylor Henderson grabbed a team-high 12 rebounds to go along with six points. Lange and Sarah Tedder each added six points, as well.

The balanced scoring effort pleased Hauser coach Brad Hamilton.

“(Asher and Ault) had to sit a lot so far, and I kept encouraging them and telling them that their day is coming and that happened today,” Hamilton said. “They stepped up and made a huge difference. The big factor is that everyone contributed in this game. These kids are all in and working together and have great attitudes, and I’m very proud of them.”

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Friday’s results

Columbus North 73, Shelbyville 67, OT

Shelbyville;2;22;21;13;9;—;67

Columbus North;14;9;18;17;15;—;73

Shelbyville (2-1): Josh Williams 1 6-6 8, John Lux 3 2-2 9, Cooper Lewis 5 5-6 16, Nick Anderson 0 0-0 0, Zach Kuhn 6 3-4 16, DJ Kramer 0 0-0 0, Victor Kreinhop 0 0-0 0, Sam Lewis 1 2-4 5, Brock Blackwell 2 7-8 13. Totals: 18 25-30 67.

Columbus North (3-0): Nathan VanDeventer 3 1-2 10, Trey Vincent 0 2-2 2, Zach Green 7 2-4 16, Bailey Hester 0 1-2 1, Ethan Mitchell 3 2-5 8, Alex King 3 15-19 21, Trenton Kelley 5 1-1 11, Stephon Peters-Smith 1 2-2 4. Totals: 22 26-37 73.

3-point goals: Shelbyville 6 (Blackwell 2, Lux. C. Lewis, Kuhn. S. Lewis); Columbus North 3 (VanDeventer 3).

Columbus Christian 67, Horizon Christian 56

Horizon Christian (2-4): Joe Miles, 5 2-4 12, Logan Harvey 3 5-9 12, Ryan Mungovan 2 7-10 12, Ben Magana 0 0-0 0, Peyton Kovell 3 0-0 8, Phil Redd 5 2-2 12. Totals: 18 17-25 56.

Columbus Christian (6-0): Kyle Marsh 3 0-0 6, Evan Reed 1 0-0 2, Josh Jones 1 0-2 2, Logan Roth 3 5-5 11, Lain Isley 5 2-2 12, Judah Haynes 1 0-4 2, Blake Barker 8 6-8 24, Conner Graham 2 1-4 5 Kyle Foster 1 1-3 3. Totals: 25 15-28 67.

3-point goals: Horizon Christian 3 (Kovell 2, Harvey); Columbus Christian 2 (Barker 2)

Jennings County 77, Madison 67

Jennings County (1-0, 1-0): Nick AmRhein 7 1-2 19 Chase Ketchum 1 2-2 4, Kenneth Jones 2 0-0 4, Travis Wilson 1 0-0 2, Josh Pettit 4 0-0 8, Tyler Vogel 9 2-2 24, Bret Sawyer 6 4-6 16. Totals: 30 9-14 77.

Madison (1-1, 0-1): Yancey 3 1-2 8, Perry 7 0-0 19, Anderson 7 3-4 21, Welsh 0 0-0 0, Wattenberger 2 1-2 5, Howser 3 0-1 6, Strouse 4 0-0 8. Totals: 26 5-9 67.

3-point goals: Jennings County 8 (AmRhein 4, Vogel 4); Madison 10 (Perry 5, Anderson 4, Strouse).

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Friday’s results

Hauser 55, Indianapolis Lutheran 35

Indianapolis Lutheran;8;7;11;9;—;35

Hauser;10;17;12;16;—;55

Indianapolis Lutheran (1-5): Jaden Feller 4 0-0 8, Stormy Bonds 3 0-0 8, Erin Pasch 6 0-4 12, Darianne Snyder 2 0-1 4, Mariah Mielke 0 0-0 0, Kimmie Kuehr 0 1-2 1, Areauna Easley 0 0-0 0, Hannah Mielke 0 2-4 2, Chloe Andre 0 0-0 0. Totals: 15 3-11 35.

Hauser (6-1): Tori Chandler 7 2-2 18, Sarah Tedder 3 0-0 6, Lauryn Starnes 2 1-2 5, Hailey Lange 3 0-0 6, Taylor Henderson 3 0-0 6, Ali Hoover 1 0-0 2, Jada Asher 3 0-0 8, Mykenzie Ault 2 0-0 4, Mel Hasler 0 0-0 0, Shelby Fugate 0 0-0 0. Totals: 24 3-4 55.

3-point goals: Indianapolis Lutheran 2 (Bonds 2); Hauser 4 (Chandler 2, Asher 2).

Horizon Christian 52, Columbus Christian 15

Horizon Christian;16;13;14;9;–;52

Columbus Christian;2;2;3;8;–;15

Horizon Christian (4-2): Cassidy Kimble 5 0-0 11, Logan Yoder 0 0-0 0, Cassidy Crowder 3 0-0 7, Sydnee Hughes 8 3-6 19, Hogden Lovell 0 0-0 0, Sami Burne 0 0-0 0, Londin Hughes 3 2-4 8, Madison Novak 3 0-0 7. Totals: 22 5-10 52.

Columbus Christian (0-3): Lauren Barker 2 0-0 4, Sarah Lorimor 0 0-0 0, Grace Graham 0 0-0 0, Madi Ochs 0 0-0 0, Taylor Ingram 2 0-0 4, Hannah Lorimor 1 0-0 3, Grace Lorimor 2 0-0 4. Totals 7 0-2 15.

3-point goals: Horizon Christian 3 (Kimble, Novak, Crowder) Columbus Christian 1 (H. Lorimor).

Thursday’s results

White River Valley 52, Brown County 44

White River Valley;14;10;13;15;—;52

Brown County;9;15;9;11;—;44

White River Valley (6-2): Graves 4 2-5 10, Gayheart 1 0-0 2, Fisher 2 0-0 6, Stahl 0 1-3 1, Denham 7 8-11 22, Frye 0 0-3 0, Morrison 3 3-6 11. Totals: 17 14-28 52.

Brown County (2-5): Ryanne Smith 4 4-5 13, Savannah Lovins 1 1-2 3, Vanessa Hoskins 1 0-0 2, Azhia Morgan 1 2-2 4, Aubrey Hollander 5 1-3 11, Allison Stogsdill 0 0-2 0, Dasia Wilkerson 3 0-0 6, Maddy Edds 2 1-4 5. Totals: 17 9-18 44.

3-point goals: White River Valley 4 (Fisher 2, Morrison 2); Brown County 1 (Smith).

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Panthers down Cubs

MADISON — Jennings County opened its season Friday night with a 77-67 Hoosier Hills Conference win at Madison.

Tyler Vogel led the Panthers with 24 points and added nine rebounds and two steals. Nick AmRhein had 19 points and four assists, and Bret Sawyer finished with 16 points and 15 rebounds.

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Wolverines top Eagles

NASHVILLE — Brown County was tied with White River Valley at halftime Thursday night, but the Wolverines took control in the second half for a 52-44 win.

Ryanne Smith led the Eagles (2-5) with 13 points. Aubrey Hollander added 11.

Blake Barker’s 24 points helped push Columbus Christian’s winning streak to six after beating Horizon Christian on Friday night.

Columbus Christian held off the Lions’ fourth-quarter surge to win the game 67-57.

Horizon Christian struggled in the third quarter, scoring only five points, but its full court press kept the Crusaders on their toes in the final quarter.

“I thought our first seven did really well to build to the lead,” Columbus Christian coach Kevin Roth said. “I wanted the younger guys to get experience down the stretch, but I didn’t think they handled the full-court press very well.”

Phil Redd tried to keep Horizon in the game with his 12 points, 12 rebounds and two blocks, but the Lions were in too big of a hole. Logan Harvey fouling out with 1:13 left really hurt Horizon on the offensive side of the ball. He ended the game with 12 points.

“We talked about their big guy (Redd). If he got the ball we wanted to double.” Roth said. “I thought our starting guys really did a good job of that.”

Lain Isley led the Crusaders (6-0) with 12 points and grabbed six rebounds. Evan Reed gave the defense a big boost by forcing three of Columbus Christian’s seven steals.

The Crusader girls team had a different outcome, losing to Horizon Christian 52-15.

Grace Lorimor, Taylor Ingram and Lauren Baker led Columbus Christian (0-3) with four points each. Barker also recorded three steals and a block. The remaining three points came for a 3-point basket by Hannah Lorimor.

The Crusaders had a hard time stopping Horizon’s Sydnee and Londin Hughes. They combined for 27 points and 26 rebounds. Sydnee Hughes also had nine steals and a block.

The Lions forced 26 steals overall.

HOPE — Indianapolis Lutheran had a great scouting report on Hauser player Tori Chandler. The Saints kept her in check throughout much of the first half.

Lutheran, however, happened to miss the reports on substitutes Jada Asher and Mykenzie Ault.

Ault hit two big jump shots, and then Asher hit back-to-back 3-pointers to give the Jets a huge spark. The duo combined to score 12 of the 17 second-quarter points to lift the Jets to a 55-35 girls basketball victory.

Hauser (6-1) was without starter Grace Hasler, who was at a national rodeo event. Asher and Ault picked up the slack in her absence after the team was off a bit of a slow start in the first quarter.

“I knew that someone had to step up, and I kept myself pumped up,” said Asher, who scored all eight of her points in the second quarter. “We all encouraged each other to keep going, and I knew I had to contribute and not disappoint the team.”

Once Chandler got going in the second half, there was no stopping her. She hit back-to-back baskets to open the second half to extend the lead to 31-17. Near the end of the third quarter, Hailey Lange hit consecutive buckets to for a 39-26 lead after three quarters.

Chandler finished with a game-high 18 points.

“We had a lot of girls step up and fill the places where we needed to,” Chandler said.

After maintaining a 43-30 lead early in the fourth quarter, the Jets put the game away by going on an 8-2 run.

Hauser’s defense and rebounding was also a big factor in picking up the victory. Taylor Henderson grabbed a team-high 12 rebounds to go along with six points. Lange and Sarah Tedder each added six points, as well.

The balanced scoring effort pleased Hauser coach Brad Hamilton.

“(Asher and Ault) had to sit a lot so far, and I kept encouraging them and telling them that their day is coming and that happened today,” Hamilton said. “They stepped up and made a huge difference. The big factor is that everyone contributed in this game. These kids are all in and working together and have great attitudes, and I’m very proud of them.”