Indy-area High School Basketball Roundup, January 7

Indy-area High School Basketball Roundup, January 7

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BOYS

LAWRENCE NORTH 42, WARREN CENTRAL 39

CATHEDRAL 79, RONCALLI 48

Roncalli 13 9 10 16 — 48

Cathedral 15 16 29 19 — 79

Roncalli (4-5) — Michael Hegwood 4 0-0 9, Luke Kegerreis 4 0-1 8, Caden Gore 1 0-0 2, Gabe Horn 3 2-2 9, Jack Moore 1 0-0 2, Nolan Tunny 3 6-6 12, Alex Moll 1 0-0 2, Michael Gallagher 1 2-2 4. Team: 18 10-11 48.

Cathedral (9-3) — Lebron Gough 2 0-0 4, Sincere Germany 1 0-0 3, Deric Cannaday 2 0-0 4, Luke Hern 1 0-0 2, Jaxon Edwards 4 0-0 8, Tayshawn Comer 4 2-2 12, Jake Davis 2 0-0 5, Jaron Tibbs 12 0-0 25. Jaiden Malichi 0 1-2 1, Xavier Booker 6 3-5 15. Team: 34 6-9 79.

3-pointers — Roncalli 2 (Hegwood, Horn). Cathedral 5 (Comer 2, Germany, Davis, Tibbs).

WHITELAND 49, GREENWOOD 33

Drew Higdon and Max Sullivan combined for 24 points, all but two in the second half, as the host Warriors (7-5, 2-1) bounced back from three losses in their last four starts to knock off their Mid-State Conference rivals, pulling away from the Woodmen (6-5, 1-2) after a 15-all halftime deadlock.

Greenwood 5 10 12 6 — 33

Whiteland 6 9 14 20 — 49

Greenwood (6-5, 1-2) — Cade Kelly 1 0-0 2, Noah Apgar 1 0-0 2, Jake Mosemann 3 0-0 9, Carter Campbell 2 2-2 8, Gavin Ruppert 1 0-0 2, Adam Ellinghausen 5 0-0 10. Team: 13 2-2 33.

Whiteland (7-5, 2-1) — Max Sullivan 3 0-0 9, Drew Higdon 4 4-4 15, Dylan Gross 2 0-0 5, Wiatt McLaughlin 2 0-1 4, Kyson Jones 1 1-2 3, Jazz Banwait 1 0-0 3, Brayden Roy 2 0-0 4, Austin Willoughby 2 2-2 6. Team: 17 7-9 49.

3-pointers — Greenwood 5 (Mosemann 3, Campbell 2); Whiteland 8 (Higdon 3, Sullivan 3, Banwait, Gross).

HAMILTON HEIGHTS 45, NORTHWESTERN 42

Northwestern 9 14 8 11 — 42

Hamilton Heights 13 8 8 16 — 45

Northwestern (3-5, 0-2) — No stats reported.

Hamilton Heights (4-5, 2-1) — Luke Carroll 5-11 3-4 14, Cooper Vondersaar 0-1 0-0 0, Isaac Tuma 2-8 2-5 6, Maddox Bohland 1-3 0-0 2, Braden Kinder 7-13 0-0 17, Evan Williamson 2-4 0-0 6. Team: 17-41 5-9 45.

3-pointers — Northwestern N/A. Hamilton Heights 6 (Kinder 3, Williamson 2, Carroll).

CARMEL 44, CENTER GROVE 20

Sam Orme poured in 18 points and Jared Bonds had six points, five rebounds and a pair of blocked shots to provide inside presence for the host Greyhounds (9-2, 3-0) as they won their seventh straight with a Metropolitan Interscholastic triumph over the Trojans (5-4, 0-2).

Center Grove 1 6 2 11 — 20

Carmel 13 5 14 12 — 44

Center Grove (5-4, 0-2) — Jalen Bundy 2 0-0 4, Jordan Vaughns 1 2-2 4, Marcus Ankney 1 3-4 5, Ethan McComb 0 0-0 0, Joey Schmitz 0 2-2 2, Tyler Cerny 1 0-0 3, Shane Bennett 1 0-0 2. Team: 6 7-10 20.

Carmel (9-2, 3-0) — Jake Griffin 0 0-0 0, Paul Dual 2 2-2 6, Pete Suder 3 2-3 8, Sam Orme 7 3-3 18, Burke Weldy 1 0-0 2, Jared Bonds 3 0-0 6. Team: 18 7-8 44.

3-pointers — Center Grove 1 (Cerny); Carmel 1 (Orme).

BISHOP CHATARD 53, GUERIN CATHOLIC 41

Guerin Catholic 8 9 10 14 — 41

Bishop Chatard 16 5 16 16 — 53

Guerin Catholic (6-6, 0-2) — Jack Cherry 2-4 2-3 6, Robert Sorensen 3-6 0-0 8, Patrick Baird 1-1 0-0 2, Matthew Etchison 0-0 0-1 0, Will Grissom 3-9 3-5 9, Josh Holba 1-1 0-0 2, Lucas Parker 1-5 1-2 4, Aden Cannon 2-3 0-0 4, Kamea Chandler 2-4 2-2 6. Team: 15-33 8-13 41.

Bishop Chatard (11-0, 3-0) — Ben Wright 1-1 0-0 2, TJ Alexander 2-4 2-2 7, TJ Ford 0-0 1-2 1, AJ Roseman 7-14 4-5 20, Sylvester Williams 3-6 4-4 10, Robert Davidson 0-1 1-2 1, Carter St. John 4-4 1-1 10, Wade McAllister 1-3 0-0 2. Team: 18-33 13-16 53.

3-pointers — Guerin Catholic 3 (Sorensen 2, Parker). Bishop Chatard 4 (Roseman 2, Alexander, St. John).

CARDINAL RITTER 70, MONROVIA 63

Cardinal Ritter 21 9 20 20 — 70

Monrovia 16 15 14 18 — 63

Cardinal Ritter (3-6, 2-1) — Austin Sultzer 1 0-0 2, Jordan Turner 5 4-4 17, Rodney Wells 2 0-0 5, Jamyson Johnson 1 0-0 3, Sibu Collins 6 3-3 16, Mikial Miller 7 4-4 21, Savion Brown 2 0-0 6.

Monrovia (4-6, 0-3) — Todd Camic 4 1-1 12, Rucker Rahn 4 0-0 11, Dustin Kostrzewski 1 0-0 2, Trent Hale 2 0-0 4, Mason McClung 1 0-0 3, Austin Leeds 12 0-0 24, Gavin Followell 2 3-4 7. Team: 26 4-5 63.

3-pointers — Cardinal Ritter 9 (Miller 3, Brown 2, Collins, Johnson, Turner, Wells); Monrovia 7 (Camic 3, Rahn 3, McClung).

BEN DAVIS 50, NORTH CENTRAL 47

North Central 14 12 9 12 — 47

Ben Davis 16 7 11 16 — 50

North Central (7-3, 0-2) — Joey Brown 6 0-5 12, Davis Olson 4 0-0 12, Blake Fleming 4 1-1 10, Jahmyre Jackson 3 0-3 6, CJ Jolliffe 1 1-2 3, Christian Woodson 1 0-0 2, David Lloyd 1 0-1 2. Team: 20 2-12 47.

Ben Davis (7-2, 4-0) — Sheridan Sharp 6 3-3 17, Zane Doughty 4 4-6 12, KJ Windham 4 1-3 10, Jamir Carnell 2 2-2 6, Clay Butler 0 3-4 3, Mark White 0 2-2 2. Team: 16 15-20 50.

3-pointers — North Central 5 (Olson 4, Fleming). Ben Davis 3 (Sharp 2, Windham).

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PIKE 68, FISHERS 64, OT

Shelby County Tournament

WALDRON 60, SOUTHWESTERN 47

In the first round of the Shelby County Tourney, the host Mohawks (6-4) built an 11-point halftime lead over the Spartans (3-7) to reach the championship game against Triton Central, which knocked off Morristown 59-38 in the other semifinal. Bryce Yarling and Lucas Mitchell combined for 39 points for the victors, with Mitchell racking up a game-high 21 points. Southwestern got 37 points from its two top scorers, Aiden Hartsell and Jordan Jones.

Southwestern 6 8 18 15 — 47

Waldron 14 11 14 21 — 60

Southwestern (3-7) — Jordan Jones 8 0-1 18, Aiden Hartsell 5 6-8 19, Matthew Clements 2 2-5 7, Grant Emerick 0 1-2 1, Jonny Joy 1 0-0 2, Jonah DeArmitt 0 0-0 0. Team: 16 9-16 47.

Waldron (6-4) — Lucas Mitchell 6 9-10 21, Bryce Yarling 3 10-10 18, Lucas Shaw 2 1-2 6, Caden Sheaffer 2 0-0 4, Bryant Becker 4 2-5 11. Team: 17 22-27 60.

3-pointers — Southwestern 6 (Harsell 3, Jones 2, Clements); Waldron 4 (Yarling 2, Becker, Shaw).

TRITON CENTRAL 59, MORRISTOWN 38

Area boys scores without boxes:

Arsenal Tech 64, Lafayette Harrison 62

Bethesda Christian 71, Faith Christian 60

Crispus Attucks 71, Indianapolis Home School 30

Crosspointe Christian 63, Legacy Elite Academy 51

Decatur Central 66, Martinsville 60

George Washington 51, Lebanon 43

Greenwood Christian 62, Speedway 42

Hamilton Southeastern 59, Lawrence Central 54

Indiana Deaf 80, Horizon Christian 44

Lutheran 61, Trinity Lutheran 42

Mt. Vernon 60, Greenfield-Central 59, OT

New Palestine 56, Delta 32

Scecina 63, Christel House Manual 53

Southport 60, Franklin Central 50

Tindley 83, Victory College Prep 29

Tri-Central 79, Sheridan 58

Wapahani 52, Eastern Hancock 49

Westfield 68, Yorktown 36

Zionsville 52, Brebeuf Jesuit 49, OT

Madison County Tournament

Frankton 66, Anderson Prep 26

Liberty Christian 55, Alexandria 49

Anderson 69, Lapel 34

Sugar Creek Tournament

Southmont 51, Western Boone 44

Crawfordsville 45, North Montgomery 42, OT

GIRLS

CARMEL 48, CENTER GOVE 24

Emily Roper and Hannah Lach combined for 19 points and the visiting Greyhounds (9-6, 4-1) dominated the middle two periods to beat the Trojans (10-7, 2-2), who had won six of their last seven starts. Carmel buried five 3-pointers, two each by Lach and Ava Carter, and yielded just one free-throw attempt for Center Grove.

Carmel 13 13 15 7 — 48

Center Grove 10 5 2 7 — 24

Carmel (9-6, 4-1) — Sophie Shepherd 1 1-2 3, Mackenzie Woods 1 0-0 3, Laura Valiente 1 0-0 2, Jamie Elliot 1 0-0 2, Kate Clarke 3 0-0 6, Hannah Lach 3 0-0 8, Ava Carter 2 0-0 6, Mackenzie Thomas 3 1-2 7, Emily Roper 4 3-4 11. Team: 19 5-8 48.

Center Grove (10-7, 2-2) — Aubrie Booker 1 0-0 3, Emily Karr 2 1-1 5, Savanna Bischoff 3 0-0 8, Ella Hobson 1 0-0 2, Lilly Bischoff 1 0-0 2, Ali Wiesmann 1 0-0 2, Rachel Wirts 1 0-0 2. Team: 10 1-1 24.

3-pointers — Carmel 5 (Carter 2, Lach 2, Woods); Center Grove 3 (S. Bischoff 2, Booker).

GREENWOOD 44, WHITELAND 33

Quinn Kelly scored a team-high 14 points and led a balanced attack that lifted the visiting Woodmen (8-9, 2-3) to their third straight victory in a Mid-State Conference triumph over the rival Warriors (6-10, 3-2). Greenwood allowed five 3-pointers, but just nine total field goals in the triumph.

Greenwood 13 11 4 16 — 44

Whiteland 5 12 6 10 — 33

Greenwood (8-9, 2-3) — Keyara Johnson 2 4-5 8, Lilly Howe 3 2-5 9, Emily Metzger 0 2-2 2, Brooklyn Bell 2 3-5 7, Ella Stivers 2 0-0 4, Quinn Kelly 5 4-5 14. Team: 14 15-22 44.

Whiteland (6-10, 3-2) — Gracie Taylor 1 3-4 5, Braylyn Clendenen 3 7-8 15, Kylee Marlin 1 0-0 2, Emily Reed 4 0-1 11, Emma Piercy 0 0-0 0, Gwen Higdon 0 0-0 0. Team: 9 10-13 33.

3-pointers — Greenwood 1 (Howe); Whiteland 5 (Reed 3, Clendenen 2).

Area girls scores without boxes:

Franklin 62, Mooresville 37

Heritage Christian 68, Greenwood Christian 48

Lafayette Harrison 75, Arsenal Tech 14

Lebanon 57, Frankfort 27

North Central 68, Ben Davis 47

Perry Meridian 41, Terre Haute South 22

Purdue Polytechnic 57, Herron 26

Sheridan 38, Tri-Central 33

Wes-Del 49, Indiana Deaf 38

Hendricks County Tournament

Cascade 74, Avon 69

Brownsburg 55, Plainfield 43

This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Indiana high school basketball scores, statistics, January 7, 2022