staff report
TERRE HAUTE — Terre Haute North finished its regular season on a high note as the Patriots defeated South Vermillion 57-38 in girls high school basketball action Tuesday.
Danielle Ketner paced North (8-12) with 15 points, while Nicole Anderson added 14 points. Olivia Finley had 10 points.
South Vermillion was led by Allie Milam’s 21-point effort.
TERRE HAUTE NORTH (57) — Ketner 6 1-2 15, Jones 2 0-0 5, Hasbrouck 1 0-0 3, Fox 0 0-0 0, Finley 4 2-2 10, Barnhill 0 2-2 2, McCarthy 4 0-0 8, Anderson 5 4-4 14. Totals 17 5-6 57.
SOUTH VERMILLION (38) — M. Samuelson 0 0-0 0, Kelly 0 1-2 1, Lubovich 0 0-0 0, Riggen 0 0-0 0, Brower 2 1-2 6, L. Samuelson 0 0-0 0, Kirby 1 2-4 4, Cheesewright 1 4-4 6, Milam 6 6-8 21. Totals 10 14-20 38.
TH North 12 17 12 16 — 57
South Vermillion 8 5 12 13 — 38
3-point field goals — Ketner 2, Jones, Hasbrouck; Milam 3, Brower. Total fouls — THN 17, SV 7. Fouled out — none.
JV — TH North won 43-19.
Next — TH North (8-12) plays Terre Haute South in the TH South Sectional next Tuesday . South Vermillion (8-11) plays host Cascade on Thursday.
In other girls basketball action:
• North Vermillion 49, Rockville 40 — At Rockville, North Vermillion’s Hillary Lively had 16 points as the Falcons won a battle to pull into second place in the Wabash River Conference.
NORTH VERMILLION (49) — Chew 2 0-0 4, Turchi 4 5-6 14, Lively 5 6-7 16, C. West 1 2-2 4, K. West 2 2-3 6, Kinneer 2 0-0 4, Martin 0 1-2 1. Totals 16 16-20 49.
ROCKVILLE (40) — Carrington 0 1-2 1, Green 2 0-0 6, Gordon 1 0-0 2, Sutherland 2 1-1 5, Mahruin 8 3-4 19, Woodard 1 5-6 7, White 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 10-13 40.
North Vermillion 5 16 8 20 — 49
Rockville 10 6 15 9 — 40
Total fouls — NV 11, R 17. Fouled out — none
JV — North Vermillion won.
Next — North Vermillion (17-2, 5-2 WRC) plays at North Central on Saturday. Rockville (14-6, 4-3) plays Covington at the Covington Sectional next Tuesday.
• Sullivan 52, North Daviess 39 — At Sullivan, Rhagen Smith had 19 points as the Golden Arrows moved two games over .500 with a nonconference triumph.
NORTH DAVIESS (39) — Borter 0 1-3 1, O’Haver 1 0-0 2, Keith 0 0-1 0, Spear 0 0-0 0, Dove 4 12-14 20, Wagler 1 0-0 2, Meyer 1 0-0 2, Summers 5 1-7 11, Troutman 0 1-2 1. Totals 12 15-27 39.
SULLIVAN (52) — Gilham 0 2-2 2, Jones 4 2-4 10, Burr 1 0-0 2, Mann 1 0-0 3, Benningfield 1 0-0 2, Gadberry 1 1-4 3, Whitlock 0 1-2 1, Walters 2 0-0 4, Smith 6 6-8 19, Bond 1 0-0 2, Harrison 1 0-0 2, Whittle 1 0-0 2. Totals 19 12-20 52.
North Daviess 4 8 7 20 — 39
Sullivan 10 17 4 21 — 52
3-point goals — Mann, Smith. Total fouls — ND 18, S 24. Fouled out — none.
Next — Sullivan (11-9) plays at Owen Valley on Friday.
Monday
Casey 15 7 18 11 — 51
Flora 5 7 10 12 — 36
Record — Casey (13-14, 5-2 Little Illini Conference)
• Illinois pairings set — Play begins in the Illinois High School Association girls basketball tournament on Monday.
Teams from this area will compete in Class A regionals at Neoga and Broadlands (Heritage) and in a Class 2A regional at Casey-Westfield.
Paris is the top seed in the Casey-Westfield Regional and Chrisman is the No. 2 seed at Broadlands.
Class A
Neoga Regional
Feb. 8
6 p.m. — Kansas (4) vs. Oblong (5)
8 — Palestine-Hutsonville (3) vs. Martinsville (6)
Feb. 9
6 — Neoga (1) vs. Kansas-Oblong winner
8 — Cumberland (2) vs. PH-Martinsville winner
February 11
7:30 — championship
Broadlands (Heritage) Regional
Feb. 8
6 — Tuscola (4) vs. Broadlands Heritage) (5)
8 — Sidell-Jamaica (3) vs. Villa Grove (6)
Feb. 10
6 — Hume-Shiloh (1) vs. Tuscola-BH winner
8 — Chrisman (2) vs. SJ-VG winner
Feb. 11
7:30 — championship
Class 2A
Casey-Westfield Regional
Feb. 8
7:30 — Casey (4) vs. Newton (5)
Feb. 10
6 — Paris (1) vs. Casey-Newton winner
8 — Robinson (2) vs. Marshall (3)
Feb. 11
7:30 — championship
() indicates seeding
Boys
• Marshall 71, Oblong 54 — At Oblong, Ill., the Lions won their ninth straight game Tuesday and remained unbeaten in the Little Illini Conference.
Taylor Duncan had 23 points and seven rebounds for 16-3 Marshall. Dustin Morey had 13 points and Jordan Grooms 10 while Jake Tucker had a team-high nine boards.
The Lions go for 10 in a row Friday at Edwards County.
• Robinson 69, Newton 52 — At Newton, Ill., Ben Jones and Meyers Leonard scored 22 points apiece to lead the Maroons to an Apollo Conference victory on Tuesday.
Robinson fell behind 17-9 after one quarter, but limited the host Eagles to just two points in the second quarter.
ROBINSON (69) — Jones 8 5-6 23, Leonard 8 6-11 22, Dirks 4 1-2 9, Hannahs 2 2-2 8, Au.Siler 1 2-2 4, Chamblin 1 0-0 2, Aa.Siler 0 2-2 2, Stevens 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 FG, 18-25 FT, 69 TP.
NEWTON (52) — Wyatt 5 2-2 15, Emmerich 4 1-3 11, Pilman 5 0-0 10, Frohning 4 1-1 9, Ber 1 4-4 6, Kerner 0 1-2 1, Jansen 0 0-0 0, Howze 0 0-0 0, Hyatt 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 FG, 9-12 FT, 52 TP.
Robinson 9 15 18 27 — 69
Newton 17 2 17 16 — 52
3-point goals — Jones, Hannahs 2, Wyatt 3, Emmerich 2. Total fouls — R 13, N 19. Fouled out — none.
JV — Robinson 68 (Aaron Siler 18, Zach Danks 14, Warren Whithaus 10, Cory Blount 10), Newton 52 (Dy Casey 13, Rauch 12, Davidson 10).
• Olney 44, Paris 25 — At Olney, Ill., the host team defeated the Tigers in Apollo Conference action.
Paris will be at Robinson on Friday.
• Martinsville 82, Tri-County 56 — Jared Higginbotham had 25 points, 14 rebounds, 11 assists and five steals for the Blue Streaks in Tuesday's victory.
Martinsville also received double-figure scoring from Bryant Washburn (17), Blaine Washburn (13) and Matt Sanders (12).
Martinsville 19 24 22 17 — 82
Tri-County 10 12 15 19 — 56
JV — Tri-County 39, Martinsville 37 (Kyle Perisho 17).
Next — Martinsville (4-17, 2-3) is at Cerro Gordo on Friday.
• Casey game cancelled — Tuesday’s boys game between Casey and Beecher City was cancelled due to a scheduling conflict. An attempt will be made to reschedule the game later this month.
