STAFF REPORT
The Tribune-Star
CASEY, ILL. —
Marshall defeated Edwards County 66-27 on Thursday to win the consolation championship of the Little Illini Conference tournament.
The Lions won their third game in four nights to hike their record to 17-7. Edwards County — the No. 11 seed in the tournament — fell to 13-11.
The lead changed hands in the first frame before Drew Morris hit a bucket to give the Lions an 11-10 lead going into the second period.
Edwards County took its final lead of the game to open the second stanza but Marshall then ran off 13 straight points and the Lions were up 33-14 at halftime, outscoring EC 22-4 in the second period.
Marshall outscored EC in the third stanza 25-6 with Morris and Walker Berner combining for 23 of the points.
Berner finished with 26 points, hitting seven 3-pointers, and Morris had 20. Taylor Maurer had six points and seven boards while Thomas Sisson had four points and eight assists.
Robinson beat Flora 69-58 in the third-place game Thursday night.
Casey battles Newton tonight for the championship. Tipoff is 7:30 p.m. CST.
EDWARDS COUNTY (27) — Laws 0 5-8 5, Toutloff 1 1-2 4, Lear 2 0-0 4, Schuh 3 0-0 7, Borrowiak 1 1-1 3, Compton 1 0-0 2, Potter 0 0-3 0, Rhodes 0 0-0 0, Troyer 1 0-0 2. Totals 9 FG, 7-14 FT, 27 TP.
MARSHALL (66) — Bloodworth 0 0-0 0, T.Sisson 2 0-0 4, Maurer 3 0-0 6, Berner 9 1-1 26, Morris 9 0-0 20, Steele 2 0-0 5, Rice 0 0-0 0, Hefner 0 0-0 0, J.Sisson 0 0-0 0, Hibschmann 0 0-0 0, Lindsey 1 0-0 3, Newbold 0 0-0 0, Thompson 0 0-0 0, Clark 0 0-0 0, Davidson 1 0-0 2. Totals 27 FG, 1-1 FT, 66 TP.
Edwards County 10 4 6 7 — 27
Marshall 11 22 25 8 — 66
3-point goals — Toutloff, Schuh, Berner 7, Morris 2, Steele, Lindsey. Total fouls — EC 5, Marshall 12. Fouled out — none.
Next — Marshall (17-7) is at Cumberland on Feb. 1. Edwards County is 13-11.
Girls basketball
• Riverton Parke 76, Fountain Central 20 — At Mecca, Rachel Austin had a career-high 20 points and senior stars Paige Yando and Sara Dickey combined for 45 more as Class A’s sixth-ranked Panthers rolled in Wabash River Conference play.
Yando had 23 points and Dickey 22 for the winners.
FOUNTAIN CENTRAL (20) — Ca.Yager 0 0-0 0, Hurd 3 0-0 6, Louthen 0 0-0 0, Grubb 0 2-2 2, Pigg 0 0-0 0, Ch.Yager 0 0-0 0, Yamamoto 0 0-0 0, Frazee 2 0-0 4, Smith 4 0-1 8. Totals 9 FG, 2-3 FT, 20 TP.
RIVERTON PARKE (76) — Wood 1 1-4 3, Higgins 0 0-0 0, E.Virostko 1 0-0 2, Pollard 1 1-2 3, Yando 9 4-4 23, Organ 0 0-0 0, Dickey 10 0-0 22, Austin 9 2-2 20, Benell 1 1-2 3. Totals 32 FG, 9-14 FT, 76 TP.
Fountain Central 6 8 4 2 — 20
Riverton Parke 17 13 25 21 — 76
3-point goals — Dickey 2, Yando. Total fouls — FC 13, RP 9. Fouled out — none.
JV — Riverton Parke won.
Next — Riverton Parke (15-3, 5-1 WRC) hosts Attica for Senior Night on Tuesday. Fountain Central (4-14, 1-5) hosts Clinton Central on Saturday.
Tuesday
• Riverton Parke 64, West Vigo 19 — At West Vigo, Paige Yando had 24 points, Sara Dickey 19 and Kenzie Pollard 10 for the winning Panthers in nonconference play.
Shyanne Elkins led West Vigo with six points. Funds were raised before the game for Riverton Parke assistant coach Sarah Norton, a West Vigo graduate who is battling breast cancer.
RIVERTON PARKE (64) — Wood 1-2 1-3 4, Higgins 0-0 0-0 0, E.Virostko 0-0 0-0 0, Pollard 4-10 0-0 10, Yando 9-17 3-8 24, Organ 1-1 0-0 2, Dickey 8-15 0-0 19, Austin 1-7 1-2 3, Benell 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 25-53 FG, 5-13 FT, 64 TP.
WEST VIGO (19) — Curley 0-0 0-0 0, VOils 1-4 2-2 4, Cardinal 1-2 0-0 2, Edington 0-4 0-0 0, Fox 0-0 0-0 0, Lane 1-5 0-0 2, Barton 0-0 0-0 0, S.Elkins 3-5 0-0 6, Byrley 0-0 0-0 0, Houser 1-4 0-2 3, L.Elkins 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 8-28 FG, 2-4 FT, 19 TP.
Riverton Parke 22 8 22 12 — 64
West Vigo 6 5 4 4 — 19
3-point shooting — RP 9-16 (Yando 3-6, Dickey 3-7, Pollard 2-2, Wood 1-1), WV 1-6 (Houser 1-2, Voils 0-1, Lane 0-1, Edington 0-2). Total fouls — RP 9, WV 13. Fouled out — none.
Next — West Vigo (4-13) has a 6 p.m. varsity game today against Edgewood.
• Sullivan 63, Edgewood 34 — At Sullivan, Rhagen Smith had 30 points and 11 rebounds and Caelan Jones 10 points, seven rebounds and five assists as the Golden Arrows remained unbeaten in Western Indiana Conference play.
Edgewood boxscore unavailable
SULLIVAN (63) — Jones 4-6 0-0 10, Gilham 2-4 0-0 6, Chapman 0-4 1-2 1, Wilkes 0-1 0-0 0, McDonald 0-1 0-0 0, Basinger 0-0 0-0 0, Cottom 3-4 1-2 9, Judson 1-1 0-0 2, Secrest 0-0 0-0 0, Smith 9-18 12-15 30, Harrison 1-5 3-5 5. Totals 20-45 FG, 17-24 FT, 63 TP.
Edgewood 13 3 11 7 — 34
Sullivan 16 19 13 15 — 63
3-point shooting — Sullivan 6-12 (Jones 2-2, Cottom 2-3, Gilham 2-4, McDonald 0-1, Smith 0-1, Harrison 0-1).
Next — Sullivan (17-2, 4-0 WIC) plays at 6 p.m. today at Northview. Edgewood (7-9, 3-2) is at West Vigo today.
Football
• Three Patriots, two Braves honored — Five Vigo County high school players have been named to the 2012 Region 6 all-region team, the Indiana Football Coaches Association has announced.
Picked from North are tight end Calvin Blank, linebacker Lee Davis and receiver Austin Lewis. South’s selections are receiver Tyler Seibert and kicker Adam Kahn.
Other seniors chosen are Austin Karazsia and Koye Kaiser of Linton, Kody Zumwalt of North Vermillion, Ryan Chestnut of South Putnam, T.J. Bollman and Brett Gierke of Greencastle and Larry Shaffer of Owen Valley.
Offense
C — Chase Alexander, Avon
OL — Dakota Ramey, North Montgomery; Zach Minardo, Mooresville; Ryan Chestnut, South Putnam; T.J. Bollman, Greencastle
TE — Calvin Blank, Terre Haute North
WR — Austin Lewis, Terre Haute North; Tyler Seibert, Terre Haute South
QB — Austin Karazsia, Linton
FB — L.V. Bowden, Western Boone
RB — Koye Kaiser, Linton; Kody Zumwalt, North Vermillion
K — Adam Kahn, Terre Haute South
At-large — Chad Middleton, Plainfield
Defense
DL — Eric Davis, North Putnam; Jon Staton, Tri-West
DE — Wil Beaty, Danville; Brett Gierke, Greencastle
LB — Lee Davis, Terre Haute North; Conner Ludwig, Brownsburg; Jeremy Shupperd, Brownsburg; Jameson Brewer, North Putnam
CB — Dhane Thomas, Avon; Garrett Isch, Brownsburg
S — Cole Johnson, Avon; Larry Shaffer, Owen Valley
P — Mac Norton, Mooresville
At-large — Christian Fleener, Edgewood
