staff report
Spencer — With a chance to tie for a share of the Western Indiana Conference, the Sullivan girls high school basketball team had opportunities to win in regulation, but the Golden Arrows lost 47-43 in overtime to Owen Valley.
Owen Valley clinched the outright title, improving to 6-0.
Rhagen Smith had 22 points for Sullivan, who could have a chance to play Owen Valley in this week’s sectional.
SULLIVAN (43) — Jones 1 1-4 3, Burr 1 0-0 2, Mann 1 1-2 4, Benningfield 2 0-0 4, Gadberry 3 0-0 6, Smith 9 4-6 22, Walters 1 0-0 2. Totals 17 FG, 6-12 FT, 43 TP.
OWEN VALLEY (47) — Sweatman 3 5-6 11, Marsh 1 0-0 2, Leichter 1 3-4 5, Evans 4 2-4 11, Cooper 4 2-4 11, Kinnick 1 0-1 2, Heaslet 1 0-0 3, Matsel 1 0-0 2. Totals 16 FG, 12-19 FT, 47 TP.
Sullivan 17 8 3 12 3 — 43
Owen Valley 8 9 11 12 7 — 47
3-point goals — Mann, Evans, Cooper, Heaslet. Total fouls — S 16, OV 16. Fouled out — Benningfield, Kinnick.
Next — Sullivan (11-10, 4-2 WIC) plays Friday in the Class 3A Sullivan Sectional against the winner of Owen Valley and West Vigo. Owen Valley (17-5, 6-0 WIC) plays Tuesday against West Vigo in the Class 3A Sullivan Sectional.
Boys
• North Central 90, North Vermillion 57 — At Farmersburg, Ethan Stanifer tied the school record for 3-pointers in a game with seven, leading the Thunderbirds with 21 points.
Bobby Swaby added 19, Tyler Howkinson had 15 and Jordan Stefancik 13 for the Thunderbirds. Jacob Rankin had 14 for the Falcons.
NORTH VERMILLION (57) — McCool 3 0-0 8, Leigh 2 1-2 6, L.Clark 6 0-0 12, Rankin 5 4-5 15, Jumps 3 0-2 6, E.Clark 1 0-0 2, Zumwalt 1 1-3 3, Weaver 2 0-0 4, Grubbs 0 0-2 0, Smith 0 1-2 1, Harrison 0 0-2 0. Totals 22 FG, 7-18 FT, 57 TP.
NORTH CENTRAL (90) — Swaby 6 4-5 19, Stefancik 6 1-2 13, Stanifer 7 0-0 21, Howkinson 7 0-1 15, C.Rehmel 1 4-4 6, Gilman 2 2-2 8, Hinesley 0 1-3 1, Horn 1 0-0 2, Bellgraph 1 1-2 3, D.Rehmel 1 0-0 2. Totals 32 FG, 13-19 FT, 90 TP.
North Vermillion 13 15 18 11 — 57
North Central 25 15 28 22 — 90
3-point goals — Stanifer 7, Howkinson, Swaby 3, McCool 2, Leigh, Rankin. Total fouls — NV 19, NC 16. Fouled out — Jumps.
JV — North Central won.
Next — North Central (7-7) plays Monday at Union. North Vermillion (6-9) hosts Riverton Parke on Thursday.
• Riverton Parke 63, Union (Dugger) 48 — At Dugger, the visitors pulled away with a 26-point third quarter.
Derek Engle had 19 points, Kyle Daugherty 17 and Garrett Lientz 11 for the Panthers, while Tyler Talpas scored 15, Dustin Howard 13 and Trent Collins 10 for the Bulldogs.
RIVERTON PARKE (63) — Daugherty 7 1-2 17, Lientz 3 5-6 11, Je.Helton 3 0-1 7, Stites 3 0-1 6, Engle 7 0-0 19, Vauters 0 1-2 1, Jo.Helton 0 2-2 2, Yeargin 0 0-0 0, Secuskie 0 0-0 0, Hardesty 0 0-0 0, Hill 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 FG, 9-14 FT, 63 TP.
UNION (48) — Howard 6 1-2 13, Birdsong 1 0-0 3, Collins 4 0-2 10, Talpas 5 5-7 15, Fettig 1 0-0 2, Gambill 1 2-4 4, Brow 0 1-2 1, Langley 0 0-0 0, Phegley 0 0-0 0, Morrill 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 FG, 9-17 FT, 48 TP.
Riverton Parke 15 8 26 14 — 63
Union 8 13 12 15 — 48
3-point goals — Engle 5, Daugherty 2, Je.Helton, Collins 2, Birdsong. Total fouls — RP 16, Union 14. Fouled out — Stites.
JV — Riverton Parke 46, Union 19.
Next — Riverton Parke (2-13) plays Thursday at North Vermillion. Union (1-14) has a home game Monday against North Central.
