Billy Newton had 23 of his game-high 31 points in leading visiting Shakamak to a 40-18 halftime lead Saturday night, and the Lakers remained unbeaten in Tri-River Conference play with a 76-50 win over Clay City.
Newton added eight rebounds and five steals to his point total, while Jarred VanHorn had 12 points and eight rebounds and John Smith had a double-double with 11 points and 10 assists — plus five more steals — for Class A’s eighth-ranked team.
A.J. Evans scored 16 points and Tyler Bridgewater 13 for the Eels, who have lost 12 in a row.
SHAKAMAK (76) — B.Newton 12 5-8 31, VanHorn 6 0-0 12, Crody 4 0-2 8, Richardson 2 5-5 9, Smith 5 0-2 11, Dowell 0 0-0 0, Sparks 2 0-0 5, Green 0 0-0 0, Crowe 0 0-0 0, Batchelor 0 0-0 0, Schultz 0 0-0 0. Totals 31 FG, 10-17 FT, 76 TP.
CLAY CITY (50) — Decker 0 0-0 0, Higgins 2 0-0 5, Bridgewater 6 0-2 13, Denker 1 1-2 3, Tiefel 0 2-2 2, D.Newton 0 0-0 0, Jenkins 1 0-0 3, Moore 3 0-0 8, Evans 5 2-2 16, Shaw 0 0-0 0, Johnson 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 FG, 5-8 FT, 50 TP.
Shakamak 16 24 16 20 — 76
Clay City 4 14 18 14 — 50
3-point goals — Newton 2, Smith, Sparks, Evans 4, Moore 2, Higgins, Bridgewater, Jenkins. Total fouls — Shakamak 13, CC 19. Fouled out — Decker.
Next — Shakamak (13-5, 4-0 Tri-River Conference, 5-1 SouthWestern Indiana Athletic Conference) plays Thursday at Vincennes Rivet. Clay City (3-13, 2-1 TRC, 2-4 SWIAC) plays at North Central that night.
In other high school basketball Saturday:
• Casey 58, Oblong 39 — At Casey, Ill., Kruz Kusterman had 23 points and Riley Scales 11 in Friday’s Little Illini Conference victory.
CASEY (58) — Kusterman 9 3 23, Scott 2 2 6, Unzicker 2 3 8, Scales 5 1 11, McVey 0 0 0, Blankenship 1 0 2, Shull 0 0 0, Carver 0 0 0, Barnhard 2 2 6, Bolin 0 2 2. Totals 21 FG, 13 FT, 58 TP.
Oblong scoring unavailable
JV — Casey 58, Oblong 41.
Next — Casey (15-5, 3-2 LIC) plays Tuesday at Marshall.\
• Cumberland 63, Martinsville 38 — At Toledo, Ill., Jared Higginbotham scored 20 of his team’s 38 points and also had five assists.
MARTINSVILLE (38) — Bl.Washburn 1-3 0-0 3, Cribelar 0-2 0-0 0, Truelove 0-0 0-0 0, Br.Washburn 1-3 3-3 5, Toner 0-0 0-0 0, Higginbotham 6-8 7-9 20, Lee 0-0 0-0 0, Sanders 1-1 1-2 3, Vincent 0-3 0-0 0, Perisho 3-10 1-4 7, Davidson 0-0 0-0 0, Woolen 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 12-30 FG, 11-14 FT, 38 TP.
Cumberland scoring unavailable
Martinsville 7 15 13 3 — 38
Cumberland 10 22 17 14 — 63
3-point shooting — Martinsville 3-9 (Higginbotham 1-1, Bl.Washburn 1-3, Perisho 1-4, Br.Washburn 0-1). Fouled out — Sanders.
Women’s basketball
• Craft shines — At Park Hills, Mo., Terre Haute South graduate Megan Craft had 17 points and 13 assists Saturday in helping 25th-ranked Vincennes University to an 82-72 win at Mineral Area.
The Trailblazers play today against 2009 national runner-up Jefferson College at Hillsboro, Mo., and have a 6:30 p.m. game Wednesday at Lincoln Trail.
Track
• Smith gets first, second — At Greencastle, Terre Haute North graduate and Indiana State recruit Shaun Smith led a 1-2-3 sweep for Vincennes University in the 55-meter dash and was runner-up in the 200-meter dash at the Tiger Invitational.
Tennis
• Bilyeu gets doubles win — At Griffith, Terre Haute South graduate Katie Bilyeu teamed with Stephanie York for a doubles win Sunday at Matchpoint Tennis Club, but Valparaiso lost its spring home opener 5-2 to Bradley.
Bilyeu lost in singles for the Crusaders, now 0-2. Valparaiso begins its spring trip March 9.
