The Tribune-Star
BICKNELL —
Class 2A’s fourth-ranked Sullivan made a statement in girls high school basketball Monday night, going on the road for a 48-23 thumping of North Knox.
The Warriors, a potential sectional opponent for the Golden Arrows, entered the game ranked 13th in the state but were outscored 30-11 after halftime. Rhagen Smith had 14 points and Caelan Jones 13 for the winners, while Lauren Charlton led the Warriors with nine.
SULLIVAN (48) — Jones 5 3-4 13, Gilham 2 0-1 5, Judson 0 0-0 0, Chapman 2 0-0 4, McDonald 0 0-0 0, Basinger 0 0-0 0, Cottom 2 1-2 5, Wilkes 0 1-2 1, Secrest 0 0-0 0, Smith 5 4-4 14, Harrison 1 3-4 6. Totals 17 FG, 12-17 FT, 48 TP.
NORTH KNOX (23) — Charlton 2 4-4 9, Meurer 0 0-0 0, Primus 1 0-0 3, Doades 0 0-0 0, Gugliotta 2 1-2 5, Grove 0 0-0 0, Buckthal 2 0-0 4, Marx 1 0-0 2, Utt 0 0-0 0, Mundy 0 0-0 0, Vieck 0 0-0 0. Totals 8 FG, 5-6 FT, 23 TP.
Sullivan 10 8 15 15 — 48
North Knox 4 8 7 4 — 23
3-point goals — Gilham, Harrison, Charlton, Primus. Total fouls — Sullivan 11, NK 12. Fouled out — none.
JV — Sullivan won 39-28.
Next — Sullivan (15-2) hosts Clay City on Thursday. North Knox (12-5) plays Saturday at Vincennes Lincoln.
In other girls basketball:
• North Daviess 41, Clay City 40 — At Clay City, the visiting Cougars remained unbeaten in SouthWestern Indiana Athletic Conference play by going 8 for 8 from the foul line.
Sabra Smith had 19 points for North Daviess, while Alex Wolfe scored 12 and Alisha Steward 11 for the Eels, who were 3 for 12 at the line.
NORTH DAVIESS (41) — Knepp 1 4-4 6, Keith 4 0-0 8, Hollis 0 0-0 0, Smith 8 2-2 19, Fitzgerald 0 0-0 0, Mallett 1 0-0 2, Moore 2 2-2 6. Totals 16 FG, 8-8 FT, 41 TP.
CLAY CITY (40) — Steward 5 0-3 11, Dayhuff 2 1-1 7, Wolfe 5 2-8 12, Ellinger 2 0-0 5, Durga 1 0-0 2, Truax 1 0-0 3, Decker 0 0-0 0, Miller 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 FG, 3-12 FT, 40 TP.
North Daviess 2 17 10 12 — 41
Clay City 7 12 13 8 — 40
3-point goals — Smith, Dayhuff 2, Steward, Ellinger, Truax. Total fouls — ND 11, CC 12. Fouled out — none.
JV — Clay City won.
Next — Clay City (5-9, 2-5 SWIAC) plays Thursday at Sullivan. North Daviess (12-3, 4-0) hosts Union that night.
• Tecumseh 54, Shakamak 44 — At Lynnville, Kelsey Pilant had 17 points and eight rebounds for the Lakers in nonconference play Saturday.
SHAKAMAK (44) — Phipps 5-17 0-0 11, Hudson 2-4 2-2 6, Fulford 1-5 4-4 6, Gallagher 0-2 0-0 0, Samm 0-1 0-0 0, Beck 2-3 0-1 4, Pilant 6-15 5-8 17. Totals 16-47 FG, 11-15 FT, 44 TP.
TECUMSEH (54) — Fowler 1 0-0 2, Trible 5 2-7 12, Burkett 3 8-16 14, Oxley 2 0-0 4, Floyd 0 0-0 0, Westerman 1 0-0 2, Nuhring 7 0-0 20. Totals 19 FG, 10-23 FT, 54 TP.
Shakamak 8 7 8 21 — 44
Tecumseh 16 14 13 11 — 54
3-point goals — Phipps, Nuhring 6. Rebounds — Shakamak 33 (Pilant 8, Hudson 7, Beck 6, Gallagher 5, Fulford 4). Assists — Shakamak 7 (Fulford 3, Beck 2).
Next — Shakamak (4-11) hosts Washington Catholic tonight. Washington Catholic hosts Tecumseh (6-9) on Thursday.
• Rox win at South Putnam — At Putnamville, Rockville defeated Eminence 52-30 and then the host team 50-46 on Saturday to win the Eagle Holiday Classic at South Putnam.
Jenifer Lee had 15 points in the first game and 26 in the championship; Alexia Lear had 10 in each game; and Brittany Gordon had nine against Eminence and 14 against South Putnam. All three made the all-tournament team. Morgan Black added 10 points against Eminence for the Rox, 6-10, who played Monday at Cloverdale.
Boys basketball
• LIC tourney slated — Little Illini Conference boys basketball teams begin tournament play Friday at Casey-Westfield. Four games are on Friday’s slate with four more set for Saturday. Play winds up Jan. 25. Robinson is the No. 1 seed. Casey is the No. 2 seed with Flora No. 3 and Newton No. 4.
LIC tourney schedule
Friday’s schedule — Hutsonville-Palestine (8) vs. Lawrenceville (9) at 4 p.m. followed by Marshall (5) vs. Cumberland (12), Oblong (7) vs. Red Hill (10) and Olney (6) vs. Edwards County (11).
Saturday’s schedule — Newton (4) vs. Marshall-Cumberland winner at 3 p.m. followed by Flora (3) vs. Olney-EC winner, Casey (2) vs. Oblong-Red Hill winner and Robinson (1) vs. HP-Lawrenceville winner
Jan. 21 — Consolation-bracket games at sites of higher seeds
Jan. 22 — Semifinals
Jan. 23 — Consolation-bracket games
Jan. 24 — Consolation championship 6 p.m., followed by third-place game
Jan. 25 — Championship, 7:30
All times CST
Wrestling
• Cascade wins — At Putnamville, Cascade won the West Central Conference championship Saturday.
Team scores — Cascade 184, Greencastle 176, South Putnam 170.5, Monrovia 109, North Putnam 91, Cloverdale 75.
Individual champions
106 — Charles Capps (M)
113 — Hunter Fox (Cas)
120 — Dean Kleiber (NP)
126 — Jacob Waycott (Clov)
132 — Nick Pingleton (G)
138 — Zach Batts (Cas)
145 — Riley Boswell (G)
152 — Casey Fox (Cas)
160 — Aaron Langdon (G)
170 — Carter Lewis (G)
182 — Tanner Thompson (SP)
195 — Rudy Harris (SP)
220 — Jacob Williams (SP)
285 — Lukas Stoutenour (Cas)
