Staff report
The Tribune-Star
LINTON —
Clay City pulled within a half game of first-place Linton in the SouthWestern Indiana Athletic Conference with a 53-50 boys high school basketball victory Friday.
Trevor Singer paced the Eels (12-7, 6-2 SWIAC) with 14 points.
Dess Fougerousse and Austin Karazsia had 18 points apiece for the Miners.
CLAY CITY (53) — L.Cesinger 1 1-2 4, B.Cesinger 3 3-4 9, Rogers 2 0-0 6, Singer 6 0-2 14, Miller 3 2-2 8, Booe 6 0-1 12, Phillips 0 0-0 0, Yocom 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 FG, 6-11 FT, 53 TP.
LINTON (50) — Jackson 0 2-2 2, Fulk 4 0-0 10, Dyar 0 0-0 0, Karazsia 7 3-7 18, Fougerousse 5 7-8 18, Bohnert 1 0-0 2, Woodward 0 0-0 0, Riddell 0 0-0 0, Diball 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 FG, 12-17 FT, 50 TP.
Clay City 14 13 9 17 — 53
Linton 11 7 12 20 — 50
3-point goals — L.Cesinger, Rogers 2, Singer 2, Fulk 2, Karazsia, Fougerousse. Total fouls — CC 14, L 14. Fouled out — none.
JV — Linton won.
Next — Linton (15-3, 6-1 SWIAC) plays Friday at home against North Central. Clay City (12-7, 6-2 SWIAC) plays Friday at Northview.
In other boys basketball action Tuesday:
• Sullivan 58, Bloomfield 42 — At Sullivan, Brooks Weszely poured in 18 points to lead Sullivan to its 17th victory of the boys high school basketball season, a 58-42 win over Bloomfield.
Ian Perkinson chipped in a season-high 11 for the Golden Arrows.
BLOOMFIELD (42) — Myers 2 0-0 5, Dowden 0 0-0 0, Hays 8 3-4 20, Helms 0 0-0 0, Robinson 1 3-4 5, Combs 1 0-0 2, Vansant 5 0-0 10, Birch 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 FG, 6-8 FT, 42 TP.
SULLIVAN (58) — Weszely 6 4-4 18, Pirtle 2 0-0 5, Gregory 2 0-0 5, Kinnaman 4 0-0 8, Hutchcraft 1 0-0 2, Perkinson 4 3-3 11, McPhail 0 0-0 0, King 1 0-0 3, Willis 3 0-0 6. Totals 23 FG, 7-7 FT, 58 TP.
Bloomfield 7 13 11 11 — 42
Sullivan 13 18 17 10 — 58
3-point goals — Weszely 2, Pirtle, Gregory, King, Myers, Hays. Total fouls — B 7, S 12. Fouled out — none.
JV — Bloomfield 33, Sullivan 30.
Next — Sullivan (17-3) plays Friday at Union.
• Marshall 61, Red Hill 26 — At Marshall, Ill., the Lions won their 20th game of the season Tuesday night.
The Lions had a 16-2 after one period and were up 30-10 at halftime.
Thomas Sisson led the winners with 21 points and had four steals. Walker Berner had 12 points and Taylor Mauer had nine points and five rebounds.
Marshall closes the regular season with Senior Night action Friday against Neoga.
RED HILL (26) — Ransaran 0 0-0 0, Allen 2 3-3 7, Holtz 0 0-0 0, Murray 5 1-3 11, Putney 0 4-4 4, Young 1 1-4 4, Stoltz 0 0-0 0. Totals 8 FG, 9-14 FT, 26 TP.
MARSHALL (61) — Bloodworth 1 0-0 2, T.Sisson 9 1-1 21, Berner 5 1-1 13, Maurer 2 5-5 9, Morris 3 0-0 6, Steele 1 0-0 3, Hefner 0 0-0 0, J.Sisson 0 3-3 3, Hibschmann 2 0-1 4, Lindsey 0 0-0 0, Newbold 0 0-0 0, Thompson 0 0-0 0, Clark 0 0-0 0, Davidson 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 FG, 10-11 FT, 61 TP.
Red Hill 2 8 8 8 — 26
Marshall 16 14 15 16 — 61
3-point goals — Young, T.Sisson 2, Berner 2, Steele. Total fouls — RH 14, M 19. Fouled out — Putney.
JV — Marshall 55, Red Hill 13.
Next — Marshall (20-8) plays Friday at home against Neoga.
• Casey 78, Cumberland 52 — At Casey, Ill., the Warriors’ Matt McCown had 29 points and 14 rebounds on his Senior Night to pace the Warriors.
Brandon Wolfe chipped in with 19 points, and senior Trivette Scales added 10.
