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The Pioneer boys basketball team defeated Carroll 50-43 Saturday night at the Cage.
The Panthers (2-9) picked up their second win of the season and beat the Cougars (3-9) for the first time since 2019.
Micah Rans, in his second weekend back since coming back from a broken leg, scored 18 points to lead Pioneer. Phillip McFatridge and Ronnie Layer had eight points apiece. Shiloh Rine had seven points and five steals. Gabriel Scott added five points and seven rebounds.
“It was a really nice win for us,” Pioneer coach Darren McKaig said. “This is Micah‘s second weekend back and he’s looking better and better. His defense, his offense, his ball handling was really good. But it was a total team effort. Shiloh had some nice baskets. He had five steals and four rebounds. Gabe hit some timely shots and had seven rebounds. Ronnie Layer hit a big 3 for us in the fourth quarter that broke the lead open. Phillip is just all over the place. I’m not sure that we even realize how much he contributes to the game. I think we forced 20 turnovers and many of them may have been caused by him. It was really nice to get a win heading into a conference game on Tuesday.”
Pioneer hosts North Miami on Tuesday night.
WEST CENTRAL 51, CASTON 50
In an atmosphere that rivaled a sectional final, the Trojans got a bucket with 3.6 seconds left and Comets couldn’t convert on their final possession.
No. 5-ranked West Central stayed unbeaten at 11-0. The Trojans defeated three-time defending Sectional 50 champion Tri-County 51-40 Friday night in Francesville. The Comets dropped to 9-3.
Logan Mollenkopf led Caston with 24 points. Lane Hook scored 15. Gavin Mollenkopf added five, and Carson Harness and Brodie Howard chipped in three apiece.
The Comets trailed 21-14 after one before coming back to tie the game at 30-apiece at halftime. They took a 42-38 lead into the fourth.
Brady Bishop scored 18 points and Brendan Grindstaff scored 17 to lead West Central. Landon Hughes added eight.
“It was a great basketball game with a great atmosphere,” Caston coach Carl Davis said. “They came out red hot. I thought our guys did a great job of weathering that and making adjustments.
“West Central did a great job of taking care of the basketball and we had some costly turnovers throughout the game. The turnovers and offensive rebounds allowed hurt us. In a game that statistically we won the rebound battle, by percentage and number, it didn’t feel that way because there were too many second chance points for them. Too many 50/50 balls ended up in their hands.
“Our guys did some great things throughout the game, shot it well, finished well, and had some great rotations. It was a great game to be a part of to see where we are at in relation to another sectional opponent. Plenty to work on moving forward but love some of the things we saw Saturday night.”
Caston travels to Rochester on Tuesday night.
WINAMAC 56, NORTH JUDSON 19
Winamac (12-2, 5-1 HNAC) shut down visiting North Judson (3-9, 1-2) for a conference win.
Winamac leads the state in defensive average allowing 33.6 ppg.
Parker Zeider scored 15 points to lead the Warriors. Justin Potthoff scored 14 and Will Malchow had 12 points, five boards and four assists. Jaybin Hines added seven points and six assists.
Winamac led 5-3 after one, 28-7 at halftime and 46-16 after three.
Winamac hosts Caston on Friday.
CASS 34, ROCHESTER 30
Cass moved to 5-1 in the TRC by enduring a defensive struggle at Rochester (8-10, 2-5 TRC). The Kings (16-3) led 7-6 after a quarter, Rochester led 17-11 at halftime, and Cass surged ahead 27-22 after three quarters. Cass held Rochester to 10-of-36 shooting while Cass was 10 of 41.
Anna Hedrick and Presley Johnson scored seven points each for Cass. Marina Melian, Aftin Griffin and Ava Hubner five each, and Johnson grabbed five rebounds.
Cass visits TRC rival Wabash on Wednesday.
CASTON 53, BETHANY CHRISTIAN 25
Caston (9-10) picked up its second win in as many nights Friday at Bethany Christian (4-13).
Madi Douglass had 24 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and six steals to lead the Comets. Grace Colvin had nine points and six assists. Allison Craig added points and five boards.
Caston hosts North Miami on Thursday.
PIONEER 53, ARGOS 12
The Panthers (8-11, 3-3 HNAC) recorded a lopsided win at Argos (2-16, 0-8) Saturday.
Mia McKaig led Pioneer with 14 points. Liz Kennell had 12 points and 13 rebounds.
Pioneer travels to North Judson on Tuesday.
TRC MEET
Cass junior Jayden Ramer was the 200-yard freestyle champion with a time of 1:49.77 and placed runner-up in the 100 free
48.31).
Brecken Smith placed fifth in diving (176.5). Emil Pusback was seventh in the 100 breast (1:26.63)
Cass finished fourth as a team.
TRC MEET
Cass junior Mia Hall won the 200 IM (2:27.86) and 100 breaststroke (1:16.23).
Kennedy McLaughlin placed second in both the 200 free (2:15.75) and 500 free (6:13.85). Madelyn Hillis was second in the 50 free27.8) and fourth in the 100 free (1:01.26). Hannah Penn placed second in diving (291), Maleigh Deeter was third (280.15) and Brailyn Adams was fourth (271.45).
Rielle Musgrave placed fourth in the 200 free (2.24.88) in and sixth in the 100 breast (1:28.58). Lynssey Ramer placed fourth in the 100 back (1:16.82) and seventh in the 200 free (2:27.67). Adalyn Brown was fifth in the 100 back (1:21.45) and sixth in the 500 free (6:43.64). Mayce Armstrong placed sixth in both the 50 free29.2) and 100 butterfly (1:17.54). Maleia Landes placed sixth in the 100 free (1:06.08). Gracie Spicer was seventh in the 100 back (1:24.22).
Cass finished runner-up with 308 points to Maconaquah (339).
HNAC MEET
Winamac placed runner-up, Pioneer fourth and Caston seventh. No. 1-ranked North Miami won.
Justin Housinger was the champion in the 106-pound weight class for Winamac. Franklin Crawford (113), Hayden Taylor (138), Asher Jones (150) and Tearson Wolford (215) each placed second.
Pioneer’s Hunter Ward (120), Gage Lakes (144) and Noah Van Meter (175) placed second.
Jack Brumett (126), Ashton Bowyer (138) and Gabe Burkett-Rader (150) each placed third to lead Caston.
HC MEET
Logansport junior Quintin McLeod placed runner-up at 190 to lead the Berries.
McLeod (22-1) lost by fall to West Lafayette senior Martin Gazo (13-1) in the championship match.
Cooper Huffman (132), Logan Sutton (138) and Jackson Easter (215) each placed fifth for Logan. Elliot Bricknell (144), Aiden Burnett (175) and Brock Myers (285) placed sixth.
Logansport placed ninth as a team.
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The Panthers (2-9) picked up their second win of the season and beat the Cougars (3-9) for the first time since 2019.
Micah Rans, in his second weekend back since coming back from a broken leg, scored 18 points to lead Pioneer. Phillip McFatridge and Ronnie Layer had eight points apiece. Shiloh Rine had seven points and five steals. Gabriel Scott added five points and seven rebounds.
“It was a really nice win for us,” Pioneer coach Darren McKaig said. “This is Micah‘s second weekend back and he’s looking better and better. His defense, his offense, his ball handling was really good. But it was a total team effort. Shiloh had some nice baskets. He had five steals and four rebounds. Gabe hit some timely shots and had seven rebounds. Ronnie Layer hit a big 3 for us in the fourth quarter that broke the lead open. Phillip is just all over the place. I’m not sure that we even realize how much he contributes to the game. I think we forced 20 turnovers and many of them may have been caused by him. It was really nice to get a win heading into a conference game on Tuesday.”
Pioneer hosts North Miami on Tuesday night.
WEST CENTRAL 51, CASTON 50
In an atmosphere that rivaled a sectional final, the Trojans got a bucket with 3.6 seconds left and Comets couldn’t convert on their final possession.
No. 5-ranked West Central stayed unbeaten at 11-0. The Trojans defeated three-time defending Sectional 50 champion Tri-County 51-40 Friday night in Francesville. The Comets dropped to 9-3.
Logan Mollenkopf led Caston with 24 points. Lane Hook scored 15. Gavin Mollenkopf added five, and Carson Harness and Brodie Howard chipped in three apiece.
The Comets trailed 21-14 after one before coming back to tie the game at 30-apiece at halftime. They took a 42-38 lead into the fourth.
Brady Bishop scored 18 points and Brendan Grindstaff scored 17 to lead West Central. Landon Hughes added eight.
“It was a great basketball game with a great atmosphere,” Caston coach Carl Davis said. “They came out red hot. I thought our guys did a great job of weathering that and making adjustments.
“West Central did a great job of taking care of the basketball and we had some costly turnovers throughout the game. The turnovers and offensive rebounds allowed hurt us. In a game that statistically we won the rebound battle, by percentage and number, it didn’t feel that way because there were too many second chance points for them. Too many 50/50 balls ended up in their hands.
“Our guys did some great things throughout the game, shot it well, finished well, and had some great rotations. It was a great game to be a part of to see where we are at in relation to another sectional opponent. Plenty to work on moving forward but love some of the things we saw Saturday night.”
Caston travels to Rochester on Tuesday night.
WINAMAC 56, NORTH JUDSON 19
Winamac (12-2, 5-1 HNAC) shut down visiting North Judson (3-9, 1-2) for a conference win.
Winamac leads the state in defensive average allowing 33.6 ppg.
Parker Zeider scored 15 points to lead the Warriors. Justin Potthoff scored 14 and Will Malchow had 12 points, five boards and four assists. Jaybin Hines added seven points and six assists.
Winamac led 5-3 after one, 28-7 at halftime and 46-16 after three.
Winamac hosts Caston on Friday.
CASS 34, ROCHESTER 30
Cass moved to 5-1 in the TRC by enduring a defensive struggle at Rochester (8-10, 2-5 TRC). The Kings (16-3) led 7-6 after a quarter, Rochester led 17-11 at halftime, and Cass surged ahead 27-22 after three quarters. Cass held Rochester to 10-of-36 shooting while Cass was 10 of 41.
Anna Hedrick and Presley Johnson scored seven points each for Cass. Marina Melian, Aftin Griffin and Ava Hubner five each, and Johnson grabbed five rebounds.
Cass visits TRC rival Wabash on Wednesday.
CASTON 53, BETHANY CHRISTIAN 25
Caston (9-10) picked up its second win in as many nights Friday at Bethany Christian (4-13).
Madi Douglass had 24 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and six steals to lead the Comets. Grace Colvin had nine points and six assists. Allison Craig added points and five boards.
Caston hosts North Miami on Thursday.
PIONEER 53, ARGOS 12
The Panthers (8-11, 3-3 HNAC) recorded a lopsided win at Argos (2-16, 0-8) Saturday.
Mia McKaig led Pioneer with 14 points. Liz Kennell had 12 points and 13 rebounds.
Pioneer travels to North Judson on Tuesday.
TRC MEET
Cass junior Jayden Ramer was the 200-yard freestyle champion with a time of 1:49.77 and placed runner-up in the 100 free
48.31).Brecken Smith placed fifth in diving (176.5). Emil Pusback was seventh in the 100 breast (1:26.63)
Cass finished fourth as a team.
TRC MEET
Cass junior Mia Hall won the 200 IM (2:27.86) and 100 breaststroke (1:16.23).
Kennedy McLaughlin placed second in both the 200 free (2:15.75) and 500 free (6:13.85). Madelyn Hillis was second in the 50 free
27.8) and fourth in the 100 free (1:01.26). Hannah Penn placed second in diving (291), Maleigh Deeter was third (280.15) and Brailyn Adams was fourth (271.45).Rielle Musgrave placed fourth in the 200 free (2.24.88) in and sixth in the 100 breast (1:28.58). Lynssey Ramer placed fourth in the 100 back (1:16.82) and seventh in the 200 free (2:27.67). Adalyn Brown was fifth in the 100 back (1:21.45) and sixth in the 500 free (6:43.64). Mayce Armstrong placed sixth in both the 50 free
29.2) and 100 butterfly (1:17.54). Maleia Landes placed sixth in the 100 free (1:06.08). Gracie Spicer was seventh in the 100 back (1:24.22).Cass finished runner-up with 308 points to Maconaquah (339).
HNAC MEET
Winamac placed runner-up, Pioneer fourth and Caston seventh. No. 1-ranked North Miami won.
Justin Housinger was the champion in the 106-pound weight class for Winamac. Franklin Crawford (113), Hayden Taylor (138), Asher Jones (150) and Tearson Wolford (215) each placed second.
Pioneer’s Hunter Ward (120), Gage Lakes (144) and Noah Van Meter (175) placed second.
Jack Brumett (126), Ashton Bowyer (138) and Gabe Burkett-Rader (150) each placed third to lead Caston.
HC MEET
Logansport junior Quintin McLeod placed runner-up at 190 to lead the Berries.
McLeod (22-1) lost by fall to West Lafayette senior Martin Gazo (13-1) in the championship match.
Cooper Huffman (132), Logan Sutton (138) and Jackson Easter (215) each placed fifth for Logan. Elliot Bricknell (144), Aiden Burnett (175) and Brock Myers (285) placed sixth.
Logansport placed ninth as a team.
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