Boys Basketball
Cougars win on buzzer-beater
Quentin Steele hit a 3-pointer as time expired to lift Greenwood Christian to a 71-68 victory against visiting Trinity Lutheran on Saturday night.
Kegan Owen led GCA with 26 points, while Champ McCorkle added 15. Steele, Payton Modlin and Trey Spears each scored nine.
Rebels knock off Trojans
Bryson Meek scored 13 of his 21 points in the second half and Roncalli used a fourth-quarter blitz to pull out a 55-47 home win against Center Grove on Saturday.
Kellen Schreiber and Jack Hegwood each chipped in 10 points for Roncalli. Center Grove (11-4) got 12 points from Nate McLain and 11 from Trayce Jackson-Davis.
Girls basketball
Warriors clinch share of Mid-State
Megan Harlow scored 19 points and Natalie Stuck added 14 as Whiteland wrapped up at least a tie for the Mid-State Conference championship with a 62-44 win at Franklin on Saturday afternoon.
The Warriors (17-4, 5-0) knocked down 11 3-point baskets on the day. Abby DeArmitt led the Grizzly Cubs (8-12, 2-3) with 14 points in defeat.
Trojans fall at Ben Davis
Center Grove had a difficult time getting its offense going in a 52-42 loss at Ben Davis on Saturday.
Cassidy Hardin finished with 13 points and Emma Utterback added 12 for the Trojans (16-5, 3-3 MIC), who connected on just 10 of 32 field goal attempts.
Swimming
Trojans sweep Lawrence Central
Center Grove rolled past MIC rival Lawrence Central on Saturday, with the boys winning 152-33 and the girls coasting to a 145-36 triumph.
Wrestling
Braves finish third in WIC
Indian Creek placed third at the Western Indiana Conference wrestling meet on Saturday, led by a trio of league champions.
Brad Trietsch was a perfect 3-0 and finished first at 138 pounds. He was joined atop the podium by Gabe Pitzulo (145 pounds) and Grant Goforth (195).
Franklin College
Men’s hoops beaten at Hanover
Hanover closed the first half with a 17-4 run and held on to defeat rival Franklin College, 74-65, on Saturday.
Sam Gutierrez and Kale Morris paced the Grizzlies (4-13, 3-7 HCAC) with 16 points apiece.
Women’s basketball falls
Cold-shooting Franklin College suffered a 70-56 defeat at Hanover on Saturday despite grabbing a season-best 54 rebounds.
