Local roundup – January 22

Boys Basketball

<strong>Cougars win on buzzer-beater</strong>

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.

<strong>Rebels knock off Trojans</strong>

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

<strong>Warriors clinch share of Mid-State</strong>

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.

<strong>Trojans fall at Ben Davis</strong>

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

<strong>Trojans sweep Lawrence Central</strong>

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

<strong>Braves finish third in WIC</strong>

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

<strong>Men’s hoops beaten at Hanover</strong>

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.

<strong>Women’s basketball falls</strong>

Cold-shooting Franklin College suffered a 70-56 defeat at Hanover on Saturday despite grabbing a season-best 54 rebounds.