The fact Greenwood’s bench players scored more than half the team’s points Tuesday night is somewhat deceiving.
With it being senior night, Woodmen coach Joe Bradburn started all five of his 12th-graders, meaning juniors Brock Kincaid and Noah Apgar, along with sophomore Carter Campbell, were relegated to bench duty — at least initially.
Greenwood spread the wealth, with seven players scoring in the first half and eight overall in a 51-33 win over Indian Creek.
“We did a nice job of moving the ball in the first half. Different guys stepped up and made shots,” Bradburn said. “Ty Moore has been getting better and better. He hasn’t gotten enough praise at times, but he’s defending so well, and offensively he stepped up and hit a couple of shots.
“He’s just kind of getting a rhythm. He was out with COVID stuff this year, and it took him a little time to get back in the swing of it. From that standpoint, I was really happy and excited to see him have a nice game. Adam Ellinghausen coming off the bench did a nice job of making some post feeds that were very timely.”
Kincaid, who had missed the previous five games after being injured against Shelbyville, led the Woodmen with 12 points. He was followed closely by senior forward Rasheed Elemikan with 11 points and seven rebounds and Campbell’s 10 points. Moore hit a pair of 3s, and Apgar also tallied six points.
Indian Creek’s only lead was 3-2 early, but Greenwood’s usual starting lineup was on the floor by 3:33 of the first period and promptly assembled a 12-2 scoring run, starting with two Elemikan hoops sandwiched around Campbell’s baseline triple.
The Woodmen made 12 of 19 field goal attempts to jump to a 29-15 halftime lead. The Braves cut the margin to 10 early in the fourth, 36-26, but Kincaid’s three-point sequence touched off a 14-4 run that sealed the outcome.
“(Greenwood) is kind of like the Peyton Manning Colts. They’re built to play from ahead,” Braves coach Drew Glentzer said. “When they get ahead of you, they’re not going to relinquish it. They’ll grind it out, grind it out and let you make the mistakes.
“Defensively, I actually thought we did a pretty good job. There were two or three possessions there we got them to miss and we didn’t get the rebound and then they scored. You definitely can’t do that.”
Leading all scorers was Indian Creek junior guard Javan Crouch with 16.
“He played hard. We’ve been working with him around the basket, and he’s always been a good shooter,” Glentzer said of Crouch. “I was glad to see him do well around the rim and get to the free throw line.”
Greenwood made 21 of 39 field goal attempts (54%) compared to the Braves’ 12 of 31 (39%).
Both teams are back in action Friday night, with Greenwood (15-5) playing at New Palestine and Indian Creek (8-13) hosting Shelbyville.
