BASKETBALL
Athenians drop game to Covington
Crawfordsville and Covington played a back-and-forth ballgame on Friday and it was the Trojans who went on the final run to win 57-51.
Crawfordsville (6-16) only trailed by one point at halftime by a 29-28 score. The Athenians had a 41-39 advantage heading into the final quarter.
The Athenians actually led 50-41 early in the fourth quarter before the Trojans responded with a 16-1 run.
Covington ended up winning the final period 18-10 to claim the victory. With a minute left the game was tied at 51 apiece.
An old-fashioned three-point play by Landon Herzog put the Trojans ahead 54-51 with 42 seconds remaining. The rest of the Covington points came from the free throw line to close out the game.
Crawfordsville Coach David Pierce said his team struggled at the end of the final period, but his team had good moments in the game.
“We played well at times but couldn’t get the job done at the end,” Pierce said. “We were at full strength for the first time for a few games and we had some guys play well. Alec Saidian had what might have been his best game of the season.”
The Athenians only had four players score in the game. Saidian and Mason McCarty each scored 15 points. Johnovan Smith added 12 points and Jacob Lee scored nine points.
Covington was led by Herzog’s 16 points and Kaden Smith’s 13.
Crawfordsville will next play at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Frankfort Sectional against Brebeuf.
Chargers lose at Greencastle
North Montgomery traveled to Greencastle and lost 66-50.
The Tiger Cubs led after one quarter 17-9 by scoring off Charger turnovers to finish the period in the closing minutes.
Greencastle extended the lead to 38-21 at halftime by dominating the boards especially on the offensive end.
North Montgomery assistant coach Tom Lutz said the Chargers heard a “spirited” halftime talk from head coach Chad Arnold. The team responded in a good way. The Chargers won the third quarter 12-9 with a better defensive and rebounding effort according to Lutz.
“We had a much better effort in the second half,” Lutz said. “We had chances and our offense got the shots we wanted. We had some good things happen that we can build on going into our sectional.”
North Montgomery got the lead down to nine points on a couple of occasions in the second half but could not score to shorten the deficit. The Chargers won the second half 29-28.
Greencastle (17-6) hit 13 3-point baskets and 11 3-point baskets and were 7-of-10 from the free throw line in the win.
North Montgomery (8-14) was 5-of-11 from behind the arch and only attempted five free throws with three makes.
The Chargers were led by Kelby Harwood’s 24 points and Cam Enlow’s 12. Colin Zachary continued to contribute off the bench with seven points and seven rebounds.
Sam Gooch led Greencastle with 17 points. Nathan Sutherllin and Trevin Long added 14 and 12 respectively.
Greencastle will play next in their own sectional at 6 p.m. Friday against Tuesday’s winner of Parke Heritage and North Putnam.
North Montgomery will now prepare to host the 2A sectional for the first time since 2008. The Chargers open the tournament at 6 p.m. today against Seeger (11-11).
SWIMMING & DIVING
Mustang diver finishes in 12th at state
Local swimmers and one diver competed in the IHSAA state swim and dive championships on Friday and Saturday.
Fountain Central sophomore William Armstrong concluded his season by placing in 12th place at the IHSAA state diving meet. Armstrong was the only local swim and dive competitor to reach the finals in Indianapolis.
Armstrong recorded 370.65 points in the finals.
Crawfordsville junior Shawn Ewoldt placed 29th in the 100 breaststroke. Ewoldt’s time was 1:01.56.
Southmont senior Clay Allen competed in the 100 butterfly. His time of 56.03 was good enough for 32nd place.
Freshman Marshall Templeman swam in the 200 individual medley race and finished in 31st place with a time of 2:05.58.
GYMNASTICS
Season ends for area gymnasts
All three county gymnastics teams competed in the IHSAA Lafayette Harrison sectional on Saturday.
No local gymnasts advanced to the regional.
North Montgomery was the county’s top finisher. The Chargers finished in eighth place with score of 88.3. Southmont placed ninth with 81.76 points. Fifteen teams competed in the sectional.
In the overall standings, North’s sophomore Audrey Cain was the top county performer by finishing in 24th. Charger sophomore Brooklyn Jeffers finished in 26th place and junior Avery Hudson placed 29th.
Crawfordsville’s lone gymnast, Lily Hummel, finished the day with a 27th overall performance.
Southmont sophomore Natalie Rhoads placed 28th in the overall standings.
MIDDLE SCHOOL WRESTLING
Mounties compete at own invitational
Southmont had four champions in the Southmont Super 16 Tournament of Saturday.
Champions for Southmont were Easton Kelsey (90), Gavin Mason (138), Kasen Bushon (175) and Neyo Holmes (165).
A total of 10 other Mounties placed in the top four.
Second place Mounties were Hunter Chieppo (120). Samuel Haslam (132) and Tyson Kelsey (150).
The Mounties will wrestle today at Western Boone.
