Batesville 4th Grade Dirt Road League Boys Basketball

basketballThe 4th Grade boys traveled to Milan High School on Sunday, January 17th to take on the Jac-Cen-Del Eagles and Greensburg Pirates.

In the early contest the 4th graders were victorious 43-6. The young Bulldogs jumped out to an 17-0 lead and never looked back. They were led in scoring by Hank Ritter with 10, Chris Lewis 8, Sam Johnson and Bradley Wirth with 6. Conner Drake, Calvin Grote, Deacon Hamilton and Wirth each had 4 rebounds. Gus Prickel had 4 assists.

In the second game the Bulldogs defeated Greensburg 26-11 in a tight contest early. Chris Lewis led the team with 11 points, Gus Prickel had 7 and Sam Johnson added 6. Lewis and Johnson had 4 rebounds each, while Hank Ritter added 3.

The 4th Graders are now (15-1) on the year and advance to next Sunday’s Dirt Road Basketball League Final Four to be played at the Connersville Middle School at 2:00 PM.

Courtesy of Bulldogs Coach Paul Drake.