Franklin County pulled away from Jac-Cen-Del 57-40 in boys basketball action heard last night on the Sports Voice. Four Wildcats scored in double figures. Jerod Rauch led the way with 15 points; Ezra Kolb added 14; Max Foster notched 13, and Carson Allen finished with 10 points. The Eagles were led by Darian Grieshop with 12 points. Franklin County improves to 5-8 while JCD drops to 3-9.
In the only other local boys game on the schedule last night, it was Trinity Lutheran 73, Milan 61.
In girls action last night, South Decatur got past Edinburgh 39-37; Talawanda rolled over Franklin County 56-16; Oldenburg knocked off Trinity Lutheran 52-47; South Ripley crushed South Dearborn 58-26, and it was Switzerland County 55, Jac-Cen-Del 39.
East Central visits South Dearborn in boys basketball tonight. Coverage begins around 7:15 on 103.9 FM and the WRBI App…In the only other boys game on the area docket, North Decatur visits Oldenburg Academy.
Batesville Middle School Boys Basketball is championship bound after a pair of semifinal wins in the SEI Tournament on Tuesday night at Jac-Cen-Del. The Bulldog 7th graders bested crosstown rival St. Louis 40-13. Nine BMS players hit the scoring column. The Cardinals’ Nicholas Lieland led all scorers with 10 points. Batesville 7th grade improves to 15-6…The BMS 8th graders notched a 38-22 win over South Ripley. Logan Schneider scored 12 of his team-high 14 points in the second half. The Bulldogs are now 20-0 on the season. Batesville and East Central will square off in both SEI Tournament Championships Thursday at St. Louis. 7th grade tipoff is scheduled for 5:30 p.m., and fans are encouraged to get there early due to the smaller venue.
North Decatur 8th grade knocked off cross county rival South Decatur 65-46. Ross Gorrell led the Chargers with 18 points; Davis Scripture added 17 including five 3-pointers, and Troy Brown had 15. North Decatur takes a 15-1 record to Waldron on Thursday.
The Indiana Pacers road trip continues when they visit the Boston Celtics in NBA action tonight. WRBI coverage begins following high school basketball.
In college basketball, the Butler Bulldogs have now won two in a row after being DePaul 67-60 inside Hinkle Fieldhouse on Tuesday. The Dawgs had to battle back from an eight-point first-half deficit to top the Blue Demons. Finley Bizjack once again led the Bulldogs with 24 points. Evans Haywood added 15 points off the bench. Indianapolis-native CJ Gunn had 16 points for DePaul. Butler hopes to make it three-straight wins on Friday when they face Marquette…
The #4 Purdue Boilermakers were dealt their first loss in Big Ten play last night. They were beaten by UCLA 69-67. It came down to a last-second shot by Braden Smith that did not go in for the Boilers. He had a tough night, scoring just 12 points. Head coach Matt Painter said the Bruins’ defense was tough to contend with all night long. The Boilermakers are now 17-2 overall and 7-1 in the conference. They hope to regroup against 11th-ranked Illinois on Saturday…
The Indiana Hoosiers were bested by the #3Michigan Wolverines 86-72 in Ann Arbor last night. IU Head coach Darian DeVries says, despite the outcome, his team fought hard. He added that the rebounding was hard to come by. Indiana was outrebounded throughout the game 41-25. The Hoosiers hope to snap their four-game losing streak against Rutgers on Friday.
