Waldron got past Milan 64-62 in overtime in high school basketball heard last night on the Sports Voice. Eli Stewart’s six-foot lean-in off the right glass with two seconds remaining in the extra period won it for the Mohawks. Indians senior Micah Norman set the new school record for career points with a lay-up at the buzzer right before halftime, surpassing the previous mark held by Ryan Hixson. Norman was presented the game ball by Hixson during a brief ceremony at the half (pictured). The 6′ 2” Norman finished with a game-high 32 points while Gabe Riehle added 25. Stewart paced Waldron with 19 points while Ethan Moody contributed 18. The Mohawks improve to 13-7. With the loss, Milan falls to 9-9 on the year…
Elsewhere around the area last night, Franklin County slid past Tri 41-39 at home; Seymour edged Greensburg 48-46; South Decatur rolled over Oldenburg Academy 79-41, and it was Ryle from Northern Kentucky 42, East Central 27.
In college basketball, #1 Michigan turned back 7th-ranked Purdue 91-80 last night in West Lafayette. Trey Kaufman-Renn tossed in a season and game-high 27 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead the Boilermakers, who dip to 21-5 overall and 11-4 in the Big Ten. The Wolverines go to 25-1 and 15-1…And it was Ohio over Ball State 69-57.
