Girls basketball
Owls outlast Olympians
The Seymour girls basketball team went on the road and came away with a big Hoosier Hills Conference win at Columbus East 54-51 on Thursday night.
Claire Marshall hit two free throws with 11 seconds left to give the Owls a three-point lead, and East couldn’t convert the game-tying 3-pointer as time expired.
Journee Brown led Seymour in scoring with 19 points on the night, and Kendall Sterling added 13 points. Marshall had eight points, none bigger than the two free throws at the end.
The Owls are now 11-5 this season and will be back in action on Saturday afternoon at North Harrison.
Brewer leads Trinity in win
The Trinity Lutheran girls basketball team hosted West Washington on Thursday, and Jordan Brewer had a career night for the Cougars, scoring 19 points as Trinity won 68-43.
After Brewer, Bailey Tabeling scored 17 points, Liza Froedge had 13, Madison Keith 10 and Laura Roeder four.
“Those four can go out and get a lot of points,” Trinity head coach Mike Lang said after the game. “Jo is a gamer.”
The victory snapped a two-game losing skid after Trinity had previously won 13 in a row.
The Cougars are now 14-3 this season and will next play on Saturday afternoon at Scottsburg.
Crothersville falls to CAI
The Crothersville girls basketball team hosted Christian Academy on Thursday night.
Even though the Tigers put up a big fourth quarter by scoring 15 points, it wasn’t enough as CAI was able to win the game 43-22.
Crothersville was led in scoring by Hali Burton with 10 points, Kendall Berry had nine and Morgan Womack had one. Berry also had 13 rebounds.
The Tigers are now 0-11 this season and will host Lanesville on Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m.
Boys basketball
Crothersville rolls past Cannelton
The Crothersville boys basketball won its second game in a row on Thursday night as the Tigers hosted Cannelton and rolled to a 91-40 victory.
The 91 points scored are a season high for Crothersville. Its previous best was 73 on Dec. 22.
Curtis Thompson had 28 points to lead the Tigers, and Preston West had 26. Dirk Crater had 16, Beau Napier 13, Corey Kelshaw three, Josh Reynolds three and Lucas Hilton two.
The Tigers drilled nine 3-pointers in the game, and Crater made four of those and Napier had two. West also had 10 assists and nine rebounds, nearing a triple-double for the Tigers.
Crothersville is now 3-6 this season and will play at South Central next Friday at 7:30 p.m.