North Decatur maintained second place in the Mid-Hoosier Conference standings Friday night with a 57-55 win at home over Southwestern.
Five different Chargers scored over the final eight minutes to hold off the Spartans in a tight contest.
Kaden Muckerheide scored half of his 12 points in the fourth quarter to push North Decatur’s record to 10-10 this season and 4-1 against MHC foes.
Lance Nobbe finished with a team-high 17 points and Carson Parmer had 13.
Nobbe scored eight in the first quarter to help the Chargers take a 12-8 lead at the break. Parmer had seven in the second quarter for a 27-26 halftime advantage.
North Decatur extended the lead to 41-38 after three quarters.
Aiden Hartsell had a game-high 19 points for Southwestern (9-11, 2-4 MHC). Jonny Joy hit three three-pointers in the second quarter and finished with 13 points off the bench.
Jordan Jones had 12 points.
Southwestern closes out its regular-season schedule Tuesday against Christel House Manual (10-9).
In other prep events:
Boys basketball
Liberty Christian 98, Waldron 60
At Waldron Friday, the visiting Lions had six players score in double digits to improve to 13-9 this season.
Zack Jeffers led the way with 17 points, five rebounds, five assists and three steals.
Kobe Watson finished with 15, Ethan Thompson had 14, Xavier White tallied 12 and Eric Troutman and Cedric Anderson each scored 11.
Liberty Christian led 17-14 after one quarter then outscored the Mohawks 30-15 in the second quarter to take a 47-29 lead into halftime.
Bryce Yarling led Waldron (11-9) with 26 points. Bryant Becker had 14 and Lucas Mitchell finished with 10.
Waldron is at North Decatur Tuesday and hosts Anderson Prep (1-19) Friday in its regular-season finale.
Beech Grove 72, Triton Central 51
At Triton Central Friday, a 22-point second quarter got the host Tigers back into the game but an off third quarter was too much to overcome.
Beech Grove took an 18-5 lead after the first quarter but six different Tigers scored in the second to cut the halftime deficit to 31-27.
The Hornets (13-6, 6-0 Indiana Crossroads Conference) outscored Triton Central 17-6 in the third quarter and added 24 points in the fourth to secure the conference championship.
Jeremiah Alexander scored 19 points to lead Beech Grove. Anthony Ball and Jeremiah Tate each had 16.
Josh Kemper topped Triton Central (11-10, 4-2 ICC) with 12 points. Josiah Blair had 11.
Triton Central closes out the regular season Friday against Speedway (6-13, 2-4 ICC). With a win, the Tigers would finish in a three-way tie for second place with Lutheran and Ritter in the conference standings.
Batesville 65, Morristown 26
At Batesville Saturday, nine different Batesville players contributed to the Bulldogs’ ninth win of the season.
Tom Raver led the scoring effort with 14 points. Cole Pride had 11 as Batesville improved to 9-12 this season.
The Bulldogs scored 27 first-quarter points to take a 27-13 lead at the first break. The lead grew to 42-19 by halftime.
Nolan Laster and Noah Garthwaite each scored nine points to lead Morristown (3-16).
The Yellow Jackets’ third win of the season came Thursday in a 56-43 win over Providence Cristo Rey (0-18).
Laster had a game-high 21 points. Nick Stidham finished with 16 and Cade Mahin had 10.
Morristown led 20-19 at halftime then scored 20 third-quarter points for a 40-31 lead going into the final eight minutes.
B.J. Johnson led the Wolves with 18 points. Jordan Stratton had 10.
Morristown closes out its regular season schedule Friday at Tri (8-8).
Gymnastics
Southmont Invitational
At Crawfordsville, Morristown finished fifth in the nine-team field with a season-best 89.045 points.
Oakleigh Goedde placed fourth in vault, eighth on uneven bars and balance beam and ninth in floor exercise to earn a seventh-place finish in the all-around competition.
Allison Batten placed 10th in vault and ninth on uneven bars.
Morristown is at Rushville tonight.
