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Prep Report: Class 2A, No. 16 Triton Central wins third straight at Southwestern

Class 2A, No. 16 Triton Central had three players score in double figures to lead the Tigers to a 50-26 victory Saturday night at Southwestern.

Lizzie Graham hit five three-pointers on the way to a game-high 17 points. Maryrose Felling and Brooklyn Bailey each finished with 10 points.

Triton Central (5-3) led 15-4 after the first quarter and 33-9 at halftime.

McKinley Correll led Southwestern (0-10) with 13 points.

Triton Central won the junior varsity game, 49-14.

Cheyenne Allen led Triton Central with 17 points.

Katelynn Coffman topped Southwestern with five points.

Southwestern is at Morristown (3-7) Tuesday. Triton Central travels to Indianapolis Ritter (0-11) Tuesday.

In other prep events Saturday:

Boys basketball

Tri-Central 63, Morristown 48

At Tri-Central, the visiting Yellow Jackets led at the end of each of the first two quarters but surrendered 43 second-half points to the Trojans to fall to 1-6 this season.

Jameson Palmer and Mathew Carlton each had 14 points for Morristown. Palmer also had a team-high seven rebounds.

Wyatt Marcum finished with six points, two rebounds and four steals.

Tri-Central improved to 2-3 this season.

Morristown hosts South Decatur (2-2) Friday.

Girls basketball

Waldron 40, Knightstown 35

At Knightstown, a strong first quarter got Waldron off to a strong start and a 14-3 lead but the Panthers recovered to take the lead at halftime.

The Mohawks answered back with a strong third quarter that proved enough to secure the road victory.

Alyssa Benson led Waldron (3-7) with 16 points, three assists and four steals.

Josee Larrison added nine points, eight rebounds and three steals.

Knightstown dropped to 3-8 this season.

Waldron won the junior varsity game, 35-26. Audrey Hogg led Waldron (2-5) with seven points.

Waldron hosts North Decatur (8-4) Friday.

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