Waldron raced out to a 19-point lead after one quarter then used balanced scoring to defeat Southwestern Saturday, 56-31.
Bryce Yarling and Jacob Lindsey led Waldron (4-3) with 12 points apiece. Lucas Mitchell, Sam Jones and Jacob Bennett each had eight.
Eight different Mohawks scored in the non-conference game at Waldron.
The Mohawks led 23-4 after one quarter and 31-14 at halftime.
Ben Kahler topped Southwestern (0-7) with nine points. Matthew Clements finished with seven.
Southwestern will continue to seek its first win of the season Tuesday at Oldenburg Academy (2-3).
Waldron is off until Dec. 27 when it hosts Oldenburg Academy.
In other prep basketball games:
Boys basketball
Triton Central 68, North Decatur 58
At Triton Central Saturday, Isaac Morgan and Luke Faust combined for 42 points to lead the Tigers past the Chargers in a battle of top 20 ranked programs.
Morgan scored 11 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter when the Class 2A, No. 13 Tigers (6-2) posted 27 points to secure the victory. Faust finished with 20 points
Lance Nobbe led the 2A No. 18 Chargers (4-1) with 22 points. Blake Spears finished with 20 points.
Triton Central competes in the Franklin County Tournament Thursday.
The Tigers open the 4-team, one-day tournament against Hamilton Heights (2-6) at noon. The first semifinal pits Franklin County against Seton Catholic.
Cascade 41, Triton Central 38
At Cascade Friday, the visiting Tigers never got their offense in gear and lost a low-scoring Indiana Crossroads Conference contest to the Cadets (3-3, 1-1 ICC).
Devon Weigle led Cascade with 13 points. Drake Dodson had nine.
Isaac Morgan finished with 13 points for Triton Central (5-2, 0-1 ICC). Silas Blair had nine.
Indianapolis Lutheran 71, Southwestern 20
At Lutheran, the Class A, No. 9 Saints scored 32 first-quarter points to cruise past the Spartans Friday.
Cayden Loesher had a game-high 19 points for Lutheran (3-2). L.J. Ward added 11. Ten different Saints scored in the win.
Matt Clements led Southwestern with 10 points.
Girls basketball
Hauser 60, Waldron 48
At Hauser Saturday, Adrianna Musillami finished with 16 points and Madelyn Poe scored 15 to lead the host Jets (8-4, 4-0 Mid-Hoosier Conference) to their fourth straight victory.
Audrey Hogg led Waldron (3-9, 1-3 MHC) with a game-high 18 points. Josee Larrison backed her with 14 points.
The Mohawks are off until Dec. 27 when they will host their third annual holiday tournament.
Southwestern 45, Indianapolis Lutheran 36
At Lutheran Friday, Southwestern’s starting five combined for 40 points to produce the first victory of the season for the Spartans (1-10).
McKinley Correll led Southwestern with 12 points. Riley Engel finished with 10 and Cy Stockdale had eight.
Southwestern led 29-27 going into the fourth quarter then outscored the Saints 16-9 to secure the win.
Caitlyn Brooke led the Saints (2-8) with 17 points. Grace King finished with 10.
The Spartans will seek their second win of the season Wednesday in the Edinburgh Tournament. Southwestern opens the 8-team event at noon against Austin (6-6).
North Decatur 40, Waldron 39
At Waldron Friday, the host Mohawks held a 6-point lead going into the fourth quarter but the Chargers rallied for the win.
Ella Kunz had a team-high 15 points for North Decatur (10-4, 1-0 MHC).
Alyssa Benson led all scorers with 16 points. Josee Larrison finished with 10.
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