An 8-0 run in less than 60 seconds of the third quarter created enough separation for Yorktown to secure a Hoosier Heritage Conference victory Saturday at Shelbyville, 58-44.

Tied 29-all in the third quarter, three different Tigers scored from within the lane and A.J. Dunn hit a pair of free throws to propel the visitors to a 37-29 lead that it would not relinquish.

Ollie Sandman scored six straight points midway through the fourth quarter to cut the lead to 46-41 but Yorktown made 8 of 10 free throws in the game’s final three minutes to pin a fifth-straight loss on Shelbyville (2-6, 0-3 HHC).

Since its win over Connersville on Dec. 3, Shelbyville has lost five straight while shooting 32% from the field and 22% from the three-point line.

“The last couple of games we haven’t shot it very well,” said Shelbyville head coach John Hartnett. “We know we have guys that can hit that 3-point shot. We have to continue to take them when we are open and we have to look to drive and kick (the ball out to shooters).

“I thought tonight we had a lot better movement with our offense and we got some good shots, we got some wide open shots … we got (Ethan) Lambert and (Jackson) Parker involved a lot tonight. Those two really stepped up. The movement was much better but we have to knock some 3s down if we want to put some points on the board.”

In its last six games, including the 44-42 win over Connersville, the Golden Bears are averaging 44 points per game.

Shelbyville had a strong first-half performance with Lambert and Parker combining for 14 points. And with Yorktown content to play a half-court game, the Golden Bears took a 20-19 lead into halftime.

Enough was enough for the Tigers in the third quarter. Yorktown (5-1, 2-1 HHC) turned up the defensive pressure and did not settle for long half-court set plays.

Shelbyville extended the lead to 22-19 and 24-21 before the Tigers put together runs of 8-2 and 8-0 to get control of the game.

“We tried to slow the game down a little bit. Our goal was to keep them in the 40s no matter how many points we scored,” said Hartnett. “In the second half, we let wide open drives through the lane happen and we helped off a couple of shooters. We have to get tougher. We have to get stops. We have to take care of the defensive end if we want to win some of the games coming up.”

Dunn finished with a game-high 16 points – nine points coming in the critical third quarter. Kieran Tewari ended the game with 14 points and seven rebounds. Jacob Grim had 10 points, seven assists and five rebounds.

Yorktown shot 56% from the field (20 of 36) and hit 14 of 16 free throws in the win.

Sandman topped Shelbyville with 13 points. Parker and Lambert each scored 10. Luke Brinkman had six points, five rebounds and two steals.

Shelbyville shot 31% in the loss (15 of 48) and connected on just 3 of 22 3-pointers (14%), following on a 2-for-19 performance from beyond the arc Tuesday at Greenwood.

There is no rest for Shelbyville. The Golden Bears are in a stretch of the season where they are playing seven games in 14 days.

Shelbyville hosts South Ripley (2-4) Wednesday and East Central (0-4) Thursday before enjoying the holiday break.

In the junior varsity game, Nate Tyler scored 20 points to lead Yorktown to a 47-45 overtime victory.

Brody Runnebohm finished with 20 points to lead Shelbyville. Kohen Myers finished with 13.

Yorktown 58, Shelbyville 44

YT – Tewari 4-7 4-4 14, Dunn 6-13 4-5 16, Grim 4-6 2-2 10, Moulton 2-2 3-4 8, Douglas 1-4 0-0 2, Furnish 0-0 0-0 0, Thurman 1-2 1-1 3, Fields 2-2 0-0 5. Totals: 20-36 14-16 58.

SH – Sandman 4-15 3-4 13, Brinkman 1-9 4-5 6, Parker 3-9 4-4 10, Claxton 1-4 0-0 3, Lambert 5-6 0-0 10, Badgley 1-3 0-0 2, Asher 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 15-48 11-13 44.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

YT (5-1)  11    8  20  19  --  58

SH (2-6)    9  11  13  11  --  44

Three-point field goals: YT 4-10 (Tewari 2-4, Dunn 0-2, Grim 0-1, Moulton 1-1, Douglas 0-1, Fields 1-1), SH 3-22 (Sandman 2-10, Brinkman 0-4, Parker 0-4, Claxton 1-2, Badgley 0-1, Asher 0-1). Rebounds: YT 27 (Tewari 7, Dunn 3, Grim 5, Moulton 5, Douglas 4, Thurman 3), SH 18 (Sandman 3, Brinkman 5, Parker 2, Claxton 2, Lambert 5, Badgley 1). Assists: YT 10 (Tewari 2, Dunn 1, Grim 7), SH 4 (Brinkman 1, Parker 1, Claxton 2). Steals: YT 1 (Grim 1), SH 2 (Brinkman 2). Blocks: YT 1 (Thurman 1). Total fouls: YT 12, SH 14. Fouled out: Sandman (SH). Turnovers: YT 9, SH 8

JV

Yorktown 47, Shelbyville 45, OT

YT – Tyler 20, Rowray 8, Kates 6, McKay 4, Manor 3, Weaver 3, Buckholder 2, Webster 1.

SH – Runnebohm 20, Myers 13, Reed 9, Schene 3.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

YT    8    8  15  10    6  --  47

SH  11  10    4  16    4  -- 45

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