Danika Rutledge and Alexia Rogers combined for 26 points Tuesday to lead Morristown’s girls basketball team to its first win of the season.
Rutledge had 14 points and nine rebounds while Rogers finished with 12 points and three assists to get the visiting Yellow Jackets a 54-28 victory.
The win improved Morristown to 1-7. Hagerstown remains winless at 0-5.
Morristown raced out to a 15-5 lead after one quarter and maintained an 11-point lead at halftime, 28-17. That lead grew to 20 points, 43-23, after three quarters.
Also for Morristown, Jayla Keithley had seven points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals. Katie Theobald and Olivia Rude each had six points.
The Yellow Jackets host Franklin County (5-2) Saturday at 1:30 p.m.
In other prep events Tuesday:
Boys basketball
Oldenburg Academy 64, Morristown 46
At Morristown, Henry Wanstrath scored 15 points in the second quarter to help the Twisters pull away from Morristown and secure its first win of the season.
Connor Miles had a game-high 18 points. Wanstrath finished with 17 and Jacob Cornelius added 16 to get the Twisters to 1-1.
The Yellow Jackets (0-2) trailed 41-16 at halftime but outscored Oldenburg Academy 17-6 in the third quarter to make it interesting. Brayden Keithley hit a pair of three-pointers and scored eight of his team-high 13 points in the comeback effort that fell short. He also had three rebounds and three assists.
Owen Rinzel and Kellen Crim each scored 11 points.
Morristown hosts Hauser (1-0) Friday.
Girls basketball
Columbus North 51, Shelbyville 46
At Columbus North, the host Bull Dogs got out to a 17-11 lead after one quarter and made that advantage hold up to improve to 5-2 this season.
Freshman Avery Johnson led Columbus North with 20 points and three rebounds. Miley McClellan finished with 11 points and five rebounds. Hadassah Hurt had 10 points, four rebounds and two assists.
Ava Wilson topped Shelbyville (5-3) with 22 points. That pushed her career scoring total to 895 points. The senior is on pace to become the seventh member of Shelbyville girls basketball’s 1,000 point scoring club before the end of the 2023 portion of the schedule.
Ellie Keller and Hannah Baker each scored six points Tuesday.
Shelbyville’s junior varsity improved to 8-0 with a 37-23 win at Columbus North.
The Golden Bears travel Saturday to Batesville (5-3).
Waldron 63, Greenwood Christian 57
At Waldron, the host Mohawks scored 44 second-half points to defeat Greenwood Christian and even their record at 4-4.
Freshman Grace Fischer led Waldron with 21 points. Alyssa Benson and Alivia Fischer each had 11.
Freshman Annaleece Jackson hit seven 3s to finish with a game-high 27 points. The Cougars are 0-5 this season.
Waldron is at Class 2A, No. 14 Triton Central (4-2) Friday.
Henryville 47, Southwestern 26
At Southwestern, the visiting Hornets hit six second-half 3s to improve to 6-0 this season and keep the Spartans winless.
Emma Isgrigg led Southwestern (0-7) with 12 points. She made 8-of-12 free-throw attempts.
The Spartans host Purdue Poly Englewood (1-3) Friday.
Boys swimming
Franklin 138, Shelbyville 33
At Franklin, Will Rife had the Golden Bears’ top finish – third in the 50-yard freestyle in 24.36 seconds.
Brody Jeanette also scored a third-place finish in the 100 butterfly (1:04.77) and 100 breaststroke (1:23.79).
Girls swimming
Franklin 130, Shelbyville 35
At Franklin, Miriam Garringer produced Shelbyville’s only event win, defeating the field in the 100 backstroke in 1:10.74.
Also for Shelbyville, Riley Everette placed runner-up in the 200 individual medley (2:28.58) and the 100 breaststroke (1:17.60).
The Golden Bears host Columbus East Thursday.
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