On Tuesday at Garrett Gymnasium, Ella Johnson (photo) scored 11 points and pulled down a school-record 22 rebounds to lead the Golden Bears to a 43-33 victory over the Lions. Johnson set the single-game record of 21 rebounds in Shelbyville’s season-opening win over Waldron.
Ava Wilson led the Golden Bears with 13 points. Hannah Baker finished with 10 points.
Shelbyville led 21-16 at halftime and extended that lead to 32-23 after three quarters.
Leonie Boyer led Rushville (7-12) with nine points.
Shelbyville’s junior varsity improved to 17-1 with a hard-fought 38-28 win Tuesday.
The Golden Bears (12-6, 2-3 Hoosier Heritage Conference) travel to Fortville Saturday afternoon to face Mt. Vernon (6-12, 0-3 HHC).
In other prep events Tuesday:
Girls basketball
New Palestine 43, Triton Central 37
At New Palestine, Class 2A, No. 12 Triton Central got off to a fast start but scored just two fourth-quarter points to fall to the Dragons.
The Tigers (14-4) led 18-7 after the first quarter but a trio of Dragons combined for seven 3-pointers in the second quarter to take a 30-26 lead at halftime.
A late 3-point play kept New Palestine up 37-35 after three quarters and Lucy Spall had Triton Central’s only fourth quarter points.
Sadey Hughbanks led the Dragons (9-9) with 16 points. Allie Blum, a University of Kentucky softball commit, finished with 11 points.
Brooklyn Bailey was the only Tiger to score in double digits. The senior finished with 10 points. Hailey Harris had nine points.
Triton Central hosts Kokomo (9-8) Thursday in Fairland.
North Decatur 60, Morristown 31
At Morristown, the visiting Chargers won their third-straight game and remained atop the Mid-Hoosier Conference standings at 3-0 (12-6 overall).
Alexia Rogers led Morristown (6-12, 1-3 MHC) with 10 points and two steals. Emma Nelson finished with eight points, four rebounds and two blocks.
Morristown is at Edinburgh (3-14, 1-0 MHC) Saturday.
Gymnastics
Morristown, Martinsville and Kokomo competed against Roncalli in a four-team invitational meet.
Morristown’s Remi Spicklemire produced top-six finishes in all four events and placed fifth in the all-around competition with a score of 31.05. She was runner-up on the balance beam, fourth in the vault and sixth in floor exercise and on the balance beam.
Morristown’s next event is Saturday at the 18-team Franklin Invitational.
Boys swimming
Pendleton Heights 111, Shelbyville 62
At Pendleton Heights, Shelbyville’s Will Rife produced two individual wins and was part of the Golden Bears’ winning 200-yard freestyle relay team.
Rife collected first-place points in the 100 backstroke and 100 butterfly. He teamed with Everett Stegemiller, Andrew Duffy and Brody Jeanette to win the 200 freestyle relay.
Duffy also had a first-place finish in the 100 breaststroke.
Jeanette was runner-up in the 200 freestyle and Stegemiller placed second in both the 500 freestyle and the 200 individual medley.
Girls swimming
Pendleton Heights 112, Shelbyville 54
At Pendleton Heights, Shelbyville sophomore Riley Everette won two events and was part of the winning 400 freestyle relay.
Everette touched the wall first in the 100 butterfly and the 100 breaststroke then teamed with Miriam Garringer, Naomi Garringer and Paige Bohman to win the final event of the meet – the 400 freestyle relay.
Naomi Garringer took first place in the 200 freestyle.
Shelbyville also got runner-up finishes from Miriam Garringer in the 200 individual medley and 100 backstroke and Naomi Garringer in the 100 freestyle.
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