Trailing 24-16 on the road at Hauser Thursday, Morristown outscored the Jets 29-0 in the third quarter to seal a 48-33 Mid-Hoosier Conference victory.

Danika Rutledge scored a game-high 18 points and added 14 rebounds and three steals to improve Morristown to 9-12 (3-3 MHC).

Emma Nelson hit three three-pointers and finished with 13 points, five rebounds and four steals. Jayla Keithley (photo from Shelby County Tourney) had six points, four rebounds, four assists and four steals.

Hauser led 16-10 after one quarter and outscored the Yellow Jackets 8-6 in the second quarter before not scoring again until the fourth quarter.

Norah Berkenstock and Abby Manley each scored 11 points to lead the Jets (6-16, 1-4 MHC). Chloie Phelps had a team-high 10 rebounds.

Morristown has two games left on its regular-season schedule. The Yellow Jackets travel to Knightstown (7-13) Monday then host Indianapolis Lutheran (11-7) Thursday.

In other prep events Thursday:

Girls basketball

New Palestine 61, Waldron 36

At New Palestine, the visiting Mohawks lost their sixth-straight game to fall to 6-13 this season.

Waldron trailed 36-19 at halftime and was outscored 15-4 in the third quarter and outrebounded 15-4 to fall behind 51-23.

Allie Blum scored a game-high 23 points to lead New Palestine (11-9) to its highest scoring output of the season. Vivian Miller finished with 12 points and Kenna Tweedy scored 11 off the bench.

Alivia Fischer topped the Waldron scoring with 11 points. Grace Fischer had 10 points.

Waldron (3-2 MHC) will seek to maintain its third-place position in the conference standings Tuesday at Edinburgh (3-17, 1-2).

Gymnastics

Seymour 94.325, Shelbyville 83.3, Southwestern 29.975

At Girls Inc. in Shelbyville, Seymour produced the top three finishers in the All-Around standings to help secure a win over the Golden Bears.

Mia Dailey (31.575), Ella Brock (31.375) and Viv Newkirk (30.15) had the top all-around scores while Southwestern’s lone gymnast, Mikayla Claiborne, finished fourth at 28.975.

Shelbyville’s Lilli Conway (28.5) and Renee Aldridge (28.075) placed fifth and sixth, respectively.

Dailey won the floor exercise (8.35) and uneven bars (7.575). Newkirk won the balance beam competition (7.6). Brock finished first in the vault (9.1).

Claiborne placed third in the vault (8.7) and floor exercise (7.625).

Conway finished fourth on the uneven bars (6.625) and fifth on the balance beam (7.0). Aldridge placed fifth in the vault (8.45) and on uneven bars (6.475).

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