Morristown boys basketball celebrated Senior Night Tuesday with a dominant win over Providence Cristo Rey.
Kane Snyder made five three-pointers and led the Yellow Jackets to a 67-29 victory. Snyder finished with a game-high 21 points.
Kellen Crim and Colin Kieninger followed with 14 points apiece and Cade Mahin delivered 10.
Morristown (4-17) took a 19-8 lead after one quarter and extended it to 30-12 by halftime.
Providence Cristo Rey is 1-18 this season.
Morristown closes out its regular-season schedule Friday at Tri (14-7).
In other prep events Tuesday:
Boys basketball
Hauser 40, Waldron 34
At Hauser, a 9-0 run in the fourth quarter got Waldron within 31-29 but the Jets settled and pulled away down the stretch to complete a perfect run through their Mid-Hoosier Conference schedule.
Taeshaun Tungate and Stryker Gill each had 10 points for Hauser (17-5, 6-0 MHC) and Ledger Gelfius and Kam Blair each added eight points to help the Jets secure their first MHC title since 2018.
Lucas Shaw topped Waldron (9-11, 3-3 MHC) with 12 points. Max Jones and Will Larrison each had eight points.
The Mohawks finish their regular-season schedule Friday at Sheridan (12-8).
Gymnastics
New Palestine 101.025, Westfield 99.975, Shelbyville 82.925
At the Gymnastics Company, New Palestine gymnasts won all four events and finished first, third and fifth in the all-around standings to secure the team victory.
New Palestine’s Lynzie Stiller captured the all-around competition with a combined score of 34.5 on all four events. She finished first on the uneven bars (8.6) and floor exercise (9.4) and tied for first in the vault (8.55) with teammate Chiara Polo.
New Palestine’s Olivia Frank won the balance beam competition with an 8.675.
Southwestern’s Mikayla Claiborne finished sixth in the all-around competition with a score of 31.875. She was runner-up in the vault (8.525) and fourth on the balance beam (8.075).
Haylee Barnes produced Shelbyville’s best finish – seventh on the balance beam (7.7) and sixth in the vault (8.225).
Shelbyville’s Lilli Conway placed ninth in the all-around (29.35), just ahead of Barnes (28.975) and Lily Zelaya (24.6).
Gymnasts representing Shelbyville, Southwestern and Morristown travel to Connersville Saturday to compete in the Connersville Sectional. The field also includes Franklin County, Milan, Muncie Central, New Castle, New Palestine, Northeastern, Richmond, Rushville, Tri, Union County and the host Spartans.
The top six place winners in each event and the all-around competition advance to the Franklin Central Regional on March 1. The top three finishing teams also advance to the regional.
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