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Will Rife is the first Golden Bear to swim a 100-yard butterfly in less than 52 seconds. And he did it at the State Finals Friday in the final race of his high school career.
Rife, seeded 26th in the field after winning the New Palestine Sectional title with a school record time of 52.12 seconds, went faster at the Indiana University Natatorium Friday in his preliminary heat of the 100 butterfly.
Rife won his heat in 51.88 seconds to lower his own Shelbyville school record. The senior improved his seeding by two positions, placing 24th in the state championship event.
In other prep events Friday:
Boys basketball
Triton Central 68, Speedway 59
At Triton Central on Senior Night, Eli Sego and Silas Blair combined for 51 points to secure the Tigers a runner-up finish in the Indiana Crossroads Conference standings.
Sego had 18 points in the first half when Triton Central (16-6, 5-2 ICC) built a 37-28 lead. Sego finished with a game-high 29 points.
Blair totaled 14 of his 22 points in the second half as the Tigers turned a 4-point lead after three quarters into a 9-point victory.
Speedway (9-12, 4-3 ICC) finished with four players scoring in double digits. Cam Reich led the way with 19 points. Landon Short (12 points), Kendrick Kiser (11) and Drew Matelic (10) followed Reich in the scoring column.
Triton Central will host Class 2A, Sectional 42 and will wait until Friday to face the winner of Tuesday’s quarterfinal contest between Eastern Hancock (12-10) and Indianapolis Scecina (8-15).
Sheridan 59, Waldron 56
At Sheridan, Lucas Shaw scored 28 points but it was not enough to get Waldron the victory. The junior also had 10 rebounds and three assists but the Mohawks (9-12) have lost four of their last five heading into the postseason.
Keith Settles finished with 10 points, four rebounds and three assists. Max Jones had eight points, eight rebounds and three assists.
Sheridan improved to 13-8.
Waldron travels to Edinburgh for the Class A, Sectional 60 tournament Wednesday. The Mohawks open the postseason with a quarterfinal contest at 6 p.m. against Jac-Cen-Del (9-14), who have lost six straight.
The game will be broadcast on GIANT fm (96.5 fm, 1520 am or GIANT fm app) with the pre-game show starting at 5:30 p.m.
Tri 66, Morristown 39
At Tri, the host Titans improved to 15-7 with their third straight win to close out the regular season.
Morristown dropped to 4-18 overall but was 2-3 in its last five contests.
Class A, Sectional 60 kicks off Tuesday with one quarterfinal contest – Morristown vs. Southwestern (3-17) at 7 p.m. The winner advances to Friday’s semifinal round to take on Oldenburg Academy (11-11).
Half of Morristown’s wins this season came against Southwestern.
North Decatur 69, Southwestern 29
At North Decatur, the Spartans were held to their lowest offensive output of the season.
Mitchell Clements topped Southwestern (3-17, 1-5 Mid-Hoosier Conference) with 12 points. Carter Snepp followed with nine points and Ben Kahler had seven.
Kaden Muckerheide led North Decatur (13-11, 5-1 MHC) with a game-high 31 points. Logan O’Dell finished with 13 points and Owen Eldridge had 10 points to help the Chargers break a 3-game losing streak and secure second place in the MHC standings this season behind Hauser.
North Decatur won the junior varsity game, 59-40. Thomas Werbe led the Spartans with 19 points.
Southwestern starts the postseason Tuesday at the Edinburgh Sectional against Morristown.
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