Fort Wayne South 72, Highland 65
FORT WAYNE — Fort Wayne South Side sophomore and Purdue recruit Raphael Davis scored 29 points in leading the host Archers to a 71-65 victory over Anderson Highland on Wednesday at Don Reichert Gymnasium.
The Scots (0-1) could point to a rough night at the free-throw line as a primary reason for the season-opening defeat, going just 8-of-19.
Senior post Brandon Newsom paced Highland with 17 points and seven rebounds, while freshman Brogan Gary, son of Highland graduate and Indiana All-Star Mark Gary, added 12 in his varsity debut.
The Scots took a 51-49 advantage into a frenetic fourth quarter that saw six lead changes and two ties. Earlie Ivey went 1-of-2 from the foul line with 1 minute, 26 seconds remaining to forge a 65-65 score.
Archer senior Greg Johnson would respond with a three-pointer with 1:11 left, giving the hosts a lead they would not relinquish.
Davis made his biggest mark on the stat sheet via free throws, connecting on 13-of-14 attempts. That included a pair of charity tosses with 30.6 seconds remaining to extend the South Side lead to 70-65.
Highland trailed 20-15 after one quarter and 32-31 at halftime. The Scots’ biggest lead stood at seven points, as Blane Crouse found Newsom for a layup with 5:12 left in the third quarter for a 42-35 lead.
The Scots host Westfield Saturday.
— Josh Patterson
Mount Vernon 68, Lapel 39
FORTVILLE — The Mount Vernon Marauders, ranked No. 4 in Class 3A, showed an aggressive defense in defeating the Lapel Bulldogs 68-39.
Lapel trailed 13-12 midway through the first quarter before turnovers and poor shooting led to an eight-minute drought.
Mount Vernon went on a 18-0 run to lead 31-12.
Lapel did outscore Mount Vernon 8-4 over the last couple minutes of the second quarter to trail 34-21 at halftime.
Fourteen first-half turnovers allowed the Marauders 34 first-half shots to Lapel’s 18, of which it hit only six.
Lapel was forced into 23 turnovers and shot 32 percent on the night (13-of-41).
Logan Ingle led the Bulldogs with 14 points and eight rebounds. Chandler Guion scored 11 points, including three 3-pointers in the first quarter.
Mount Vernon was led by 18 points from Daniel Turner and 16 points and 14 rebounds from Jake Stafford.
“They have a very good team,” Lapel coach Jimmie Howell said. “We were playing with a lot of inexperience against a top-10, experienced team, and it showed. Dylan Hobbs played well, and Chandler Guion and Logan Ingle played well at times.”
The Bulldogs played without leading returning scorer Jeremy Reed.
Lapel hosts Elwood on Saturday night.
— John Daniels
Shenandoah 56, Daleville 52
DALEVILLE — Joshua Bousman had 21 points to lead all scorers, and Shenandoah opened its season with a 56-52 victory at Daleville.
Bousman sank back-to-back 3s and scored a traditional three-point play as the Raiders pulled away early in the third quarter.
Up just 24-18 at halftime, the visitors pushed their advantage to 51-41 early in the fourth quarter.
Daleville, led by Jimmy Sandberg’s 18 points and 13 rebounds, clawed back into the game but could get no closer than four points.
Blake Campbell added 10 points for the Raiders, and Jake Peters scored 11 for the Broncos.
— The Herald Bulletin
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