SELLERSBURG — The Silver Creek girls’ basketball team is now tied for first place in the Mid-Southern Conference after handing Class 2A No. 2 Eastern its first loss of the season at home on Saturday. The Dragons won 53-40.

“We did a good job defensively,” Silver Creek coach Scott Schoen said. “I can’t speak highly enough of our defensive effort. It was probably by far our best defensive effort in two years.”

Kira Jamros and Carissa Brown combined to stop Jocelyn Mousty from hurting them too badly, holding the Ball State commitment to just 10 points and three field goals.

“It was a total team effort,”  Schoen said.

That may have been true on defense. But on offense, the star of the game was Silver Creek’s Emily Clayton, who poured in a game-high 32 points in a break-out performance.

“She’s been due to have that break-out game. She played very well. I told her today that she’s becoming that complete basketball player — not just driving to the basket or shooting 3s, but her mid-range game is getting so much better,” Schoen said. “But she works at it. She’s one of those players. She’s the first one in the gym, she’s the last one to leave, and I think she’s starting to see that pay off. She stepped up in a big game and had a big offensive night for us, which we needed.”

Silver Creek (14-2, 7-1 MSC) will travel to South Central on Wednesday. The Dragons can clinch a share of the MSC crown next Saturday at home if they defeat Scottsburg.

• Floyd Central downs Corydon: Floyd Central pushed its record back over the .500 mark with a 68-54 victory at Corydon.

Senior Kelsey Mayfield paced the Highlanders (9-8) with 18 points, while Floyd Central forward Tori Kingsley came off the bench to score 15 points and grab nine rebounds.

Also for the Highlanders, freshman Madison Kaiser tallied 12 points, sophomore Brooke Hinton had nine points, junior Nikki Bruno collected nine rebounds and seven points and senior Kelsey Smith dished out five assists.

“We started off well,” Floyd Central head coach Kirk Hamsley said. “We wanted to take (Corydon’s Marie) Rothrock out of the game. We pushed the ball well today. Kingsley came off the bench with 15 points and nine rebounds, which was huge for us.”

The Highlanders will host Jennings County on Tuesday.

• Hornets down Orleans: Leading 28-27, host Henryville outscored Orleans 18-4 in the final quarter to win for the fourth time in five games, 46-31.

“It was a nice game for us because defensively we finished strong,” Hornets’ head coach Josh Conrad said. “The end of the third and the entire fourth quarter, we played more active defensively and that helped get the lead. Our defense helped us get moving offensively.”

Three Henryville players scored in double digits. Senior Jenna Harrell tallied 13 points, fellow senior Allison Knox chipped in 12 and junior Hannah Gilstrap poured in 10.

Knox reached a milestone by eclipsing the 1,000-point mark in her Hornet career.

“She has worked extremely hard and has been a good player for our program for four seasons,” Conrad said.

Henryville (10-7) will visit Clarksville on Tuesday.

• Borden loses at Trinity Lutheran: Host Trinity Lutheran extended its winning streak to 11 games with a 52-33 victory over Borden.

Erin Mikel was the only Brave to score in double digits with 11 points. Teammates Allison Rademacher and Abby Ellis each had six.

“Trinity Lutheran shot well and defended well, and they led the whole way,” Borden head coach Terry Rademacher said.

The Braves (10-6) will travel to Christian Academy of Indiana on Thursday.

• Mustangs defeat South Central: New Washington kept its hopes alive of clinching at least a piece of the Southern Athletic Conference title with a 72-54 triumph at South Central. No other details were reported at press time.

The Mustangs (10-7) improved to 2-1 in the SAC and moved into second place in the league standings. If they are to clinch a share of the conference crown, they must win at Crothersville on Tuesday and at home against Lanesville on Thursday. In addition, first-place Borden (4-0 SAC) must lose at South Central next Saturday.



BOYS’ BASKETBALL

• Red Devils prevail at Evansville North: Bryce Roland scored a game-high 18 points to lead Jeffersonville past host Evansville North, 65-55. Roland shot 4-of-6 from the field, 1-of-2 from 3-point range and 9-of-10 from the free-throw line.

Teammate Trice Whaley scored 13 points, while the Red Devils’ Darryl Baker and Jordan Ellis each scored nine. Baker grabbed a team-high four rebounds.

Jeff (9-2) led 20-10 after the first quarter and 35-15 at halftime. The Red Devils shot 19-of-37 from the field (51.4 percent) and 21-of-33 from the line (63.6 percent).

Jeff’s defense held the Huskies to 36 percent shooting from the field (18-of-50) and forced 26 North turnovers.

The Red Devils will host Bedford North Lawrence on Friday.

• Highlanders roll past Madison: Trailing 16-14 at halftime, visiting Floyd Central outscored Madison 36-10 in the second half to prevail 50-26. The Highlanders won the third quarter 19-6 and the fourth period 17-4.

Senior guard Quinton Miller was Floyd Central’s top scorer with a game-high 19 points. Highlander center Jordan Thompson chipped in 12 points, 10 coming in the second half.

Floyd Central shot 9-of-13 from the stripe, including a perfect 7-of-7 in the second half. The Highlanders also held Cubs’ standout Landon Perry to eight points, as he did not score in the second half. Madison had no one score in double figures.

The Highlanders (8-8, 3-2 Hoosier Hills Conference) will host Seymour on Friday.              

• Pirates upend Shawe: Charlestown got back on the winning track on Saturday night, snapping a two-game losing streak in a 68-50 home win over Shawe Memorial.

Junior guard Aaron Daniel led the Pirates (6-7) with 18 points and six assists.

Teammates Chris Braun and Kendall Thompson each recorded double-doubles. Braun scored 13 points and snagged 10 rebounds, while Thompson had 12 points and a team-high 11 boards.

Charlestown got its lead into double figures in the second quarter. The Pirates outscored the Hilltoppers 16-6 to go up 30-16 at halftime.

Charlestown will host Class 3A No. 9 Brownstown on Friday.

• Hayes lead CAI past Lanesville: Host Christian Academy of Indiana converted 9-of-12 free throws in the fourth quarter to down Lanesville, 58-55.

Junior Aaron Hayes led the Warriors (7-6) with a game-high 27 points. Teammate Devonta King tallied 16, while CAI senior guard Jacob Beckley poured in eight.

Trailing 39-37 at the end of the third quarter, the Warriors pulled out the win by outscoring the Eagles 21-16 in the fourth. Lanesville’s Kevin Zollman and Justin Miller each scored 13 points.

CAI will host Providence on Friday.

• Rock Creek downs Medora: DeJon Garner poured in 21 points and dished out 10 assists to lead Rock Creek Community Academy past Medora at home, 73-52.

The Lions pounced on the visitors early and held a 28-4 lead after the first stop.

Also for Rock Creek, Will Brown drained five 3-pointers to score 15 points, and Cameron Schmidt added 13 points in the winning effort.

Rock Creek (6-8) will host Paoli next Saturday.  

• Generals’ game with Trinity Lutheran postponed: Clarksville’s home game on Saturday with Trinity Lutheran was postponed because of the winter storm that hit south central Indiana on Friday night. No reschedule date has been set.



WRESTLING

• Pirates MSC champs again: Charlestown won its seventh consecutive Mid-Southern Conference title at Corydon, scoring 239 points. It was the Pirates’ ninth MSC championship in 10 years.

Six Charlestown wrestlers captured individual conference crowns. They were Bryant Haynes (120 pounds), Arterio Gomez (126), Cameron Stuart (145), Jacob Hall (170), Seth McCutchen (182) and Adam Hoff (220).

The Pirates will compete in the Jeffersonville Sectional next Saturday.