After a buzz-beater thriller in Monday's opening round, Casey and host Cumberland both won by comfortable margins in Tuesday's second round of the Cumberland Thanksgiving high school boys basketball tournament at Greenup, Ill.
Ten Casey players scored in the Warriors' 55-26 season-opening victory over Okaw Valley on Tuesday, led by Leighton Jones' 14 points and Jackson High's 10. Casey led 18-3, 32-9 and 45-18 at the quarter breaks, and got a boost from six 3-pointers in the game. Wyatt Hildebrandt topped Okaw Valley with 12 points.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIn Tuesday's second game, Cumberland's Isaac Venatta scored 10 points in a 43-38 victory over Newton. The Eagles' Kody Bergbower led all scorers with 20 points.
On Monday, a tight first-round duel at the Cumberland tournament boiled down to a buzzer-beater basket by Dieterich's Ezra Cook to beat Marshall 41-39. The Lions had battled back from an earlier 10-point deficit. Marshall had trailed 14-13, 24-20 and 34-27 at the quarter breaks.
But a fourth-quarter rally — fueled by two 3-pointers and a 2-pointer from Lions senior guard Payton McGuire — put a victory within reach. Then Cook hit his own 2-pointer and then the game-winning 3-pointer for Dieterich.
McGuire finished with a game-high 23 points, putting him within 10 points of the 1,000-point career scoring mark. Fellow senior Garrett Pugh added eight points for the Lions. Cook led the Movin' Maroons with 16 points, while Brock Niemerg and Bryce Bonhoff had 11 each.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementMarshall (0-1) now faces Vandalia at 4:30 p.m. Friday. The Vandals lost 60-48 to North Clay's four double-scorer attack in Monday's other Cumberland tourney opener.
In other prep boys basketball:
• BHRA 52, Paris 49 — At Danville, Ill., Paris absorbed a narrow loss to Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin on Tuesday night in the second round of the Danville Schlarman Topper Classic.
The Tigers were coming off a 70-61 victory over Covington on Monday night.
Tuesday's loss sends Paris into Friday's third-round 6 p.m. game against the host Schlarman Hilltoppers, who beat Covington 62-53 in Tuesday night's second game. Covington (0-2) now faces BHRA (2-0) at 7:30 p.m. Friday. On Saturday, the consolation game is at 1 p.m., followed by the championship at 2:30 p.m.
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• Paris 44, Parke Heritage 34 — At Paris, Ill., junior guard Macy Bicknell poured in 23 points to lead the unbeaten host Tigers to their fourth straight victory on Tuesday night.
Paris bolted to a 19-7 lead over the Wolves through the first quarter. Parke Heritage outscored the Tigers 28-25 the rest of the way, but couldn't offset the early deficit.
Sophomore Lila Busenbark led the Wolves with 10 points.
Now 5-2 for the season, Parke Heritage visits Riverton Parke at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Paris (4-0) plays at Fairfield at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Prep swimming
• Vikings, Falcons split — At Cayuga, host North Vermillion topped West Vigo 29-11 in the boys competition, while the Vikings prevailed 59-23 in the girls meet on Monday night.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIn the girls meet, North Vermillion was led by double-winner Riley Smith's victories in the 50-yard freestyle and 100 backstroke. In the boys action, the Falcons were paced by double-winners Brandon Miller in the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle, and Brady Dyer in the 200 IM and 500 freestyle.
North Vermillion competes next on Dec. 2 at North Putnam.
Men's basketball
• Bethel 99, Woods 82 — At Knoerle Center, host Saint Mary-of-the-Woods' strong second half wasn't enough to catch Bethel, the 15th-ranked team in NAIA, on Monday night.
The Pomeroys (now 4-3) shot 49.2% from the field and 71.4% at the free throw line while matching the Pilots in rebounds (36–35). But Bethel (8-0) used an efficient shooting night of its own — 51.5% overall and 40% from beyond the 3-point arc—to maintain control throughout.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementTaray Howell delivered a standout performance, erupting for a game-high 29 points on 10-of-14 shooting, including 4 of 5 from deep and 5 of 5 at the free-throw line.
Ikechi Ajukwa posted a dominant presence inside, recording a 21-point, 11-rebound double-double, going 8 of 12 from the floor and collecting four offensive boards. Ellis Todd chipped in 12 points and five assists.
Bethel never trailed, led by as many as 22 points and placed five players in double figures, led by Alonas Peciulis’ 22 points and eight rebounds.
The Pomeroys were slated to play Wednesday afternoon at Goshen.
Women's golf
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement• Sycamores sign Illinois standout — Ava Brumagin, a regional champion for Mt. Carmel High School in Illinois, has signed to play collegiately at Indiana State.
ISU announced the signing of Brumagin by Sycamore coach Greg Towne on Tuesday. She'll compete at ISU beginning in the 2026-27 season.
At Mt. Carmel, she finished 11th in the Southern Illinois State Championship and won the regional championship shooting a 69. Her team went on to win the 2025 IHSA Girls 1A State Final by 25 strokes. Brumagin earned first-team All-Little Illini Conference honors, as well.
"Ava is from the Evansville area where the junior golf is very competitive," Towne said in an ISU sports information release. "She has athleticism and swing speed, as well as a 4.0 GPA. She is going to be a great fit for our program."
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• Lopez, Cummings grab weekly MVC awards — Indiana State junior Jecza Lopez and freshman Grace Cummings were among the Missouri Valley Conference's weekly women's award winners announced Tuesday.
Lopez claimed the MVC diving honors for the fourth time this season, while Cummings becomes the first Sycamore to receive Freshman of the Week recognition.
Lopez won the 1-meter springboard diving at the Miami Invite and finished fourth in the 3-meter. The Guadalajara, Mexico native topped the field in the 1-meter springboard with a score of 287.40 after leading the qualifiers with a six-dive score of 275.80.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementCummings set a school record and became the first Sycamore to record a time under the new NCAA cut line after winning the 1,650-yard freestyle event with a time of 16 minutes, 23.09 seconds at the Miami Invite. Cummings also finished third overall in the 500-yard freestyle.
ISU faces visiting Toledo at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Vigo Aquatic Center on the Sycamores' Senior Day.
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