1/18 Friday Night Highlight Zone

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Northrop came into the night in a three-way tie for first place in the SAC. They ended the night in sole possession of first as the Bruins topped Bishop Dwenger by 38 while Concordia and Wayne suffered losses.

Northrop topped Dwenger 80-42 to improve to 4-1 in SAC play. Jacoby Claypool paced the Bruins with 19 points. Purdue-bound Bryson Scott added 17 while Indiana State recruit Brenton Scott had 10 points and four steals. Grady Eifert led Dwenger with 20 points.

At Concordia it was Snider scoring a furious 64-57 comeback win over the Cadets to drop CLHS to 3-2 in league play. Leander Williams led Snider with 22 points. Concordia was paced by D.J. McCall with 13.

Bishop Luers improved to 3-2 in SAC play with a 64-55 win against Wayne. The loss dropped the Generals to 3-2 in league play as well.

At By Hey Arena North Side won the battle of the Totem Pole on the hardwood, beating rival South Side 80-63. Dominique Gleason led the Archers with 27 points in the loss. North Side moves into a four-way tie for second place in the SAC as the Redskins are now 3-2.

In SAC girls play South Side improved to 5-0 in conference as the 4A no. 6 Archers topped North Side 48-18.

Snider stayed one game behind South in the standings and took sole possesion of second place by beating Concordia 62-52 behind 20 points from Western Michigan signee Meredith Shipman. Snider is now 4-1 in conference while Concordia drops to 3-2.

In other SAC girls action Wayne topped Bishop Luers 65-49 while Aleah Swary's 22 points led Northrop over Bishop Dwenger 53-40.

In ACAC boys action Bluffton built off last week's ACAC tournament title as the Tigers edged Adams Central 50-45. Leo earned an 87-63 win over Southern Wells, Heritage topped Woodlan 58-36, while Garrett beat South Adams 61-49.

In Three Rivers Conference play Tippecanoe Valley earned a huge win in conference play, beating Southwood 69-53. Tippecanoe Valley is now alone atop the TRC standings at 4-0 in conference. Southwood's Jackson Blair led everyone with 24 points.

In NHC girls action Norwell clinched at least a share of the conference title as the Knights beat New Haven 54-22 to improve to 6-0 in league play.

Homestead got 26 points (including eight 3's) from Sydney Buck and 17 points, 13 assists, and nine steals from IPFW recruit Josie Fisher as the Spartans beat Bellmont 85-25. Carroll topped East Noble 61-49 while Columbia City beat DeKalb 62-60 in overtime.

In NECC girls play Angola topped Busco 61-33 to improve to 15-2 on the season and 8-0 in conference.

Friday's Scores
By The Associated Press
BOYS BASKETBALL
   Anderson 65, Marion 61
   Austin 56, New Washington 44
   Barr-Reeve 50, Wood Memorial 34
   Batesville 62, Lawrenceburg 52
   Bedford N. Lawrence 67, Seymour 55
   Bloomington South 53, Martinsville 51
   Bluffton 50, Adams Central 45
   Borden 54, Christian Academy 44
   Brownsburg 55, McCutcheon 39
   Brownstown 62, Brown Co. 31
   Carmel 66, Terre Haute South 49
   Carroll (Flora) 54, Tri-Central 36
   Cascade 56, Greencastle 47
   Castle 74, Vincennes 59
   Charlestown 68, Eastern (Pekin) 66
   Chesterton 68, Portage 58
   Churubusco 55, Angola 53
   Clarksville 65, Scottsburg 52
   Clinton Prairie 77, Faith Christian 62
   Columbus North 88, Madison 57
   Concord 42, Warsaw 31
   Corydon 63, Salem 23
   Covington 57, Southmont 48
   Danville 57, Western Boone 55
   Decatur Central 67, Greenwood 55
   Delta 49, Wes-Del 40
   Dubois 44, Vincennes Rivet 33
   E. Central 50, S. Dearborn 30
   Ev. Bosse 82, Boonville 68
   Ev. Mater Dei 55, Tell City 43
   Ev. Memorial 77, Ev. Reitz 72
   Fishers 67, Zionsville 53
   Fountain Central 57, Crawfordsville 51
   Franklin 54, Whiteland 45
   Frankton 55, Blackford 45
   Frontier 49, S. Newton 33
   Ft. Wayne Concordia 64, Ft. Wayne Snider 57
   Ft. Wayne Luers 64, Ft. Wayne Wayne 55
   Ft. Wayne North 80, Ft. Wayne South 63
   Ft. Wayne Northrop 80, Ft. Wayne Dwenger 42
   Garrett 61, S. Adams 49
   Goshen 55, NorthWood 47
   Hagerstown 71, Blue River 61
   Hamilton Hts. 98, Eastern (Greentown) 42
   Hamilton Southeastern 74, Avon 55
   Hammond Clark 63, Hammond Morton 61
   Heritage 58, Woodlan 36
   Indpls Ben Davis 73, Center Grove 64
   Indpls Brebeuf 55, Guerin Catholic 47
   Indpls N. Central 59, Lawrence North 57
   Indpls Roncalli 51, New Palestine 42
   Jasper 72, Forest Park 49
   Jay Co. 60, Winchester 25
   Jennings Co. 70, Floyd Central 41
   Knightstown 57, Shenandoah 44
   Lafayette Jeff 39, Lafayette Harrison 37, OT
   Lakeland 44, Hamilton 42
   Lakewood Park 65, Ft. Wayne Blackhawk 50
   Lapel 87, Anderson Prep Academy 48
   Lebanon 63, N. Montgomery 36
   Leo 87, Southern Wells 63
   Linton 36, N. Daviess 14
   Loogootee 49, Bloomfield 43
   Maconaquah 60, Western 58
   Madison Shawe 56, Jac-Cen-Del 40
   Madison-Grant 57, Eastbrook 49
   Michigan City 43, Crown Point 42
   Mishawaka Marian 62, Elkhart Central 52
   Mississinewa 50, Elwood 43
   Mitchell 50, W. Washington 43