Cubs get sweep over West Vigo

Saturday, December 1, 2018

The Greencastle girls and boys basketball teams opened Western Indiana Conference play Friday night with a pair of impressive victories over West Vigo at McAnally Center.

Greencastle’s girls matched their season high scoring with a 73-27 victory over West Vigo while improving to 7-3 on the season.

And the Tiger Cubs improved to 3-0 in the boys game with a 45-35 victory over the Vikings. West Vigo took the court in the boys’ game without veteran coach Joe Boehler, whose father passed away earlier this week.

Both of Greencastle’s wins were paced by unusual scoring leaders. Mia Shields, a freshman, came off the bench to hit 6-of-9 three-point shots in what had to be a varsity career high of 25 points. Then Benny Parmley, a sophomore, netted 19 points to lead the boys’ win.

After watching the Tiger Cub girls build a 40-point lead in the second half, the Greencastle boys squad nearly had a shutout in the opening quarter. The Tiger Cubs held the Vikings to 0-for-6 shooting from the floor and just one point for the quarter.

However, the Tiger Cubs didn’t break the game open in those eight minutes. Parmley scored all nine of Greencastle’s points in the second quarter, as the Tiger Cubs struggled with 3-for-10 shooting. Greencastle still led 17-10 at halftime.

The Tiger Cubs’ lead reached 12 points in the third period when Parmley netted two points. But the Vikings closed the quarter with an 8-0 run to get within four, 27-23, going into the fourth period.

West Vigo’s Dana Andrews hit a three that closed the game to three points, 29-26 with 6:38 to play. The Vikings never got closer.

Cade Plew netted two points that started an 11-0 Greencastle run. Parmley hit two free throws and a field goal to give the Tiger Cubs a 35-26 lead with 4:20 to play. Whitaker hit one-of-two free throws and Nick Sutherlin, who struggled with foul trouble all night, added a free throw. When Whitaker put back a rebound and added a free throw, Greencastle’s lead hit 40-26 with 2:36 to play.

This victory was owed more to Greencastle’s defense. The Tiger Cubs shot just 35 percent (16-45) from the floor and hit just 2-of-15 three-point attempts. On the other end, the now 0-2 Vikings shot just 30 percent (16-46) from the floor and hit just 3-of-12 free throws.

Nine players scored for Greencastle and only three netted double-figure — Mia Shields 25, Ella Sheilds 11 and Allison Stevens 10.

With their full-court pressure defense, Greencastle built a 40-12 lead at halfitme and 56-18 going into the fourth quarter.

The Tiger Cubs shot 46 percent (28-61) from the floor, hitting 11-of-23 threes.

Boys’ Game

WEST VIGO (35) -- Salyers 0-2 1-2 1, Newhouse 1-4 0-1 2, Yates 4-8 1-2 11, Stephens 1-2 0-1 2, Hannahs 2-8 0-2 5, Andrews 3-8 1-2 8, Roberts 3-90-2 6, Lautenschlager 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 14-46 FG, 3-12 FT, 35 TP.

GREENCASTLE (45) -- Sutherlin 0-4 2-4 2, Plew 2-7 0-1 4, Bollman 4-6 1-6 9, Whitaker 4-16 3-6 11, Parmley 6-12 5-7 19, York 0-0 0-0 0, Wood 0-0 0-0 0, Alexander 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 16-45 FG, 11-24 FT, 45 TP.

West Vigo19131235
Greencastle89101845

3Pt. FG: WV 4-19 (Yates 2-3, Andrews 1-5, Hannahs 1-6, Salyers 0-1, Roberts 0-1, Stephens 0-1, Lautenschlager 0-2), Gc 2-5 (Parmley 2-7, Plew 0-2, Sutherlin 0-3, Whitaker 0-3). Total fouls: WV 25, Gc 13. Fouled out: Salyers, Newhouse, Roberts. Technical fouls: None. Turnovers: WV 10, Gc 11. Rebounds: WV 33 (Yates 9), Gc 36 (Bollman 14).

Next game: West Vigo (0-2, 0-1 in WIC West) plays at Owen Valley on Saturday. Greencastle (3-0, 1-0 in WIC West) travels to South Putnam on Dec. 7.

Girls’ Game

WEST VIGO (27) -- M. Easton 1-3 0-0 3, Stepp 3-6 0-3 9, Likens 0-5 1-2 1, Barnaby 0-1 2-2 2, Harris 2-5 0-0 5, Boatman 0-1 0-0 0, E. Easton 0-2 0-0 0, Scott 0-2 1-2 1, Sweiter 2-4, 0-0 4, Charters 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 8-29 FG, 6-11 FT, 27 TP.

GREENCASTLE (73) -- E. Shields 3-8 5-10 11, Shuee 2-6 0-0 6, Stevens 5-12 0-0 10, Stoffregen 2-5 0-0 5, Duff 2-3 0-1 5, Gillen 2-6 0-0 4, M. Shields 9-13 1-2 25, Ray 0-1 0-0 0, Zellers 0-2 0-0 0, Doan 2-4 0-0 4, Rodgers 1-1 0-1 3, Trigg 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-61 FG, 6-14 FT, 73 TP.

West Vigo576927
Greencastle2218161773

3Pt. FG: WV 5-15 (Stepp 3-6, M. Easton 1-2, Harris 1-2, E. Easton 0-1, Sweiter 0-1, Barnaby 0-1, Scott 0-2), Gc 11-23 (M. Shields 6-9, Shuee 2-5, Rodgers 1-1, Duff 1-2, Stoffregen 1-4, Zellers 0-2). Total fouls: WV 14, Gc 15. Fouled out: None. Technical fouls: None. Turnovers: WV 32, Gc 18. Rebounds: WV 26 (Likens 5), Gc 36 (Gillen 9, Stevens 7).

Next game: West Vigo (3-4, 0-1 in WIC West) will host Terre Haute North on Dec. 4. Greencastle (7-3, 1-0 in WIC West) will host Danville on Dec. 4.