PREP ROUNDUP: Clovers defeat NP; Cubs get by Tri-West

BAINBRIDGE — Cloverdale improved to 7-1 on the season with a 61-22 win over North Putnam on Tuesday night in girls’ high school basketball action.

The Clovers led 15-6 after one period, 27-9 at halftime and 53-13 after three quarters.

Tori Combs led Cloverdale with 15 points and 10 rebounds, while Arianna McCracken added 11 points and Sammie Shrum and Abby Walker each added nine points.

“Coach [Jarrod] Duff of North Putnam did a good job of slowing down the game in the first half,” Cloverdale coach Matthew Langdon said. “Both quarters we were below average, and they did a good job of slowing things down. I’m very proud of our girls for coming out strongly in the second half and played well in the third quarter.

“We had some different looks than we’ve gotten,” he said. “I was really happy with our second unit. They came in and played most of the fourth quarter, and moved the ball around really well. It’s great to see girls who work hard get that work to pay off.”

Langdon’s team will travel to Edgewood on Friday for its Western Indiana Conference opener.

“We know they will play good, man-to-man defense,” he said. “Edgewood is an excellent team. Our side of the conference is very challenging, and we’re looking forward to playing well and getting that first conference win.”

North Putnam had balanced scoring, with nine different players reaching the scoring column. Clarissa Gibson had four points to pace the Cougars, while Hannah Sims and Dana Tennis each added three.

CLOVERDALE (61) — McCracken 5-6 1-2 11, Shrum 4-14 0-2 9, Wade 0-1 1-2 1, Walker 3-9 0-0 0, Couch 0-1 0-0 0, Combs 7-9 1-3 15 Thomas 2-3 0-0 6, Shoemaker 3-5 0-0 6, Price 1-1 2-2 4, Shedron 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-52 FG, 5-11 FT, 61 TP

NORTH PUTNAM (22) — Simmerman 1 0-0 2, Sims 0 3-4 3, Runnells 1 0-0 2, Young 0 0-0 0, Osburn 1 0-0 2, Lyons 1 0-0 2, Day 1 0-0 2, Gibson 2 0-0 4, Tennis 1 0-0 3, Gierke 1 0-0 2, O’Neal 0 0-0 0. Totals 9 FG, 3-4 FT, 22 Tp

Cloverdale 15 12 26 8 — 61

North Putnam 6 3 4 9 — 22

3-point shooting — Cloverdale 6-15 (Shrum 1-1, Wade 0-1, Walker 3-8, Thomas 2-3, Shedron 0-2), North Putnam 1 (Tennis).

In other basketball:

• Greencastle 54, Tri-West 46 (girls) — The Tiger Cubs hit 23 of 27 free throws to record a big victory over the Bruins.

Rose White led Greencastle with 18 points, while Jalyn Duff added 15 and Bailey Shuee had 11.

The Tiger Cubs led 14-11 after one period, 27-22 at halftime and 37-36 after three periods before winning the final period by a 17-10 margin and record their fifth straight win.

Carli Wilson led Tri-West with 14 points.

TRI-WEST (46) — Jobe 2 0-2 5, Sandlin 3 1-2 9, Waling 0 0 -2 0, Johnson 4 0-0 8, Gifford 1 0-0 2, Cora 3 1-1 7, Ross 0 0-0 0, WIlson 5 3-3 14, Osborne 0 0-0 0, McPherson 0 1-2 1. Totals 18 FG, 6-12 FT, 46 TP

GREENCASTLE (54)— Stoffregen 1 0-0 2, Robinson 0 0-0 0, White 5 8-9 18, Nally 1 0-0 3, Shuee 3 2-2 11, Duff 2 10-12 15, Stevens 1 3-4 5. Totals 13 FG, 23-27 FT, 54 TP

Tri-West 11 11 14 10 — 46

Greencastle 14 13 10 17 — 54

3-point goals — Tri-West: Jobe, Sandlin 2, Wilson. Greencastle: Nally Shuee 3, Duff.

• Clovers sweep Greencastle — Cloverdale won a pair of middle school boys’ games from Greencastle on Monday.

Cloverdale won the 7th-grade game 56-32 behind 23 points from Clayton Peterson, nine from Scottie McGuire, seven from Levi Hilton, five from Zach Thomas, four from Grant Gentry, three from Noah Betz, two each from Connor Silcox and Carson Hall and one from Eli Kelley.

The Clovers are now 3-2.

“The team played great defense against a very good team,” Clover coach Billy Boyette said. “We had great hustle and team help on their big men.”

The Clovers won the 8th-grade game 50-46. Kyle Thomas poured in 31 points to pace the Clovers, while Nate Nees added nine, Brady Koosman had eight and Nick Bennett had four.

The Clovers play Rockville tonight.