Triton Wraps Up Outright HNAC Title With 50-37 Win

February 25, 2017 at 6:57 a.m.
Triton Wraps Up Outright HNAC Title With 50-37 Win
Triton Wraps Up Outright HNAC Title With 50-37 Win

By Staff Report-

KNOX – Senior Grant Johnson closed out his final regular season in style, with a double-double to lead Triton to a 50-37 boys basketball win over Knox. The Trojans earned the Hoosier North Athletic Conference title outright with the win, beating Winamac by a game.
Johnson scored 11 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, including 12 off the defensive glass. Classmate Zac Pitney led all scorers with 14 points, and Nate Flenar added 12 points for the Trojans.
Triton bolted out to a 12-2 lead at the end of the first quarter, and outscored Knox 19-7 in the third quarter to put the game out of reach. The Trojans held a 44-22 lead at the end of the third quarter.
The conference champs outscored the home team 34-14 in the paint, offsetting a 15-3 edge Knox had in points from beyond the arc. At one point in the game Triton had a 20-2 run, and outrebounded Knox 33-17 in the game.
In the junior varsity contest, Triton closed out the season with a 48-33 win over Knox. Three Trojans scored in double figures; Tye Orsund had a game-high 16 points, with Delano Shumpert scoring 11 off the bench, and Ethan Berry adding 10 points in the winning cause.
Triton hosts its 1A sectional next week and drew a bye in the first round. Culver Community and North Miami play in the tournament opener on Tuesday, with the winner taking on the Trojans in Friday’s 6:30 p.m. semifinal game.

TRITON 50, KNOX 37
T    12    11    19    8    –    50
K    2    13    7    15    –    37
Triton – Caden Marr 1-1 0-0 2, Nate Flenar 4-7 4-4 12, Drew Stichter 0-2 0-0 0, Beau Hepler 1-3 0-1 2, Max Slusser 0-0 0-0 0, Ethan Berry 0-0 0-0 0, Zac Pitney 5-10 4-6 14, Tye Orsund 0-0 0-0 0, Dylan Hensley 3-4 0-0 6, Grant Johnson 4-8 3-6 11, Adam Stevens 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 19-36 11-17 50.
Knox – Brendon Binkley 5-8 0-0 13, Cade Krueger 0-6 0-0 0, Camden Krueger 0-2 0-0 0, Dylan Materna 0-1 0-0 0, Eian Coad 3-7 0-0 7, Aaron Fletcher 1-1 0-0 2, Kooper Broeker 2-7 1-2 5, Brad LaRowe 2-6 3-6 7, Jonathon Tolson 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 14-40 4-8 37.
Three-pointers – Triton 1 (Stevens), Knox 5 (Binkley 3, Coad, Tolson); Rebounds – Triton 33 (Johnson 14), Knox 17 (Cam. Krueger 3, Fletcher 3, LaRowe 3); Turnovers – Triton 13, Knox 8; Fouls – Triton 11, Knox 12; Fouled out – none; Records – Triton  17-5 (8-0 HNAC), Knox 10-13 (4-4 HNAC).
JV – Triton 48, Knox 33
Triton – Tye Orsund 16, Delano Shumpert 11, Ethan Berry 10, Kaden Atkins 5, Jared Bules 5, Quentin Thornburg 1.

KNOX – Senior Grant Johnson closed out his final regular season in style, with a double-double to lead Triton to a 50-37 boys basketball win over Knox. The Trojans earned the Hoosier North Athletic Conference title outright with the win, beating Winamac by a game.
Johnson scored 11 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, including 12 off the defensive glass. Classmate Zac Pitney led all scorers with 14 points, and Nate Flenar added 12 points for the Trojans.
Triton bolted out to a 12-2 lead at the end of the first quarter, and outscored Knox 19-7 in the third quarter to put the game out of reach. The Trojans held a 44-22 lead at the end of the third quarter.
The conference champs outscored the home team 34-14 in the paint, offsetting a 15-3 edge Knox had in points from beyond the arc. At one point in the game Triton had a 20-2 run, and outrebounded Knox 33-17 in the game.
In the junior varsity contest, Triton closed out the season with a 48-33 win over Knox. Three Trojans scored in double figures; Tye Orsund had a game-high 16 points, with Delano Shumpert scoring 11 off the bench, and Ethan Berry adding 10 points in the winning cause.
Triton hosts its 1A sectional next week and drew a bye in the first round. Culver Community and North Miami play in the tournament opener on Tuesday, with the winner taking on the Trojans in Friday’s 6:30 p.m. semifinal game.

TRITON 50, KNOX 37
T    12    11    19    8    –    50
K    2    13    7    15    –    37
Triton – Caden Marr 1-1 0-0 2, Nate Flenar 4-7 4-4 12, Drew Stichter 0-2 0-0 0, Beau Hepler 1-3 0-1 2, Max Slusser 0-0 0-0 0, Ethan Berry 0-0 0-0 0, Zac Pitney 5-10 4-6 14, Tye Orsund 0-0 0-0 0, Dylan Hensley 3-4 0-0 6, Grant Johnson 4-8 3-6 11, Adam Stevens 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 19-36 11-17 50.
Knox – Brendon Binkley 5-8 0-0 13, Cade Krueger 0-6 0-0 0, Camden Krueger 0-2 0-0 0, Dylan Materna 0-1 0-0 0, Eian Coad 3-7 0-0 7, Aaron Fletcher 1-1 0-0 2, Kooper Broeker 2-7 1-2 5, Brad LaRowe 2-6 3-6 7, Jonathon Tolson 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 14-40 4-8 37.
Three-pointers – Triton 1 (Stevens), Knox 5 (Binkley 3, Coad, Tolson); Rebounds – Triton 33 (Johnson 14), Knox 17 (Cam. Krueger 3, Fletcher 3, LaRowe 3); Turnovers – Triton 13, Knox 8; Fouls – Triton 11, Knox 12; Fouled out – none; Records – Triton  17-5 (8-0 HNAC), Knox 10-13 (4-4 HNAC).
JV – Triton 48, Knox 33
Triton – Tye Orsund 16, Delano Shumpert 11, Ethan Berry 10, Kaden Atkins 5, Jared Bules 5, Quentin Thornburg 1.
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