Continuously serving Kosciusko County since 1854
BOURBON -ÊThe Triton boys basketball team hosted and defeated Rochester 61-59 Thursday night in the last game of the regular season.
Rochester hit 25 of 46 field goals (54 percent), but Triton held the advantage at the free throw line, hitting 18 of 20 free throws to Rochester's 2 of 5.
Rochester led 42-37 at the end of three quarters, but Triton outscored the Zebras 24-17 in the fourth to get the win.
Jake Burnett led the Trojans with 16 points, while Tyson Blackford and Joey Potter each added 14. Jim Read tossed in 10 for Triton.
Triton finishes the regular season 13-7, while Rochester ends the year 8-12.
TRITON 61, ROCHESTER 59
Rochester 9 18 15 17 - 59
Triton 15 8 14 24 - 61
Rochester -ÊBarts 7 1-1 15, Newton 4 0-0 9, Anderson 1 0-0 2, Frounfelter 1 0-0 2, Swank 2 0-0 5, Surface 5 0-0 11, Patterson 5 1-4 15. Lett 0 0-0 0. Totals -Ê25 2-5 59.
Triton -ÊTyson Blackford 2-6 8-8 14, 0-3 1-2 1, Steven Boyer 0-1 0-0 0, Chico Pizano 0 0-0 0, Jake Burnett 5-11 3-4 16, Joey Potter 5-11 4-4 14, Derek Sauer 0-0 0-0 0, Josh Moore 2-2 0-0 4, Jim Read 4-8 2-2 10, Ben Moore 1-4 0-0 2. Totals -Ê19-46 18-20 61.
Three-point goals -ÊRochester 7 (Patterson 4, Surface 1, Swank 1, Newton 1), Triton 5 (Blackford 2, Burnett 3). Rebounds -ÊRochester 17, Triton 25 (Potter 12). Assists - Rochester 5, Triton 8 (Blackford 4). Steals -ÊRochester 7, Triton 10 (Burnett 3). Turnovers - Triton 11, Rochester 15.
