Trojans Defeat New Prairie

BOURBON - Triton's boys basketball team snapped a three-game losing streak by beating New Prairie 65-53 Friday.

The Trojans won the game in the fourth quarter. With the game tied 37-37 after three, they outscored New Prairie 28-16 in the fourth to win by 12.

Rob Salyer, who came in averaging 2.2 points per game, led Triton with 17 points.

New Prairie fell to 2-9 overall and 0-3 in the Northern State Conference.

Triton, 6-5 overall and 2-2 in the NSC, is at 6-5 NorthWood tonight.

TRITON 65, NEW PRAIRIE 53

New Prairie 17 8 12 16 - 53

Triton 6 13 18 28 -Ê65

Triton -ÊSavill 3-9 3-4 12, Heckaman 4-4 1-3 9, Salyer 5-6 4-6 17, Stutzman 5-6 0-2, Hayes 0-1 24 2, Klingerman 1-4 1-2 3, McIntyre 0-2 5-6 5, Read 1-3 4-4 6. Totals -Ê19-35 20-31.

New Prairie - Rogers 7 0-1 11, Gilpin 6 0-1 16, Zahl 0 2-3 2, Strefling 4 2-4 14, Wolf 2 0-2 4, Swizek 5 0-5 10, Hensell 0 0-0 0, Rheine 0 0-0 0, Lance 0 0-0 0, Ecovitch 0 0-0 0, Brinkman 0 0-0 0. Totals -Ê21 4-12 53.

Three-point goals - Triton 7-12 (Savill 3-6, Salyer 3-4, Stutzman 1-2), New Prairie 7-20 (Rogers 3, Gilpin 4; attempts N/A). Rebounds - Triton 30 (Read 8), New Prairie 27 (N/A). Steals - Triton 5 (Salyer 3), New Prairie 7 (N/A). Assists -ÊTriton 12 (Savill 3, Stutzman 3, Read 3), New Prairie 16 (N/A). Turnovers -ÊTriton 13, New Prairie 18. Total fouls -ÊTriton 18, New Prairie 24. Fouled out - Stutzman, Rogers, Strefling.

JV: New Prairie 43, Triton 41

Triton JV record - 6-5