BOURBON — The fifth-ranked Triton boys basketball team got a bit of a scare from Culver, but recovered to advance to tonight’s Class 1A Sectional 51 championship. Trailing 21-17 at the half, Triton (18-5) turned things around in the second half, downing the Culver Cavaliers (11-10) by a 46-41 count Friday night in Bourbon, setting up tonight’s 7 p.m. championship game against Michigan City Marquette. Marquette Catholic reached the championship game by defeating Westville 47-42 in Friday’s other semifinal. In the Triton game, junior Clay Yeo had 23 points, increasing his season total to 584, which is already a Triton record and trails only Keith Stackhouse’s 1950 single-season mark of 617, which he set while playing for the Bourbon Comets. Along with the 23 points, Yeo also had nine rebounds, while senior Zak Shively had 14 points, three assists and four steals in the win. If Triton does prevail against the 13-9 Marquette Catholic Blazers, it would be its fifth-straight sectional title and 10th overall. TRITON 46, CULVER 41 C 8 13 5 15 — 41 T 7 10 14 15 — 46 Triton — Clay Yeo 8 7-8 23, Zak Shively 6 2-2 14, Bryson Mosier 0 0-0 0, Tanner Shepherd 1 0-0 2, Seth Glingle 2 0-0 4, Cody Shively 1 1-1 3, Drew Mosson 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 10-11 46. Culver — Kyle Vlach 2 0-0 4, Jordan Sanders 0 0-0 0, Collin Stevens 2 1-2 7, Trent Elliott 5 2-2 13, Jacoda Anderson 3 0-2 6, Tucker Schultz 0 0-0 0, Micah Budzinski 5 1-1 11. Totals 17 4-7 41. Three-point goals — Triton 0, Culver 3 (Stevens 2, Elliott); Team Fouls — Triton 11, Culver 14; Turnovers — Triton 14, Culver 12; Rebounds — Triton 32 (Yeo 9), Culver 29 (Budzinski 10); Assists — Triton 5 (Z. Shively 3), Culver 10 (Elliott 4); Steals — Triton 9 (Z. Shively 4), Culver 7; Records — Triton 18-5, Culver 11-10.
Friday in Ossian
The Whitko boys basketball team will play for its 15th sectional title tonight after nipping Heritage 66-65 Friday night at Norwell High School. In Friday’s other Class 3A Sectional 23 semifinal game, No. 4 Norwell defeated Bellmont 79-51, setting up tonight’s 7:30 p.m. championship game. The title game will be the second matchup of the season between Whitko and Norwell, as the Knights defeated the Whitko Wildcats 89-70 on Dec. 2 in Ossian. WHITKO 66, HERITAGE 65 (Complete Stats Unavailable) Records — Whitko 13-9, Heritage 9-14.
