Indiana High School Basketball - Mooresville overwhelms Speedway
December 10, 2016: Mooresville, IN 46158 Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Mooresville Pioneers (Mooresville, IN) and the visiting Speedway Sparkplugs (Speedway, IN), saw Mooresville's basketball squad wallop Speedway by a count of 76-54.
With the victory, Mooresville upgrades its record to 1-4 on the campaign. The Pioneers host Speedway (Speedway, IN) to play the Sparkplugs in a non-league challenge on Sunday, December 11. The Sparkplugs come into the challenge with a record of 1-4. Speedway lost 76-54 in their recent non-league challenge against Mooresville (Mooresville, IN)
Next up, the Sparkplugs play the Mooresville Pioneers (Mooresville, IN) in a non-league challenge, on Sunday, December 11. Speedway will attempt to upgrade on its 1-4 season record. The Pioneers come into the challenge with a 1-4 record after their 76-54 non-league win over Speedway (Speedway, IN).
First Quarter
Mooresville got off to a quick start hitting on 9-11 fgs (including 3-4 from behind the arc & 4-4 from the line). Speedway hit on 5-13 fgs (including 0-2 from behind the arc). Mooresville was led by Jon Eineman with 15 pts in this opening quarter. Speedway was led by Dominique Hampton's 4 pts. Speedway was hampered with 6 turnovers in the quarter. Mooresville committed 3. Mooresville led 25-12 at the end of one.
Second Quarter
Mooresville continued to score hitting on 7-17 fgs (including 3-7 from behind the arc). Speedway struggled hitting just 2-9 fgs. The Plugs were really hampered by 9 turnovers in the quarter of play. Mooresville committed just 3. Evan Ellinghausen led the Pioneers with 7 pts. & Brayton Strohmeyer added 6 pts. Speedway had three players all score 2 pts in the quarter. Mooresville took a commanding 44-19 lead into halftime.
Third Quarter
Mooresville continued its hot hand hitting on 8-15 fgs (2-4 from behind the arc). Speedway got going offensively hitting on 7-13 fgs (including 2-3 from behind the arc). Turnovers for Speedway continue to be a problem as they added 5 more to their game total of 22. Mooresville committed just 2. Jon Eineman led the Pioneers with 12 pts this quarter. Brayton Strohmeyer added 6 pts on two 3s. Speedway was led by Andrew Fritz with 10 pts. and Dominique Hampton contributed 5 pts. Mooresville led at the end of three quarters 65-38.
Fourth Quarter
Mooresville hit on just 3-10 fgs (0-4 from behind the arc). Speedway hit on 4-11 fgs (0-4 from behind the arc). Speedway did hit on 8-11 fts in this final quarter. Mooresville got 4 pts each from Jacob Roy and Bradley Axsom. Speedway got 4 pts each from DeSean Hampton and Andrew Fritz. Mooresville finished the game with a season-low 9 turnovers, while forcing Speedway into 22 for the game. Final score: 76-54.
