Indiana High School Basketball - Mooresville nudges Decatur Central
December 15, 2017: Mooresville, IN 46158 In Friday's league outing, the Mooresville Pioneers (Mooresville, IN) basketball squad edged the visiting Decatur Central Hawks (Indianapolis, IN), by a count of 59-58.
The Pioneers (2-3) will now prepare for their outing against Owen Valley (Spencer, IN). The Patriots go into the non-league outing with a 2-3 record. In their last outing, Owen Valley was tipped by Cascade (Clayton, IN), 58-49, in a league outing.
The Hawks now hold a 2-3 record. They play next when they travel to Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter for a non-league outing on Tuesday, December 19. Decatur Central will clash with a Raiders squad coming off a 66-41 league win over Indianapolis Lutheran (Indianapolis, IN). The Raiders record now stands at 2-3.
First Quarter
Mooresville hit on 6-13 fgs (including 1-4 from behind the arc and 3-3 from the line). Decatur C. hit on 6-12 fgs (including 2-7 from behind the arc and 1-3 from the line). Jon Eineman scored 9 pts. to lead the Pioneers. Connor Hurt added 5 pts. The Hawks were led by Khiree Williams with 5 pts. and Kenny Tracy added 4 pts. The Pioneers turned the ball over 3 times and the Hawks recorded 4. Mooresville held a slim edge 16-15 at the break.
Second Quarter
Mooresville hit on 5-10 fgs (including 2-3 from behind the arc). Decatur C. hit on just 5-14 fgs (including 3-6 from behind the arc). Jon Eineman led the Pioneers once again with 5 pts. Brayton Strohmeyer added 4 pts. The Hawks were led by Ceddy Brent with 5 pts. The Hawks turned the ball over just once in this quarter and the Pioneers had 2. Mooresville took a 30-28 lead into halftime.
Third Quarter
Mooresville hit on 6-9 fgs (including 2-5 from the arc). Decatur C. hit on 5-12 fgs (including 2-6 from behind the arc). Brayton Strohmeyer led the Pioneer scoring with 6 pts. Miles McGowen added 4 pts. The Hawks were led by Kenny Tracy with 6 (both 3s) and Sebastian Murillo with 4 pts. Both teams committed 4 turnovers in the quarter. The Pioneers led 46-43 heading into the final quarter of play.
Fourth Quarter
Mooresville hit on just 2-9 fgs (but went 8-12 from the line). Decatur C. hit on just 3-11 (but 8-14 from the line). Jon Eineman led the Pioneer scoring with 9 pts (a game high of 27 total). Connor Hurt went 3-4 from the line (game total of 11) including the game winning pt. Decatur was led by Khiree Williams with 6 pts (13 game total) and Kenny Tracy added 3 pts (team high 16 pts). Both teams turned the ball over 3 times and finished the game with 12 each. Connor Hurt hit a free throw in the closing seconds to secure a 59-58 win for the Pioneers. Mooresville was down 57-50 with 2:47 left before rallying back.
