Indiana High School Basketball - Southport crushes Mooresville
February 27, 2015: Indianapolis, IN 46227 Southport Cardinals (Indianapolis, IN) backers were pleased Friday as they saw their basketball squad bounce the visiting Mooresville Pioneers (Mooresville, IN), 77-49 in a non-league bout.
With the victory, Southport upgrades its record to 21-2 on the campaign. The Cardinals host Evansville Reitz (Evansville, IN) to encounter the Panthers in a non-league test on Saturday, February 28. The Panthers go into the test with a record of 23-0. Evansville Reitz won 105-55 in their recent league test against Evansville Bosse (Evansville, IN)
The Pioneers now own a 18-4 record. They play next when they host Brownsburg for a non-league test on Tuesday, March 3. Mooresville will encounter a Bulldogs squad coming off a 42-36 non-league loss to Center Grove (Greenwood, IN). The Bulldogs record now stands at 18-6.
First Quarter
Southport started fast hitting on 7-11 fga including 4-4 from behind the arc. Mooresville hit on 4-10 fga including 2-7 from behind the arc. Malik Bennett of Southport scored 8 pts in this opening quarter of play. Mooresviile turned the ball over 4 times compared to Southport's 3. Landon Harder scored 4 pts for the Pioneers. Southport led 19-10 after one quarter.
Second Quarter
Southport continued their shooting efficiency hitting on 10-14 fga. Mooresville hit on 5-11 fga. Southport's Scruggs scored 9 pts in this quarter of play. Chandler Gunnell scored 5 pts for the Pioneers. Mooresville turned the ball over 5 more times compared to 0 for Southport. Southport led at the half 42-22.
Third Quarter
The second half started the same with Southport hitting on 10-13 fga. Scruggs scored 9 more pts in this quarter for Southport. Mooresville hit on just 5-14 fga including 0-6 from behind the arc. KC Earls scored 4 pts for Mooresville in this quarter. Mooresville trailed 67-35 after three quarters of play.
Fourth Quarter
Mooresville continued to struggle from the field hitting on just 4-17 fga. Southport hit on 2-5 fga (5=6 from the line). KC Earls and Chandler Gunnell each scored 4 pts in this quarter. Southport turned the ball over 10 times in this quarter as they cleared their bench for most of this quarter. Both teams finished with 14 turnovers. Mooresville shot 35% from the field compared to Southport's 66%.
