Indiana High School Basketball - Mooresville edges Franklin Community
December 27, 2017: Mooresville, IN 46158 The Mooresville Pioneers (Mooresville, IN) basketball nipped the visiting Franklin Community Grizzly Cubs (Franklin, IN), 51-47 in Wednesday's non-league test.
The Pioneers (5-3) will now prepare for their test against Indianapolis Lighthouse Charter South (Indianapolis, IN). The Bulldogs go into the non-league test with a 4-4 record. In their last test, Indianapolis Lighthouse Charter South got by Franklin Central (Indianapolis, IN), 64-55, in a non-league test.
The Grizzly Cubs now own a 4-4 record. They play next when they host Mooresville for a Mid-State test on Saturday, January 6.
First Quarter
Both teams struggled scoring in this opening quarter. Mooresville hit on just 3-13 fgs (including 1-3 from behind the arc). Franklin hit on just 3-15 fgs (including 1-7 from behind the arc). Noah Woodson led the Pioneers with 3 pts. Blaine Wentzell led the Grizzly Cubs with 3 pts. Both teams turned the ball over as the Pioneers recorded 5 and the Grizzly Cubs 7. The game was tied 7-7 after one quarter.
Second Quarter
Mooresville hit on 4-10 fgs (including 1-4 from behind the arc). Franklin hit on 5-14 fgs (including 1-7 from behind the arc). The Pioneers were led by Brayton Strohmeyer with 4 pts. and Connor Hurt added 3 pts. The Grizzly Cubs were led by Cory Richards with 4 pts. and Reece Thomson with 3 pts. Mooresville continued to struggle by turning the ball over 6 times. Franklin had just 3. Franklin took a slim 19-16 lead into halftime.
Third Quarter
This was the determining quarter of play as Mooresville hit on 7-13 fgs (including 4-7 from behind the arc). Franklin hit on just 3-12 fgs (including 1-6 from behind the arc). The Pioneers were led by Brayton Strohmeyer, Koby Hennessey, and Jon Eineman all with 5 pts. The Grizzly Cubs were led by Blaine Wentzell with 5 pts. Mooresville turned the ball over 3 times and Franklin recorded 4. Mooresville led 37-27 at the end of three quarters.
Fourth Quarter
Mooresville hit on just 2-7 fgs (but went 10-14 from the line). Franklin hit on 7-19 fgs (including 5-11 from behind the arc). The Pioneers were led by Brayton Strohmeyer with 8 pts including two free throws with 4 seconds left to give the Pioneers a 4-point lead. He finished tied for game-high honors with 17 pts. The Grizzly Cubs were led by Blaine Wentzell with 9 pts. (three 3s). He also finished the game with 17 pts. Each team committed 2 turnovers in this quarter and both finished the game with 16 total. Hitting on 10-14 from the line resulted in a 51-47 Pioneer Championship.
