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NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

TRITON TROJANS (5-0, 0-0 NSC; AP #2 in Class A; honorably mentioned in IBCA all-class poll) at BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS (6-4, Independent; +19½): December 15, 2009.
Location: Trojan Trench (cap. 3,470), Bourbon, Ind.
Time: 8:00 p.m. EDT, following 6:30 JV game.

Triton roster


Coaches: Bethany: Jim Buller (330-328, 31st season at BCHS); Triton: Jason Groves (79-23, 5th season at THS).

Scoring Leaders:

• Bethany: Seth Kauffman (24.2 ppg), Hamilton Thorne (6.2), Ben Bontreger (5.6)
• Triton: Griffyn Carpenter (21.4 ppg), Ben Montalbano (8.6), Taran Holderman (8.0)

Looking Ahead:

• Bethany: Dec. 19 vs. Clinton Christian, 11:30; Dec. 19 vs. ECA/Lakeland Christian, 4:15/7:45; Jan. 5 vs. Bremen, 7:30
• Triton: Dec. 18 at New Prairie, 8:30; Jan. 2 vs. Huntington North at Mackey Arena, 12:15; Jan. 5 at ECA, 7:30

In the Mirror:

• Bethany: lost 58-45 to Lakeland, Dec. 12; def. Howe Military 65-19, Dec. 10; lost 51-47 to Prairie Heights, Dec. 5
• Triton: def. Marian 74-57, Dec. 12; def. North Miami 65-54, Dec. 8; def. NorthWood 41-31, Dec. 4

Past Ten Years:

• W 57-56 on 1/14/2000 at Triton
• L 63-65 on 1/20/2001 at Bethany
• W 47-44 on 1/19/2002 at Triton
• L 49-51 on 1/25/2003 at Bethany
• L 47-53 on 1/24/2004 at Triton
• L 45-52 on 2/12/2005 at Bethany
• L 47-67 on 1/21/2006 at Triton
• L 25-45 on 1/20/2007 at Bethany
• L 43-68 on 1/19/2008 at Triton
  
• L 62-52 on 1/24/2009 at Bethany [Triton ranked #1, class A]
• L 58-47 on 3/14/2009 at Triton (regional) [Triton ranked #3, class A]
• Other Years: 6-5