Regional Game Report, March 14

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Boys basketball

BOURBON, Ind. — #3 Triton 58, Bethany 47
Triton: Ben Montalbano 2-6 1-3 5, Joel Meister 5-6 7-11 18, Cody Carpenter 0-3 1-2 1, Austin Davis 4-6 0-1 8, Griffyn Carpenter 4-7 3-4 13, Curtis Nordmann 0-0 0-0 0, Dustin Kreft 0-0 0-0 0, Taran Holderman 0-0 0-0 0, Colton Keel 5-9 3-4 13. Totals 20-37 (54.1%) 15-25 (60.0%) 58.
Bethany: Jordan Weaver 0-3 5-6 5, Seth Kauffman 7-12 1-3 15, Jesse Ramer 2-4 1-2 5, Luke Slagel 2-2 0-2 6, Mark DeLeeuw 6-9 4-4 16, Mikey Kelly 0-3 0-0 0, Tim Gautsche 0-0 0-0 0, Ben Bontreger 0-0 0-0 0, James Helmuth 0-1 0-0 0, Hamilton Thorne 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-34 (50.0%) 11-17 (64.7%) 47.
Scoring By Quarters
B 12 11 12 12 — 47 (15-9)
T 11 21 13 13 — 58 (22-2)
Three-point goals: Triton 3-9 (G. Carpenter 2-4, Meister 1-1, Montalbano 0-2, C. Carpenter 0-2), Bethany 2-7 (Slagel 2-2, Ramer 0-1, Helmuth 0-1, Kelly 0-3). Fouled out — Davis (1:22, 4th), Kauffman (:11.0, 4th), Slagel (:36.2, 4th).
Rebounds — Triton 25 (Davis 6, Keel 5, C. Carpenter 4, G. Carpenter 3, Meister 2, Koontz 1, Kreft 1, Montalbano 1, team 2), Bethany 25 (Kauffman 9, DeLeeuw 7, Kelly 2, Slagel 2, Weaver 2, team 3). Turnovers — Triton 8, Bethany 11. Total fouls — Triton 15, Bethany 23.
Officials — Jimmy Arnett, Matthew Miller, Andrew Simpson.

Swift Triton tops Bruins (Goshen News)
Triton 58, Bethany Christian 47 (The Elkhart Truth)

In the other semifinal, #2 Bowman Academy 55, Caston 28.
C 13 8 03 04 — 28 (4-20)
B 25 4 15 11 — 55 (19-3)
Stalling tactics work well for Eagles (Post-Tribune of Northwest Indiana)

ChampionshipBOURBON, Ind. — #3 Triton 60, #2 Bowman Academy 58
Triton: Ben Montalbano 1 2-2 4, Joel Meister 2 2-4 6, Cody Carpenter 2 1-2 6, Austin Davis 1 1-1 6, Taran Holderman 0 0-0 0, Griffyn Carpenter 6 4-4 21, Colton Keel 5 5-6 15, Zac Moriarty 2 1-2 5. Totals 19-37 (51.4%) 16-21 (76.2%) 60.
Bowman: Kevan Ford 6 0-1 14, Kameron Madison 1 0-0 3, Tyrae Robinson 2 0-0 4, Daron Gamble 1 1-2 3, Floyd Hoskins 0 0-0 0, Nicholas Moore 1 3-4 5, Christopher Bond 11 0-0 22, Cylk Joseph 2 2-2 7, Devante Butts 0 0-0 0, Robert Hudson 0 0-0 0. Totals 24-63 (38.1%) 6-9 (66.7%) 58.
Scoring By Quarters
Triton 13 19 18 10 — 60 (23-2)
Bowman 07 20 21 10 — 58 (19-4)
Three-point goals — Triton 6 (G. Carpenter 5, C. Carpenter), Bowman 4 (Ford 2, Madison, Joseph). Fouled out — Moore.
Rebounds — Triton 26 (Davis 5, Keel 5), Bowman 35 (Bond 17), 4 unallocated. Turnovers — Triton 18, Bowman 14. Total fouls — Triton 13, Bowman 20.
Officials — Brett Patrick, Tim Holmes, Jim Newburn.

Triton advances to play Lafayette Central Catholic next Saturday in semistate action.
Defending state champ knocks out Bowman (Post-Tribune of Northwest Indiana)
Keel, Triton beat bug, Bowman (South Bend Tribune)

(Photo: J. Tyler Klassen, The Elkhart Truth)

Regional Preview

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Regional Central

Well, I wanted to produce the Bleeding Bruin Blue Regional Souvenir Program, but procrastination, frustration, and a lack of software knowledge are going to prevent that from happening. Therefore, I'm dumping a bunch of the info from the BBBRSP into this post.

BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS

• 15-8, independent; coach Jim Buller; Goshen, Ind. 46526.
• Leading scorers: Seth Kauffman (18.3), Mark DeLeeuw (11.2), Jordan Weaver 9.8
• Sectional 51 at FW Blackhawk: 69-47 vs. FW Keystone; 54-45 vs. FW Canterbury; 53-35 vs. Lakewood Park.

TRITON TROJANS

• 21-2, 6-1 Northern State Conf.; coach Jason Groves; Bourbon, Ind. 46504.
• Leading scorers: Colton Keel (16.2), Griffyn Carpenter (15.3), Joel Meister (13.3)
• Sectional 50 at Triton: 68-36 vs. Westville; 66-36 vs. Oregon-Davis; 48-39 vs. Argos.

CASTON COMETS

• 4-19, 1-6 Midwest Conf.; coach Andy Firth; Fulton, Ind. 46934.
• Leading scorers: Wes Rigney (16.3), Alex Herd (5.8), Ethan Zartman (5.8)
• Sectional 52 at West Central: 50-47 vs. South Newton; 34-33 vs. Tri-County; 47-46 vs. Pioneer

THEA BOWMAN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY EAGLES

• 21-2, independent; coach Marvin Rea; Gary, Ind. 46402.
• Leading scorers not available.
• Sectional 49 at Morgan Twp.: bye; 86-43 vs. Whiting; 82-66 vs. Morgan Twp.

Broadcast

• All games live on WRSW 1480, WRSW 107.3
• Bethany/Triton game on WHME-TV 46, 7:00 p.m., 11:00 p.m. Saturday (tape delay)

Driving Directions to Triton

• Take SR 15 south to US 30 west.
• Just before SR 331, turn left at sign for Triton HS.
• School in 1 mile.

Admission

• $6 single-session ticket
• $9 all-day pass

Thoughts?
Leave them in the comments or e-mail me. I'll post the best ones after the game.

Regional Rosters

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Regional Central

As we get closer to boys basketball regionals on Saturday, I'll add some information on the teams. Here is the first installment: team rosters.

BOWMAN ACADEMY EAGLES: Gary, Ind.
Coach: Marvin Rea
Record: 18-3. Independent.

Christopher Bond		6-4	junior
Davonte Butts		6-2	junior
Kevan Ford		5-10	junior
Daron Gamble		6-1	junior
Floyd Hoskins		6-3	junior
Robert Hudson		6-3	junior
Arron Ishmon		6-1	junior
Cylk Joseph		6-0	junior
Kameron Madison		5-10	junior
DeJuan Marrero		6-5	freshman
Nicholas Moore		5-10	junior
Elijah Ray		6-4	freshman
Tyrae Robinson		6-1	junior
Lavelle White		6-4	freshman

CASTON COMETS: Fulton, Ind.
Coach: Andy Firth.
Record: 4-19. Midwest Conference (1-6, 8th of 8).
Roster

TRITON TROJANS
Coach: Jason Groves.
Record: 21-2. Northern State Conference (6-1, 2nd of 8.)
Roster

BETHANY CHRISTIAN BRUINS
Coach: Jim Buller.
Record: 15-8. Independent.
Mikey Kelly (#10), 5-9 junior, 3.0 ppg
Jordan Weaver (#12), 5-10 senior, 9.9 ppg
Seth Kauffman (#14), 6-3 junior, 18.3 ppg
Jesse Ramer (#20), 5-10 junior, 2.8 ppg
Tim Gautsche (#22), 6-2 senior, 1.1 ppg
Luke Slagel (#24), 6-1 senior, 4.1 ppg
Ben Bontreger (#30), 5-7 sophomore, 1.6 ppg
Mark DeLeeuw (#32), 6-4 senior, 11.2 ppg
James Helmuth (#34), 5-10 sophomore, 0.7 ppg
Jared Christophel (#40), 6-2 senior, 0.3 ppg
Hamilton Thorne (#42), 6-7 sophomore, 2.6 ppg
Derek Plaster (#44), 6-2 senior, 1.3 ppg