Morris, Stults power Argos to 3rd place in Hoosier Plains

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Boys basketball

Argos 54, Elkhart Christian 41 (Friday): J.J. Morris scored eight of his game-high 22 points in the fourth quarter in his final game at Phil Weybright Gymnasium, and sophomore center Luke Stults added 17 for the Dragons in a Hoosier Plains home win over Elkhart Christian Friday.

Sean Richard added eight points, and Nate Manikowski had seven.

Argos led 24-20 at halftime and extended that lead to 37-28 after three quarters.

Aiden Hibbard scored 24 points, and Lance Smith added 13 for Elkhart Christian.

Argos finished the regular season 14-7 overall and 3-2 and in third place in the Hoosier Plains. Bethany Christian and Lakeland Christian, both of whom went 4-1, shared the conference title.

Elkhart Christian fell to 7-15, 2-3.

ELKHART CHRISTIAN (41) (7-15, 2-3)

Bevier 1 0-0 2, Redmond 1 0-0 2, K. Hibbard 0 0-0 0, Crew 0 0-0 0, A. Hibbard 9 4-5 24, Whidden 0 0-0 0, Hunt 0 0-0 0, Smith 5 0-1 13

TEAM: 16 4-6 41

ARGOS (54) (14-7, 3-2)

Nate Manikowski 3 1-1 7, Sean Richard 4 0-0 8, J.J. Morris 8 6-6 22, Elijah Osborn 0 0-0 0, Luke Stults 7 3-6 17, A.J. Mills 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 22 10-13 54

Three-point field goals:

Elkhart Christian 5 (Smith 3, A. Hibbard 2),

Argos 0

Total fouls: Elkhart Christian 15, Argos 10

Score by quarters

Elkhart Christian 13 7 8 13 – 41

Argos 16 8 13 17 – 54