BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Boys basketball

Tri-County 52, Pioneer 32 (Feb. 23): Drew McKaig scored 12 points, and Lucas Perry added 10 for the host Panthers in a loss to Tri-County at The Cage on Feb. 23.

Brayden Erickson added a pair of 3-pointers for six.

Koby Bahler had 20, Eric Zarse had 13, and Riley Hughes had 11 for Tri-County.

Tri-County made more free throws (15) than Pioneer attempted (12).

Tri-County led 18-17 at halftime before Zarse and Bahler scored six points each in the third quarter to extend the lead to 32-26.

Pioneer was held to one field goal in the fourth quarter.

TRI-COUNTY (52) (11-11)

Zarse 6 1-1 13, Hughes 2 6-7 11, Bahler 7 6-6 20, Schneider 1 0-0 2, Ross 2 0-2 4, Dahlenburg 0 0-0 0, T. Foster 0 0-0 0, D. Foster 0 2-2 2, Pratt 0 0-0 0, Atkinson 0 0-0 0, Voors 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 18 15-16 52

PIONEER (32) (8-13)

Luke Blackman 1 0-0 2, Drew McKaig 3 5-8 12, Rylahn Toloza 0 1-2 1, Lucas Perry 4 0-0 10, Brayden Erickson 2 0-0 6, Micah Rans 0 1-2 1, Mason Shaver 0 0-0 0, Noah Miller 0 0-0 0, Shiloh Rine 0 0-0 0, Lane Weldy 0 0-0 0, Brodie Howard 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 10 7-12 32

Three-point field goals:

Tri-County 1 (Hughes),

Pioneer 5 (Perry 2, Erickson 2, McKaig)

Total fouls: Tri-County 9, Pioneer 21

Turnovers: Tri-County 13, Pioneer 13

Score by quarters

Tri-County 12 6 14 20 – 52

Pioneer 7 10 9 6 – 32

Pioneer 45, North White 40 (Feb. 17): Drew McKaig scored 26 points, including nine in the fourth quarter, to lead the host Panthers past North White on Feb. 17.

Lucas Perry added seven.

Dane Hood scored 21 for the Vikings.

The game was tied at 17 at halftime before Pioneer claimed a 30-26 advantage after three quarters.

Pioneer won despite missing all 13 of their 3-point attempts.

NORTH WHITE (40) (5-16)

Annis 1 1-2 4, Sipkema 2 1-2 5, D. Hood 7 5-5 21, Gomez 1 0-0 2, Denton 0 0-0 0, C. Hood 4 0-0 8, Kneadler 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 15 7-9 40

PIONEER (45) (8-12)

Micah Rans 2 1-2 5, Drew McKaig 12 2-3 26, Brayden Erickson 1 0-0 2, Rylahn Toloza 0 0-2 0, Lucas Perry 3 1-2 7, Luke Blackman 0 0-0 0, Noah Miller 0 0-0 0, Shiloh Rine 2 1-2 5, Brodie Howard 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 20 5-11 45

Three-point field goals:

North White 3 (D. Hood 2, Annis),

Pioneer 0

Total fouls: North White 15, Pioneer 16

Fouled out: Perry (PIO)

Score by quarters

North White 10 7 9 14 – 40

Pioneer 5 12 13 15 – 45

Pioneer 60, Culver 45 (Feb. 9): Drew McKaig hit four 3-pointers and scored 27 points as the visiting Panthers earned a Hoosier North win over Culver at John R. Nelson Gymnasium on Feb. 9.

Micah Rans and Lucas Perry added nine points each. Shiloh Rine had six off the bench.

Jack Rodgers led Culver with 21 points.

Pioneer led 30-11 at halftime.

This was Pioneer’s third conference win in a nine-day span and evened their Hoosier North record at 3-3.

PIONEER (60) (7-11, 3-3)

Micah Rans 4 1-5 9, Drew McKaig 11 1-3 27, Rylahn Toloza 1 0-0 2, Brayden Erickson 1 2-2 5, Lucas Perry 3 3-3 9, Luke Blackman 0 0-0 0, Mason Shaver 0 0-0 0, Noah Miller 1 0-0 2, Shiloh Rine 3 0-0 6, Lane Weldy 0 0-0 0, Brodie Howard 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 24 7-13 60

CULVER (45) (7-9, 1-4)

David Hite 2 0-2 4, Jack Rodgers 8 1-4 21, Jonas McCuen 2 0-0 6, Adria Guasp 2 2-2 7, Logan Caudill 1 3-3 5, Caleb McCuen 1 0-0 2, Ethan Binion 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 16 6-11 45

Three-point field goals:

Pioneer 5 (McKaig 4, Erickson),

Culver 7 (Rodgers 4, J. McCuen 2, Guasp)

Total fouls: Pioneer 16, Culver 16

Turnovers: Pioneer 17, Culver 14

Score by quarters

Pioneer 18 12 22 8 – 60

Culver 3 8 15 19 – 45

Pioneer 45, Knox 35 (Feb. 6): Micah Rans scored 12 points to lead the host Panthers to a Hoosier North home win over Knox on Feb. 6.

Rylahn Toloza added nine points, and Lucas Perry drilled a pair of 3s and had seven. Brayden Erickson and Drew McKaig each scored six fourth-quarter points.

Caleb Schwandt had 12, and Myles McLaughlin had 11 for Knox.

This marked Pioneer’s first win over Knox since Feb. 7, 2017.

Pioneer trailed 29-23 after three quarters but outscored Knox 22-6 in the fourth quarter.

KNOX (35) (5-9, 3-2)

McLaughlin 3 4-5 11, Short 0 0-0 0, Jordan 4 0-1 8, Strong 1 0-0 2, Schwandt 5 2-5 12, Tinsley 1 0-0 2, Taylor 0 0-0 0, Huff 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 14 6-11 35

PIONEER (45) (6-11, 2-3)

Micah Rans 5 2-4 12, Drew McKaig 3 0-4 6, Rylahn Toloza 4 0-0 9, Brayden Erickson 2 0-0 6, Lucas Perry 2 1-2 7, Luke Blackman 0 0-0 0, Noah Miller 1 0-0 3, Shiloh Rine 1 0-0 2

TEAM: 18 3-10 45

Three-point field goals:

Knox 1 (McLaughlin),

Pioneer 6 (Perry 2, Erickson 2, Miller, Toloza)

Total fouls: Knox 14, Pioneer 12

Score by quarters

Knox 10 11 8 6 – 35

Pioneer 10 7 6 22 – 45

Pioneer 50, North Judson 49 (OT, Feb. 1): Brayden Erickson hit five 3-pointers and scored 17 points, and Drew McKaig scored all five Pioneer points in overtime in a Hoosier North win over host North Judson on Feb. 1.

McKaig finished with 12 points. Noah Miller and Shiloh Rine had six each, and Lucas Perry had five.

Jesiah McDaniel had 22 points for North Judson, including three 3-pointers in the fourth quarter. Lukas Burkett added 11.

Pioneer led 28-23 at halftime. North Judson shaved the deficit to 38-34 after three quarters. The game was tied at 45 after regulation.

PIONEER (50) (5-11, 1-3)

Micah Rans 1 0-1 2, Drew McKaig 5 1-4 12, Rylahn Toloza 1 0-0 2, Brayden Erickson 6 0-0 17, Lucas Perry 1 2-2 5, Luke Blackman 0 0-0 0, Noah Miller 2 0-0 6, Shiloh Rine 3 0-0 6

TEAM: 19 3-7 50

NORTH JUDSON (49) (10-6, 1-4)

McDaniel 8 1-2 22, Benson 2 0-0 4, Holem 0 0-0 0, Radtke 0 0-0 0, Wilcox 2 0-1 4, Burkett 3 5-5 11, Pradke 1 2-2 4, Novak 2 0-0 4

TEAM: 18 8-10 49

Three-point field goals:

Pioneer 9 (Erickson 5, Miller 2, McKaig, Perry),

North Judson 5 (McDaniel 5)

Total fouls: Pioneer 11, North Judson 10

Score by quarters

Pioneer 15 13 10 7 5 – 50

North Judson 8 15 11 11 4 – 49

South Newton 56, Pioneer 48 (Jan. 27): Drew McKaig scored 18 points, but the host Rebels beat Pioneer on Jan. 27.

Luke Blackman and Noah Miller had eight points each, and Brayden Erickson added six.

Chayse Stillabower led South Newton with 23 points, and Matthew Armstrong had 16.

South Newton led 38-37 after three quarters before pulling away in the fourth.

South Newton made 18 of 29 free throws while Pioneer was three for seven.

South Newton snapped a six-game winning streak.

PIONEER (48) (4-11)

Micah Rans 1 0-2 2, Drew McKaig 8 1-3 18, Rylahn Toloza 2 2-2 6, Brayden Erickson 2 0-0 6, Noah Miller 3 0-0 8, Luke Blackman 3 0-0 8, Mason Shaver 0 0-0 0, Shiloh Rine 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 19 3-7 48

SOUTH NEWTON (56) (2-11)

Firkins 0 0-0 0, Stillabower 6 6-9 23, Marks 2 0-0 5, Parsons 0 0-0 0, Armstrong 5 6-10 16, Scott 1 4-6 6, Haskins 1 1-2 3, Mejias 0 1-2 1, Bogucki 0 0-0 0, Lopez 1 0-0 2

TEAM: 16 18-29 56

Three-point field goals:

Pioneer 7 (Blackman 2, Erickson 2, Miller 2, McKaig),

South Newton 6 (Stillabower 5, Marks)

Total fouls: Pioneer 21, South Newton 15

Fouled out: Toloza (PIO), Erickson (PIO)

Turnovers: Pioneer 23, South Newton 17

Score by quarters

Pioneer 8 15 14 11 – 48

South Newton 20 9 9 18 – 56

Caston 56, Pioneer 47 (Jan. 26): Drew McKaig scored 13 points, including the 1,000th point of his career, and Shiloh Rine had 11 off the bench, but the Panthers lost a Hoosier North road game to Caston on Jan. 26.

McKaig came into the game with 987 career points. He got to 1,000 on a field goal in the fourth quarter. He is the seventh player in school history to reach 1,000. Trey Waddups, a 2018 grad, is the school’s all-time leading scorer with 1,213.

Rine had seven points in the fourth quarter.

Caleb Stinson had 30 for Caston, including nine in the fourth quarter.

Caston led 19-4 after the first quarter.

Caston also beat Pioneer 63-34 in the Cass County Invitational consolation game on Dec. 1.

Pioneer has lost the last five meetings against Caston.

PIONEER (47) (4-10, 0-3)

Micah Rans 3 0-0 6, Drew McKaig 6 1-2 13, Rylahn Toloza 2 1-1 5, Brayden Erickson 1 0-2 2, Lucas Perry 2 0-0 4, Luke Blackman 2 0-0 6, Noah Miller 0 0-0 0, Shiloh Rine 5 0-0 11, Ryan Looker 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 21 2-5 47

CASTON (56) (6-7, 2-1)

Carter Clingler 1 0-1 2, Talon Zeider 1 0-0 2, Caleb Stinson 10 7-7 30, Lane Hook 0 0-0 0, Grant Yadon 4 0-0 8, Corbin Smith 0 0-0 0, Gavin Mollenkopf 0 4-8 4, Alex Craig 2 0-0 4, Josh Evans 2 2-2 6, Reed Sommers 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 20 13-18 56

Three-point field goals:

Pioneer 3 (Blackman 2, Rine),

Caston 3 (Stinson 3)

Total fouls: Pioneer 20, Caston 9

Fouled out: Toloza (PIO)

Turnovers: Pioneer 11, Caston 17

Score by quarters

Pioneer 4 14 15 14 – 47

Caston 19 6 12 19 – 56

Pioneer 54, DeMotte Christian 53 (Jan. 23): Drew McKaig had 13 points, and Rylahn Toloza added 10 for Pioneer in a home win over DeMotte Christian on Jan. 23.

Brayden Erickson hit a pair of 3-pointers and scored eight, and Micah Rans also had eight.

Pioneer held on in the fourth quarter after building a 40-32 lead after three quarters.

Luke Terpstra had 23 points for DeMotte Christian.

The Knights went on to win their Class 1A sectional.

DEMOTTE CHRISTIAN (53) (7-6)

Peterson 1 0-0 2, Rottier 1 0-0 2, Bakker 0 0-0 0, Dyke 2 0-0 5, Terpstra 7 8-10 23, Bultema 3 2-3 8, Bos 3 2-2 9, Nash 2 0-0 4

TEAM: 19 12-15 53

PIONEER (54) (4-9)

Micah Rans 4 0-0 8, Drew McKaig 4 5-9 13, Brayden Erickson 3 0-0 8, Rylahn Toloza 4 2-5 10, Lucas Perry 1 3-4 5, Luke Blackman 1 0-0 2, Mason Shaver 0 0-0 0, Noah Miller 1 0-0 3, Shiloh Rine 2 1-2 5

TEAM: 20 11-20 54

Three-point field goals:

DeMotte Christian 3 (Dyke, Terpstra, Bos),

Pioneer 3 (Erickson 2, Miller)

Total fouls: DeMotte Christian 17, Pioneer 15

Fouled out: Bos (DMC), Erickson (PIO)

Score by quarters

DeMotte Christian 10 14 8 21 – 53

Pioneer 10 14 16 14 – 54

Carroll (Flora) 59, Pioneer 44 (Jan. 13): Lucas Perry scored eight of his 13 points in the fourth quarter, and Drew McKaig added 12, but the host Panthers lost to Carroll on Jan. 13.

Brayden Erickson hit a pair of 3-pointers for six, and Shiloh Rine added five.

Chris Huerta led Carroll with 30 points. Carroll was a two-time defending sectional champion.

Carroll led 30-14 at halftime and extended the lead to 45-27 after three quarters.

CARROLL (FLORA) (59) (8-4)

Huerta 13 0-0 30, Duff 2 0-0 5, Metzger 1 0-0 2, Tanner 3 0-1 6, Falkenberg 3 0-0 6, Mullens 2 1-2 5, Lytle 2 0-0 5, Dellows 0 0-0 0, Barnes 0 0-0 0, Butcher 0 0-0 0, Skinner 0 0-0 0, Herr 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 26 1-3 59

PIONEER (44) (3-9)

Micah Rans 0 0-0 0, Drew McKaig 6 0-2 12, Brayden Erickson 2 0-0 6, Rylahn Toloza 1 0-2 2, Lucas Perry 5 0-2 13, Luke Blackman 1 0-0 3, Mason Shaver 0 0-0 0, Noah Miller 1 0-0 3, Shiloh Rine 2 1-2 5, Lane Weldy 0 0-0 0, Brodie Howard 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 18 1-8 44

Three-point field goals:

Carroll (Flora) 6 (Huerta 4, Duff, Lytle),

Pioneer 7 (Perry 3, Erickson 2, Miller, Blackman)

Total fouls: Carroll (Flora) 8, Pioneer 10

Turnovers: Carroll (Flora) 15, Pioneer 15

Score by quarters

Carroll 15 15 15 14 – 59

Pioneer 8 6 13 17 – 44

Faith Christian 68, Pioneer 40 (Jan. 6): Drew McKaig hit six 3-pointers and scored 27 points, but Pioneer fell to host Faith Christian on Jan. 6.

McKaig scored 24 of Pioneer’s 30 points in the second and third quarters. He hit four 3-pointers in the third quarter alone.

Tad Hunter-Dawson led Faith Christian with 28 points.

Faith Christian made more free throws (eight) than Pioneer attempted (four).

Faith Christian led 24-17 at halftime and extended the lead to 53-36 after three quarters.

PIONEER (40) (3-8)

Luke Blackman 1 0-0 3, Drew McKaig 10 1-2 27, Brayden Erickson 0 0-0 0, Rylahn Toloza 1 0-0 3, Lucas Perry 1 1-2 4, Micah Rans 0 0-0 0, Mason Shaver 0 0-0 0, Brodie Howard 0 0-0 0, Noah Miller 1 0-0 3, Shiloh Rine 0 0-0 0, Lane Weldy 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 14 2-4 40

FAITH CHRISTIAN (68) (3-6)

Hunter-Dawson 10 4-5 28, Bolton 2 0-0 6, Miller 3 0-0 6, J. Peter 3 1-3 7, S. Peter 5 2-4 12, Gerber 0 0-0 0, Barrett 2 0-0 4, Berry 2 0-1 4, Henderson 0 1-2 1, Neyhart 0 0-2 0, Allen 0 0-0 0, Hill 0 0-0 0, Livingston 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 27 8-17 68

Three-point field goals:

Pioneer 10 (McKaig 6, Blackman, Toloza, Perry, Miller),

Faith Christian 6 (Hunter-Dawson 4, Bolton 2)

Total fouls: Pioneer 13, Faith Christian 11

Turnovers: Pioneer 15, Faith Christian 9

Score by quarters

Pioneer 6 11 19 4 – 40

Faith Christian 14 10 29 15 – 68

Pioneer 57, Frontier 44 (Jan. 5): Drew McKaig scored a game-high 17 points, and Noah Miller knocked down four 3-pointers and added 12 for Pioneer in a home win over Frontier on Jan. 6.

Lucas Perry added nine.

Pioneer hit 11 3-pointers and also made eight of 11 free throws.

Miller outscored the entire Frontier team 9-8 in the third quarter as Pioneer broke a 22-22 halftime tie and assumed a 43-30 lead.

FRONTIER (44) (3-8)

Duncan 3 0-0 9, Winkler 1 3-4 5, Delosh 0 0-0 0, Newton 2 4-4 8, Turner 5 2-2 12, Sorensen 1 0-0 2, Brown 1 0-0 3, Funk 0 0-0 0, Cosgray 0 0-0 0, Schroeder 0 0-0 0, Greer 1 0-0 3, Dazey 1 0-0 2

TEAM: 15 9-10 44

PIONEER (57) (3-7)

Luke Blackman 1 0-0 3, Drew McKaig 7 1-1 17, Rylahn Toloza 1 0-0 2, Brayden Erickson 1 0-0 3, Lucas Perry 2 3-4 9, Micah Rans 1 4-6 7, Mason Shaver 0 0-0 0, Brodie Howard 0 0-0 0, Noah Miller 4 0-0 12, Shiloh Rine 2 0-0 4, Lane Weldy 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 19 8-11 57

Three-point field goals:

Frontier 5 (Duncan 3, Brown, Greer),

Pioneer 11 (Miller 4, Perry 2, McKaig 2, Blackman, Rans, Erickson)

Total fouls: Frontier 16, Pioneer 17

Turnovers: Frontier 12, Pioneer 9

Score by quarters

Frontier 8 14 8 14 – 44

Pioneer 10 12 21 14 – 57

Delphi 56, Pioneer 45 (Dec. 21): Noah Miller and Drew McKaig scored 12 points each, and Micah Rans added nine, but the Panthers lost to Delphi in a consolation round game of the Indiana Kitchen Classic at Delphi on Dec. 21.

Walter Gleason had 18 points, and Walker Jones added 16 for Delphi.

The Oracles outscored the Panthers 13-1 from the foul line.

Pioneer led 14-7 after one quarter, but Delphi came back to take a 24-19 halftime lead.

DELPHI (56) (2-7)

Hartley 1 0-0 2, Jones 7 1-2 16, Watts 1 4-6 7, Gleason 6 6-9 18, Gasser 1 0-0 2, McAtee 1 2-4 5, Smith 0 0-0 0, Coghill 2 0-0 6

TEAM: 19 13-21 56

PIONEER (45) (2-6)

Luke Blackman 1 0-0 2, Drew McKaig 5 0-5 12, Brayden Erickson 0 0-0 0, Noah Miller 4 0-0 12, Lucas Perry 3 0-0 6, Micah Rans 4 1-2 9, Mason Shaver 0 0-0 0, Brodie Howard 0 0-0 0, Shiloh Rine 2 0-0 4

TEAM: 19 1-7 45

Three-point field goals:

Delphi 5 (Coghill 2, Jones, Watts, McAtee),

Pioneer 6 (Miller 4, McKaig 2)

Total fouls: Delphi 13, Pioneer 20

Score by quarters

Delphi 7 17 13 19 – 56

Pioneer 14 5 10 16 – 45

Frankfort 72, Pioneer 39 (Dec. 18): Drew McKaig hit three 3-pointers and scored 20 points, but the Panthers lost to Frankfort in an Indiana Kitchen Classic quarterfinal at Case Arena on Dec. 18.

Lucas Perry added seven for Pioneer.

Frankfort’s Alex Farley outscored the entire Pioneer team 18-15 in the first half as the Hot Dogs jumped out to a 25-point halftime lead.

Kye Kirby added 10.

PIONEER (39) (2-5)

Luke Blackman 0 0-0 0, Drew McKaig 8 1-2 20, Rylahn Toloza 0 0-2 0, Brayden Erickson 1 0-0 3, Lucas Perry 3 0-1 7, Micah Rans 2 0-0 4, Mason Shaver 0 0-0 0, Lane Weldy 0 0-0 0, Brodie Howard 0 0-0 0, Noah Miller 0 1-2 1, Shiloh Rine 2 0-0 4

TEAM: 16 2-7 39

FRANKFORT (72) (2-6)

Wainscott 3 1-1 7, Wood 3 1-1 7, Kirby 4 2-2 10, Michael 1 0-0 2, Hale 2 2-4 6, Waggoner 3 0-0 9, Sandoval 1 0-1 2, Stewart 0 0-0 0, Beardsley 0 0-0 0, Emery 1 0-0 2, Adams 1 0-1 3, Farley 10 0-0 24

TEAM: 29 6-10 72

Three-point field goals:

Pioneer 5 (McKaig 3, Perry, Erickson),

Frankfort 7 (Farley 4, Waggoner 3)

Total fouls: Pioneer 9, Frankfort 7

Score by quarters

Pioneer 11 4 12 12 – 39

Frankfort 20 20 17 15 – 72

LaVille 54, Pioneer 38 (Dec. 15): Drew McKaig scored 17 points for the host Panthers in a Hoosier North loss to LaVille on Dec. 15.

The game was tied at 24 at halftime, but LaVille held Pioneer to four points in the third quarter to take a 40-28 lead.

Collin Czarnecki scored 19 points, Michael Good had 16, and Lucas Plummer added 11 for LaVille.

Pioneer lost to LaVille for the eighth consecutive year.

LAVILLE (54) (3-1, 2-0)

Plummer 4 2-2 11, Allen 0 0-2 0, Czarnecki 6 5-5 19, Good 6 4-5 16, Foster 2 0-0 4, Schwitz 0 0-0 0, Edison 1 0-0 3, Gonzales 0 1-2 1, Lee 0 0-0 0, Garrett 0 0-0 0, Maenhout 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 19 12-16 54

PIONEER (38) (1-4, 0-2)

Luke Blackman 1 0-0 3, Drew McKaig 6 4-5 17, Rylahn Toloza 2 0-0 4, Brayden Erickson 3 0-0 6, Lucas Perry 1 0-0 2, Micah Rans 2 0-0 4, Mason Shaver 0 0-0 0, Lane Weldy 0 0-0 0, Brodie Howard 0 0-0 0, Noah Miller 0 0-0 0, Shiloh Rine 1 0-0 2

TEAM: 16 4-5 38

Three-point field goals:

LaVille 4 (Czarnecki 2, Plummer, Edison),

Pioneer 2 (Blackman, McKaig)

Total fouls: LaVille 11, Pioneer 19

Fouled out: Toloza (PIO)

Turnovers: LaVille 12, Pioneer 21

Score by quarters

LaVille 12 12 16 14 – 54

Pioneer 18 6 4 10 – 38

Pioneer 41, North Miami 38 (Dec. 9): Drew McKaig scored 17 of his game-high 19 points in the second half for the Panthers in a win at The Cage over sectional rival North Miami on Dec. 9.

Micah Rans added seven, and Brayden Erickson hit a pair of 3-pointers in the third quarter for six.

Lake Musall had 15 to lead North Miami. The Warriors led 17-10 at halftime, but Pioneer came back to lead 29-27 after three quarters.

Pioneer improved to 1-3 and snapped a five-game losing streak dating back to last season.

NORTH MIAMI (38) (1-4)

Deardorff 1 0-0 3, Riley 3 2-2 9, Musall 3 6-8 15, Pickett 2 0-2 4, Wright 2 1-2 5, Clingaman 0 0-0 0, Gosnell 1 0-0 2, Smith 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 12 9-14 38

PIONEER (41) (1-3)

Luke Blackman 0 0-2 0, Drew McKaig 8 2-2 19, Rylahn Toloza 0 1-4 1, Brayden Erickson 2 0-0 6, Lucas Perry 2 1-2 5, Ryan Looker 0 0-0 0, Micah Rans 2 3-4 7, Mason Shaver 0 0-0 0, Noah Miller 1 0-0 3, Shiloh Rine 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 15 7-14 41

Three-point field goals:

North Miami 5 (Musall 3, Riley, Deardorff),

Pioneer 4 (Erickson 2, Miller, McKaig)

Total fouls: North Miami 15, Pioneer 18

Fouled out: Musall (NM)

Turnovers: North Miami 12, Pioneer 13

Score by quarters

North Miami 7 10 10 11 – 38

Pioneer 7 3 19 12 – 41

Triton 56, Pioneer 47 (Dec. 8): Drew McKaig scored 21 points and five rebounds, but Pioneer lost its Hoosier North opener to Triton at the Trojan Trench on Dec. 8.

Lucas Perry and Brayden Erickson added eight points each for Pioneer.

Julian Swanson had 14, Gage Riffle had 13, Jacob Pitney had 11, and Dante’ Workman had 10 for Triton.

Triton led 32-16 at halftime and built the lead to 18 in the third quarter before Pioneer rallied.

Pioneer lost to Triton for the fourth straight year.

PIONEER (47) (0-3, 0-1)

Luke Blackman 0 0-0 0, Drew McKaig 8 2-4 21, Rylahn Toloza 2 0-0 5, Brayden Erickson 3 0-0 8, Lucas Perry 3 2-4 8, Ryan Looker 1 0-0 3, Micah Rans 1 0-0 2, Mason Shaver 0 0-0 0, Noah Miller 0 0-0 0, Shiloh Rine 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 18 4-8 47

TRITON (56) (4-0, 1-0)

Workman 4 2-5 10, Swanson 6 0-1 14, Riffle 5 1-5 13, Pitney 4 1-3 11, Witt-Hoyo 2 1-2 5, Patrick 1 1-1 3, Overmyer 0 0-0 0, Large 0 0-0 0, McFarland 0 0-0 0, Quintana 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 22 6-17 56

Three-point field goals:

Pioneer 7 (McKaig 3, Erickson 2, Looker, Toloza),

Triton 6 (Swanson 2, Riffle 2, Pitney 2)

Total fouls: Pioneer 19, Triton 14

Fouled out: Perry (PIO)

Turnovers: Pioneer 23, Triton 16

Score by quarters

Pioneer 7 9 20 11 – 47

Triton 19 13 12 12 – 56

Caston 63, Pioneer 34 (Dec. 1): Lucas Perry scored 10 points for Pioneer in a loss to Caston at Logansport in the Cass County Invitational consolation game on Dec. 1.

Brayden Erickson scored seven, and Ryan Looker had six. Drew McKaig did not play after the first quarter due to injury.

Talon Zeider had 18, Caleb Stinson had 14, and Lane Hook had 11 for Caston, who led 17-5 after one quarter and extended the lead to 44-20 at halftime.

Caston hit 10 3-pointers as compared to Pioneer’s two.

PIONEER (34) (0-2)

Luke Blackman 0 1-2 1, Drew McKaig 0 2-2 2, Rylahn Toloza 0 0-0 0, Brayden Erickson 3 1-2 7, Lucas Perry 3 4-4 10, Ryan Looker 2 1-2 6, Micah Rans 0 3-4 3, Mason Shaver 1 0-0 2, Lane Weldy 0 0-0 0, Brodie Howard 1 0-0 3, Lane Bryson 0 0-0 0, Shiloh Rine 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 10 12-16 34

CASTON (63) (2-1)

Carter Clingler 0 0-0 0, Talon Zeider 6 1-1 18, Caleb Stinson 5 3-4 14, Lane Hook 4 1-2 11, Grant Yadon 1 0-0 2, Corbin Smith 4 0-0 9, Gavin Mollenkopf 2 0-1 4, Alex Craig 0 1-2 1, Josh Evans 1 0-0 3, Max Sommers 0 1-2 1, Reed Sommers 0 0-0 0, Carson Harness 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 23 7-13 63

Three-point field goals:

Pioneer 2 (Looker, Howard),

Caston 10 (Zeider 5, Hook 2, Smith, Stinson, Evans)

Total fouls: Pioneer 15, Caston 18

Turnovers: Pioneer 11, Caston 11

Score by quarters

Pioneer 5 15 3 11 – 34