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BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS
Sports Editor, RTC
Boys basketball
Caston 57, LaVille 51 (Feb. 18): Joey Spin led four players in double figures with 14 points, and the Caston boys basketball team won the outright Hoosier North title with a road win over LaVille on Feb. 18.
Spin had Caston’s lone field goal in the fourth quarter. The Comets’ other 12 points came on free throws.
Sam Smith added 13 points, Bryce Rudicel had 11, and Kade Zeider had 10 for Caston, who improved to 14-6 overall and finished conference play 7-0. Caston had already clinched a share of the conference crown prior to the game.
Collin Czarnecki scored 19 points, Lucas Plummer had 16, and Owen Smith had 11 for LaVille.
Caston made more free throws (19) than LaVille attempted (12).
Caston led 27-12 at halftime.
Caston had been 0-6 against LaVille since the schools became conference rivals in the 2015-16 school year.
CASTON (57) (14-6, 7-0)
Joey Spin 6 1-2 14, Kade Zeider 2 5-6 10, Bruce Rudicel 3 5-9 11, Jake Paschen 0 4-6 4, Sam Smith 5 3-4 13, Colby Pugh 0 0-0 0, Cain Schanlaub 2 1-2 5
TEAM: 18 19-27 57
LAVILLE (51) (3-14, 2-3)
Plummer 5 3-4 16, James 1 0-0 2, R. Wagoner 0 0-0 0, Allen 0 0-0 0, Czarnecki 7 2-2 19, Smith 4 2-4 11, Good 1 1-2 3, G. Wagoner 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 18 8-12 51
Three-point field goals:
Caston 2 (Spin, Zeider),
LaVille 7 (Plummer 3, Czarnecki 3, Smith)
Total fouls: Caston 12, LaVille 19
Score by quarters
Caston 11 16 16 14 – 57
LaVille 7 5 21 18 – 51
Lewis Cass 61, Caston 41 (Feb. 15): Sam Smith scored 14 points, and Joey Spin added nine, but the visiting Comets could not overcome an 18-2 deficit after one quarter and fell to Lewis Cass on Feb. 15.
Luke Chambers had 18 points, and Tristin Miller and Tyson Good had 15 each for Lewis Cass.
Lewis Cass has won the last five meetings between the schools.
CASTON (41) (13-6)
Joey Spin 3 1-2 9, Kade Zeider 2 0-0 5, Bryce Rudicel 1 0-0 2, Jake Paschen 2 0-0 5, Sam Smith 4 6-8 14, Colby Pugh 1 0-0 3, Evan Howard 0 0-0 0, Cain Schanlaub 0 3-6 3, Ralon Zeider 0 0-0 0, Caleb Stinson 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 13 10-16 41
LEWIS CASS (61) (9-9)
Lewellen 1 0-0 2, McClain 1 0-0 3, Miller 7 1-1 15, Chambers 7 4-5 18, Hillis 2 2-3 6, Good 6 3-5 15, Fitch 1 0-0 2, Frey 0 0-0 0, Tocco 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 25 10-14 61
Three-point field goals:
Caston 5 (Spin 2, Zeider, Pugh, Paschen),
Lewis Cass 1 (McClain)
Total fouls: Caston 11, Lewis Cass 13
Score by quarters
Caston 2 15 11 13 – 41
Lewis Cass 18 14 18 11 – 61
Caston 58, North Judson 52 (Feb. 11): Joey Spin scored 13 of his team-high 18 points in the second half, and Kade Zeider knocked down two 3-pointers in the fourth quarter as the host Comets clinched a share of the Hoosier North title with a win over North Judson.
Colby Pugh added nine points off the bench to help Caston overcome a 31-24 halftime deficit.
Ty Schumacher scored 18 points to lead the Blue Jays.
Caston also claimed the traveling trophy with the win.
Caston had been 0-6 against North Judson since the schools became conference rivals in the 2015-16 school year.
NORTH JUDSON (52) (13-4, 3-1)
Cox 3 0-1 8, Schumacher 8 0-0 18, Bales 3 0-0 7, Wilcox 2 2-4 7, Allen 5 0-1 10, Harper 0 0-0 0, Stowe 0 2-3 2, Materna 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 21 4-9 52
CASTON (58) (13-5, 6-0)
Joey Spin 8 0-0 18, Kade Zeider 2 0-0 6, Bryce Rudicel 2 2-4 7, Jake Paschen 2 0-0 6, Sam Smith 2 3-4 7, Colby Pugh 3 2-4 9, Cain Schanlaub 2 1-1 5
TEAM: 21 8-13 58
Three-point field goals:
North Judson 6 (Cox 2, Schumacher 2, Bales, Wilcox),
Caston 8 (Paschen 2, Spin 2, Zeider 2, Rudicel, Pugh)
Total fouls: North Judson 12, Caston 13
Score by quarters
North Judson 22 9 8 13 – 52
Caston 10 14 18 16 – 58
Caston 50, Winamac 30 (Jan. 21): Kade Zeider hit three 3-pointers and scored 11 points to lead three players in double figures for Caston in a Hoosier North road win over Winamac on Jan. 21.
Joey Spin and Bryce Rudicel added 10 points each, and Jake Paschen added nine for Caston, who led 24-12 at halftime.
Caston beat Winamac for the third straight year.
CASTON (50) (9-4, 3-0)
Joey Spin 4 0-0 10, Kade Zeider 4 0-0 11, Bryce Rudicel 5 0-0 10, Jake Paschen 2 4-4 9, Cain Schanlaub 2 0-1 4, Colby Pugh 2 0-0 6, Jackson Rentschler 0 0-0 0, Evan Howard 0 0-0 0, Talon Zeider 0 0-0 0, Caleb Stinson 0 0-0 0, Connor Sommers 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 19 4-5 50
WINAMAC (30) (6-5, 2-2)
Gregor 1 0-0 2, Terry 2 0-0 5, Loehmer 0 0-0 0, Compton 4 2-3 10, Brandt 4 0-0 8, Eaton 0 0-0 0, Hines 0 0-0 0, Keller 0 0-0 0, Malchow 0 0-0 0, Bentle 1 2-2 4, DePoy 0 0-0 0, Schultz 0 0-0 0, Wheeler 0 1-2 1
TEAM: 12 5-7 30
Three-point field goals:
Caston 8 (Zeider 3, Spin 2, Pugh 2, Paschen),
Winamac 1 (Terry)
Total fouls: Caston 8, Winamac 10
Fouled out: Terry (WIN)
Score by quarters
Caston 6 18 13 13 – 50
Winamac 8 4 8 10 – 30
Caston 70, West Central 39 (Jan. 15): Kade Zeider scored 15 points, Bryce Rudicel and Jake Paschen scored 14 each, and Joey Spin had 10 for the host Comets in a rout of West Central on Jan. 15.
Zeider hit five 3-pointers. Caston hit 12 treys as a team.
Caleb Stinson scored six of Caston’s 10 points in the second half.
Blayden Huber and Christian Hughes had 12 points each for West Central.
Caston led 60-20 at halftime.
Caston beat West Central for the third straight year.
WEST CENTRAL (39) (2-11)
White 2 0-0 4, B. Huber 6 0-1 12, Nannenga 0 0-0 0, Hughes 6 0-0 12, Lewark 2 5-6 9, Hudson 0 0-0 0, Salazar 0 0-0 0, Bolen 0 0-0 0, Miller 1 0-1 2, Boehning 0 0-0 0, A. Huber 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 17 5-8 39
CASTON (70) (7-4)
Joey Spin 5 0-1 10, Kade Zeider 5 0-0 15, Bryce Rudicel 6 1-1 14, Jake Paschen 5 1-1 14, Sam Smith 1 2-2 4, Colby Pugh 1 0-0 3, Jackson Rentschler 0 0-0 0, Evan Howard 0 0-0 0, Cain Schanlaub 1 0-0 2, Talon Zeider 1 0-0 2, Caleb Stinson 2 0-0 6, Connor Sommers 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 27 4-5 70
Three-point field goals:
West Central 0,
Caston 12 (K. Zeider 5, Paschen 3, Stinson 2, Rudicel, Pugh)
Total fouls: West Central 9, Caston 11
Score by quarters
West Central 10 10 8 11 – 39
Caston 32 28 2 8 – 70
Caston 60, Delphi 36 (Jan. 8): Kade Zeider scored 12 points, and Bryce Rudicel added 11 for the visiting Comets in a win over Delphi on Jan. 8.
Joey Spin and Colby Pugh added seven each, and Cain Schanlaub and Sam Smith had six each.
Caston led 29-14 at halftime and extended the lead to 46-20 after three quarters.
CASTON (60) (5-4)
Joey Spin 2 2-2 7, Kade Zeider 4 0-0 12, Bryce Rudicel 5 0-0 11, Jake Paschen 2 0-0 5, Sam Smith 3 0-0 6, Grant Hickle 0 0-0 0, Colby Pugh 2 2-2 7, Evan Howard 2 0-0 4, Cain Schanlaub 3 0-0 6, Talon Zeider 0 0-0 0, Caleb Stinson 1 0-0 2
TEAM: 24 4-4 60
DELPHI (36) (1-9)
Burton 5 3-3 15, W. Jones 5 1-2 12, K. Jones 0 0-0 0, Nelson 0 0-0 0, Almager 2 1-1 5, Ellison 0 0-0 0, Tessier 0 0-0 0, Gasser 1 2-2 4, Watts 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 13 7-8 36
Three-point field goals:
Caston 8 (K. Zeider 4, Spin, Rudicel, Pugh, Paschen),
Delphi 3 (Burton 2, W. Jones)
Total fouls: Caston 10, Delphi 11
Score by quarters
Caston 13 16 17 14 – 60
Delphi 9 5 6 16 – 36
Caston 65, North Miami 45 (Dec. 29): Kade Zeider hit six 3-pointers and also made all six of his free throw attempts in scoring a game-high 24 points as Caston beat North Miami in the Miami County Invitational consolation game at North Miami on Dec. 29.
Sam Smith added 18 points, including 12 in the first half.
Caston hit nine 3-pointers as a team and made more free throws (16) than North Miami attempted (9).
Caston held North Miami to three points in the second quarter in building a 34-17 halftime lead.
Braden Burns had 13 points, Keagan Donaldson had 11, and Landen Hunt had 10 for the Warriors (3-4).
North Miami finished in fourth place in the Miami County Invitational for the third straight year.
NORTH MIAMI (45) (3-4)
Hunt 4 2-2 10, Riley 1 0-0 2, P. Johnson 2 0-0 4, Burns 4 2-4 13, Smith 0 1-2 1, Donaldson 5 1-1 11, Reimanis 1 0-0 2, Simons 0 0-0 0, Binnion 0 0-0 0, Blakely 0 0-0 0, Wilcox 1 0-0 2, R. Johnson 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 18 6-9 45
CASTON (65) (4-4)
Joey Spin 2 0-0 6, Kade Zeider 6 6-6 24, Bryce Rudicel 2 3-4 7, Jake Paschen 2 0-0 5, Sam Smith 7 4-8 18, Grant Hickle 0 2-3 2, Colby Pugh 1 1-2 3, Evan Howard 0 0-0 0, Cain Schanlaub 0 0-0 0, Talon Zeider 0 0-0 0, Caleb Stinson 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 20 16-23 65
Three-point field goals:
North Miami 3 (Burns 3),
Caston 9 (K. Zeider 6, Spin 2, Paschen)
Total fouls: North Miami 18, Caston 11
Score by quarters
North Miami 14 3 15 13 – 45
Caston 15 19 14 17 – 65
Peru 60, Caston 53 (Dec. 28): Sam Smith scored 20 points to lead three Caston players in double figures in a loss to Peru in the first round of the Miami County Invitational at North Miami Dec. 28.
Kade Zeider hit five 3-pointers and added 16 points, and Joey Spin had 13.
Matt Ross scored nine of his game-high 23 points in the fourth quarter for Class 3A, No. 11 Peru, who remained undefeated.
Caston led 29-26 at halftime.
In the other first round game, Maconaquah topped North Miami 65-48.
CASTON (53) (3-4)
Joey Spin 5 1-1 13, Kade Zeider 5 1-2 16, Bryce Rudicel 2 0-0 4, Jake Paschen 0 0-0 0, Sam Smith 7 6-8 20, Grant Hickle 0 0-0 0, Colby Pugh 0 0-0 0, Cain Schanlaub 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 19 8-11 53
PERU (60) (7-0)
Robbins 3 7-7 14, A. Ross 4 1-1 9, M. Ross 9 5-8 23, Roettger 2 6-9 10, Walters 0 0-0 0, Potts 1 0-0 2, Eldridge 1 0-0 2
TEAM: 20 19-25 60
Three-point field goals:
Caston 7 (Zeider 5, Spin 2),
Peru 1 (Robbins)
Total fouls: Caston 18, Peru 13
Score by quarters
Caston 13 16 11 13 – 53
Peru 10 16 16 18 – 60
Caston 53, Knox 35 (Dec. 17): Joey Spin scored 16 points, and Bryce Rudicel and Kade Zeider added nine each for the Comets in a Hoosier North home win over Knox Dec. 17.
Spin outscored the entire Knox team 10-8 in the third quarter. Already leading 26-17 at halftime, Caston extended the lead to 50-25 after three quarters.
Alex Wakal led Knox with 12 points.
Caston made more free throws (8) than Knox attempted (3).
Caston improved to 1-0 in conference play and beat Knox for the first time in six years.
KNOX (35) (0-5, 0-2)
Binkley 0 0-0 0, Watson 2 0-1 4, Wakal 4 2-2 12, Jordan 2 0-0 4, Austin 3 1-3 7, Short 0 0-0 0, Boyd 0 0-0 0, King 2 0-0 5, Taylor 1 0-0 3, Schwandt 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 14 3-3 35
CASTON (53) (3-3, 1-0)
Joey Spin 6 2-2 16, Kade Zeider 3 0-0 9, Bryce Rudicel 4 0-0 9, Jake Paschen 2 0-0 6, Sam Smith 0 2-2 2, Grant Hickle 0 1-2 1, Colby Pugh 1 2-2 5, Evan Howard 0 0-0 0, Cain Schanlaub 2 1-3 5, Talon Zeider 0 0-1 0, Caleb Stinson 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 18 8-12 53
Three-point field goals:
Knox 4 (Wakal 2, King, Taylor),
Caston 9 (K. Zeider 3, Spin 2, Paschen 2, Rudicel, Pugh)
Total fouls: Knox 14, Caston 11
Score by quarters
Knox 13 4 8 10 – 35
Caston 13 13 24 3 – 53
Caston 66, Frontier 36 (Dec. 11): Joey Spin scored 20 of his game-high 23 points in the first half, and Kade Zeider added 12 points for the host Comets in a rout of sectional rival Frontier on Dec. 11.
Spin and Zeider combined for eight 3-pointers in the first half as Caston built a 38-11 halftime lead.
Dayton Hoover led the Falcons (0-5) with 22 points.
FRONTIER (36) (0-5)
Harner 1 2-2 5, Hoover 6 8-8 22, Schroeder 3 0-0 6, Wilson 0 0-0 0, Wagner 0 0-0 0, Yerk 0 0-0 0, White 1 0-0 3, Reedy 0 0-0 0, Delosh 0 0-0 0, Turner 0 0-1 0
TEAM: 11 10-11 36
CASTON (66) (2-3)
Joey Spin 9 0-3 23, Kade Zeider 4 0-0 12, Bryce Rudicel 2 1-2 5, Jake Paschen 0 0-0 0, Sam Smith 3 2-6 8, Grant Hickle 3 0-0 7, Evan Howard 0 1-2 1, Cain Schanlaub 3 0-4 6, Talon Zeider 0 2-2 2, Caleb Stinson 0 0-0 0, Jackson Rentschler 1 0-0 2
TEAM: 25 6-19 66
Three-point field goals:
Frontier 4 (Hoover 2, Harner, White),
Caston 10 (Spin 5, K. Zeider 4, Hickle)
Total fouls: Frontier 14, Caston 12
Technical foul: White (FRO)
Score by quarters
Frontier 6 5 11 14 – 36
Caston 18 20 21 7 – 66
Carroll (Flora) 70, Caston 38 (Dec. 10): Jake Paschen and Joey Spin scored nine points each for Caston in a road loss to Carroll (Flora) Dec. 10.
Owen Duff scored 19 points, Jake Skinner had 17, and Chris Huerta had 14 for Carroll, who is 26-4 since the start of the 2020-21 season.
Carroll led 35-22 at halftime.
CASTON (38) (1-3)
Joey Spin 4 0-0 9, Kade Zeider 2 0-0 6, Bryce Rudicel 1 2-2 4, Jake Paschen 2 3-3 9, Sam Smith 1 5-8 7, Grant Hickle 0 0-0 0, Colby Pugh 0 0-0 0, Evan Howard 0 0-0 0, Cain Schanlaub 1 1-2 3, Talon Zeider 0 0-0 0, Caleb Stinson 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 11 11-15 38
CARROLL (FLORA) (70) (5-0)
Huerta 7 0-0 14, Kuns 2 2-3 6, Duff 7 2-2 19, Skinner 7 1-2 17, Eldridge 1 0-0 2, Viney 3 0-0 6, Harshbarger 0 1-2 1, McClain 1 0-0 2, Ray 0 0-0 0, Fallenberg 0 0-0 0, Metzger 1 0-0 3
TEAM: 29 6-9 70
Three-point field goals:
Caston 5 (Paschen 2, K. Zeider 2, Spin),
Carroll 6 (Duff 3, Skinner 2, Metzger)
Total fouls: Caston 8, Carroll 12
Score by quarters
Caston 14 8 12 4 – 38
Carroll 16 19 18 17 – 70
Caston 62, Logansport 54 (Dec. 3): Joey Spin scored 20 points to lead three players in double figures as Caston beat host Logansport at the Berry Bowl in the third-place game of the Cass County Invitational.
Sam Smith added 15 points, and Kade Zeider had seven of his 10 in the fourth quarter for Caston (1-2), who led 45-43 after three quarters. Bryce Rudicel scored six of his eight in the second half.
Caston made more free throws (15) than Logansport attempted (14).
Noah Lange had 21 points, and Caleb Crook added 18 for the Berries.
The win was Caston’s first over Logansport since a 42-40 win at the Berry Bowl on Dec. 29, 2004, in the first round of the Cass County Invitational.
LOGANSPORT (54) (0-3)
Lange 7 4-5 21, Mock 1 0-0 2, Crook 7 4-7 18, Taylor 2 0-2 4, Russell 3 0-0 9, Scott 0 0-0 0, George 0 0-0 0, Summers 0 0-0 0, Schlick 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 20 8-14 54
CASTON (62) (1-2)
Joey Spin 8 2-3 20, Kade Zeider 2 4-6 10, Bryce Rudicel 4 0-0 8, Jake Paschen 0 0-0 0, Sam Smith 3 9-13 15, Grant Hickle 1 0-2 2, Colby Pugh 1 0-0 3, Cain Schanlaub 2 0-0 4
TEAM: 21 15-24 62
Three-point field goals:
Logansport 6 (Lange 3, Russell 3),
Caston 5 (Spin 2, Zeider 2, Pugh)
Total fouls: Logansport 19, Caston 15
Score by quarters
Logansport 10 12 21 11 – 54
Caston 17 11 17 17 – 62
Lewis Cass 64, Caston 43 (Dec. 1): Grant Hickle and Joey Spin had 12 points each, but Caston lost at home to Lewis Cass in the first round of the Cass County Invitational on Dec. 1.
Tyson Good scored nine of his game-high 16 points in the first quarter for Lewis Cass. L.J. Hillis added 14, Robert Fitch III had 12, and Luke Chambers had 11.
Lewis Cass led 37-21 at halftime.
Caston has lost their last four meetings with the Kings.
LEWIS CASS (64) (2-1)
Good 5 6-7 16, Miller 3 2-2 8, Fitch III 5 1-1 12, Chambers 4 3-5 11, Hillis 7 0-2 14, Lewellen 1 0-0 2, McClain 0 0-0 0, Lowe 0 0-0 0, Frey 0 1-2 1
TEAM: 25 13-19 64
CASTON (43) (0-2)
Joey Spin 4 2-2 12, Kade Zeider 1 2-2 5, Bryce Rudicel 1 2-2 4, Jake Paschen 1 0-0 2, Sam Smith 1 4-7 6, Grant Hickle 5 2-5 12, Colby Pugh 0 0-0 0, Evan Howard 0 0-0 0, Cain Schanlaub 1 0-2 2, Talon Zeider 0 0-0 0, Caleb Stinson 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 14 12-20 43
Three-point field goals:
Lewis Cass 1 (Fitch III),
Caston 3 (Spin 2, Zeider)
Total fouls: Lewis Cass 16, Caston 19
Score by quarters
Lewis Cass 17 20 11 16 – 64
Caston 5 16 13 9 – 43
Lakeland Christian 60, Caston 56 (Nov. 23): Joey Spin scored 14 points, Kade Zeider had 12, and Bryce Rudicel had 11, but the visiting Comets could not hold a 15-point halftime lead and lost their season opener to Lakeland Christian on Nov. 23.
Seth Martin scored seven of his game-high 22 points in the fourth quarter for Lakeland Christian.
Lakeland Christian made 13 of 17 free throws while Caston made 9 of 18.
CASTON (56) (0-1)
Joey Spin 5 3-5 14, Kade Zeider 4 0-0 12, Bryce Rudicel 5 1-1 11, Jake Paschen 2 0-2 6, Sam Smith 3 2-4 8, Grant Hickle 0 1-2 1, Colby Pugh 0 0-0 0, Cain Schanlaub 1 2-4 4
TEAM: 20 9-18 56
LAKELAND CHRISTIAN (60) (1-0)
S. Martin 8 5-7 22, Keller 1 0-0 2, Rice 5 3-4 16, Gause 4 2-2 10, Gagnon 2 3-4 7, Reimink 0 0-0 0, M. Martin 1 0-0 3
TEAM: 21 13-17 60
Three-point field goals:
Caston 7 (Zeider 4, Paschen 2, Spin),
Lakeland Christian 5 (Rice 3, M. Martin, S. Martin)
Total fouls: Caston 17, Lakeland Christian 16
Score by quarters
Caston 15 22 7 12 – 56
Lakeland Christian 14 8 14 24 – 60
Caston 6th grade boys win home tourney (Dec. 4): The Caston sixth grade boys basketball team won a tournament they host on Dec. 4.
They defeated Argos 38-15 in the first round and Columbia Academy of Logansport 35-25 in the title game.
Logan Mollenkopf scored 28 points on the day, and five other Caston players were in double figures.
Caston 25, Pioneer 22 (6th grade, Nov. 29): The Caston sixth grade boys built a 16-3 halftime lead and held on to beat Pioneer on Nov. 29.
Girls basketball
Caston 58, Culver Academy 48 (Jan. 20): Isabel Scales scored 21 points and had four steals, and Bailey Harness had 11 points for the host Lady Comets in a win over Culver Academy Jan. 20.
Addison Zimpleman had nine points. Maddi Smith and Abby Williamson tied for team-high honors with five rebounds each.
Seniors Brianna Yarber, Smith and Williamson were honored in pregame ceremonies.
Taylor Bowen, a Lipscomb University signee, led Culver Academy (10-9) with 25 points.
Caston led 28-19 at halftime.
In the JV game, Culver Academy won 24-20 despite five points and nine rebounds from Caston’s Alexa Finke. Katie Hutsell and Olivia Thomas had four points each, Emma Kay had three, and Annie Harsh and Macee Hinderlider had two each. Harsh also had nine rebounds.
CULVER ACADEMY (48) (10-9)
Craig 1 5-6 8, Bird 2 0-0 4, Orendain 0 0-0 0, Seddelmayer 1 0-0 3, Bowen 5 13-13 25, Kerr 2 2-2 6, Miller 1 0-0 2
TEAM: 12 20-21 48
CASTON (58) (14-5)
Isabel Scales 5 10-12 21, Addison Zimpleman 2 4-4 9, Bailey Harness 2 7-9 11, Brianna Yarber 1 0-0 2, Maddi Smith 3 2-4 8, Abby Williamson 1 2-3 5, Kinzie Mollenkopf 1 0-0 2, Emma Kay 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 15 25-32 58
Three-point field goals:
Culver Academy 4 (Bowen 2, Craig, Seddelmayer),
Caston 3 (Scales, Zimpleman, Williamson)
Total fouls: Culver Academy 26, Caston 18
Fouled out: Bird (CGA)
Turnovers: Culver Academy 17, Caston 14
Score by quarters
Culver Academy 8 11 16 13 – 48
Caston 14 14 14 16 – 58
Caston 57, Tri-County 24 (Jan. 15): Isabel Scales scored 15 points, Bailey Harness and Maddi Smith added 11 each, and Addison Zimpleman had 10 for Caston in a home win over sectional rival Tri-County on Jan. 15.
Harness had seven rebounds, and Scales and Smith grabbed six boards each. Scales had five assists, and Zimpleman had four.
Caston led 34-12 at halftime.
Senior Brynn Warren led Tri-County with 14 points.
TRI-COUNTY (24) (8-9)
Warren 6 0-3 14, Zarse 0 1-2 1, Whitmire 1 2-2 4, Taulman 0 0-0 0, Arvin 1 0-2 2, Durando 1 0-0 2, Schambach 0 1-2 1, Province 0 0-1 0
TEAM: 9 4-12 24
CASTON (57) (13-5)
Isabel Scales 6 2-3 15, Addison Zimpleman 4 0-0 10, Bailey Harness 5 1-1 11, Brianna Yarber 0 0-0 0, Maddi Smith 6 3-4 15, Alexa Finke 0 0-0 0, Macee Hinderlider 0 0-0 0, Abby Williamson 1 0-0 2, Kinzie Mollenkopf 1 0-0 2, Annie Harsh 1 0-0 2, Emma Kay 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 24 6-8 57
Three-point field goals:
Tri-County 2 (Warren 2),
Caston 3 (Zimpleman 2, Scales)
Total fouls: Tri-County 8, Caston 14
Turnovers: Tri-County 14, Caston 14
Score by quarters
Tri-County 7 5 4 8 – 24
Caston 22 12 12 11 – 57
Caston 59, Frontier 30 (Jan. 14): Isabel Scales scored 16 points, pulled down nine rebounds and added six steals to lead the host Lady Comets past sectional rival Frontier on Jan. 14.
Maddi Smith added 15 points and five rebounds for Caston. Addison Zimpleman had five rebounds and seven assists to go with her five points.
Caston led 27-18 at halftime.
Emma Blissett hit a pair of 3-pointers and led Frontier (7-7) with 12 points.
FRONTIER (30) (7-7)
Jay 2 0-0 5, Blissett 3 4-6 12, Sorensen 2 0-0 4, Newcom 2 3-3 7, Anderson 0 0-0 0, Minnear 1 0-1 2
TEAM: 10 7-10 30
CASTON (59) (12-5)
Isabel Scales 8 0-0 16, Addison Zimpleman 2 0-0 5, Bailey Harness 3 1-2 7, Brianna Yarber 2 0-0 5, Maddi Smith 6 3-6 15, Alexa Finke 2 0-0 4, Macee Hinderlider 0 0-0 0, Abby Williamson 1 0-2 2, Kinzie Mollenkopf 2 1-2 5, Annie Harsh 0 0-0 0, Emma Kay 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 26 5-12 59
Three-point field goals:
Frontier 3 (Blissett 2, Jay),
Caston 2 (Zimpleman, Yarber)
Total fouls: Frontier 13, Caston 12
Turnovers: Frontier 21, Caston 12
Score by quarters
Frontier 7 11 5 7 – 30
Caston 18 9 14 18 – 59
Benton Central 59, Caston 35 (Jan. 11): Isabel Scales scored 14 points, and Maddi Smith added 10 for Caston in a road loss to Class 3A, No. 4 Benton Central at the Bison Dome.
Bailey Harness and Abby Williamson had four rebounds each. Harness also had four assists.
Kennedy Tolen scored 22 points, Tressa Senesac added 11, and Sarah Gick had 10 for Benton Central (20-0).
Benton Central shot 57 percent from the field and had a 28-16 rebounding advantage.
Benton Central led 26-11 at halftime.
CASTON (35) (11-5)
Isabel Scales 5 2-2 14, Addison Zimpleman 0 0-0 0, Bailey Harness 1 2-6 4, Brianna Yarber 0 0-0 0, Maddi Smith 5 0-0 10, Abby Williamson 1 0-2 3, Kinzie Mollenkopf 1 2-3 4
TEAM: 13 6-13 35
BENTON CENTRAL (59) (20-0)
K. Tolen 8 4-4 22, Foster 1 1-2 4, Gick 5 0-0 10, Senesac 5 0-1 11, C. Tolen 0 0-0 0, Wetli 0 0-0 0, R. Tolen 1 0-0 2, Cooley 1 0-0 2, Musser 2 2-2 6, Unidentified Player 1 0-0 2
TEAM: 24 7-9 59
Three-point field goals:
Caston 3 (Scales 2, Williamson),
Benton Central 4 (K. Tolen 2, Foster, Senesac)
Total fouls: Caston 11, Benton Central 11
Turnovers: Caston 12, Benton Central 6
Score by quarters
Caston 3 8 5 19 – 35
Benton Central 14 12 15 18 – 59
Caston 47, LaVille 19 (Jan. 8): Isabel Scales outscored the entire LaVille team with 24 points, and Addison Zimpleman added 12 for Caston in a Hoosier North home win over LaVille on Jan. 8.
Scales also had four rebounds and five steals. Kinzie Mollenkopf had four rebounds and four assists to go with her two points. Zimpleman had three assists.
Caston outscored LaVille 26-5 in the second half to pull away.
LAVILLE (19) (8-8, 0-4)
Smith 1 0-0 2, Rock 2 1-2 5, H. Kwiatkowski 0 0-0 0, L. Edison 1 1-2 4, Sherk 1 0-0 2, B. Edison 2 1-2 6, L. Kwiatkowski 0 0-0 0, Foster 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 7 3-6 19
CASTON (47) (11-4, 4-2)
Isabel Scales 8 6-8 24, Addison Zimpleman 5 1-2 12, Bailey Harness 2 0-0 4, Brianna Yarber 0 0-0 0, Maddi Smith 1 0-2 2, Kinzie Mollenkopf 1 0-0 2, Emma Kay 1 0-0 3
TEAM: 18 7-12 47
Three-point field goals:
LaVille 2 (B. Edison, L. Edison),
Caston 4 (Scales 2, Zimpleman, Kay)
Total fouls: LaVille 13, Caston 7
Turnovers: LaVille 19, Caston 13
Score by quarters
LaVille 7 7 1 4 – 19
Caston 9 13 9 16 – 47
Knox 39, Caston 37 (Dec. 16): Isabel Scales scored 13 points, and Addison Zimpleman had nine, but the Lady Comets lost a Hoosier North road game to Knox on Dec. 16.
Bailey Harness had five rebounds and four steals to go with her four points. Maddi Smith had six points and four steals.
Caston led 24-22 at halftime but scored only three points in the third quarter.
Megan Bolen had 14 points and 10 rebounds for Knox, who beat Caston for the seventh straight year.
CASTON (37) (8-4, 3-2)
Isabel Scales 3 5-5 13, Addison Zimpleman 4 0-2 9, Bailey Harness 2 0-0 4, Brianna Yarber 0 0-0 0, Maddi Smith 2 2-2 6, Laura Dammermann 0 0-0 0, Abby Williamson 2 0-0 5, Kinzie Mollenkopf 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 13 7-9 37
KNOX (39) (6-5, 3-2)
Messer 1 0-0 2, Downs 1 0-0 3, Bolen 5 4-5 14, Moss 5 0-0 10, Fairchild 1 3-7 5, Minix 0 0-0 0, Eskridge 2 0-0 5
TEAM: 15 7-12 39
Three-point field goals:
Caston 4 (Scales 2, Zimpleman, Williamson),
Knox 2 (Downs, Eskridge)
Total fouls: Caston 17, Knox 11
Turnovers: Caston 21, Knox 6
Score by quarters
Caston 15 11 3 8 – 37
Knox 13 9 9 8 – 39
Caston 45, North Judson 38 (Dec. 9): Isabel Scales had 18 points and five steals, and the Caston defense held North Judson to three points in the fourth quarter en route to a Hoosier North home win on Dec. 9.
Laura Dammermann had nine rebounds to go with her four points.
Caston made 13 of 15 free throws.
NORTH JUDSON (38) (2-8, 0-1)
Baxter 2 0-0 5, Burkett 4 1-4 9, Boyd 0 0-0 0, Frasure 5 3-4 15, Hensley 3 0-0 6, Radtke 1 0-0 3, Chaffins 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 15 4-8 38
CASTON (45) (7-2, 2-0)
Isabel Scales 4 8-9 18, Addison Zimpleman 3 1-2 9, Bailey Harness 3 2-2 8, Brianna Yarber 0 0-0 0, Maddi Smith 2 0-0 4, Laura Dammermann 1 2-2 4, Abby Williamson 0 0-0 0, Kinzie Mollenkopf 1 0-0 2
TEAM: 14 13-15 45
Three-point field goals:
North Judson 4 (Frasure 2, Baxter, Radtke),
Caston 4 (Zimpleman 2, Scales 2)
Total fouls: North Judson 16, Caston 11
Turnovers: North Judson 11, Caston 13
Score by quarters
North Judson 13 10 12 3 – 38
Caston 10 16 9 10 – 45
Caston 24, Logansport 16 (JV, Dec. 4): Macee Hinderlider scored eight points to lead the Caston JV girls to a win over Logansport in the Cass County JV title game.
Emma Kay added six points, Alexa Finke and Annie Harsh had four each, and Olivia Thomas had two for Caston.
Finke had 10 rebounds, and Harsh added four rebounds.
Caston held Logansport scoreless in the fourth quarter.
Caston won their third consecutive Cass County JV title.
Caston 51, Lewis Cass 28 (Dec. 1): Isabel Scales tallied 19 points, Maddi Smith had 15, and Laura Dammermann had 10 for the Lady Comets in a win over visiting Lewis Cass in the first round of the Cass County Invitational on Dec. 1.
Scales also had seven rebounds and seven steals. Smith and Dammermann had five rebounds each.
Caston, who improved to 6-1, led 27-14 at halftime. Caston will play Pioneer in the final.
Kendal Johnson led Lewis Cass (2-5) with 13 points.
Caston also won the JV game 37-18 and will play Logansport in the final. Emma Kay scored 10 points, Annie Harsh had eight, Macee Hinderlider had seven, Alexa Finke and Maddie Sprow had three each, and Olivia Thomas, Katie Hutsell and Ann Ulerick had two each.
LEWIS CASS (28) (2-5)
Johnson 5 2-2 13, Coffey 4 0-0 8, Tharp 1 1-2 3, Lindley 0 0-0 0, Mennen 2 0-0 4, Helvie 0 0-0 0, Logan 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 12 3-4 28
CASTON (51) (6-1)
Isabel Scales 8 2-2 19, Addison Zimpleman 0 0-0 0, Bailey Harness 1 1-2 3, Brianna Yarber 1 2-2 4, Maddi Smith 5 5-5 15, Laura Dammermann 5 0-0 10, Abby Williamson 0 0-0 0, Kinzie Mollenkopf 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 20 10-11 51
Three-point field goals:
Lewis Cass 1 (Johnson),
Caston 1 (Scales)
Total fouls: Lewis Cass 9, Caston 11
Turnovers: Lewis Cass 5, Caston 19
Score by quarters
Lewis Cass 6 8 6 8 – 28
Caston 16 11 16 8 – 51
Caston 46, Rossville 30 (Nov. 16): Isabel Scales scored 16 points, and Bailey Harness collected a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds for the Lady Comets in a home win over Rossville on Nov. 16.
Maddi Smith had a team-high six steals to go with her seven points. Scales and Kinzie Mollenkopf had four assists each. Abby Williamson had six rebounds to go with her five points.
Caston led 25-20 at halftime.
Caston prevailed despite making just 1 of 11 free throw attempts.
Tori Skiles had 14 points for Rossville (0-3).
ROSSVILLE (30) (0-3)
Huffman 0 0-2 0, Bernhardt 0 0-0 0, Skiles 5 0-0 14, Rodkey 2 2-2 6, Gorbett 4 0-2 8, Geheb 0 2-2 2, Cornell 0 0-0 0, McCullough 0 0-0 0, Darnell 0 0-0 0, Good 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 11 4-8 30
CASTON (46) (5-1)
Isabel Scales 7 0-0 16, Addison Zimpleman 0 0-2 0, Bailey Harness 6 0-2 12, Brianna Yarber 0 0-2 0, Maddi Smith 3 1-5 7, Laura Dammermann 0 0-0 0, Abby Williamson 2 0-0 5, Kinzie Mollenkopf 3 0-0 6
TEAM: 21 1-11 46
Three-point field goals:
Rossville 4 (Skiles 4),
Caston 3 (Scales 2, Williamson)
Total fouls: Rossville 15, Caston 13
Turnovers: Rossville 9, Caston 10
Score by quarters
Rossville 9 11 6 4 – 30
Caston 12 13 12 9 – 46
North White 42, Caston 29 (Nov. 12): Maddi Smith had 13 points, five rebounds and nine steals, but the visiting Lady Comets fell to sectional rival North White on Nov. 12.
Abby Williamson added nine points for Caston (3-1).
Tessa Robertson scored 14 points for North White. Hannah Cosgray added 10.
North White led 25-13 at halftime.
North White would go on to beat Caston 44-35 in the sectional final on Feb. 8.
In the JV game, Annie Harsh scored 17 points, and Alexa Finke had eight points and 11 rebounds to lead Caston to a 42-22 win. Macee Hinderlider added seven points, Olivia Thomas and Katie Hutsell had four each, and Ann Ulerick had two.
CASTON (29) (3-1)
Isabel Scales 2 0-0 5, Brianna Yarber 0 0-0 0, Bailey Harness 1 0-0 2, Abby Williamson 3 0-0 9, Maddi Smith 4 5-8 13, Macee Hinderlider 0 0-0 0, Laura Dammermann 0 0-0 0, Kinzie Mollenkopf 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 10 5-8 29
NORTH WHITE (42) (2-0)
Cosgray 4 0-2 10, Spry 2 2-4 7, Hunt 1 0-0 2, Conn 2 3-4 7, Robertson 7 0-1 14, Carter 1 0-0 2, Scott 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 17 5-11 42
Three-point field goals:
Caston 4 (Williamson 3, Scales),
North White 3 (Cosgray 2, Spry)
Total fouls: Caston 16, North White 8
Fouled out: Harness (CAS)
Turnovers: Caston 18, North White 8
Score by quarters
Caston 7 6 4 12 – 29
North White 10 15 9 8 – 42
JV: Caston 42, North White 22
Caston 63, Peru 28 (Nov. 9): Bailey Harness had a game-high 14 points, Isabel Scales and Maddi Smith had 12 points each, and Abby Williamson contributed a double-double (10 points, 13 rebounds) for the host Lady Comets in a win over Peru on Nov. 9.
Caston made just 1 of 12 3-point attempts and 12 of 25 free throw attempts, but they outrebounded Peru 41-18 and held the Lady Tigers to 23 percent shooting from the field.
Caston led 42-13 at halftime.
Cate Wolfe had 11 points for Peru (0-2).
PERU (28) (0-2)
Eldridge 1 4-8 6, Wolfe 4 3-10 11, Kirk 1 0-4 2, Watkins 0 0-0 0, Raber 1 0-0 3, Bennett 0 0-0 0, Azbell 1 0-0 3, Nordman 0 0-0 0, Garner 1 1-3 3, Caldwell 0 0-0 0, Converse 0 0-0 0, Ream 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 9 8-25 28
CASTON (63) (3-0)
Isabel Scales 5 1-1 12, Addison Zimpleman 0 4-4 4, Bailey Harness 6 2-4 14, Brianna Yarber 3 0-0 6, Maddi Smith 5 2-10 12, Alexa Finke 0 0-0 0, Macee Hinderlider 0 0-0 0, Laura Dammermann 2 1-3 5, Abby Williamson 4 2-3 10, Kinzie Mollenkopf 0 0-0 0, Annie Harsh 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 25 12-25 63
Three-point field goals:
Peru 2 (Raber, Azbell),
Caston 1 (Scales)
Total fouls: Peru 15, Caston 22
Turnovers: Peru 13, Caston 15
Score by quarters
Peru 4 9 8 7 – 28
Caston 17 25 15 6 – 63
Caston 50, Argos 37 (Nov. 4): Isabel Scales scored 12 points to lead Caston to a season-opening road win over Argos at Phil Weybright Gymnasium on Nov. 4.
Maddi Smith added eight points, and Bailey Harness and Laura Dammermann had seven each.
Lizzy Edmonds had 16 points and four rebounds for Argos in the loss. Argos did not attempt a free throw.
Caston led 29-22 at halftime.
CASTON (50) (1-0)
Isabel Scales 5 2-4 12, Brianna Yarber 1 3-4 5, Bailey Harness 3 1-2 7, Abby Williamson 1 3-4 5, Maddi Smith 4 0-2 8, Alexa Finke 0 0-0 0, Laura Dammermann 2 2-2 7, Kinzie Mollenkopf 3 0-0 6, Annie Harsh 0 0-0 0
TEAM: 19 11-18 50
ARGOS (37) (0-1)
Samantha Redinger 3 0-0 7, Emma Dunlap 3 0-0 6, Bella Stults 2 0-0 4, Sophia Bollenbacher 0 0-0 0, Lizzy Edmonds 8 0-0 16, Allison Zahm 1 0-0 2, Carleigh Miller 1 0-0 2
TEAM: 18 0-0 37
Three-point field goals:
Caston 1 (Dammermann),
Argos 1 (Redinger)
Total fouls: Caston 12, Argos 14
Score by quarters
Caston 16 13 12 9 – 50
Argos 10 12 7 8 – 37
Track
Caston Invite canceled: The Caston Invitational track meet scheduled for April 9 has been canceled.
No reason was given for the cancellation.
Football
Smith named to IFCA All-Star Team: The Indianapolis Colts, IHSAA and Indiana Football Coaches Association (IFCA) has named Caston senior linebacker Sam Smith to the Indianapolis Colts Indiana High School Academic All-Star Team.
"Succeeding at the highest level both on the field and in the classroom as these student-athletes have done is a tremendous achievement. This is a very competitive team to be a part of and these young men and their families should be proud," Colts Youth Football Commissioner Mike Prior said in a statement. "We are pleased to join with the IHSAA and IFCA to continue honoring these student-athletes each year for a job well done."
Coaches from across the state nominate players, and the IFCA then selects the team.
The team includes 24 players – 11 on offense, 11 on defense and two on special teams. All are ranked in the top five percent of their class, and 16 of the 24 are either class valedictorian or salutatorian.
Smith was one of two Hoosier North players to receive this recognition. Winamac offensive lineman Brendan Day also made the team.
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