McKaig scores 25 in Pioneer loss to Caston

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Boys basketball

Caston 52, Pioneer 36 (Dec. 2): Drew McKaig hit five 3-pointers and scored 25 points, but the Pioneer boys basketball team fell to 0-2 after a loss to Caston in the Cass County Invitational third-place game at Logansport on Dec. 2.

McKaig had eight of his team’s 10 first-half points and then added 17 more points in the second half. He was named to the all-tournament team.

Caston led 31-10 at halftime. They forced 19 Pioneer turnovers.

Caston’s Talon Zeider scored 16 points, and Caleb Stinson added 14. Zeider also made the all-tournament team.

CASTON (52) (1-2)

Talon Zeider 5 2-2 16, Caleb Stinson 6 2-4 14, Colby Pugh 1 0-0 2, Evan Howard 0 1-2 1, Cain Schanlaub 4 0-0 8, Rowan Jellison 1 0-0 2, Brady Evans 0 0-0 0, Grant Yadon 1 0-0 2, Jackson Rentschler 2 3-3 7

TEAM: 20 8-11 52

PIONEER (36) (0-2)

Drew McKaig 10 0-2 25, Rylahn Toloza 2 0-1 5, Lucas Perry 1 0-0 2, Brayden Erickson 0 0-0 0, Caleb Sweet 2 0-0 4, Micah Rans 0 0-0 0, Andrew Helton 0 0-0 0, Gage Harper 0 0-2 0

TEAM: 15 0-5 36

Three-point field goals:

Caston 4 (Zeider 4),

Pioneer 6 (McKaig 5, Toloza)

Total fouls: Caston 10, Pioneer 11

Score by quarters

Caston 19 12 9 12 – 52

Pioneer 5 5 14 12 – 36