Rudicel scores 16, but Comets drop Hoosier North opener to Knox

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Boys basketball

Knox 42, Caston 34 (Friday): Bryce Rudicel scored 16 points for the Comets in a Hoosier North road loss to Knox Friday.

Sam Smith added eight.

Caston lost their fourth straight game and fell to 1-5, 0-1 Hoosier North.

Cade Short scored 18 points, and Gunner Wagner added 12 for Knox (2-1, 1-0).

Caston lost to Knox for the fifth straight year.

Joey Spin and Cam Kline missed the game for the Comets due to injury.

CASTON (34) (1-5, 0-1)

Kade Zeider 2 0-0 4, Bryce Rudicel 7 0-0 16, Jake Paschen 1 2-2 5, Jessie Rock-Wolf 0 0-1 0, Sam Smith 2 4-6 8, Colby Pugh 0 1-2 1, Carter See 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 12 7-11 34

KNOX (42) (2-1, 1-0)

Wagner 5 2-2 12, Short 7 4-6 18, Binkley 2 3-4 8, Wakal 0 2-2 2, Messer 0 0-0 0, Watson 0 0-0 0, Austin 1 0-0 2

TEAM: 15 11-14 42

Three-point field goals:

Caston 3 (Rudicel 2, Paschen),

Knox 1 (Binkley)

Total fouls: Caston 15, Knox 16

Score by quarters

Caston 8 9 8 9 – 34

Knox 8 10 11 13 – 42