Stults scores team-high 11, leads Argos girls past Elkhart Christian

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Girls basketball

Argos 53, Elkhart Christian 27 (Dec. 19): Bella Stults scored a game-high 11 points for the Argos girls basketball team in a Hoosier Plains road win over Elkhart Christian Dec. 19.

Lizzy Edmonds added nine, and Samantha Redinger and Madi VanDerWeele added eight each.

Argos made more free throws (9) than Elkhart Christian attempted (7).

Argos improved to 3-7, 2-1.

Argos led 21-12 at halftime.

ARGOS (53) (3-7)

Sydney Shepherd 1 1-2 3, Emma Dunlap 2 2-4 6, Madi VanDerWeele 3 2-2 8, Sophie Bollenbacher 3 0-0 6, Lizzy Edmonds 4 1-4 9, Samantha Redinger 2 2-2 8, Bella Stults 5 1-2 11, Carleigh Miller 0 0-0 0, Cailey Markley 1 0-0 2

TEAM: 21 9-16 53

ELKHART CHRISTIAN (27) (0-10)

Becker 3 0-0 8, Caudill 0 1-2 1, Carsen 0 1-2 1, Annan 5 0-1 10, Adaline Russell 0 0-0 0, Allison Russell 3 1-2 7, Haviland 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 11 3-7 27

Three-point field goals:

Argos 2 (Redinger 2),

Elkhart Christian 2 (Becker 2)

Total fouls: Argos 8, Elkhart Christian 14

Fouled out: Caudill (ECA)

Score by quarters

Argos 7 14 15 17 – 53

Elkhart Christian 6 6 8 7 – 27

Boys basketball

LaVille 55, Argos 48 (Dec. 23): Dylan Kindig scored 16 points, and Michael Richard added 11 for Argos in a road loss to LaVille Dec. 23.

J.J. Morris and Teddy Redinger added six each, Sean Richard had four, Kayden Brady had three, and Jake Stults had two.

Argos will host Trinity Greenlawn on Jan. 5. It will be their first home game in 31 days.

Argos 46, Pioneer 39 (Dec. 19): J.J. Morris scored 13 points, Jake Stults had 11, and Teddy Redinger had 10 for Argos in a road win over winless Pioneer Dec. 19.

Michael Richard and Dylan Kindig had six each.

Argos won despite scoring three points in the second quarter. Argos led 18-13 at halftime.

Drew McKaig scored 15 points for Pioneer in the loss. Ezra Lewellen had seven, and Hunter Klepinger and Gavin Clem had six each. Oscar Solano had five.

ARGOS (46) (4-2)

Michael Richard 2 1-4 6, J.J. Morris 4 4-8 13, Jake Stults 5 1-2 11, Teddy Redinger 3 3-4 10, Dylan Kindig 2 2-2 6, Kayden Brady 0 0-0 0, Sean Richard 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 16 11-20 46

PIONEER (39) (0-6)

Ezra Lewellen 3 0-0 7, Addai Lewellen 0 0-0 0, Christian Scott 0 0-0 0, Oscar Solano 2 0-0 5, Hunter Klepinger 2 2-5 6, Eli Miller 0 0-0 0, Jacob Zeigler 0 0-0 0, Drew McKaig 6 0-0 15, Gavin Clem 2 0-0 6, Cayden Hill 0 0-0 0, Caleb Sweet 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 15 2-5 39

Three-point field goals:

Argos 3 (M. Richard, Morris, Redinger),

Pioneer 7 (McKaig 3, Clem 2, E. Lewellen, Solano)

Total fouls: Argos 9, Pioneer 19

Fouled out: A. Lewellen (PIO)

Turnovers: Argos 9, Pioneer 7

Score by quarters

Argos 15 3 14 14 – 46

Pioneer 7 6 11 15 – 39