Sweet, McKaig score in double figures, but Tri-County beats Pioneer on late free throw

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Boys basketball

Tri-County 43, Pioneer 42 (Jan. 3): Caleb Sweet scored a game-high 17 points, and Drew McKaig scored 12 for Pioneer in a one-point loss to Tri-County in the seventh-place game at the Indiana Kitchen Classic at Delphi on Jan. 3.

Pioneer led 19-17 at halftime, but Tri-County took a 27-25 lead going into the fourth quarter.

Connor Ross and Koby Bahler had 11 points each for Tri-County. Ross hit the game-winning free throw with 0.5 seconds left.

Pioneer point guard Brayden Erickson missed the game due to illness, according to the Pharos-Tribune.

The game was originally scheduled for Dec. 22 but postponed due to inclement weather.

PIONEER (42) (2-8)

Micah Rans 1 2-4 4, Drew McKaig 4 3-6 12, Rylahn Toloza 1 0-0 2, Lucas Perry 2 0-0 5, Caleb Sweet 8 1-2 17, Andrew Helton 1 0-0 2, Gage Harper 0 0-0 0, Noah Miller 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 17 6-12 42

TRI-COUNTY (43) (3-8)

Zarse 3 2-2 9, Hughes 1 2-2 4, Bahler 3 3-3 11, Ross 4 3-7 11, Corbin 1 2-4 4, Getz 1 0-0 2, Schneider 0 2-4 2, Dahlenburg 0 0-0 0, Brooks 0 0-0 0, Schemerhorn 0 0-0 0, Atkinson 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 13 14-22 43

Three-point field goals:

Pioneer 2 (McKaig, Perry),

Tri-County 3 (Bahler 2, Zarse)

Total fouls: Pioneer 14, Tri-County 17

Score by quarters

Pioneer 10 9 6 17 – 42

Tri-County 9 8 10 16 – 43