Sweet’s hot shooting start leads Pioneer past Indiana Deaf

McKaig adds 19 as Panthers snap 7-game skid

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Boys basketball

Pioneer 56, Indiana Deaf 36 (Saturday): Caleb Sweet hit three 3-pointers in the first half and scored a game-high 24 points, and Drew McKaig added 19 as the Pioneer boys basketball team claimed a road win at Indiana Deaf Saturday.

Noah Miller added eight points, all in the first half.

Pioneer (3-14) led 18-7 after one quarter and extended the lead to 35-13 at halftime.

PIONEER (56) (3-14)

Drew McKaig 8 3-4 19, Rylahn Toloza 0 1-3 1, Lucas Perry 1 0-0 2, Gage Harper 1 0-0 2, Caleb Sweet 8 5-6 24, Lucas Blackman 0 0-0 0, Ryan Looker 0 0-0 0, Micah Rans 0 0-0 0, Andrew Helton 0 0-0 0, Noah Miller 3 1-2 8

TEAM: 21 10-15 56

INDIANA DEAF (36) (6-11)

Wascher 6 3-4 15, Pickney 2 3-4 7, Saaty 1 0-0 3, Burton 1 0-0 2, Hess 1 2-4 4, DeFalco 2 0-0 5, Smith 0 0-1 0

TEAM: 13 8-13 36

Three-point field goals:

Pioneer 4 (Sweet 3, Miller),

Indiana Deaf 2 (Saaty, DeFalco)

Total fouls: Pioneer 14, Indiana Deaf 14

Score by quarters

Pioneer 18 17 6 15 – 56

Indiana Deaf 7 6 12 11 – 36