Perhaps due in part to the weather, but at this early moment in the LIC boys basketball race there are five teams tied for first place. Five! Casey-Westfield, Lawrenceville, Marshall, Newton, and Olney each sport 1-0 LIC marks after the first two weeks of conference play.
On top of that, two of the teams — Lawrenceville and Casey-Westfield — are both state-ranked and undefeated overall. Lawrenceville is 8-0 and ranked second in Class 1A, according to Nesto Hoops, which also has 6-0 Casey-Westfield listed in 19th in 1A.
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Lawrenceville pulled away in the second half to defeat Mt. Carmel, 62-43, on Friday night. After not scoring for the first six minutes of the game, Mt. Carmel recovered enough to trail only 25-20 at halftime. The Indians stretched the lead back to 10 points by the end of the third quarter, and took it from there to win by 19 points on the road. Jayden Goff led Lawrenceville with 20 points. Noah Wilson added 13 for the winners. Mt. Carmel fell to 0-2 in the conference, and 3-5 on the season, with the loss. The Golden Aces were paced by Shain Meador with 18 points. Owen Blake tacked on 10 points.
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Casey-Westfield remained undefeated with a 69-42 LIC win at Robinson. The visiting Warriors were on fire from beyond the arc line, hitting 10-of-19 3-point attempts for .526 accuracy. Leighton Jones topped the Casey-Westfield attack with 27 points, followed by Jackson High with 16 points. Robinson is now 0-2 in the league, and 3-4 on the season.
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Freshman Marcus Hutchings scored 23 points as Paris improved to 4-3 with a 66-36 non-conference win at ALAH. Karic Vitale added 10 points for the Tigers. ALAH dropped to 1-6 with the loss. The Knights were led in scoring by Will Hilligoss with 16 points.
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Newton lost to North Clay, 70-68, in non-conference action in Louisville. Newton fell to 4-2 with the loss while North Clay improved to 4-1.
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MILESTONE ALERT
The first points milestone of the LIC season was reached on Nov. 28 when Payton McGuire of Marshall recorded his 1,000th point. The 6-foot-2 senior scored 20 points to lead the way against Vandalia. Said Lions coach Logan Swells: “Absolutely great kid and really awesome achievement.”
Some of the statistics used in this story are unofficial.
