The Christian County Colonels kicked off a weekend of basketball in Indiana with a 69-55 victory over Evansville Central on Friday to open the Banterra Bank Warrior Showcase.
The Colonels surged above .500 with their third win in four games ahead of a matchup with Castle, IN, on Saturday.
Five first-quarter points from KJ Vaughn helped the Colonels to a narrow 15-13 advantage. Jordan Miles carried the scoring load in the second, knocking down a pair of three-pointers on the way to eight points.
The teams split 28 points in the second frame, and Christian County took a 29-27 edge into the halftime break.
Vaughn doubled his total with five more points in the third, but the Colonels couldn’t find much breathing room and led by five with a quarter to play.
Christian County pulled away in the fourth behind five points from Derrell Bateman. George Sanders and Breland Morrison combined for eight, and the Colonels outscored Evansville 22-13 to seal the win.
Miles finished with 15 to pace the Colonels, followed by Bateman with 13, and Vaughn and Sanders with ten each.
Zaryen Moore had 13 to lead Evansville, and Landyn Richason finished with 12.
Christian County 15 14 18 22 — 69
Evansville Central 13 14 15 13 — 55
Christian County (9-8) — Miles 15, Bateman 13, Sanders 10, Vaughn 10, Riley 9, Morrison 6, Northington 4, Moses 2
Evansville Central (5-6) — Moore 13, Richason 12, Redd 8, Cato 6, Richie 6, Singer 5, Steers 3, Patterson 2
