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Carroll and Trimble boys basketball played last week in the Jefferson County Invitational Tournament held this year in Hanover, Ind. Both teams finished 0-2 in pool play and squared off in the fifth/sixth place game. That game is a separate story.
Switzerland Co. 60, Trimble Co. 59 — Kadyn Riley hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to lift Switzerland County to a stunning 60-59 win over Trimble County in the opening game of pool play.
Trimble (4-5) had led the game wire-to-wire until Riley drilled his trey from the top of the arc as time expired. The basket was Riley’s only points of the game.
Both teams played the game without their top scorers. Switzerland County’s Cam Craig, who is averaging 30 points per game, is out until at least mid-January with a foot injury. Trimble County’s James Thomas Wilcoxson, who is averaging 25 points per game, was suspended for two games after getting ejected in the Raiders’ loss to Walton-Verona last Friday.
Jacob Williams scored 21 points and Trace Johnson had 14 to lead Switzerland (4-4) while Bradley Romans chipped in 10 points.
Ethan Horn scored 24 points, Brayden Wilson had 16 and Ethan Keller 11 for Trimble.
Southwestern 75, Carroll Co. 36 — Undefeated Southwestern jumped on Carroll County from the opening tip and rolled to the 39-point win.
The Rebels (8-0) led 25-10 after the first quarter and, despite heavy substitutions, increased the lead at every break. Southwestern took a 40-20 lead into halftime, forced a running clock in the third quarter after pushing the lead to 35 and led by as many as 41 in the fourth before settling into the final margin.
Jamison Lewis led Southwestern with 24 points while Peyton Gwin had 17 and Brady Cook scored 13. Austin Hicks had 11 points for Carroll (1-8) and Mitchell Lacefield and Landon Groves scored six points each.
Madison 65, Trimble Co. 44 — Madison led by 15 in the first half and blew the game open in the third quarter to beat Trimble 65-44 for its first win of the season.
The Cubs (1-7) started fast, scoring 24 points in the first quarter to take a 18-point lead. Madison outscored the Raiders 17-11 in the second and 15-5 in the third build its lead to as many as 29.
Mason Davis scored 20 points to lead Madison while Quincy Reynolds scored 18 and Ryder Jones had 10. Brayden Wilson had 15 points and Ethan Horn had 10 for Trimble (4-6).
Shawe 48, Carroll Co. 46 — Philip Kahn hit a running layup with two seconds to go to lift Shawe to a 48-46 win in the second game of Pool A.
The Hilltoppers (4-3) played a terrific first half and led by as many as 17 (31-14) at one point. Trailing 31-17 at halftime, Carroll rallied to tie the game in the third quarter and briefly took a 42-40 lead in the fourth.
The two teams battled down the stretch before Kahn’s bucket with two seconds left put the Hilltoppers on top for good. Carroll’s desperation 3-pointer at the buzzer hit off the backboard.
Kahn scored 22 points, getting half of those at the free-throw line where he was 11-for-14. Wyatt Nichter added eight points and Eli Turner had four points and nine rebounds.
Mitchell Lacefield and Seth Franklin scored 17 points each to lead Carroll County (1-9).
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