MARVIN HOLMAN marvin.holman@dancomnews.com

Mar. 1—VEEDERSBURG, Ind. — The North Vermillion boys basketball team was able to put things together at the right time.

The Falcons started off with a 19-6 first quarter lead and was able to get a 52-40 win over Faith Christian on Friday in an IHSAA Class 1A sectional semifinal at Fountain Central High School.

Jerome White led North Vermillion with 17 points, while Matthew Dawson had 13, Cody Tryon had nine, Owen Edwards had eight and Teegan Dowers added five.

The Falcons will take on Rossville in today's sectional championship. The Hornets beat host Fountain Central 60-44.

Issac Gayler had 20 points to lead the Mustangs, while Gabe McCollum had 11, Koby Wolf had seven and Owen Acton added six.

In an IHSAA Class 2A sectional semifinal, Covington lost to Carroll 63-49 at Lafayette Jefferson High School.

At Veedersburg, Ind.

North Vermillion 52, Faith Christian 40

North Vermillion (52) — Landon Wesch 0 0-0 0, Teegan Dowers 2 0-0 5, Jerome White 4 8-11 17, Cody Tryon 3 0-0 9, Matthew Dawson 5 3-6 13, Owen Edwards 2 4-4 8. Totals: 16 15-21 52.

Faith Christian (40) — Sam Peter 1 0-0 2, joe Peter 3 2-2 10, Luke Miller 2 0-0 4, Conlin Gerber 0 0-0 0, Josh Bolton 0 0-0 0, Issac Neyhart 0 0-0 0, Keontae Henderson 4 0-0 8, RJ Berry 2 0-0 5, Connor Dawson 5 0-0 11. Totals: 17 2-2 40.

N. Vermillion;19;13;7;13;—; 52

F. Christian;6;10;14;10 ;— ;40

3-point field goals — N. Vermillion 5 (Tryon 3, White, Dowers); F. Christian 4 (Joe Peter 2, Berry, Dawson). Total fouls — North Vermillllion 5, Faith Christian 18. Fouled out — Henderson. Technical fouls — none.

Rossville 60, Fountain Central 44

Rossville (60) — Matt Ford 0 0-0 0, Cadera Wilson 0 0-0 0, Braydten Theilen-Haute 7 0-0 17, Cooper Dawn 2 1-1 5, Cooper Mills 0 0-0 0, Levi Darnelll 0 0-0 0, Lukas Saylor 0 0-0 0, Brody Skinner 1 0-0 2, Charlie Thompson 5 1-2 12, Brayden Woolton 1 0-0 2, Jordan Skiles 8 0-0 22, Nolan Britt 0 0-0 0. Totals: 24 2-3 60.

Fountain Central (44) — Levi Miller 0 0-0 0, Eli Foxworthy 5 0-0 11, Gabe McCollum 0 0-0 0,Brayden Prickett 0 0-0 0, Aiden Owen 0 0-0 0, Koby Wolf 2 1-2 7, Issac Gayler 9 2-2 20, Owen Acton 2 2-2 6, Nolan Acton 0 0-0 0, Ryland Mayotte 0 0-0 0, Noah Dodson 0 0-0 0. Totals: 18 5-6 44.

Rossville;17;7;15;21;—; 66

F. Central;14;5;16;9 ;— ;44

3-point field goals — Rossville 10 (Skiles 6, Haute 3, Thompson); Fountain Central 3 (Wolf 2, Foxworthy). Total fouls — Rossville 10, Fountain Central 13. Fouled out — Gayler. Technical fouls — none.

MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

DACC 72, Spoon River 51

DANVILLE — The Danville Area Community College men's basketball team made the most of its final home game of the season on Wednesday, beating Spoon River College 72-51.

Most of the scoring for the Jaguars was from the bench as Trevin Williams had 16 points to lead the team, while JaeSean Martin had 11 points, Dredon Nunn and Payton Weemer each had 10 points, Darius Davis had nine points with four assists and three steals and Lorenzo McMillion had seven points with seven rebounds and two blocks.

DACC will finish the regular season on Saturday with a game against Lincoln Land Community College on the road.

At Danville

Danville Area Community College 72, Spoon River College 51

Spoon River (51) — Lazario Cornish 1-3 0-1 2, Latrel Kyles 8-13 5-6 21, Kcion Welch 6-11 1-3 13, Ignacio Nascimento 3-12 3-7 10, Jordan Evans 1-5 0-0 2, Biel Valero 0-2 0-0 0, John Ross-Hess 1-3 0-0 3. Totals: 20-49 9-17 51

DACC (72) — Jaylen Simmons 0-1 0-0 0, Jaydin Dunlap 2-4 0-0 4, Donovan Parker 0-4 0-0 0, Ryan Caddell 1-4 0-0 3, Terrence Ringo 1-2 0-0 2, Dredon Nunn 4-7 0-0 10, Jameer Ajibade 0-1 0-0 0, Martez Rhodes 0-1 0-0 0, Darius Davis 2-9 5-5 9, JaeSean Martin 4-7 2-2 11, Lorenzo McMillion 3-3 0-1 7, Payton Weemer 5-8 0-0 10, Trevin Williams 6-10 3-3 16. Totals: 28-61 10-11 72.

Spoon River;17;34;—; 51

DACC;24;48;—; 72

3-point goals — Spoon River 2-14 (Ross-Hess 1-3, Nascimento 1-7, Cornish 0-1, Evans 0-1, Valero 0-2); DACC 6-15 (Nunn 2-3, Martin 1-1, McMillion 1-1, Caddell 1-2, Williams 1-4, Rhodes 0-1, Davis 0-1, Parker 0-2). Rebounds — Spoon River 35 (Kyles, Welch 10); DACC 33 (McMillion 7). Assists — Spoon River 6 (Kyles, Nacimento 2); DACC 11 (Davis 4). Steals — Spoon River 2 (Cornish, Kyles); DACC 10 (Davis 3). Turnovers — Spoon River 19, DACC 10. Total fouls — Spoon River 15, DACC 16. Fouled out — None. Technical fouls — none.

WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

DACC 82, Spoon River 39

DANVILLE — The Danville Area Community College women's basketball team had one of its most dominant wins of the season on Wednesday with a 82-39 win over Spoon River College in its final home game of the season.

Rylee Dowers had 22 points with seven rebounds, six steals and four assists for the Lady Jaguars, while Keiara Gregory had 19 points, Jayla Greer had 14 point, Stephanie Stephen had nine points and nine rebounds off the bench, Jillisa Briggs had eight points and 14 rebounds and Julissa Danglade had six points and 10 rebounds.

The Lady Jaguars will finish the regular season on Saturday on the road against Lincoln Land Community College.

At Danville

Danville Area Community College 82, Spoon River College 39

Spoon River (39) — Jamaica Walker 2-12 2-2 6, Ally Thorman 0-2 0- 0, Alyssa Zarello 4-16 4-10 13, Jamie Corbin 3-10 0-0 8, Malaya Tarver 3-5 2-4 8, Layal Marcelle 1-2 0-0 2, Trinitee Frazier 1-4 0-0 2. Totals: 23-55 17-23 66.

DACC (82) — Wariya Alhassan 2-9 0-1 4, Keiara Gregory 7-21 3-4 19, Jillisa Briggs 4-7 0-0 8, Jayla Greer 7-18 0-0 14, Rylee Dowers 8-18 1-2 22, Julissa Danglade 3-5 0-0 6, Briana Hernandez 0-1 0-0 0, Stephanie Stephen 4-5 1-1 9, Brianna Hamilton 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 35-84 5-8 82.

Spoon River;7;12;3;17;—; 39

DACC;15;16;29;22 ;—; 82

3-point goals — Spoon River 3-19 (Corbin 2-9, Zarello 1-6, Thorman 0-2, Walker 0-2); DACC 7-32 (Dowers 5-13, Gregory 2-10, Danglade 0-1, Alhassan 0-2, Greer 0-6). Rebounds — Spoon River 34 (Tarver 7); DACC 60 (Briggs 14). Assists — Spoon River 7 (Walker 3); DACC 14 (Dowers 4). Steals — Spoon River 6 (Walker 6); DACC 15 (Dowers 6). Turnovers — Spoon River 25, DACC 16. Total fouls — DACC 10, Spoon River 14. Fouled out — None. Technical fouls — none..