BB: Rushville captures Shelby Sootout

Anthony
Harcourt led the Lions (6-2) with 14 points. Jon Thompson finished with
11 points and 11 rebounds, and C.J. West added 10.

“We talked
about getting to the championship game and not being satisfied,”
Rushville coach Dan Carmony said after the Lions won their first
shootout title.

Roncalli’s Aaron Evans had 22 points, five
assists and four steals to earn tournament Most Valuable Player honors
for the second straight year.

Evans almost forced the championship game into overtime but missed a 3-pointer just ahead of the final buzzer.

Harcourt,
West and Thompson were joined on the All-Tournament Team by Heritage
Christian’s Morgan Cook and Shelbyville’s Garrett Abner.

In the consolation game, Heritage Christian used a 15-2 run in the fourth quarter to seal a 53-43 win over Shelbyville.

Cook finished with 13 points and four rebounds. Tommy Eggleston also had 13 points for the Eagles (6-1).

Abner led Shelbyville (4-4) with 13 points.

The
Golden Bears played without starting guard Larry Brown, who suffered a
concussion in the loss at Rushville Saturday. Also, head coach Harry
Larrabee missed his second straight game while dealing with a
non-serious bleeding disorder.

Michael Parks hit a 3-pointer for Shelbyville to take a 34-33 lead after three quarters.

An Abner drive and score put the Bears up once again 36-35.

But it was all Heritage Christian after that.

Cook sparked the final run with a fast-break layin just after Abner scored.

Shelbyville has now lost three straight after starting the season 4-1.

“The kids are tired,” Shelbyville assistant coach Dave Hunton said. “The whole month of December has been a grind.”

In the championship, Rushville took an eight point lead with 1:12 to go but Roncalli (3-2) kept pushing the issue.