Columbus Christian boys fall to Defenders

Josh Conrad

Christian Academy of Madison avenged a loss to Columbus Christian in the third-place game of the Southern Roads Conference Tournament a week earlier with a 71-58 victory against the Crusaders on Saturday.

Josh Conrad led Columbus Christian (9-9, 4-1) with 24 points. Jayden Howe and Peyton Walden each scored 10, and Cam Pritchard added eight.

Christian Academy of Madison 71, Columbus Christian 58

Christian Academy;12;21;22;17;—;71

Columbus Christian;8;22;9;19;—;58

Christian Academy of Madison: Ethan Pettit 6 2-2 17, Elijah Kummer 6 2-7 14, Luke Renfro 5 0-2 13, Carson Hostetler 5 1-2 11, Dean Coulter 3 1-5 7, Micah Kummer 0 0-0 0, Isaac Grubbs 4 0-0 9. Totals: 29 6-18 71.

Columbus Christian (9-9, 4-1): Adam Haines 1 0-0 2, Jayden Howe 4 2-6 10, Cam Pritchard 4 0-0 8, Brian Fox 0 2-2 2, Brayden Howe 1 0-0 2, Cannon Carr 0 0-0 0, Josh Conrad 8 5-8 24, Peyton Walden 5 0-0 10, Branson Carr 0 0-0 0. Totals: 23 9-16 58.

3-point goals: Christian Academy of Madison 7 (Pettit 3, Renfro 3, Grubbs); Columbus Christian 3 (Conrad 3).