Columbus Christian led by only two points at halftime Friday before pulling away for a 59-43 Southern Roads Conference boys basketball win against Bloomington Lighthouse.
Jayden Howe scored a career-high 25 points to lead the Crusaders (7-6, 3-0). Peyton Walden had 15, and Cam Pritchard added 11.
Columbus Christian 59, Bloomington Lighthouse 43
Lighthouse;16;5;15;7;—;43
Columbus Christian;14;9;20;16;—;59
Bloomington Lighthouse (2-7, 0-3): Joshua Wang 0 0-0 0, Aiden Jones 2 1-2 7, Brock Banks 12 3-3 32, Nathan Biggs 0 0-0 0, Elijah Lautenbach 0 0-0 0, Keaton Jones 2 0-6 4, Trevor Jones 0 0-2 0. Totals: 16 4-13 43.
Columbus Christian (7-6, 3-0): Cam Pritchard 4 2-2 11, Jayden Howe 11 2-6 25, Josh Conrad 0 2-2 2, Peyton Walden 7 1-2 15, Branson Carr 3 0-0 6, Brian Fox 0 0-0 0, Elijah Fields 0 0-0 0, Brayden Howe 0 0-0 0. Totals: 25 7-12 59.
3-point goals: Bloomington Lighthouse 7 (Banks 5, Jones 2); Columbus Christian 2 (Pritchard, J. Howe).
