2A No. 3 Braves top Olympians

Carter Patterson

BROWNSTOWN — Class 2A No. 3 Brownstown Central jumped out to a 43-16 halftime lead Thursday and went on to hand Columbus East a 73-29 boys basketball defeat.

Carter Patterson led the Olympians (4-13) with six points.

Brownstown Central 73, Columbus East 29

Columbus East;10;6;3;10;—;29

Brownstown Central;23;20;17;15;—;73

Columbus East (4-13): Jayden Thompson 0 0-0 0, Anthony Cowan 2 0-1 4, Elum VanEst 0 0-0 0, Jaylen Manvilla 0 0-0 0, Jack Fischvogt 2 0-0 5, Danny Coriden 0 0-0 0, Ethan Bumbalough 0 4-4 4, Kadin Lobdell 2 0-0 5, Keaton Lawson 1 2-4 4, Carter Patterson 3 0-0 6, Grayson Watters o 1-2 1. Totals: 10 7-11 29.

Brownstown Central (17-4): Parker Hehman 5 0-0 13, Caden Gwin 0 0-0 0, Jack Benter 9 0-1 24, Owen Wichman 0 0-0 0, Carter Covert 0 0-0 0, Gregory Hutcheson 1 0-2 2, Noah Shetler 2 0-0 6, Pierson Wheeler 3 0-0 8, Lane Pendleton 1 0-0 2, Chase Coomer 1 0-0 3, Colby Hall 2 0-0 4, Adam Stahl 3 5-6 11. Totals: 27 5-9 73.

3-point goals: Columbus East 2 (Fischvogt, Lobdell); Brownstown Central 14 (Benter 6, Hehman 3, Shetler 2, Wheeler 2, Coomer).