Columbus Christian built a 37-27 halftime lead Tuesday and held on to snap a five-game losing streak with a 71-66 boys basketball win against Shawe Memorial.
Jayden Howe led the Crusaders (10-12) with 18 points. Peyton Walden scored 17, Branson Carr had 16, Cam Pritchard added 10 and Josh Conrad chipped in eight.
Columbus Christian 71, Shawe Memorial 66
Shawe Memorial;15;12;16;23;—;66
Columbus Christian;18;19;17;17;—;71
Shawe Memorial (8-11): Hertz 9 0-0 25, Freewell 1 2-2 4, Stiven 7 0-0 19, Hambrick 0 0-0 0, Kahn 7 2-3 18, Guetig 0 0-0 0. Totals: 24 4-5 66.
Columbus Christian (10-12): Adam Haines 0 0-0 0, Jayden Howe 8 0-2 18, Cam Pritchard 4 0-0 10, Brayden Howe 0 0-0 0, Josh Conrad 2 2-2 8, Peyton Walden 7 3-4 17, Branson Carr 7 2-4 16, Elijah Fields 1 0-0 2. Totals: 29 7-12 71.
3-point goals: Shawe Memorial 14 (Hertz 7, Stiven 5, Kahn 2); Columbus Christian 6 (J. Howe 2, Pritchard 2, Conrad 2).
