NEVC sweeps Calhoun

Nevada Daily Mail

CALHOUN -- Northeast Vernon County swept a basketball doubleheader with Calhoun on Friday, as the Knights won the boys game 62-45.

NEVC also won the girls game 42-21.

In the boys contest, a 22-7 run in the second quarter allowed the Knights to pull away for good.

Tanner Stutzman scored 13, while Grant Davis and Jacob Bell added 12 points apiece for the Knights (2-1). NEVC used a balanced attack, as Richard Lyness and Cody DeOrnellis added nine points apiece and Jacob Maus rounded out the scoring with seven.

Girls

The girls game was close until the Knights went on a 16-3 run in the fourth quarter to pull out the win.

Camille Buttorff grabbed 22 rebounds and scored 13 for NEVC (1-2), while Tiffany Scheer added 12.

NEVC boys 62, Calhoun 45

NE 16 22 10 14 -- 62

CA 11 7 10 17 -- 45

NEVC: Stutzman 13, Davis 12, Maus 7, Bell 12, DeOrnellis 9, Owsley 0, Hoagland 0, Lyness 9. Totals 27 (3) 5-11 62. Three-pointers: Stutzman, DeOrnellis, Lyness. Rebounds 36 (Stutzman 14). Steals 15. Blocks 9. Assists 23. Turnovers 15. Fouls 11.

NEVC girls 42, Calhoun 21

NE 6 8 12 16 -- 42

CA 3 6 9 3 -- 21

NEVC: Conner 2, Scheer 12, Middleton 7, Buttorff 13, H. Hays 0, Haddix 2, P. Hays 6. Totals 18 (2) 4-5 42. Three-pointers: Scheer 2. Fouls 13. Rebounds 45 (Buttorff 22). Steals 12. Blocks 4. Assists 7.