By GREG MENGELT
Few Silver Creek players have ever won once at Jeffersonville. Branden Northern has now done it twice.
Northern had a game-high 31 points and helped the 3-3 Dragons pull away from the 1-4 Red Devils for a 71-57 victory at Johnson Arena on Friday. Northern’s father, Bryant, starred at Jeffersonville.
Northern followed up Friday’s game with 27 points in Creek’s 64-51 loss at Seymour.
Northern and the Dragons will participate at the Jefferson County Invitational on Wednesday and Thursday. They open Wednesday against Class 2A No. 11 Southwestern (5-1) and will face either Jay County (5-1) or Scottsburg (6-1) in the second round.
OTHER TOP PERFORMANCES
• Tevi Ali, Floyd Central: The Highlander junior guard led Floyd with 11 points in Friday’s 55-43 victory at Providence. “He came off the bench, hit a couple of shots and got guys shots. He got us some good looks — to our big guys inside and to our shooters. I thought he was our spark plug. No question,” Floyd Central coach Todd Sturgeon told the News and Tribune.
• Jacob Cherry, Eastern: Cherry had 13 points and 7 rebounds as Eastern defeated Borden 57-55 in overtime to claim its first Washington County Invitational title since 2010.
• Brady Dunn, Christian Academy: Dunn, a senior, had 16 points and 11 rebounds as the Warriors crushed South Central 65-34 on Friday.
• Casey Kaelin, Providence: Kaelin had a game-best 13 points in the Pioneers’ 55-43 loss to visiting Floyd Central on Friday.
• Sterling Mikel, Borden: Mikel had a team-best 19 points as Borden knocked off West Washington 73-56 in the opening round of the Washington County Invitational on Friday. Mike made three 3-pointers and went 4 for 4 form the line in the victory.
• Tyler Orbeson, Henryville: The Henryville senior guard had a game-high 17 points as the Hornets knocked off Lanesville 57-48 on Friday. Orbeson scored all 17 of his points after halftime. He hit three 3-pointers in the third quarter of the victory.
• Brandon Rayzer-Moore, Jeffersonville: Rayzer-Moore led the Red Devils with 20 points in Friday’s 72-59 home loss to Silver Creek.
• Caleb Roy, Christian Academy: The CAI junior had 21 points and 8 rebounds as the Warriors beat Charlestown 62-51 on Saturday.
• Jaleb Treat, Rock Creek: The junior big man helped the Lions defeat Louisville Holy Cross 48-37 with his 16-point, 11-rebound performance on Friday.
