The Dogs started the game hot and ended the game with big plays to beat Plainfield 54-52 and earn 3rd place in the Hendricks County Tournament. Kurtis Runyon, Alan Paddock, Jacob Eldridge and Torrey Nibbs connected on the first four shots of the game for the Dogs. The hot shooting help the Dogs build a 17-11 lead. Plainfield attacked the basket in the second quarter and drew fouls which allowed them to score from the foul line and take a four point lead at half. The Bulldogs battled back and cut the deficit to just two to begin the fourth quarter. The Dogs picked up their defense holding the Quakers to only two field goals in the final stanza. But big offensive plays by Jacob Eldridge and Tyler Whetstone who combined scored all 13 points in the fourth quarter carried the Dogs on the scoreboard. Whetstone knocked down a three from the corner, and then Eldridge hit a pull-up jumper on the right wing. Eldridge then connected on a deep three ball before making a hard drive to the basket, drawing the foul and converting the three point play the old fashioned way, tying the game for the Dogs with 44 seconds left. The Dogs forced a long shot, rebounded it, and Eldridge headed toward the goal with 16 seconds left when he found Tyler Whetstone open for a 15 foot baseline jumper.
The game winner went in with 6.6 seconds left and the Bulldog defense swarmed the Quakers who didn't get off a shot before the buzzer. The win came with tremendous team play proven by 16 assists on the night. Congrats to the Bulldogs for two hard fought contests in the Hendricks County Tournament. The Bulldogs will face Hamilton Southeastern at home on Friday at 6:00. Come out and fight Cancer with us as it will be Coaches for Cancer night at the Fieldhouse.| Brownsburg | 17 | 11 | 13 | 13 | -- | 54 |
| Plainfield | 11 | 21 | 11 | 9 | -- | 52 |
Brownsburg -- Shields 0, Clifton 3, M. Whetstone 0, Eldridge 16, Roach 3, Reagan 1, Nibbs 8, Paddock 2, Hathaway 0, T. Whetstone 10, Runyon 11. Totals:20 5-8 54.
Plainfield -- Jones 0, Walker 11, Wheeler 3, Page 24, Brackney 0, Cox 8, Smith 0, Mershon 0, Johnson 6. Totals: 16 18-24 52.
