The Brownsburg Bulldog Boys’ Basketball team concluded their regular season last night with a tough loss to the second ranked team in the state, the North Central Panthers, 81-51. After playing poised for the first 15 minutes of the game the Panthers’ pressure caused turnovers that prompted a 9-0 run to conclude the half and the Dogs went to the locker room down 43-26. The Dogs did not handle the pressure better in the second half as North Central continued to score off the Bulldogs’ turnovers. The Panthers scored 25 points off of the Bulldogs' mistakes for the game. Despite the errors Brownsburg played well in spurts. Tyler Whetstone scored seven points in the first quarter to get the Dogs rolling. Torrey Nibbs slashed for eight points in the second quarter. Kurtis Runyon scored 12 points in the third quarter. Jacob Eldridge, who was also honored for his academic performance, scored eight points in the game. Brownsburg finishes the regular season at 5-15. The Dogs look forward to Tuesday night's match-up in the first round of sectional 12 play versus Manual hosted at Indianapolis Tech High School beginning at 7:00 p.m.
Brownsburg -- Eldridge 8, Nibbs 12, Paddock 0, Hathaway 2, Runyon 15, Dutra 0, T.Whetstone 7, Weathers 2, Clifton 0, Shields 3, M.Whetstone 0, Finley 2. 3-pointers -- Runyon, Shields. Totals: 19 FG, 11-13 FT, 51.