Carmel found itself down at Perry Meridian at halftime, but bounced back in a big way in the third quarter, eventually winning 58-34.
The Class 4A No. 4 Greyhounds trailed 7-6 after the first quarter and 20-16 at halftime. Carmel took over in the third quarter, blasting through the period by outscoring the Falcons 25-4. That gave the ‘Hounds a 41-24 lead, and they cruised through the fourth quarter, adding another 17 points.
Peter Suder scored 17 points for Carmel, also pulling eight rebounds. Brian Waddell added 14 points and collected seven rebounds. Connor Gioia handed out four assists.
The Greyhounds are 11-1 for the season and play a Metropolitan Conference game Friday at Pike.
CARMEL 58, PERRY MERIDIAN 34
Carmel FG FT TP PF
Connor Gioia 1-3 2-2 4 2
Josh Whack 2-4 3-3 7 3
Peter Suder 8-13 0-1 17 1
Brian Waddell 5-8 4-4 14 0
Charlie Williams 2-6 0-0 4 3
Sam Orme 2-5 0-0 5 0
Bryce Beery 0-0 3-4 3 2
Nick Frische 0-0 2-2 2 2
Wil Leary 1-1 0-0 2 0
Burke Weldy 0-0 0-0 0 0
Spencer White 0-0 0-0 0 0
Totals 21-40 14-16 58 13
Score by Quarters
Carmel 6 10 25 17 – 58
Perry Meridian 7 13 4 10 – 34
Carmel 3-point shooting (2-14) Orme 1-4, Suder 1-3, Waddell 0-3, Gioia 0-2, Whack 0-2.
Carmel rebounds (24) Suder 8, Waddell 7, Whack 3, Williams 3, Beery 1, Leary 1, Frische 1.