Carmel won a defensive battle with New Albany Saturday evening at the Eric Clark Activity Center, by the score of 36-24.
The Class 4A No. 5 Greyhounds led 5-3 after the first quarter, then shut out the Bulldogs in the second period. Carmel scored eight points in that quarter for a 13-3 lead. New Albany cut into the advantage slightly in the third period, but the ‘Hounds still led 21-13 after three, then scored 15 points in the fourth.
Sam Orme scored nine points for Carmel, while Spencer White added eight. The Greyhounds were nearly perfect from the free-throw line, making 13 of 14 attempts. Josh Whack and Orme each were 4-for-4.
Carmel is 6-2 and hosts unbeaten Valparaiso Wednesday afternoon.
CARMEL 36, NEW ALBANY 24
Carmel FG FT TP PF
Josh Whack 1-5 4-4 6 3
Peter Suder 2-5 2-2 6 3
Sam Orme 2-7 4-4 9 1
Burke Weldy 0-1 0-0 0 0
Charlie Williams 2-4 1-1 5 4
Jared Bonds 1-1 0-1 2 0
Spencer White 2-3 2-2 8 0
Josh Rauh 0-0 0-0 0 0
Totals 10-26 13-14 36 11
Score by Quarters
New Albany 3 0 10 11 – 24
Carmel 5 8 8 15 – 36
Carmel 3-point shooting (3-11) White 2-3, Orme 1-5, Whack 0-1, Suder 0-1, Weldy 0-1.
Carmel rebounds (26) Suder 7, Whack 6, Williams 4, Bonds 4, Orme 3, Weldy 1, White 1.