Carmel ran its win streak to five games in a row Saturday afternoon by cruising past New Castle 72-25 at the Trojans’ famed fieldhouse.
The Class 4A No. 4 Greyhounds got in front early, leading 20-5 after one quarter. Carmel led 29-13 at halftime, then ran away with the second half, outscoring New Castle 43-12. The ‘ Hounds held a 50-18 lead after three quarters.
Connor Gioia led the Carmel scoring with 13 points, making all three of his 3-point attempts. Sam Orme drained four 3s on his way to 12 points, while Wil Leary had three triples to score nine points. Charlie Williams added nine points and pulled six rebounds. Peter Suder had nine rebounds, seven points and four assists, while Orme pulled five rebounds, handed out four assists and made three blocked shots.
The Greyhounds are 15-1 for the season and play a Metropolitan Conference game at Lawrence North on Thursday. Both teams are unbeaten in the MIC so far this season, with Carmel 5-0 and the Wildcats 4-0.
CARMEL 72, NEW CASTLE 25
Carmel FG FT TP PF
Connor Gioia 4-5 2-2 13 1
Josh Whack 2-3 2-2 6 1
Peter Suder 3-7 0-1 7 1
Sam Orme 4-8 0-0 12 1
Charlie Williams 4-4 1-2 9 0
Wil Leary 3-7 0-0 9 3
Bryce Beery 2-2 2-4 6 0
Nick Frische 0-1 4-6 4 0
Burke Weldy 0-0 2-2 2 2
Jared Bonds 1-1 1-2 3 0
Spencer White 0-1 1-2 1 2
Totals 23-39 15-23 72 11
Score by Quarters
Carmel 20 9 21 22 – 72
New Castle 5 8 5 7 – 25
Carmel 3-point shooting (11-23) Orme 4-8, Leary 3-6, Gioia 3-3, Suder 1-5, White 0-1.
Carmel rebounds (38) Suder 9, Williams 6, Orme 5, White 4, Beery 4, Gioia 3, Leary 2, Frische 2, Bonds 2, Whack 1.