Carmel got off to a fantastic defensive start at Brownsburg on Saturday, and that led the Greyhounds to a 44-27 victory over the Bulldogs.
Carmel allowed Brownsburg only one point in the first quarter, giving it a 12-1 lead by the end of the period. The Greyhounds then led 26-9 at halftime and held that margin for the second half.
Jackson Jannsen scored 14 points for Carmel, followed by Charlie Williams with 11 and Brian Waddell with 10. Peter Suder collected seven rebounds, while Williams had six rebounds and two blocked shots.
The Greyhounds are 9-4 and travel to Ben Davis on Friday for a Metropolitan Conference game.
CARMEL 44, BROWNSBURG 27
Carmel FG FT TP PF
Jackson Jannsen 4-9 5-6 14 4
Charlie Williams 3-4 5-6 11 3
Conner Gioia 1-2 0-0 3 3
Peter Suder 2-4 0-0 4 3
Brian Waddell 4-6 2-2 10 1
Bryce Beery 1-1 0-0 2 4
Josh Whack 0-0 0-0 0 2
Wil Leary 0-2 0-0 0 0
Nick Frische 0-1 0-0 0 0
Spencer White 0-0 0-0 0 0
Sam Orme 0-0 0-0 0 0
Josh Rauh 0-0 0-0 0 0
Burke Weldy 0-0 0-0 0 0
Totals 15-29 12-14 44 20
Score by Quarters
Brownsburg 1 8 8 10 – 27
Carmel 12 14 7 11 – 44
Carmel 3-point shooting (2-8) Jannsen 1-4, Gioia 1-1, Leary 0-2, Waddell 0-1.
Carmel rebounds (22) Suder 7, Williams 6, Jannsen 3, Waddell 3, Gioia 1, Beery 1, Frische 1.