Hunter Ferris
CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind. – A fast start helped the Lincoln boys basketball team on Saturday afternoon as the Golden Eagles defeated the Indiana Math & Science Academy 63-51.
“I thought we did a really nice job of coming back on a short period of time,” Lincoln Head Coach Rodney Klein said of his team’s back-to-back games during the weekend.
The Golden Eagles dropped a 60-55 overtime decision at Knightstown on Friday.
“Early, we really were focused,” Klein said. “We were in tune and we got our offense going so things were going well. I was proud of our effort.”
Lincoln jumped out to a 12-0 advantage as Luke Isaacs capped the run when he scored at the 3:25 mark of the opening period. By the end of the frame, the Golden Eagles led 20-6.
By halftime, Lincoln was in control of the contest with a 34-15 lead. The Golden Eagles increased their lead to 50-26 at the third stop.
“We were worried about their quickness because they are so athletic,” Klein said. “Once we broke the traps, we found guys inside and we had a lot of easy looks.”
Garrett Pumphrey
Hunter Ferris led Lincoln with 18 points, while Garrett Pumphrey recorded a triple-double with 15 points, 17 rebounds and 11 blocks. Chase Southerland added 12 points.
The Golden Eagles (3-3) had 14 players appear in the contest.
“We’ve just got to keep getting better,” Klein said. “We got everybody in today and I think that’s important. All of our kids came in and did some good things.”
Darius Coffy led the Knights (2-5) with 34 points as he hit seven 3-pointers.
Lincoln also played a “C” team contest with Randolph Southern. Adam Foster scored 20 points for the Golden Eagles as they lost 42-37.
The Golden Eagles are back in action at home against Eastern Hancock next Saturday, Dec. 19.
Box Score
INDIANA MATH & SCIENCE (2-5) — Darius Coffy 11 5-7 34, Steven Maxey 0 0-0 0, Jacob Pointdexter 0 2-2 2, Jakeem Muhammad 2 1-7 7, Jesse Davis 1 0-0 2, Avery Flemming 0 0-0 0, Marcus Williams 0 1-2 1, Greg Henderson 0 0-0 0. Team – 15 11-20 51.
LINCOLN (3-3) — Ben Bertsch 0 0-1 0, Caleb Craig 1 0-0 3, Chase Southerland 5 0-0 12, Hunter Ferris 8 1-2 18, Garrett Pumphrey 6 3-6 15, Luke Isaacs 1 0-0 2, Nick Cupp 1 0-0 2, Peyton Renforth 1 1-2 3, Bryant Hilbert 0 0-0 0, Garron Laymon 1 2-2 4, Skyler McCary 0 0-0 0, Justin Black 1 2-2 4, Austin Lanich 0 0-0 0, Andrew Wampler 0 0-0 0. Team – 25 9-15 63.
Ind. MS 6 15 26 51
Lincoln 20 34 50 63
3-pointers – IMS 10 (Coffy 7, Muhammad 2, D. Williams 1), Lincoln 4 (Southerland 2, Craig 1, Ferris 1). Rebounds – IMS 31 (Muhammad 13), Lincoln 50 (Pumphrey 17, Ferris 8). Turnovers – IMS 11, Lincoln 22. Fouls – IMS 13, Lincoln 12.