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The REPORTERNoblesville Police Chief

Kevin Jowitt was recently awarded the Governor’s Dis-tinguished Hoosier Award at the 2018 Indiana Association of Chiefs of Police Mid-Winter Conference. Jowitt was pre-sented the award by Indiana Association of Chiefs of Police President Jason Domkowski of the West Lafayette Police De-partment in front of his peers in law enforcement.

The Distinguished Hoosier Award is one of the highest hon-ors that the Governor of Indiana bestows. It is a personal tribute

given to those who have ren-dered a distinguished service to the state.

“I’m honored and hum-bled to receive this award,” said Jowitt. “I’ve had the plea-sure of working with so many wonderful people in law en-forcement and in other areas of public service over the past 41 years. I’m very grateful that I’ve been able to be a part of public safety in Noblesville and Hamilton County.”

Prior to his appointment in Noblesville in May 2009, Jow-itt served as chief of police in Westfield, Indiana. He is a re-

tired division commander from the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office and began his law en-forcement career at the Indiana University Police Department in Bloomington in May 1976.

Jowitt has a Master of Sci-ence in Criminal Justice and Public Safety and a Bachelor of Science in Business from Indiana University and has completed many professional development courses including sessions offered by the South-ern Police Institute, Michigan State University and the 71st session of the FBI’s Law En-forcement Executive Develop-

ment Seminar.Jowitt is Immediate Past

President of the Indiana Associ-ation of Chiefs of Police and a member of the International As-sociation of Chiefs of Police, the Police Executive Research Fo-rum, the FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Associ-ation and the Fraternal Order of Police. He also is a member of Sigma Nu Fraternity and Phi Eta Sigma, Golden Key and Alpha Phi Sigma academic honoraria’s and serves on the Distinguished Alumni Council of the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs.

Photo providedIndiana Association of Chiefs of Police President Jason Dombkowski (right) presents the Distinguished Hoosier Award from Gov. Eric Holcomb to Noblesville Police Chief Kevin Jowitt, during the IACP Mid-Winter Conference.

Noblesville Police Chief Kevin Jowitt awarded as Distinguished Hoosier

Stage is set for May 8 primary

Carmel HSstudent facesfour felonies

The REPORTERA male student approached a female

student with a knife in a restroom at Car-mel High School on Thursday afternoon.

Reports indicated the female student disarmed the male student and alerted school officials. Students were held in their classrooms until Carmel Police officers cleared the incident.

Police reports indicate school admin-istrators and police quickly identified and detained the male student.

The suspect, a juvenile, was transport-ed to the Hamilton County Juvenile Deten-tion Center on the following charges:

• Intimidation – Level 6 Felony• Confinement – Level 3 Felony• Battery – Level 5 Felony• Criminal Recklessness – Level 6 Felony• Possessing a knife on school property

– Class B MisdemeanorCurrently, the investigation by the Car-

mel Police Department continues, but po-lice say at this point, there is no credible evidence to support this was more than an isolated incident and the victim and sus-pect had no prior connection. Additionally, there is no evidence to support the suspect intended any further, widespread violence on other students.

There are races for county council in District 1 where incumbent Fred Glynn is being challenged by Sue Maki, in District 3 where incumbent Steve Schwartz faces Mark Hall, and in District 4 where Ken Alexander, Sheldon Barnes, Christine Pauley and Rick Sharp are seeking to succeed retiring Councilman Paul Ayers.

Hamilton County Commissioner Chris-tine Altman will be challenged by Matt Mi-lam in the District 1 race.

A competitive race is seen for the open state representative seat being vacated by Rep. Richardson. It features Brad Beaver, Garen Bragg, Charles Goodrich and Greg-ory O'Connor.

Contests elsewhere in the county find State Sen. Mike Delph being challenged by Corrie Meyer, and State Rep. Jerry Torr fac-ing Tom Linkmeyer.

At the township level, there are GOP primary contests between Chris Miller and Robyn Cook for Jackson Township trustee, Fall Creek Township between Doug Allman and Ben Slota for trustee and in Washington Township Marla Ailor will run against Dan-iel Carey Tolan.

While Democrats have not filled at the top of their primary ballot, numerous candi-dates for precinct committeeman and state convention delegate have filed. But, these are party positions and actually not public offices. Republicans also have filed in large numbers for their state convention, but GOP precinct committeeman posts were filled two years ago and not up for election this year.

See the final list of all candidates run-ning for office on Page 3.

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There are now 167 reported flu-associ-ated deaths in Indiana this season.

That’s up from 136 a week ago.The Indiana State Department of

Health released its weekly report on Fri-day. The report is complete up to Feb. 3.

The report included the first reported death of a child age four or younger this season.

Most of the deaths have been people aged 65 or older.

Marion and Allen counties have the most reported flu deaths this year with a to-tal of 13 reported deaths. Hamilton County remains second with nine.New flu information for 2017-18

Getting an annual flu vaccine is the first and best way to protect yourself and your family from the flu. Flu vaccination can reduce flu illnesses, doctors’ visits and missed work and school due to flu, as well as prevent flu-related hospitalizations.

In 2017, a study in Pediatrics was the first of its kind to show that flu vaccination also significantly reduced a child’s risk of dying from influenza. The more people who get vaccinated, the more people will be protected from flu, including older peo-ple, very young children, pregnant women and people with certain long-term health conditions who are more vulnerable to se-rious flu complications.

What’s new this flu season?A few things are new this season:• The recommendation to not use the

nasal spray flu vaccine (LAIV) was re-newed for the 2017-2018 season. Only in-jectable flu shots are recommended for use again this season.

• Flu vaccines have been updated to better match circulating viruses (the influ-enza A(H1N1) component was updated).

• Pregnant women may receive any li-censed, recommended and age-appropriate flu vaccine.

• A quadrivalent recombinant flu vaccine (“Flublok Quadrivalent” RIV) is newly available this season. (Last season, only trivalent recombinant flu vaccine was available.)

• A quadrivalent inactivated flu vac-cine, “Afluria Quadrivalent” IIV, was li-censed last season after the annual recom-mendations were published.

• The age recommendation for “Flula-val Quadrivalent” has been changed from three years old and older to six months and older to be consistent with FDA-approved labeling.

• The trivalent formulation of Afluria is recommended for people five years and older (from nine years and older) in order to match the Food and Drug Administra-tion package insert.

When should I get vaccinated?You should get a flu vaccine now if

you haven’t gotten one already this season. It’s best to get vaccinated before flu be-gins spreading in your community. It takes about two weeks after vaccination for an-tibodies to develop in the body that protect against flu. CDC recommends that people get a flu vaccine by the end of October, if possible. Getting vaccinated later, howev-er, can still be beneficial and vaccination should continue to be offered throughout the flu season, even into January or later.

Children who need two doses of vaccine to be protected should start the vaccination process sooner, because the two doses must be given at least four weeks apart.

More flu deaths reported in Indiana, including one child

News 32018 Hamilton County Primary Candidate Filings

Clerk of the CirCuit Court:Kathy Kreag Richardson (Republican)

reCorder:Jennifer Hayden (Republican)

Sheriff:Bill Clifford (Republican)

Eddie Moore (Republican)Dennis Quakenbush (Republican)

Mitchell Russell (Republican)Jason Sloderbeck (Republican) (Withdrew Jan. 16)

Coroner:John R. Chalfin (Republican)

ASSeSSor:Robin L. Ward (Republican)

County CommiSSioner, diStriCt 1:Christine Altman (Republican)

Matt Milam (Republican)County CounCil, diStriCt 1:

Jeremy Eltz (Democrat)Fred Glynn (Republican)Sue Maki (Republican)

County CounCil, diStriCt 2:Amy Elizabeth Massillamany (Republican)

County CounCil, diStriCt 3:Steve Schwartz (Republican)

Mark F. Hall (Republican)Jeremy Hawk (Democrat)

Gregg A. Werling (Democrat)County CounCil, diStriCt 4:

Ken Alexander (Republican)Sheldon Barnes (Republican)

William L. Howard II (Democrat)Christine Pauley (Republican)

Rick Sharp (Republican)AdAmS townShip truStee:

John Patrick (Republican)AdAmS townShip BoArd:Floyd H. Barker (Republican)Gail E. Godby (Republican)Ronald Stone (Republican)

ClAy townShip truStee:Douglas Callahan (Republican)

ClAy townShip BoArd:Paul K. Bolin (Republican)Mary Eckard (Republican)

Paul D. Hensel (Republican)Matthew J. Snyder (Republican)

Kevin Patterson (Democrat)Michael R. Sweeten (Democrat)

Erin Vahrenkamp (Democrat)delAwAre townShip truStee:

Debbie Driskell (Republican)delAwAre townShip BoArd:

Dayna Colbert (Democrat)Rick Fain (Republican)

David Giffel (Republican)Kent S. Nelson (Democrat)

Ed Pierce (Republican)Mary E. Ray (Democrat)

Marilyn A. Schenkel (Republican)Bianca Zaklikowski (Democrat)

fAll Creek townShip truStee:Doug Allman (Republican)

Ben Slota (Republican)fAll Creek townShip BoArd:

Brian Baehl (Republican)Michael J. Brown (Republican)

Greg Dewald (Republican)Chad Garrard (Republican)Jason Meyer (Republican)

JACkSon townShip truStee:Robyn Cook (Republican)

Christina (Chris) Miller (Republican)JACkSon townShip BoArd:

Jerry G. Cook (Republican)Nicole Duncan (Democrat)

Liz Foley Nelson (Republican)Jeff Roberts (Republican)

Glen Schwartz (Republican)noBleSville townShip truStee:

Tom Kenley (Republican)Heather Rolinski (Democrat)

noBleSville townShip BoArd:Ray Ade, Jr. (Republican)

Joe Arrowood (Republican)J.B. Bachman (Republican)Terry L. Busby (Republican)

Jill T. Crehan (Democrat)John B. Davis (Republican)Paula Jo Gilliam (Democrat)

Peggy R. Pfister (Republican)wAShington townShip truStee:

Marla Ailor (Republican)Danielle Carey Tolan (Republican)

wAShington townShip BoArd:Shelly A. Brown (Democrat)

Danyele Easterhaus (Republican)Jeannine D. Fortier (Republican)

David D. Gill (Republican)Richard J. Hardcastle, Jr. (Republican)

Stacy London (Republican)Cheryl McKinney (Republican)Gary Southerland (Republican)

Erica Strahm (Republican)wAyne townShip truStee:

Diane Crim (Republican)wAyne townShip BoArd:

Phil Belcher (Republican)Robert Brent Hiday (Republican)Robert Dustin Hiday (Republican)

Stacy Mahan (Republican)Laura McNamara (Republican)

Brandy Bast (Democrat)white river townShip truStee:

Jamie Rulon (Republican)white river townShip BoArd:

William Burkhart (Republican)Lisa Suzanne Flanders (Republican)

Donna Gentry (Republican)AtlAntA town CounCil, At lArge:

Murry A. Dixon II (Republican)Pam VanHook (Republican)

Lea Tolley (Democrat)CiCero town CounCil, At lArge:

Chad Amos (Republican)Michael W. McConnell (Republican)

Rita Smith (Republican)Dan Strong (Republican)

SheridAn town CounCil, At lArge:Daniel Bragg (Republican)

Bill Curl (Republican)Steve Fisher (Republican)

Jimmy D. Ramsey (Republican)repuBliCAn StAte Convention delegAteS

Adams/Jackson/Wayne/White River (8 seats):Scott A. BaldwinErin Moorhous

Katherine MoorhousClay, District 1 (8 seats):

Brian BartonKelly Barton

Timothy HenselRyan A. Locke

Matt MilamClay, District 2 (8 seats):

Christine PauleyClay, District 3 (8 seats):

Susan A. ArmstrongClay, District 4 (8 seats):

Sheldon BarnesSue LileCarl Mills

Steve PittmanDelaware Township (9 seats):

Debbie DriskellIan Hauer

Jennie James NicolMackenzie NicolAmanda J. Shera

Selina StollerKristen J. Williams

Fall Creek, District 1 (5 seats):Suzanne Heinzmann

Rachel QuadeFall Creek, District 2 (5 seats):

Mario MassillamanyFall Creek, District 3 (5 seats):

Doug AllmanMichele AllmanJason ArnoldBrian Baehl

Andrew C. Maletta IINoblesville, District 1 (9 seats):

Julia Church KozickiKelly (Gerling) Rayburn

Noblesville, District 2 (9 seats):Tim Berry

Christopher JensenDale C. KenneyJean L. Putnam

Jason SpartzVictoria Spartz

Washington, District 1 (6 seats):Timothy EnyartLarry HopkinsKate Snedeker

Washington, District 2 (6 seats):Jim Ake

demoCrAtiC StAte Convention delegAteSDistrict 1 (6 seats):Lonnie Whitehead

District 2 (27 seats):Chris Bayh

Naomi S. BechtoldJim BlessingTerri Cribb

Karen daSilvaNancy Dietmeyer

Amy L. DrumJeremy EltzMissy Eltz

James T. GoldsberrySara Jo Grethlein

Annette GrossJulian Hayes

Mark C. HintonWilliam L. Howard II

Cynthia JohnsonKirsten D. KowalewskiRochelle D. Martinez

Susan MillsKimberly A. Moffett

Albert MooreSarah Pacific

Kevin PattersonMolly Pearcy

Katrina PerkinsSusan Kelly Ring

Ed RussellMichael R. SweetenBeverly ThornburgPatricia ToschlogErin VahrenkampWilliam WeprichHenry Winckler

Teresa Zimmers-KoniarisDistrict 3 (11 seats):

Shelly A. BrownMary Pat MilewskiDeanna SchleeterJohn P. SchleeterAlice Weintraut

District 4 (10 seats):Dayna ColbertMeredith Fox

Daniel J. GreenhalghKaty Gentry McCordKathleen M. GregorStephanie M. Kimble

Scott LamberthKent S. Nelson

Mary E. RayDistrict 5 (18 seats):

Holly BahrBrad Beer

Jill T. CrehanChristopher M. DavisGail Neuwirth Geisler

Stephen D. GentryPaula Jo Gilliam

Alexa GriffithJeremy Hawk

Christian RennerTracy M. RobertsHeather RolinskiAbigail Thrasher

District 6 (15 seats):Jaimie Cairns

Aimee Rivera ColeSean Dugdale

Gregory A. PurvisCindy Weingarten

At Large (7 seats):Ann Coultas

Marie A. DeMoreTina Lea Dunn

Jan HenryJudith Norton Wasik

April OwensHeidi Rauch

Pamelia Jo SublettdemoCrAtiC preCinCt CommitteemAn:

Henry Winckler (Carmel Meadows)Sarah Pacific (Clay Southwest 1)

Debra L. Grace-Johnson (College)William Weprich (Cool Creek North)

Ann Coultas (Rangeline)Catherine R. Fleckenstein (Richland)

Katrina Perkins (White Chapel)Susie Crawford (Woodland)Ed Russell (Spring Mill 1)

Julian Hayes (Arbors)Nancy Dietmeyer (Hunters Creek)

Patricia Toschlog (Lexington)Jim Blessing (Mt. Carmel 2)

Albert Moore (Bay Hill)Michael R. Sweeten (Stonewick)

Rosemary Noel (Cheswick)Annette Gross (Clay Southwest 3)

Cynthia Johnson (Coxhall)Erin Vahrenkamp (Kingsborough)

Teresa Zimmers-Koniaris (Clay Northwest 2)Stephanie M. Kimble (Delaware 4)

Mary E. Ray (Delaware 6)Bianca Zaklikowski (Delaware 7)

Sara Schmidt (Delaware 9)Kim Davison (Delaware 18)

Scott Lamberth (Delaware 18)Larry E. Kitchel (Delaware 22)Julie Chambers (Fall Creek 5)

Gregory A. Purvis (Fall Creek 19)Mulalo Rikhotso (Fall Creek 31)Jaimie Cairns (Fall Creek 33)

Gail Neuwirth Geisler (Noblesville 2)Holly Bahr (Noblesville 10)

Sarah D. Russell Goddard (Noblesville 10)Christopher M. Davis (Noblesville 11)

Heather Rolinski (Noblesville 11)Gregg A. Werling (Noblesville 22)Mona I. Mehas (Noblesville 25)

Christian Renner (Noblesville 28)Lori Cates Hand (Noblesville 29)

Jill T. Crehan (Noblesville 39)Shelly A. Brown (Joliet)

Cheryl L. Berry (Westfield 8)Melissa Auciello-Brogan (Oak Ridge 2)

Brad Beer (Wayne 1) Thanks for reading!

4 News & Views

Is a managed account right for you?As an inves-

tor, you’ll face many decisions over the years. How much should you in-vest? Where should you put your money? When is it time to sell some invest-ments and use the proceeds to buy others? Some people enjoy making these choices themselves – but not ev-

eryone. Conse-quently, the type of investor you are will influence your thinking about whether to open a managed account.

As its name suggests, a man-aged account

– sometimes known as an “advisory” account – es-sentially is a portfolio of stocks, bonds and other in-

vestments chosen by a pro-fessional investment man-ager who makes the buy and sell decisions. Typical-ly, each managed account has an investment objective based on your goals, and you may have some voice in investment choices. For example, you may be able to request that the manager avoid certain investments. Or, you might still work with a personal financial advisor who can help you

identify and quantify your goals, define your risk tol-erance and track changes in your family situation – and who can then use this information to help guide the investment manager’s choices.

Beyond this basic struc-ture, managed accounts can vary greatly in terms of administration, reporting, fees and minimum balance.

So, assuming you meet the requirements for a man-aged account, should you consider one? There’s real-ly no one right answer for everyone. But three factors to consider are cost, control and confidence.

Cost – Different man-aged accounts may have different payment arrange-ments. However, it’s com-mon for a money manager to be paid based on a per-centage of assets under management. So, if your manager’s fee is 1 percent and your portfolio contains $100,000, the manager

earns $1,000 per year, but if the value of your portfolio rises to $200,000, the man-ager earns $2,000. Because the manager has a person-al stake in the portfolio's success, this arrangement could work to your advan-tage. Be aware, though, that other fees may be as-sociated with your account.

Control – With any managed account, you will give up some, or perhaps all, of your power to make buy-and-sell decisions. If you have built a large port-folio, and you’re busy with work and family, you may like the idea of delegat-ing these decisions. And, as mentioned above, you can still oversee the “big picture” by either working through a financial advi-sor or, at the least, having your goals, risk tolerance and investment preferences dictate a money manager’s decisions. But you will have to decide for yourself how comfortable you are in

ceding control of your port-folio’s day-to-day transac-tions.

Confidence – It’s es-sential that you feel con-fident in a managed ac-count’s ability to help you meet your goals. And the various elements of a man-aged account may well give you that assurance. For example, some managed accounts include automat-ic rebalancing of assets, which, among other things, can help you achieve tax efficiency. Other features of a managed account – such as the experience and track record of the manag-er – also may bolster your confidence.

Ultimately, you’ll need to weigh all factors before deciding whether a man-aged account is right for you. In any case, it’s an op-tion worth considering.

This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor.

CoREy SylvESTERCicero Edward Jones

StatePointSpending too much and

saving too little? Getting out of your current finan-cial rut can feel daunting without the right habits and tools. Here are five ways to improve your financial plan now.

1. set goals. What do your plans include? A car or house? An expensive getaway? Long-term retire-ment savings or a college fund for your children? Start by identifying your goals clearly. Then, figure out how to get there.

2. Plan smarter, not harder. The right tools on-hand can make the business of financial planning easi-er. Consider such tools as a multi-functional desktop printing calculator, such as Casio’s HR-150TMPlus, which features a 12-dig-it easy-to-read display

and can print 2.4 lines per second. With two-color printing in red and black, exchange calculation and tax calculation, it can help you stay organized and accountable.

3. Follow the money. Take a deep look into your spending habits. While A $5 cup of coffee or a lunch out with coworkers may not seem like much at the time, indulging in these expendi-tures five days a week will really add up over time. Think of all the money that can be put towards savings by making small changes to everyday habits. For exam-ple, pick one or two days a week to enjoy a lunch out with friends, but bring your own lunch the other days of the week. Skip the pric-ey latte and get yourself a thermos, so you can enjoy coffee brewed at home on

your commute.4. analyze your ex-

penses. New apps and web-sites that connect to all your finances, including bank ac-counts, savings, credit cards, student loans and more, can help you track your expens-es and create and manage budgets. Graphs and charts help you understand all fac-ets of your finances, so you can be more in tune with where your money is going, helping you navigate a plan to use it more wisely.

5. Make a change. Want to put your money to good, long-term use in a way that won’t put a strain on your wallet? A selection of apps automatically round-up the leftover change from pur-chases made by you with your debit cards, and puts that change towards some-thing else – like student loans or investments.

Five ways to improve your financial plan

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TODAY’S BIBLE READINGBut it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister; And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant: Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.

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William (Bill) E. McColgin August 15, 1918 – February 8, 2018

William (Bill) E. McColgin, 99, died February 8, 2018 at Hoosier Village in India-napolis. He was born August 15, 1918 to Claude and Lottie (Green) McColgin near Greenwood.

Bill graduated from Purdue University and its ROTC program as a US Army second lieutenant. He served in World War II from 1941 to 1946 in the European, Indian and Pacific Theaters, and the US Army Reserve until 1953, where he was discharged as a Major.

After the war, Bill used his civil engineering degree working for the Pennsylvania Railroad until 1951. He moved his family back to Indiana and partnered with father-in-law, Lowell Carey, and farmed Carey Farms near Westfield, retiring in 1985.

A member of Sheridan Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), he served as an elder and chairman of the board. Bill was a member of the Westfield Lions Club where he served as its president, a member of the American Legion, and he served as a member of the Westfield Zoning and Planning Boards.

On September 26, 1943, Bill married Helen Carey and they celebrated 71 years of marriage before her death in 2015. He is also preceded in death by granddaughter, Allison McColgin. Bill is survived by sons, William C. (Becky), Bob (Alice) McColgin, Jim (Lib-by) McColgin and Jerry (Tara) McColgin; 12 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.

Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on February 12, 2018 at Randall & Roberts Funer-al Center, 1685 Westfield Road, Noblesville, with visitation from 5 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, February 11, 2018, and an hour before the service on Monday. Pastor Andrew Roberts will officiate. Burial will immediately follow the service at Summit Lawn Cemetery in Westfield.

Memorial contributions may be made to First Christian Church, 107 W. Third St., P.O. Box 111, Sheridan, IN 46069; or Saint Vin-cent’s Hospice, c/o St. Vincent Foundation, 8402 Harcourt Road, Suite 210, Indianapolis, IN 46260.

Condolences: randallroberts.com

ArrangementsCalling: 5 to 7 p.m. Feb. 11; 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Feb. 12Service: 10:30 a.m. Feb. 12location: Randall & Roberts Funeral CenterCondolences: randallroberts.com

Thomas “Gonzo” Gonzales June 18, 1951 – February 8, 2018

Thomas “Gonzo” Gonzales, 66, Noblesville, passed away on Thursday, February 8, 2018 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born on June 18, 1951 to the late Bennie and Vivian (Champe) Gonzales in No-blesville.

Thomas was a consumer order worker for Duke Energy where he retired in 2014. He was a member of Noblesville First Church of the Nazarene. He was an avid fisherman and mushroom hunter, an amazing cook and enjoyed traveling and gardening vegetables and flowers. Thomas loved following the Cincinnati Reds, Indianapolis Pacers and Indianapolis Colts, and he was a Dale Earnhardt Sr. fan. He also played baseball at Noblesville High School and softball for

the Duke Energy team. Thomas was ornery but had a great sense of humor. He was a man of a thousand words, but he would give you his heart.

Thomas is survived by his wife, Brenda Gonzales; daughters, Nicole Gonzales (Craig Reed) and Lauren Gonzales (fiancé Thomas Spandau); brother, Franklin Douglas Gonza-les; brother-in-law, Brent Fulton (Karen); and nieces, Emily Uebel (Larry) and Kathleen Fulton.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday, February 16, 2018 at Randall & Roberts Funeral Center, 1685 Westfield Road, Noblesville. Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 17, 2018 at the funeral home, with Rev. Robert L. Donham officiat-ing. Burial will be at Oaklawn Memorial Gardens in Indianapolis.

Memorial contributions may be made to Amer-ican Diabetes Association, 8604 Allisonville Road, Suite 140, Indianapolis, IN 46250; or American Heart Association, 208 S. LaSalle St., Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60604-1242.

Condolences: randallroberts.com

ArrangementsCalling: 5 to 8 p.m. Feb. 16Service: 11 a.m. Feb. 17location: Randall & Roberts Funeral CenterCondolences: randallroberts.com

6 Sports

By RICHIE HALLReporter Sports EditorWestfield got off to a strong start on

Friday, and that helped carry the Shamrocksto victory in a county rivalry game at TheRock.

Westfield beat Hamilton Heights 66-54.Despite being down for most of the game,the Huskies hung with the 'Rocks until thehome team pulled away in the final twominutes. Westfield coach Shane Sumpteracknowledged that it was a game of runs.

"We would get up seven, eight, nine, andthe next thing you know, it's a three-pointgame," said Sumpter. "We couldn't reallyshake them and got a little bit of breathingroom there at the end. I'm proud of my guys.We fought and we grinded and we were ableto get a nice win against Hamilton Heights."

The 'Rocks got a big boost from ZachBanks. The junior scored 12 points in thefirst quarter, contributing to a 21-15 first-period lead for Westfield.

The Huskies came back to tie the gameat 24-24, but the Shamrocks edged ahead32-28 at halftime. Camron Knott got hot forHeights, scoring 10 points in the secondquarter.

That pattern continued into the secondhalf, with Westfield getting baskets and theHuskies answering. The Shamrocks wereable to add to their lead by the end of thethird at 42-36. Zach Banks scored five pointsfor Westfield, with AJ Field adding five tothe Heights total.

The Huskies were still within 53-49midway through the fourth quarter, but the'Rocks were finally able to get the separationthey wanted at that point. Banks poured inanother 13 points in the fourth, giving hima game-high 30 points. Banks had four3-pointers in the game.

"It was a game of big baskets," saidSumpter. "When they cut it to three, we'dcome down and we'd knock down a 3 andget some more separation, get to the rim. Ithought we shot the ball fairly well."

Josh Van Dyke added 17 points, whileCaleb Welch scored 11. Both Shamrocks

made three 3-pointers for the game. VanDyke also pulled eight rebounds, whileChris Chin collected seven rebounds.

Knott finished with 15 points for theHuskies, while Field and Caleb Bean bothscored 13. Knott and Field each drainedthree 3-pointers, with Bean grabbing 11rebounds for a double-double. Field dishedout four assists.

"The effort's there," said Heights coachChad Ballenger. "The kids are working hard.

It's just that time of year. It's a grind. We gotkids tired. We got some that we tried to resta little bit. We just got to scratch and claw."

Westfield won the junior varsity game66-51. Mason Brooks scored 22 points forthe Shamrocks, with Eli Patchett scoring 10.For the Huskies, Brent Pennington had 16points and Issiac Hickok scored 15.

The Shamrocks are now 7-10 and hostHamilton Southeastern at 7:30 p.m. tonightin a Hoosier Crossroads Conference game.The Huskies are 9-9 and play at Frankforton Tuesday.

Westfield 66,Heights 54

Heights FG FT TP PFMax Beale 0-2 0-0 0 2Drayden Thomas 2-5 1-4 6 0Gus Etchison 1-3 0-0 2 1Tyler Wiltermood 2-4 1-1 5 1Hudson Hochstedler 0-1 0-1 0 4Michael Cross 0-0 0-2 0 3

Camron Knott 5-15 2-2 15 0AJ Field 5-9 0-1 13 2Caleb Bean 6-10 1-2 13 1Totals 21-49 5-13 54 14Heights 3-point shooting (7-19) Knott 3-11, Field3-5, Thomas 1-2, Etchison 0-1.Heights rebounds (25) Bean 11, Wiltermood 3,Knott 2, Field 2, Thomas 2, Hochstedler 2, Beale1, Cross 1, Etchison 1.Westfield FG FT TP PFZach Banks 12-16 2-2 30 0Chris Chin 1-7 2-2 5 2Josh Van Dyke 6-10 2-4 17 2Caleb Welch 4-5 0-0 11 3Camden Simons 0-0 2-2 2 3Garrett Pollard 0-2 1-2 1 1Jack Reinoehl 0-0 0-0 0 0Sam Eaton 0-4 0-0 0 2Benji Welch 0-1 0-0 0 1Totals 23-45 9-12 66 14Westfield 3-point shooting (11-27) Banks 4-7,Van Dyke 3-6, C. Welch 3-4, Chin 1-4, Eaton0-4, Pollard 0-1, C. Welch 0-1.Westfield rebounds (26) Van Dyke 8, Chin 7,Simons 4, Reinoehl 3, C. Welch 2, Banks 1,Pollard 1.Score by QuartersHeights 15 13 8 18 - 54Westfield 21 11 10 24 - 66

‘Rocks finally pull away from Huskies

Reporter photo by Richie Hall

Westfield’s Zach Banks (right) scored 30 points for the Shamrocks in their 66-54 win over Hamilton Heights Friday at TheRock. Pictured at left for the Huskies is Max Beale.

By CRAIG ADKINSIn a series that has developed to be one

of the better rivalries in Hamilton County inrecent years, the Carmel-Hamilton South-eastern boys basketball teams found numer-ous ways on Friday night to show whythey'll be two of the favorites in a few weeksto win the Class 4A Sectional 8 tournamentat Noblesville.

Carmel had its largest lead of the nightat 24-16 in the secondquarter, but HamiltonS o u t h e a s t e r ndefended its homecourt on Friday nightwith a come frombehind 58-51 victoryover the visiting Grey-hounds.

The Royals wereable to grab their firstlead of the game whenChaz Birchfieldsnagged an offensiveboard and dropped ina turnaround jumperat 10-9. Birchfieldscored six in theperiod to give HSE a13-9 edge.

The Greyhoundsclimbed their wayback into the gamewith 3-point shootingthat would propelthem back in the lead.

Karsten Windlanclosed the gap to onewith a '3.' Eddie Gill

sank one from the left corner for a 15-13lead. Nick Bowman put HSE back in frontbriefly 16-15.

Alex Jackson came off of the Carmelbench and canned two straight from outsidethe arc and Jalen Whack added another for

No. 6 Royals overcomeNo. 8 Carmel late

Chaz BirchfieldSoutheastern

Alex JacksonCarmel

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A raucous Senior Night crowd at the Eagles Nest sawGuerin Catholic hold Indianapolis Washington 17 pointsunder their average Friday night in a 96-53 victory in boysbasketball.

A 28-point first quarter by the Golden Eagles wasduplicated in the third quarter, as Guerin Catholic had theirsecond highest scoring output of the season. After five leadchanges in the first four minutes of the contest, theContinentals were no match for Coach Pete Smith's team.The lead eventually ballooned to 45 points in the fourthquarter at 93-48.

Behind 64.6 percent field goal shooting, Guerin Cath-olic had four players score in double figures. Zach Munsonnot only scored a career-high 30 points, he also was gamehigh in rebounds with 11. The University of Chicago-boundsenior outscored Washington by himself 17-11 in the thirdperiod, as well. Others scoring in double figures were JackHansen, Kian Sills, and Bernie McGuinness with 18, 17,and 13 points, respectively. Drew Thieme almost joined

them, scoring nine. Clay Hepp passed out a career-highnine assists for the Golden Eagles (13-7). The squad hadschool-record 31 assists in the game, breaking the previousschool record of 28 both against Indpls. Ritter on Feb. 6,2009, and at Terre Haute South on Feb. 18, 2014.

Washington (8-12) and the Golden Eagles both com-mitted 16 turnovers in the contest, but made up for it witha 38-19 rebounding advantage and the strong shooting fromthe field. "It's always nice to see the seniors go out with awin on Senior Night, and after the first few minutes Ithought we did some nice things," said Smith. "Theturnover number is way too high, but 11 guys played in thegame, and some of our in-game line-up combinations hadn'tplayed together. I'll give them a break on a few TO's, but .. . ."

The Golden Eagles play on the road their final threecontests of the regular season, starting  Tuesday  night atpotential sectional foe Broad Ripple in a game that waspostponed from Jan. 12 due to weather.

Guerin Catholic 96,Indpls. Washington 53

Guerin FG FT TP PFKian Sills 7-7 0-0 17 2Clay Hepp 2-2 0-0 5 3Drew Thieme 4-5 1-3 9 4Zach Munson 14-17 1-2 30 1Jack Hansen 8-14 1-1 18 1Bernie McGuinness 5-11 1-1 13 3Roc Ricker 1-5 0-0 2 2Matt Parenteau 0-2 0-0 0 0Kameron Osswald 1-1 0-1 2 0Josh Osborn 0-1 0-0 0 1Brian Ponder 0-0 0-0 0 1Totals 42-65 4-8 96 18Score by QuartersWashington 17 10 11 15 - 53Guerin Catholic 28 19 28 21 - 96Guerin Catholic 3-point shooting (8-15) Sills 3-3, McGuinness 2-3,Hansen 1-5, Munson 1-2, Hepp 1-1, Ricker 0-1.Guerin Catholic rebounds (38) Munson 11, McGuinness 8, Ricker4, Hansen 4, Parenteau 4, Thieme 2, Ponder 2, Osswald 1,Osborn 1, team 1.

Golden Eagles blast Washington on Senior Night

Photo provided

Guerin Catholic had an enjoyable Senior Night on Friday as the Golden Eagles easily beat Indianapolis Washington 96-53. Pictured are the Golden Eagles’ seniorcheerleaders, the basketball players and the basketball support staff with their families in the background.

the largest lead at 24-16, forcing to burn atime out with 2:51 until halftime.

“We lost some things, some transitions,things like that. That's the resolve our guyshave had this year and I think it's beenspecial for us all year long, that we didn'tpanic trying to some of that type of stuff,”said Hamilton Southeastern head coachBrian Satterfield on his team's overall playof Friday night against Carmel.

A pair of Cole Jenkins free throws wouldbe the difference for Carmel, as they wouldtake a 26-25 slight edge into the halftime.

The lead would swing back and forth acouple more times in the third.

HSE opened up the second half with analley-oop from Noah Smith to Aaron Ether-ington for a power dunk and the Royals ontop 27-26. Carmel would answer right backwith a trey from Luke Heady and it was29-27. Etherington tied it 29-29 on a reverselayup.

Heady sank another 3-point bomb thathelped jump start Carmel's biggest scoringquarter of the night. The Hounds got their

lead back to seven twice in the period, butthat just fueled the Royals charge back.

Hamilton Southeastern knew what theyhad to do and that was find every waypossible to come out on top and avoid losingtheir second consecutive game.

“That's one thing that's been specialabout this group. We keep getting betterabout not letting things bother us,” saidSatterfield on his team's play that helpedthem stage the comeback to eventually win.

Southeastern had a little momentumpush in the final seconds of the third, as NickBowman stole a pass and raced to the farend and showed off his vertical, elevatingfor a dunk to ignite the HSE student body.That dunk narrowed the Carmel lead to44-40 after three quarters.

Slowly, but surely, Hamilton Southeast-ern chipped away at the Greyhounds' lead.

All night long, it seemed to be thecombination of Etherington, Bowman andBirchfield that would make the Royals go.

HSE would take the lead once again onan Etherington pull up three from the left

wing for a 48-46 advantage and the Royalswouldn't give up the lead again.

Carmel called a timeout with 4:32 left.The first play out of the huddle, JohnMichael Mulloy lofted up a '3' to cut theRoyals lead to 50-49.

In the fourth quarter, Southeastern wasable to really grab ahold of the reboundingadvantage and it became the problem downthe stretch that kept Carmel from making acomeback of their own late in the game.HSE out-rebounded Carmel 33-19.

“They had some key offensive rebounds.We got some stops, we missed the front endof a one-and-one twice. I think we missedanother free throw late in the fourth quarterand we gave up some offensive rebounds,”said Carmel head coach Ryan Osborn onhow his team gave way late in Friday night'sloss at Hamilton Southeastern.

The Royals went on an 8-2 run in thefinal minute to secure the home court winover Carmel, 58-51.

“We were off balance a little bit, out oftempo and they made the plays,” saidOsborn on his team's play in the fourth.

This turned out to be the great game thatwas anticipated and could also become apreview of a possible sectional champion-ship match-up in a few weeks.

The Greyhounds were led by JohnMichael Mulloy's 17 points, while LukeHeady added eight.

Carmel (12-6) will look to bounce backon Saturday when they host Fort WayneCarroll (15-2).

The Royals were led in scoring by a trioin double-digits. Aaron Etherington led with

17, Nick Bowman had 16 and Chaz Birch-field pitched in with 13.

Hamilton Southeastern (17-3) heads toWestfield (7-10) in Hoosier CrossroadsConference play on Saturday to try to sweepthe weekend.

Southeastern 58,Carmel 51

Carmel FG FT TP PFAndrew Owens 1-4 0-0 3 2Luke Heady 3-6 0-2 8 4John Michael Mulloy6-12 4-4 17 4Cole Jenkins 1-4 2-2 4 2Eddie Gill 1-3 2-2 5 4Karsten Windlan 2-3 0-1 5 2Alex Jackson 2-2 0-0 6 1Jalen Whack 1-1 0-0 3 2Ben Frische 0-0 0-0 0 1Jackson Jannsen 0-0 0-0 0 0Totals 17-35 8-11 51 22Carmel 3-point shooting (9-19) Heady 2-5,Jackson 2-2, Owens 1-3, Gill 1-2, Windlan 1-2,Mulloy 1-2, Whack 1-1, Jenkins 0-2.Carmel rebounds (18) Owens 5, Jenkins 3, Heady3, Gill 2, Jackson 2, Mulloy 2, Windlan 1.Southeastern FG FT TP PFChaz Birchfield 6-13 1-3 13 1Nick Bowman 5-9 4-4 16 3Aaron Etherington 6-8 3-6 17 2Noah Smith 1-5 1-4 3 4Mabor Majak 2-5 3-6 7 3Chris Grubbs 1-3 0-0 2 2Kole Hornbuckle 0-0 0-0 0 0Bradley Beemon 0-0 0-0 0 1Totals 21-43 12-23 58 16Southeastern 3-point shooting (4-8) Bowman 2-4,Etherington 2-3, Smith 0-1.Southeastern rebounds (33) Birchfield 9, Ethering-ton 6, Majak 4, Bowman 1, Hornbuckle 1, Smith1, team 11.Score by QuartersCarmel 9 17 18 7 - 51Southeastern 13 12 15 18 - 58

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The Class 1A No. 1 UniversityTrailblazers took thesuspense out the gameearly  Friday  night,scoring the first 19points of the game ina 75-52 win overCovenant Christian atThe U Center.

It was a recordbreaking night forsenior Zack Hodgin ashe set a new schoolrecord for careersteals.  Hodgin had

three thefts on the night to set the new markwith 108 steals.  Hodgin entered the nighttied with 2016 graduate Connor Holly.

Ethan Sickels led the Blazers in scoringwith 22 points, all in the first half.  SeniorsFoster Flamion (13), David Howard (12)and Josh Watson (12) were also in doublefigures.  Hodgin finished with seven pointsand nine assists as University had assists on20 of their 26 field goals.

"We had a great start tonight with a lotof energy on the defensive end" saidUniversity coach Brandon Lafferman.

Flamion had the first basket of the nightoff a Howard assist.  Sickels scored on afeed from Hodgin before Howard made apair of free throws.  After Hodgin stole theball and threw a pass to Sickels for a lay-in,the Warriors took a time out.  CovenantChristian was then assessed a technical foulfor entering a player with the incorrectuniform number in the score book.  Flamionhit a pair of foul shots, then was fouled afterthe Blazers put the ball back in play andmade two more free throws for sixUniversity points in 17 seconds and a 12-0lead.  Hodgin made it 14-0 on a lay-in off asteal.  Sickels made a three pointer off a

Flamion assist before Hodgin found Sickelson a run out for a 19-0 lead.  The Warriorsmade a three pointer with 38 secondsremaining the first quarter and the openingperiod ended with a 19-3 University lead.

University exploded for 30 points in thesecond quarter to open a 49-23 halftimelead. Sickels had 13 in the second quarter.The Blazers led by 31 with five minutesremaining before the Warriors closed thegame on a 12-4 run.

"We have a big game tomorrow(Saturday),” said Lafferman.  "We arefocused on winning the PAACchampionship."  The Pioneer North DivisionChampions will play at South ChampionGreenwood Christian tomorrow at 4 p.m. asthey attempt to win the school's firstconference title.

University 75,Covenant Christian 52

University FG FT TP PFDavid Howard 4-6 0-0 12 1Quinn Steiner 1-2 0-0 3 0Ethan Sickels 9-11 0-0 22 0Camden Brown 0-0 0-0 0 0Foster Flamion 3-9 7-8 13 0Eyal Friedman 0-1 0-0 0 2Sam Mervis 0-0 0-0 0 2Nate Shatowski 0-1 2-2 2 0Max Greenamoyer 1-2 0-0 2 1Josh Watson 4-9 3-4 12 2Zack Hodgin 3-4 1-1 7 3Eric Major 1-3 0-0 2 0Totals 26-48 13-15 75 11Score by QuartersCovenant 3 20 11 18 - 52University 19 30 14 12 - 75University 3-point shooting (10-23) Howard 4-6,Sickels 4-6, Watson 1-4, Steiner 1-2, Flamion0-2, Friedman 0-1, Shatowski 0-1, Greenamoyer0-1.University rebounds (19) Flamion 4, Watson 4,Major 4, Hodgin 2, Howard 1, Steiner 1,Friedman 1, Mervis 1, Shatowski 1.

Noblesville made a second-half rally atBrownsburg onFriday, coming backbefore the Bulldogsheld on to win a 46-37Hoosier CrossroadsConference game

The Millers trailed27-10 at halftime.Noblesville outscoredthe Bulldogs 27-19 inthe second half. JaronYouree, EaganKeever-Hill andXavier Hines all

scored eight points for the Millers.Ryan Barnes scored seven points and

collected six rebounds, with Hines pullingfive rebounds.

"We played with much more intensityin the second half," said Noblesville coachBrian McCauley. "We rebounded anddefended much better and cut and screenedbetter. We simply dug ourselves too big ofa deficit in the first half. I was really pleasedwith our defensive intensity in the fourthquarter and our offensive execution.

Brendan Fisher came off the bench and gaveus a huge spark offensively. Eagan Keever-Hill sparked us in the third quarter and RyanBarnes was solid with seven points and sixrebounds."

The Millers are now 2-2 in HCC playand 8-10 overall. Noblesville returns hometo The Mill tonight to host Arsenal Tech.

Brownsburg 46,Noblesville 37

Noblesville FG FT TP PFJaron Youree 3-6 0-0 8 2Brendan Fisher 2-5 0-0 6 1Jordan Schmidt 0-4 0-0 0 5Eagan Keever-Hill 3-6 2-4 8 2Xavier Hines 4-15 0-0 8 2Ryan Barnes 3-7 1-2 7 2Alex Hancock 0-0 0-0 0 2Totals 15-43 3-6 37 16Score by QuartersNoblesville 3 7 11 16 - 37Brownsburg 16 11 8 11 - 46Noblesville 3-point shooting (4-20) Youree 2-4,Fisher 2-4, Hines 0-8, Schmidt 0-3, Keever-Hill0-1.Noblesville rebounds (20) Barnes 6, Hines 5,Youree 2, Fisher 2, Schmidt 2, Keever-Hill 2,team 1.

Fishers got off to a good start, thenslowly pulled away from Pendleton

Heights in the secondhalf to win 84-65 ina Friday night awaygame.

The Tigers led19-9 after the firstquarter and 35-26 athalftime. Fishers thenpoured in 49 pointsin the second half,with balancedscoring leading theway. Josiah Mat-

thews had seven points in the third period,with Terry Hicks adding seven in thefourth quarter.

Matthews was the first of four Tigersin double figures with 17 points. JordanJones scored 15 points, Hicks added 12and Alex Szilagyi contributed 10 points.

Fishers is now 9-9 for the season and

travels to Franklin Central tonight for a7:30 p.m. game.

Fishers 84,Pendleton Heights 65

Fishers FG FT TP PFJosiah Matthews 7 1-2 17 0Willie Jackson 3 0-0 6 2Jeremy Szilagyi 3 0-0 7 2Brendhan Russom 2 1-2 5 1Terry Hicks 5 1-2 12 4Alex Szilagyi 3 3-3 10 2Jordan Jones 5 5-7 15 5Jack Maller 1 4-7 6 2Emmanuel Davis 0 0-0 0 0Craig Yoho 0 0-0 0 0Justin Long 2 0-0 4 0Luke Hernandez 1 0-0 2 1Bryce Gee 0 0-0 0 0Totals 32 15-23 84 19Score by QuartersFishers 19 16 24 25 - 84Pendleton 9 17 17 22 - 65Fishers 3-pointers (5) Matthews 2, A. Szilagyi, J.Szilagyi, Hicks.

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Sheridan came out of the second halfstrong on Friday, andthat led the Black-hawks to a bigHoosier HeartlandConference victory.

Sheridan over-whelmed Carroll 60-33 at Hobbs Memo-rial Hall to finishHHC play. The'Hawks completedthe season 5-2 in theconference and willfinish no worse than

third in the league.The Comets led 7-6 after the first

quarter, but Sheridan came back to lead20-15 at halftime. The Blackhawks thenoutscored Carroll 20-3 in the third periodto take a 40-18 lead and cruised throughthe fourth quarter.

Ange Gnamkey led the Blackhawksscoring with 15 points, followed by DrakeDelph's 12 points. Gnamkey also pulledseven rebounds, with Nick Burnell grab-

bing six and Jesse Kolb five.Sheridan is 10-7 overall and plays at

Lebanon tonight.

Sheridan 60,Carroll 33

Sheridan FG FT TP PFAustin Hunter 4-6 0-0 9 2Jack Waitt 2-5 1-2 7 0Drake Delph 4-9 2-2 12 0Brody Perry 1-2 2-2 5 0Caleb Duke 1-4 0-0 2 2Ange Gnamkey 6-9 3-4 15 3Nick Burnell 1-1 0-0 2 4Sean Weitzel 2-5 0-0 4 1Tanner Swindle 1-4 0-0 2 3Jesse Kolb 0-0 0-1 0 0Nolan Buckner 0-1 0-0 0 0Nick Roberts 1-1 0-0 2 0Totals 23-47 8-11 60 15Score by QuartersCarroll 7 8 3 15 - 33Sheridan 6 14 20 20 - 60Sheridan 3-point shooting (6-16) Waitt 2-4,Delph 2-4, Perry 1-2, Hunter 1-1, Swindle 0-2,Duke 0-1, Weitzel 0-1, Buckner 0-1.Sheridan rebounds (27) Gnamkey 7, Burnell 6,Kolb 5, Hunter 4, Duke 2, Swindle 2, Weitzel 1.

Kolb

‘Blazers sail pastCovenant Christian

Strong second half givesSheridan win, 3rd in HHC

Tigers pull away from Pendleton

Noblesville’s comeback fallsshort at Brownsburg

The Carmel girls swim team is in goodposition to extend its record state champion-ship streak after its performance in the statepreliminaries Friday at the IU Natatorium.

The Greyhounds qualified 24 of 27swims into today's state finals. Sixteen ofCarmel's swims will compete in the cham-pionship heat, including all three relays,with the other eight going to the consolationheat.

A big event for the 'Hounds was the 200freestyle, where all three of their swimsmade the championship. Kelly Pash is thetop seed after her prelim time of 1:45.65,while Ashlyn Underhill and Kendra Bowenqualified sixth and seventh respectively.Pash is also the top seed in the 100 free, sheswam that event in 48.87 on Friday.

Trude Rothrock's Friday time of 53.62made her the top seed in the butterfly, withMeredith Berglund placing sixth to make thechampionship heat. Carmel also got the topseed in the 400 free relay, swimming thatevent in 3:25.04.

Other championship qualifiers for theGreyhounds are: Rothrock and KatieDougherty in the individual medley, Dough-erty and Kendra Bowen in the 500 free,Taylor Conley and Colleen Duffy in thebackstroke and Grace Estabrook in thebreaststroke.

Carmel's consolation qualifiers areRachel Young in the IM, Alyssa Conley,Grace Pangburn and Duffy in the 50 free,Underhill and Young in the 100 free,Hannah White in the 500 free and SarahMyung in the backstroke.

Fishers sent 14 swims on to the finals,including six into the championship heat.Amilia Nusbaum made the fast heat in the50 and 100 freestyles, with SamanthaHietpas and Abigail Jahns both reaching thechampionship in the 500 free. The Tigersalso qualified their medley and 400 freerelays on to the championship heat.

Consolation qualifiers for Fishers areJahns and Hannah Pratt in the 200 free,Corinne Yorkman in the IM, Kara Robesonin the butterfly, Pratt in the 100 free, MorganBooth in the 500 free, Yorkman in thebackstroke and Miya Wai in the breaststroke.

Hamilton Southeastern has 10 swimsadvancing to the finals, five each in thechampionship and consolation heats.Hannah Pugh made the fast heat of the 50free, Abby Harter reached the championshipof the backstroke, and the Royals qualifiedall three of their relays into the fast heat aswell.

HSE's consolation qualifiers are Harterand Pugh in the IM, Pugh in the butterfly,and Molly Pedersen in the 100 free andbackstroke.

Westfield's Erin Verbrugge made thechampionship heat in two events, the IM andthe backstroke. The Shamrocks' medleyrelay also qualified for the consolation heat.

Noblesville freshman Sammy Huff qual-ified for the championship heat of the breast-stroke.

Hamilton Heights' Rachel Sanqunettifinished 28th in the backstroke.

Championship Saturday begins with thediving prelims and semi-finals at 9 a.m.,with the swimming and diving finals begin-ning at 1 p.m.

Positions 1-8 qualify for the champion-ship heat, positions 9-16 qualify for theconsolation heat, positions 17-18 arealternates.200 medley relay: 2. Hamilton South-eastern (Abby Harter, Madison Kertin,Hannah Pugh, Emily Barnes) 1:43.88,4. Carmel (Colleen Duffy, Grace Esta-brook, Trude Rothrock, Grace Pang-burn) 1:44.33, 6. Fishers (CorinneYorkman, Miya Wai, Nicole Rueff, EllenFero) 1:45.20, 16. Westfield (Molly Rug-

gles, Erin Verbrugge, Katherine Hand,Mia Herzog) 1:48.45, 17. Noblesville(Jordan Cooley, Sammy Huff, CaitlinMarshall, Abby Harvey) 1:49.18.200 freestyle: 1. Kelly Pash (C)1:45.65, 6. Ashlyn Underhill (C) 1:50.09,7. Kendra Bowen (C) 1:51.25, 9. AbigailJahns (F) 1:51.44, 10. Hannah Pratt (F)1:51.48, 20. Morgan Booth (F) 1:54.03,28. Kayleigh Witt (HSE) 1:57.10.200 individual medley: 2. Rothrock (C)2:00.52, 4. Katie Dougherty (C) 2:02.18,8. Verbrugge (W) 2:02.35, 10. A. Harter(HSE) 2:05.40, 12. Yorkman (F) 2:05.77,14. Rachel Young (C) 2:06.56, 15. Pugh(HSE) 2:06.62. T18. Olivia Harter (HSE)2:09.02; Huff (N) 2:09.02.50 freestyle: T4. Barnes (HSE) 23.29,6. Amilia Nusbaum (F) 23.44, 9. AlyssaConley (C) 23.58, 10. Pangburn (C)23.60, 16. Duffy (C) 23.92.100 butterfly: 1. Rothrock (C) 53.62, 6.Meredith Berglund (C) 55.41, 9. Pugh(HSE) 56.18, 15. Kara Robeson (F)56.74, 19. Rueff (F) 56.91, 21. AveryWilliams (C) 57.22, 23. Marshall (N)

57.78.100 freestyle: 1. Pash (C) 48.87, 6.Nusbaum (F) 51.29, 10. Underhill (C)51.55, 12. Young (C) 51.79, 13. MollyPedersen (HSE) 51.84, 16. Pratt (F)52.25.500 freestyle: 2. Samantha Hietpas (F)4:55.50, 5. Jahns (F) 4:56.92, 7. Dough-erty (C) 4:57.57, 8. Bowen (C) 4:58.42,12. Booth (F) 5:01.07, 13. Hannah White(C) 5:03.25, 21. Marshall (N) 5:10.83.200 freestyle relay: 2. Carmel(Pangburn, Samantha Waples, Young,Maggie Love) 1:34.68, 7. Southeastern(Barnes, Bri Saple, Pedersen, Witt)1:36.36, Westfield (Kerry Effinger, LilyHunter, Ruggles, Herzog) 1:40.18 (placenot available).100 backstroke: 3. A. Harter (HSE)54.83, 6. Verbrugge (W) 55.66, 7. TaylorConley (C) 55.80, 8. Duffy (C) 56.14, 9.M. Pedersen (HSE) 56.35, 11. Yorkman(F) 56.72, 15. Sarah Myung (C) 57.25,21. O. Harter (HSE) 58.10, 28. RachelSanqunetti (Hamilton Heights) 59.10.100 breaststroke: 6. Sammy Huff (N)1:04.02, 7. Estabrook (C) 1:04.04, 13.Wai (F) 1:04.99, 23. Sarah Jarding (C)1:06.83, 25. Victoria Vicory (HSE)1:06.98, 26. A. Conley (C) 1:07.08.400 freestyle relay: 1. Carmel (Bowen,Underhill, White, Pash) 3:25.04, 3.Fishers (Nusbaum, Jahns, Kyla Srncik,Pratt) 3:27.48, 6. Southeastern (Barnes,Ellie Pedersen, M. Pedersen, A. Harter)3:29.02, 17. Westfield (Effinger, Hand,Hunter, Verbrugge) 3:36.68, 21. Nobles-ville (Gillian Cripe, Marshall, SophieCarmosino, Huff) 3:38.87.

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Carmel sends 24 to finals; Fishers, HSE also have many qualifiers

Photo by Doug Sanqunetti

Carmel’s Kelly Pash (left) and Kendra Bowen (right) each qualified for the championship heat of the 200 freestyle duringFriday’s IHSAA girls state swimming preliminaries. Pash is the top seed in the 200 free, with Bowen the seventh seed.

Photo by Bret Richardson

Hamilton Southeastern’s Abby Harter is seeded third in the backstroke in today’s state finals.

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Photo by Bret Richardson

Fishers’ Hannah Prattqualified sixth in the200 freestyle, one ofsix Tigers swimmersthat will compete inthe championship

heat today.

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Photo by Doug Sanqunetti

Hamilton Heights’Rachel Sanqunettiplaced 28th in the

backstroke.Sanqunetti was theHuskies’ first state

swimming qualifier inseveral years.

Photo by Bret Richardson

ABOVE: Noblesville’s Caitlin Marshall finished23rd in the butterfly.

RIGHT: Westfield’s Erin Verbrugge reached thechampionship heat in the individual medley and

the backstroke.

Photo by Doug Sanqunetti

Eastern ConferenceAtlantic W L PCT. GBBoston 40 17 .702 -Toronto 38 16 .704 0.5Philadelphia 27 25 .519 10.5New York 23 33 .411 16.5Brooklyn 19 37 .339 20.5Central W L PCT. GBCleveland 32 22 .593 -Milwaukee 30 24 .556 2.0Indiana 31 25 .554 2.0Detroit 27 27 .500 5.0Chicago 19 35 .352 13.0Southeast W L PCT. GBWashington 31 24 .564 -Miami 30 26 .536 1.5Charlotte 23 32 .418 8.0Orlando 18 36 .333 12.5Atlanta 17 39 .304 14.5

Western ConferenceNorthwest W L PCT. GBMinnesota 34 24 .586 -Portland 31 25 .554 2.0Oklahoma City 31 25 .554 2.0Denver 29 26 .527 3.5Utah 27 28 .491 5.5Pacific W L PCT. GBGolden State 42 13 .764 -L.A. Clippers 28 25 .528 13.0L.A. Lakers 23 31 .426 18.5Phoenix 18 38 .321 24.5Sacramento 17 37 .315 24.5Southwest W L PCT. GBHouston 41 13 .759 -San Antonio 35 21 .625 7.0New Orleans 28 26 .519 13.0Memphis 18 36 .333 23.0Dallas 17 38 .309 24.5

NBA standingsFriday’s scores

L.A. Clippers 108, Detroit 95Philadelphia 100, New Orleans 92

Cleveland 123, Atlanta 107Indiana 97, Boston 91

Miami 91, Milwaukee 85Houston 130, Denver 104

Utah 106, Charlotte 94Chicago 114, Minnesota 113

Portland 118, Sacramento 100

By WHEAT HOTCHKISSCourtesy nba.com/pacersTwo days after waiting out a rare indoor

rain delay, the Pacers weathered ametaphorical storm on Friday night,surviving a furious rally to hold off theEast-leading Celtics in Boston, 97-91.

Indiana (31-25) — back in action for thefirst time since Monday after Wednesday'sgame at New Orleans was postponed due toa leak in the roof at the Smoothie Center —raced out to a 26-point lead on Fridayagainst a Celtics team playing on the secondnight of a back-to-back.

But Boston (40-17) mounted a furiouscharge in the second half and actually tookthe lead on multiple occasions in the fourthquarter.

The Celtics led 86-85 with four minutesto play after a pair of free throws by All-Starguard Kyrie Irving. On the other end,Indiana's All-Star Victor Oladipo missed a3-pointer, but third-year center MylesTurner was there to clean it up, throwingdown a putback dunk to put Indiana back infront with 3:51 to play.

The Pacers' defense buckled down overthe next couple minutes, allowing them toslowly add to the lead. A Bojan Bogdanovicfree throw after a defensive three seconds

call and a pair of driving buckets by Oladipomade it a 91-85 Pacers lead with 1:37remaining.

Terry Rozier made one of two foul shotsto trim Boston's deficit to five points, butTurner answered with a three-point play tomake it a three-possession game. Irvingdrove right back down the floor andconverted a three-point play of his own with1:04 to play.

Indiana ran the shot clock all the waydown on the other end. Turner missed amid-range jumper, but Cory Joseph cameflying in to tip the long rebound toBogdanovic, forcing Boston to foul.

Turner made one of two free throwsbefore Irving quickly raced down for a quicklayup to make it 95-91 with 28.6 secondsremaining. The Celtics fouled ThaddeusYoung — just a 55.1 percent free throwshooter on the year — but the Pacers captaincalmly sank both shots from the charitystripe.

Irving missed a three on the other endand the Pacers were able to run out the clockand secure the win.

"I think down the stretch we just did agreat job of calming down, getting stops,and getting great looks on the offensiveend," Oladipo told FOX Sports Indiana'sJeremiah Johnson after the win.

After missing Monday's loss to theWizards due to illness, Oladipo led allscorers with 35 points on 15-of-29 shooting,10 rebounds, and five steals. It was the latestin a long run of memorable performancesfrom the fifth-year guard and first-timeAll-Star.

"He's been doing that all year for us, he'sbeen great," Joseph said. "As you know, he'san All Star. We're going to need him tocontinue to do that."

The Pacers dominated in the early goingon Friday. Indiana raced out to a 28-12 leadbehind 11 points from Oladipo and eightfrom Turner and took a 30-16 lead into thesecond quarter. As a team, Indiana went11-for-18 from the field and 4-for-6 from3-point range, while Boston was just 6-for-27 and 0-for-6 from beyond the arc.

A 10-2 run early in the second quarterpushed the Pacers' lead to 42-20. Theymaintained their stifling defense throughoutthe first half, leading by as many as 26 pointsand taking a 59-38 advantage into the break.

The Celtics stormed back after halftime,however. Boston used an early 10-2 run totrim their deficit to 14 points. The hosts thenclosed the third quarter with a 20-6 surge,capped by Rozier banking in a 35-foot3-pointer to beat the buzzer and make it a76-72 game heading into the fourth.

Both teams sputtered offensively to openthe final frame, combining for just 10 pointsover the first half of the fourth quarter.Boston finally tied the game at 80 on AlHorford's putback with 5:24 remaining and— after an Oladipo jumper on the other end— took its first lead on Horford's 3-pointerwith 4:45 to play.

"I thought our guys showed toughnessfrom the start," Pacers head coach NateMcMillan said. "We knew (the Celtics) weregoing to come back and give us a shot, andthey did in the third quarter. Our guys justhung in there. They kept their composure,started to execute, move the ball, and knockdown some shots."

Three other Pacers players joinedOladipo in double figures in the win. Turnertallied 19 points, seven rebounds, and twoblocks. Young recorded a double-doublewith 13 points and 14 rebounds. AndBogdanovic chipped in 13 points, fourboards, and three assists.

Irving led Boston with 21 points andeight assists. Jaylen Brown added 16 points,while rookie forward Jayson Tatum had 15.

The Pacers have two games remainingbefore the All-Star break. They host the NewYork Knicks on Sunday night, then travel toBrooklyn to take on the Nets on Wednesday.

Pacers weather Boston storm, hold off Celtics

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