Mustangs stampede the Oracles
By Brad Brummett Contributing sportswriter

Fountain Central (11-10) played with enthusiasm and emotion the entire game last Tuesday night in opening round action of the North Montgomery Sectional. They were playing for the first time since the loss of junior Andy Krout. Fountain Central, the eventual sectional runner-up, defeated the Oracles 48-36.

The Mustangs led Delphi by three points at the end of the first and second periods. Justin Krout hit one of his three treys for the night at the half-time buzzer. Michael Myers had ten points, Kory Banes and Dustin Oliver had four points each and the Oracles trailed 21-18 at half.

A low scoring third quarter for Delphi kept the Mustangs charged up, as Fountain Central built a 12- point lead, 37-25.

Fountain Central played tight, in-your-face defense the entire night, leading to 18 Oracle turnovers. The Oracles were able to force 14 Mustang turnovers, resulting in a couple of fast break baskets.

A smaller Mustang squad was able to pull down two more rebounds than the Oracles. Again, a slow third quarter spelled doom for the Oracles (2-19).

Myers led the Oracles with 16 points and 8 rebounds. Justin Krout and Rodney Carver were double figure scorers for the Mustangs with 12 and 11 points, respectively.

Fountain Central went on to beat Seeger 49-44 Friday night and met North Montgomery in the championship game. Fountain Central finished the season 12-11.

North Mont beat Clinton Central 72-65 to get to the sectional championship game. The Chargers won their third consecutive sectional title and advance to the regional with an 18-4 record, ranked 8th in class 2A.

Correction for the Rensselaer game: I inadvertently misplaced a sheet from my notes. Final score was 68-55. Kory Banes had 2 additional scores in the final minute, finishing with 8 points. Sorry, Kory.