Tribe senior reaches 1,000-point plateau

FORT RECOVERY — Micaiah Cox’s final point of the night was a big one.

It wasn’t a game winner, nor did it give his team the lead — the Indians won by 39. But it did give him a special place in Indiana history.

Cox, a Fort Recovery High School senior, scored 31 points Saturday, the last of which propelled him into the 1,000-point club as the Indians defeated the McComb Panthers, 80-41. Cox is the 16th Tribe player to reach 1,000 points.

Fort Recovery (13-7) led from the start, jumping out to a 22-9 lead after the first quarter. The Tribe continued to put pressure on the Panthers on both ends of the court, pushing the advantage to 55-19 at halftime.

During the fourth quarter, with the Indians ahead 74-29, Cox made two bonus free throws, the second of which put him in school history. Cox finished 11-for-18 from the field including making both of his 3-point attempts. He was also 7-of-11 from the free-throw line and had a game-high 12 rebounds.

Caleb Martin was second on the team with 16 points, and Travis Sutter joined them in double figures with 13 points.

Fort Recovery’s junior varsity team also won, 45-28. Blayne Thobe led the Tribe with 11 points, and Trevor Vaughn chipped in 10 points. Reese Rogers tallied nine points, and Ian Homan added seven points.



Tribe ends with win

FORT RECOVERY — Fort Recovery’s girls basketball team closed its regular season with a 58-28 victory over the McComb Panthers.

The Indians (17-3), who are ranked eighth in the Division III Associated Press poll and begin sectional play Wednesday against Parkway at Wapakoneta, led 14-6 after the first quarter and were in front 24-17 heading into halftime. A strong effort on both sides of the court helped the Indians to a 15-2 advantage in the third quarter to enter the fourth quarter with a 39-19 lead.

Whitney Will scored a game-high 19 points for the Indians. Grace Thien made four 3-pointers on her way to 14 points, while Val Muhlenkamp added eight points and Kiah Wendel and Jocelyn Kaiser added seven each.

Fort Recovery’s junior varsity team won 21-13 in two quarters of action.

Macy Day had a team-high six points for the Tribe, which got four points each from Brooke Kahlig and Muhlenkamp. Aleigha Jenkins tallied three points, while Olivia Patch and Lydia Wenning had two points apiece.



Hill at her best

MISHAWAKA — Halle Hill set a new season-best all-around score at the Irish Classic Gymnastics Meet on Saturday and Sunday at Bethel College.

Hill, a Jay County High School freshman competing as a 15-and-older Level 8 gymnast, finished fifth on both the vault (9.05) and floor exercise (9.35). She added a sixth-place finish on balance beam (9.175) and a 7.85 on uneven bars for an all-around score of 35.425, which was eighth.

Hannah Outcalt, a 13-and-older Xcel Gold gymnast and West Jay Middle School eighth grader, earned her best score on the floor exercise as she placed seventh with 9.35. She added an 8.7 on vault, 8.4 on beam and 8.15 on bars for an all-around total of 34.6, which was 14th.