Fountain Central Jr/Sr High School

THIS WEEK IN MUSTANG SPORTS (JAN 5-10) • The Lady Mustang Wrestling team had a great day at the Crawfordsville sectional on Friday. FC finished 2nd out of 17 teams on the day as a team. We advanced SEVEN girls to the Kokomo Regional, scheduled for Saturday, January 10. Amira Welles, Kaitlyn DePugh, Lydia Perkins, Savanna Richardson, Jayden Larkin, Ruby Deel, and Riley Deal all advanced to the regional. Riley Deel was SECTIONAL CHAMPION in her weight class. Congratulations on a great sectional performance ladies and Coaches Lucas Deel and Coagan Bane! • Girls Wrestling Ticket Info – Tickets for the regional are $10 and can be purchased at IHSAA.org once the link is set up by the IHSAA. Results are also available by creating a free account at USABracketing.com (user guide on IHSAA.org – sports – girls – wrestling – regional). • The Mustang boys’ basketball team won a thriller Saturday afternoon at Dave Sanders Court. After the JV led the entire game for a 41-35 win (their 2nd in a row), the varsity was in a back-and-forth game with the Thunderbirds. After getting down 7-0 early, the Mustangs fought back for a 61-60 win. Ayden Batchelor made 8 3-pointers for 24 points, while Eli Foxworthy hit 6 threes and ended up with 31 points and the Fountain Trust Player of the Game. Foxworthy hit 2 free throws for the lead with under 30-seconds to play and the Mustangs came up with a big defensive stop to seal the victory. • At halftime of the boys’ varsity game, Fountain Trust also presented the Player of the Game Award to Citrus Wesley for her performance in the championship game of the Bi-County Holiday Tournament, in which the Lady Mustangs defeated Covington 55-15 for their 3rd consecutive Bi-County Championship. • The girls’ basketball game vs Attica has been re-scheduled to Saturday, Jan 10. It will be a 10 am start and will be varsity only.