Boys Basketball

The name may not be a household commodity, but the competition is there. Benton Homeschool took down Lakeland Christian Academy, 64-51, in boys hoops Tuesday night in Elkhart County.

The Bucks beat the Cougars for the fourth time in the last five meetings, and evened the series at 5-5 in the past 10 years.

Ethan Cooper came alive for Benton in the second half, scoring 20 of his game-high 26 points. Cooper scored 10 points in the fourth quarter, part of a 19-13 closeout.

John Seida had 13 points and Jacob Neufer finished with 10 points in the win.

Josh McDaniel led the Cougars with 23 points, 21 of which came from behind the three-point arc after drilling seven triples. The seven made three-pointers is a single-game LCA program record. McDaniel also added four rebounds and an assist.

Noah Twombly had 10 points, three boards and two assists, Braxton Keller had nine points and seven rebounds, and Jake Harmon dished four assists and pulled down four boards to go with a made three.

LCA falls to 2-3 overall and will try to get back on the winning side Friday hosting Portage Christian.

Girls Basketball

A pair of free throws from Anya Kauffman with 5.6 seconds left were exactly what Bethany Christian needed in a 30-29 win at LCA Tuesday night.

Kassy Miller led BC with 12 points in the low-scoring affair.

LCA stats were not immediately issued.

The JV game went to BC in a 25-13 final. Jackie Barber led the Bruins with 13 points.

LCA (5-4) will visit South Bend Trinity Saturday night.