The Couriers dropped one spot to #3 in the ICSTS Top Five poll after beating the Elkhart County Hawks 48-44 Thursday and losing to ICSTS top-ranked Horizon Christian 61-51 Saturday.
The Hawks led the Couriers 23-15 at the half before the Couriers turned it around in the second half to run their record to 2-0. Evan Stutzman scored 16 points. Jordan Bontrager added a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Satori Stahl tallied 16 points and Aaron Rife 11 for the visitors.
The Lions used a balanced offense to improve to 7-1 while dropping the visiting Couriers to 2-1. Daniel Burtner dropped in 17 points, Luke Jones 16 and Josiah Godbey 12. Horizon roared to a 40-25 halftime lead and shot 50 percent from the floor for the game.
Jesse Yoder's 15 points and Evan Stutzman's 14 paced the Couriers who shot just 39 percent from the floor (20-for-52), were outscored 14-5 at the free-throw line and committed 18 turnovers.
The Couriers open their second year in the Sagarin ratings in 373rd out of 411 schools. They host #346 Elkhart Christian (1-1 before Prairie Heights tonight) Saturday. The junior varsity tips off at 6:00 followed by the varsity.
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