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The Indiana girls and boys basketball teams put the finishing touches on a sweep in the Indiana-Kentucky All-Star doubleheader finale Sunday at Bellarmine University in Louisville, Ky.
Errick Peck of Indianapolis Cathedral scored 14 points and D.J. Byrd of North Montgomery added 10 to lead the Indiana boys to a 64-49 win over the Kentucky All-Stars, and Miss Basketball Skylar Diggins of South Bend Washington scored 29 points, 25 in the second half, as the Indiana girls rallied for an 85-75 win.
The Indiana boys won Saturday’s game 78-65, and the Indiana girls won 105-75 at Conseco Fieldhouse.
For the boys, North Side’s Justin Jordan had four points, two rebounds and two steals.
Indiana trailed briefly early in the game but led 37-20 at halftime behind Peck’s 11 points.
Indiana led 45-27 with 16:45 to play when Kentucky scored five points in a row to get within 45-34.
Indiana put the game away by scoring seven consecutive points for a 52-34 lead. Kentucky got no closer than 61-49.
Indiana shot 35.3 percent from the field (24 of 68) and outrebounded the smaller Kentucky squad 51-46. Kentucky shot 24.3 percent from the field (17 of 70), which included 2 of 16 from three-point range.
For the girls, South Side’s Sydney Weinert had two points, six rebounds and two blocks, and Elmhurst’s Lecretia Smith added two points, one rebound and one steal.
Indiana leads the series 38-30 and has won 10 of the last 13. It was the Hoosiers’ 13th sweep.
Indiana trailed 66-63 with 6:37 to play when Diggins scored nine consecutive points, the last two on a layup with 3:50 to play, giving Indiana a 72-66 lead.
Kentucky got no closer than three points the remainder of the game.
Alexandria Bentley of Indianapolis Ben Davis was on the only other Hoosier in double figures with 12 points. Indiana shot 51.7 percent from the field (30 of 58) and hit 16 of 27 shots in the second-half for 59.3 percent.
Kentucky’s biggest lead was 43-32 at halftime. But Indiana quickly gained control of the game, outscoring Kentucky 18-2 for a 53-47 with 11:20 to play.
