Blackhawk Christian beats Busco in regional semifinal
VICTORIA JACOBSEN | The Journal Gazette
In a Class 2A regional semifinal a year in the making, Blackhawk Christian beat Churubusco 68-55 Saturday at North Judson-San Pierre.
The game remained close through the first three quarters: Churubusco (21-5) led 15-14 after the first quarter, Marcus Davidson hit a pull up jumper just before halftime to give the Braves (25-3) a 26-24 lead heading into the locker rooms and Blackhawk Christian led 40-37 at the end of the third quarter.
But with 7:07 left to play, Busco senior Landen Jordan, the team's leading rebounder and second-leading scorer, was called for a blocking foul, his fifth. Jackson Paul quickly hit a 3-point to tie the game at 40, but, after that, the Braves were off to the races. With just under five minutes to play, Blackhawk Christian led 48-40. A dunk by Caleb Furst gave the Braves a 51-40 lead with 3:45 to play, and 40 seconds later Blackhawk called timeout up 57-42. Furst made his exit with the Braves leading 65-52 with 1:15 left on the clock.