TUESDAY'S ROUNDUP: Top-ranked 'Stangs pound Panthers

Fresh off supplanting Merrillville as the No. 1 team in the state, Munster completely dominated Northwest Crossroads Conference foe Griffith 89-40 while improving its undefeated record to 16-0 (5-0 in NCC).

Joe Crisman had a game-high 24 points, and Nate Bubash added 14 for the Times No. 1 Mustangs.

Calvin Bonewits and Danny Miller each scored 10 for the Panthers (2-13, 1-4).

Bishop Noll 62, Highland 52: Keith Mahler's monster game of 28 points and 10 rebounds wasn't enough for Highland (7-10) to take out the Times No. 3 and still undefeated Warriors (16-0), who were led by Adonis Filer's 18 points and 12 points each by Ronnye Beamon and Larry Crisler.

Noll led 27-17 in the second quarter, but Highland scored five straight to make it 27-22 at the half.

A 3-point shot by Mahler made it 37-34 with 3:46 left in the third, but Highland would get no closer.

Gavit 83, Morton 61: The Gladiators avenged a double-overtime loss to the Governors on Jan. 3 while winning their first Great Lakes Conference game of the season.

Cedric Smith poured in a game-high 22 points, and Alvin Johnson recorded a double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds for Gavit (7-8, 1-4).

Brandon Valentine had 16 points and eight rebounds, and Greg Flores and Jimmie Coleman each scored 12 for Morton (6-8, 2-3).

Gymnastics

Chesterton 107.775, Lake Central 87.625: Brandi Tuzinski and Alex O'Brien tied for all-around honors (34.65) for Chesterton, which also got two firsts from Elizabeth Kosak (9.4 beam, 9.475 floor) and a top score from Samantha Wilburn on the unever bars (8.65). Tuzinski recorded the top vault score (9.25).