Vikings take second game in a row with Mt. Carmel win

By Chris Morlan

The North Posey Vikings were back on their home court last Tuesday for a game against a team from out of state with the Mount Carmel Golden Aces. Over the last six to seven seasons, these two schools have played a contest against each other.

Prior to this matchup, North Posey was looking to build their first winning streak of the season. North Posey never trailed in the game against Mount Carmel and went on to win by the final score of 47-39.

There were a few scary moments throughout this contest that Mount Carmel had a chance to control the game. When that happened, North Posey built their advantage up eight or nine points. With the win, North Posey has won two straight games and improved their season record to five wins and twelve losses.

North Posey started off on fire in this matchup going up 9-0. The Vikings ended the first quarter leading by the score of 11-6. Midway through the second quarter, North Posey built their biggest lead of the game at 21-11. Mount Carmel refused to backdown and cut the deficit down to six at the halftime break (23-17).

The Golden Aces started off in the third quarter, going on an 8-2 scoring run to tie the game at 25-25. After that tie in the game, North Posey took control of the remainder of this matchup. In the fourth quarter, Mount Carmel guard Shain Meador got called for a double dribble. The Golden Aces coach got upset and one of the officials gave the coach a technical foul with 4:40 left in the fourth quarter. North Posey never lost the lead and won this matchup by eight points.

For the season, this was the Vikings first win of the year when they scored under 50 points in a game. On the campaign, when North Posey scores 50 or more points in a contest, they are 4-0. When the Vikings score under 50 points in a game, they have a 1-12 record.

Leading the Vikings in scoring was Brayden Compton with a game-high 16 points. Trey Buecher finished with nine points, while Tyler Arnold and Brody Fehn each scored six points in the win.

Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at North Posey High School

Mount Carmel 6 11 14 8 — 39

North Posey 11 12 15 9 — 47

MOUNT CARMEL (39): E. Acree 3 0-0 6, O. Blake 2 0-0 5, S. Meador 2 7-8 12, R. Andrews 4 0-0 8, W. Keepes 0 0-0 0, L. Alka 0 0-0 0, C. Wiggins 0 0-0 0, E. Knapp 4 0-0 8.

NORTH POSEY (47): C. Clowers 0 3-6 3, C. Schickel 1 0-0 2, B. Compton 8 0-1 16, T. Buecher 3 1-2 9, T. Arnold 3 0-2 6, B. Fehn 1 3-4 6, C. Wilzbacher 2 1-2 5.

3-point field goals: North Posey 3 (T. Buecher 2, B. Fehn 1), Mount Carmel 2 (O. Blake 1, S. Meador 1); Free Throws: North Posey 8-17, Mount Carmel 7-8; Total Fouls: North Posey 15, Mount Carmel 18.

The Viking basketball team was back on the hardwood last Friday night in a conference matchup against the Southridge Raiders. North Posey came into this game on a two-game winning streak. Southridge was on a two-game losing streak.

Southridge started off in the first quarter of the game, leading 7-0. North Posey committed numerous turnovers and could not get a basket to fall through the hoop. At the end of the first quarter, Southridge led comfortably by the score of 12-2.

After trailing 12-2 going into the second quarter, North Posey settled down and played well for the remainder of the first half. The Vikings went on an 8-0 run to cut the deficit down to 12-10. Southridge finished the second quarter with a 7-5 run to lead at the halftime break 19-15. North Posey outscored Southridge 13-7 in the second quarter.

At the start of the third quarter, North Posey stayed in the game and only trailed Southridge by a basket or two. Midway through the third quarter, Southridge only led 26-24. Then the Raiders went on a 12-2 run to close out the third quarter leading 38-26 over the Vikings.

The Raiders extended their advantage up to as many as sixteen points in the fourth quarter to pull away with the victory over the Vikings. This loss snapped the Vikings two-game winning streak and dropped their season record to five wins and thirteen losses. Southridge ended their two-game losing streak to improve their record to nine wins and nine losses.

In this very low scoring game, only one player on both teams scored double figures. Heith Steckler of Southridge scored a game-high 11 points. Hudson Montgomery with nine points, Camden Haywood with eight points, and Justin Leathers with seven points for the Raiders.

For North Posey, the Vikings were led by Camden Clowers and Brayden Compton, each scoring eight points. Tyler Arnold finished with four points. In the game, North Posey committed thirteen turnovers and were outrebounded 23-20 in the contest.

Friday, February 13, 2026, at North Posey High School

Southridge 12 7 19 9 — 47

North Posey 2 13 11 8 — 34

SOUTHRIDGE (47): J. Leathers 1 4-6 7, C. Sherman 2 1-2 6, C. Haywood 3 1-2 8, H. Montgomery 4 0-0 9, H. Steckler 5 1-2 11, S. Gasser 1 0-0 3, P. Steckler 1 1-1 3, G. Bolling 0 0-0 0.

NORTH POSEY (34): C. Clowers 3 0-2 8, C. Schickel 1 0-0 3, B. Compton 3 2-4 8, T. Buecher 1 0-0 3, T. Arnold 2 0-0 4, B. Fehn 1 0-0 3, C. Wilzbacher 1 0-1 2, C. Crane 0 0-0 0, R. Kihn 0 0-0 0, J. Embrey 1 0-0 3, H. Lilly 0 0-0 0.

Field Goals: North Posey 13-33, Southridge 17-38; 3-point field goals: North Posey 6-17 (C. Clowers 2, T. Buecher 1, C. Schickel 1, B. Fehn 1, J. Embrey 1), Southridge 5-21 (J. Leathers 1, C. Sherman 1, C. Haywood 1, H. Montgomery 1, S. Gasser 1); Free Throws: North Posey 2-7, Southridge 8-13; Rebounds: North Posey 20, Southridge 23; Turnovers: North Posey 13, Southridge 7; Total Fouls: North Posey 15, Southridge 10.

The North Posey Viking boys’ basketball team played their second game in consecutive night last Saturday evening on the road at Perry Central High School against the Commodores. North Posey was looking to bounce back from the loss to Southridge the previous night. That is exactly what the Vikings did against the Commodores defeating them by the final score of 51-34.

Things didn’t start off in the right direction for the Vikings to start this game. Perry Central led 5-2. When Carter Schickel made a three-point basket to tie the game to 5-5. North Posey never trailed the remainder of the game. The Vikings closed out the first quarter with a 11-0 run to lead 13-5 at the end of the first period.

In the second quarter, North Posey led by as many as twelve points on two occasions, 24-12 and 26-14. Perry Central closed out the first half with a 7-2 run. At the halftime break, North Posey led 26-19.

North Posey outscored Perry Central 12-7 in the third quarter to extend their advantage up to twelve points at 38-26. The Vikings maintained control over the game in the fourth quarter outscoring Commodores 13-8. This gave the Vikings their biggest lead of the game at seventeen points by the final score of 51-34. For the second half, North Posey won the final two quarters 25-15.

On the season, North Posey improved their record to six wins and thirteen losses. The Vikings have won three of their last four games. Perry Central’s season record dropped to seven wins and thirteen losses. The Commodores are currently on a three-game losing streak.

Brayden Compton led the Vikings by scoring a game-high 21 points. Compton scored 12 of his 21 points in the second half. Tyler Arnold played a great game finishing with 13 points, while freshman Camden Clowers scored nine points for the Vikings. Zac Mitchell led Perry Central to score 12 points.

Saturday, February 14, 2026, at Perry Central High School

North Posey 13 13 12 13 — 51

Perry Central 5 14 7 8 — 34

NORTH POSEY (51): C. Clowers 4 0-0 9, C. Schickel 2 0-2 5, B. Compton 10 0-0 21, T. Buecher 1 0-0 3, T. Arnold 6 0-1 13, B. Fehn 0 0-0 0, C. Wilzbacher 0 0-0 0, C. Crane 0 0-0 0, R. Kihn 0 0-0 0, J. Embrey 0 0-0 0, H. Lilly 0 0-0 0.

PERRY CENTRAL (34): G. Clark 3 1-2 9, L. Stumler 1 0-0 2, Z. Mitchell 3 6-10 12, R. Litherland 0 1-2 1, O. Hubert 1 2-2 5, L. Zellers 2 0-0 5, L. Knieriem 0 0-0 0, T. Richard 0 0-0 0, A. Duncan 0 0-0 0, B. Hubert 0 0-0 0, B. Brubaker 0 0-0 0.

3-point field goals: North Posey 5 (C. Clowers 1, T. Buecher 1, C. Schickel 1, T. Arnold 1, B. Compton 1), Perry Central 4 (G. Clark 2, L. Zellers 1, O. Hubert 1); Free Throws: North Posey 0-3, Perry Central 10-16; Total Fouls: North Posey 16, Perry Central 9.