Columbus East High School

The Columbus East freshman boys basketball team continued their dominant season, improving to 15-0 after another 2-0 weekend. The O’s rolled past East Central with a commanding 62-13 win at home on Friday before staging an impressive comeback victory at Bloomington North, 49-41, on Saturday. Dominant Performance Against East Central: East wasted no time asserting their dominance Friday night, storming out to a 24-2 first-quarter lead and taking a 38-3 advantage into halftime. The game was never in doubt as the O’s spread the scoring across the roster, with nine of 11 players getting in the scoring column. Connor Rodarte led the way with 10 points, while Josiah Shelton and Kam Robertson each added nine. Comeback Win at Bloomington North: Saturday’s game at Bloomington North proved to be a much tougher test. The O’s found themselves in an unfamiliar position, trailing by as much as 11 points and facing a 26-18 deficit at halftime. However, they responded in dominant fashion, outscoring the Cougars 16-8 in the third quarter to even the game before closing strong with a 15-7 fourth-quarter edge. Kam Robertson and Keatin Roberts stepped up in the clutch, each finishing with 14 points to fuel the comeback victory. Scoring Leaders: East Central: Connor Rodarte – 10 Josiah Shelton – 9 Kam Robertson – 9 Layton Henry – 8 Jacob Thomas – 8 Keatin Roberts – 6 Cadyn Goodlow – 5 Daelyn Diaz – 5 Terran Degraffenreid – 2 Bloomington North: Kam Robertson – 14 Keatin Roberts – 14 Jacob Thomas – 10 Josiah Shelton – 6 Daelyn Diaz – 3 Cadyn Goodlow – 2 The East freshman squad faces a busy final week of the regular season, with home games against Bloomington South on Wednesday, Providence on Thursday, and New Albany on Saturday. As they look to complete a perfect season, the O’s will aim to keep their momentum rolling in the final stretch.