NEW CARLISLE —Jimtown fell out of the lead in the Northern State Conference Friday night as the Jimmies lost to New Prairie 53-37 in boys basketball.

New Prairie jumped on the Jimmies early, taking a 14-6 lead at the end of the first quarter and cruising to the win. The Cougars shot 29 free throws in the contest, hitting 22.

Zach Rehlander led New Prarie with 13 points, while Chase Hoeflinger scored nine and Adam DeShone eight for Jimtown.

New Prairie, Jimtown, LaVille and Triton are now all 2-1 in the NSC, one game behind Bremen.

New Prairie 53, Jimtown 37

Jimtown — Luke Crocker 2, Alec Brown 5, Chase Hoeflinger 9, Nick Floyd 0, Adam DeShone 8, Mason Brown 5, Augie Farwig 0, Brody Olson 2, Michael Hobbs 6. Totals: 13 7-13 37.

New Prairie — Zach Rehlander 13, Jasen Webb 8, Dylan Cory 2, Jared Manhaut 8, Derek Scott 3, Aaron Blades 0, Ren Crump 4, Matt Winter 5, Noah Schatt 8, C.J. Kowalski 2, Chad Swan 0. Totals: 15 22-29 53.

Scoring By Quarters

Jimtown 6 13 11 7 — 37

New Prairie 14 17 11 11 — 53

3-point goals: Jimtown (4) — A. Brown, Hoeflinger, M. Brown, DeShone; New Prairie (1) — Schatt.

Total fouls: Jimtown 23, New Prairie 14. Fouled out — M. Brown, olson.

Records: Jimtown 4-6 (2-1 NSC), New Prairie 6-5 (2-1 NSC).

Next: Howe at Jimtown Tuesday; New Prairie at LaVille Tuesday in Bi-County Tournament.

JV: New Prairie 45, Jimtown 26. Top scorers: Jimtown — Dylan Guldager 10.