The Chesterton boys basketball team improved to 3-1 on the season with an 80-53 victory at East Chicago Central on Tuesday night.

The Trojans built a 23-13 lead through one quarter and pushed it to 42-30 at halftime and were never challenged.

Travis Grayson led CHS with 18 points, while Luke Lombardini (14 points) and Tyler Vanderwoude (10 points) also scored in double figures.

Rounding out the scoring for the Trojans were Sean Elliott (9 points), Chris Mullen (9 points), Justin Sims (6 points), Owen Guest (6 points), Carson Parrish (3 points), Charlie Eaton (3 points) and Landon Johnston (2 points).

Chesterton returns to the court on Saturday night when they host Gary 21st Century.

Chesterton (23-19-24-14)

Travis Grayson 6 6-7 18, Luke Lombardini 4 2-2 14, Justin Sims 3 0-0 6, Karson Cardenas 0 0-0 0, Carson Parrish 1 0-0 3, Landon Johnston 1 0-0 2, Sean Elliott 4 1-1 9, Chris Mullen 2 5-6 9, George Vrahoretis 0 0-0 0, Nick Furmanek 0 0-0 0, Tyler Vanderwoude 4 1-1 10, Owen Guest 2 0-0 6, Evan Smilgus 0 0-0 0, Charlie Eaton 1 0-0 3. Totals 28 15-17 80.

East Chicago Central (13-17-9-14)

Ross 8 0-1 17, Cotton 1 0-0 2, Kincaid 0 0-0 0, Morgan 4 3-4 13, Cook 0 0-2 0, White 1 0-0 3, Cooley 1 0-1 2, French 6 0-0 16, Tucker 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 3-8 53.

3-point field goals: Chesterton 8 (Lombardini 4, Parrish 1, Vanderwoude 1, Guest 2); East Chicago Central 8 (Ross 1, Morgan 2, White 1, French 4).

The Chesterton junior varsity picked up a 60-44 victory over East Chicago Central.

Tyler Parrish led the Trojans with 18 points, including a pair of 3-pointers, while Cole Snyder and Jordan Hughes each added nine points.

Rounding out the scoring were Nick Furmanek (6 points), Sean Kasper (6 points), Evan Smilgus (6 points), K’Den Dade (5 points), George Vrahoretis (3 points) and Josh Wadowski (3 points).