Mekhi Lunford leads Plainfield Central past rival Plainfield North in SPC crossover

After the Plainfield North girls had defeated Plainfield Central in the opening game of the Southwest Prairie Conference crossover, girls-boys double-header at North on Tuesday, Central needed a win to split.

Wildcat 6-foot-3 senior Mekhi Lunford made sure Plainfield Central got the split.

Dropping 31 points on the then-SPC West co-leading Tigers (8-6, 6-3 West), Lunford scored from everywhere on the court. He buried seven three-point bombs.

Hauling down eight rebounds, four on the offensive glass, the senior Wildcat scored inside as well, leading the Wildcats (11-6, 5-3 East) to the 76-63 vic...