We had a great game between Mt. Vernon and Roncalli for the regional championship at Rushville on Saturday night. The shots were even, the run of play was mostly even, and the goals were even. Alex Sayre hit a rocket from just inside the box four minutes into the second half for MV, but Roncalli's Eric Cunningham answered on a similar shot with 15 minutes to go.
Everything came down to a shootout, during which Roncalli keeper Drew Oehrele made two saves and the Rebels won 3-2, to win the game 2-1 and earn a spot in the North Central semistate against Pike.
We had a great time broadcasting soccer, and we especially want to thank the Mt. Vernon parents and supporters that made the regional broadcasts possible.
Elsewhere in Hancock County tournament action:
Girls soccer
No. 15 New Palestine defeated Pendleton Heights 3-2 to win its fifth consecutive girls soccer sectional championship. NP trailed 2-1 at halftime, but Emilee Larson and Lauren Joray scored second-half goals to move the Dragons on. Kalli Shepler-Tucker also scored a first-half goal for the Dragons. The Dragons (17-0-3) will face Hamilton Southeastern in Wednesday's regional at Zionsville.
Girls cross country
New Palestine's Courtney Edon added to her stellar resume by winning the Rushville regional by seven seconds. Her 5k time of 19:00 outpaced the second-place runner, Jasmine Al-Anzi of Warren Central. As a team, NP finished third and will advance as a group to the Carmel semistate. NP's Caitlynn Edon finished 11th (19:58) to also place in the top 15. Eastern Hancock sophomore Shelby Wyatt finished 16th, one spot from transferring to the semistate.
Mt. Vernon was the runner-up to Jay County in the Pendleton Heights regional, as the Patriots outpaced MV 60-66. MV had three runners in the top 10 -- Amanda Jones (20:40), Elizabeth Cook (20:48) and Mandy Bode (20:56) finished seventh, eighth and ninth. Cassandra Eiler finished 17th. MV will compete in Saturday's New Haven semistate.
Boys cross country
Mt. Vernon finished third in the Delta boys cross country regional to advance as a team to Saturday's New Haven semistate. MV was led by Luke Davis and Nathan Bode, who finished 11th and 12th. Davis finished the 5k course in 17:18, one second ahead of his teammate. MV's Sean Hudson also finished in the top 20 at 19th.
Greenfield-Central finished fourth in the Rushville boys cross country regional to advance as a team to Saturday's semistate. The Cougars were led by Darren Wise, who finished 15th overall. Wise posted a time of 17:20. Cougars Tyler Wilcher and Jayke Thompson also finished in the top 20. New Palestine freshman Seth Eagleson finished 16th and missed qualifying for semistate by one spot.
Volleyball
Volleyball sectionals begin this week. Here are the pairings for the Hancock County teams:
4A Muncie Central sectional
7 p.m. Tuesday: Greenfield-Central vs. New Castle (winner plays Anderson at 11 a.m. Saturday in the semis. Championship 7 p.m. Saturday)
3A Hamilton Heights sectional
7 p.m. Thursday: New Palestine vs. Hamilton Heights
11 a.m. Saturday: Mt. Vernon vs. Shelbyville
12:30 p.m. Saturday: Rushville vs. NP-HH winner
7 p.m. Saturday: Championship
2A Knightstown sectional
7 p.m. Thursday: Eastern Hancock vs. Cambridge City Lincoln (winner plays Shenandoah/Hagerstown winner at 1 p.m. Saturday in the semis. Championship 7 p.m. Saturday).
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