Had a great night of basketball tonight as the New Palestine boys and Mt. Vernon girls won the Hancock County championships.
The boys game was a down-to-the-wire nail-biter. The pace stayed slow -- at Greenfield-Central's liking -- for much of the first three quarters. The Cougars led 19-17 at half and 32-30 after three -- and built a 27-21 lead in the third. But it was nip-and-tuck all the way. G-C appeared to have the upper hand when Josh Mayes hit a 3 with 1:18 left, but NP's Justin Ikerd answered to knot it at 44 and, after a couple of misses for each team, send the game into OT. Ikerd hit a triple on the Dragons' first possession of the extra session, and NP never trailed from there, winning 54-48.
The win gave NP its fourth county title in eight years -- the third time beating G-C in overtime in a championship game.
Mayes scored 15 to lead G-C -- all on 3s -- while Jordan Conley added eight points and a lot of big rebounds. Ikerd also hit five 3s and scored 15, while Josh Penley scored 17 points -- 15 in the second half -- and was our tournament MVP. Penley, Ikerd and Michael Morris represented NP on the All-Tourney team, along with Mayes and Derek Conley of G-C.
Mt. Vernon won the consolation game 74-68 over Eastern Hancock behind 31 points from Quinn Williams and 17 from C.J. Coleman -- both All-Tourney Team selections. Dustin Smith led EH with 30 points. He had 53 over the two nights and was also on the All-Tourney Team.
In the girls tournament, MV used a 27-4 run over the second and third quarters to pull away from NP and win 55-32. Jessica Brown led the Marauders with 17 points, while Bethany Murrell scored 16 for the Dragons. G-C won the consolation game over Eastern Hancock.
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Semifinal roundup
The Hancock County Tournament finals are set, and we're set to bring you both games Thursday from Eastern Hancock.
Girls: #1 Mt. Vernon (11-0) vs. New Palestine (5-5)
Boys: Greenfield-Central (3-5) vs. New Palestine (4-4)
Listen LIVE beginning at 5:40 p.m.
On the girls side, NP got there with a near record-breaking 61-15 win over Eastern Hancock. The Dragons held EH in single digits for the game's first 27 minutes, and allowed the second-fewest points in program history -- and the fewest since surrendering 10 to Morton Memorial in 1975-76. Bethany Murrell scored 16 points to lead NP, while Danielle Owens added nine.
MV pulled away late from Greenfield-Central 42-29. Anna Olson scored in double-figures for the Marauders.
So that sets up a rematch of the Dec. 16 game that went into OT before MV pulled away to a 58-46 victory. MV has now won 27 consecutive regular-season games, and that is NP's lone blemish in its last five outings.
On the boys side, NP won a thriller in OT, beating Eastern Hancock 76-74 on a reverse layup by Reid Clark with 2.8 seconds left. The Dragons trailed by 12 points late in the fourth quarter, but rallied and tied the game at 63 when Solomon Haynes hit a long 3-pointer in the closing seconds of regulation. Josh Penley scored 28 points to lead the Dragons, while Dustin Smith had 23 for the Royals.
G-C won a slow-down game against Mt. Vernon 31-22. The Cougars led for much of the game, and held MV in the teens until the latter stages of the fourth quarter. That sets up a rematch of the Cougars' 51-35 win over NP on Dec. 10, a game in which G-C hit 72% of its shots in the second half to pull away from an early deficit, and jumpstarted the Cougars to three wins in their last four games. NP is also on a bit of a roll, having won three straight since that game.
Girls: #1 Mt. Vernon (11-0) vs. New Palestine (5-5)
Boys: Greenfield-Central (3-5) vs. New Palestine (4-4)
Listen LIVE beginning at 5:40 p.m.
On the girls side, NP got there with a near record-breaking 61-15 win over Eastern Hancock. The Dragons held EH in single digits for the game's first 27 minutes, and allowed the second-fewest points in program history -- and the fewest since surrendering 10 to Morton Memorial in 1975-76. Bethany Murrell scored 16 points to lead NP, while Danielle Owens added nine.
MV pulled away late from Greenfield-Central 42-29. Anna Olson scored in double-figures for the Marauders.
So that sets up a rematch of the Dec. 16 game that went into OT before MV pulled away to a 58-46 victory. MV has now won 27 consecutive regular-season games, and that is NP's lone blemish in its last five outings.
On the boys side, NP won a thriller in OT, beating Eastern Hancock 76-74 on a reverse layup by Reid Clark with 2.8 seconds left. The Dragons trailed by 12 points late in the fourth quarter, but rallied and tied the game at 63 when Solomon Haynes hit a long 3-pointer in the closing seconds of regulation. Josh Penley scored 28 points to lead the Dragons, while Dustin Smith had 23 for the Royals.
G-C won a slow-down game against Mt. Vernon 31-22. The Cougars led for much of the game, and held MV in the teens until the latter stages of the fourth quarter. That sets up a rematch of the Cougars' 51-35 win over NP on Dec. 10, a game in which G-C hit 72% of its shots in the second half to pull away from an early deficit, and jumpstarted the Cougars to three wins in their last four games. NP is also on a bit of a roll, having won three straight since that game.
Sunday, December 26, 2010
County boys preview
First up this year are the girls in the Hancock County tournament. The pairings, again ... all games at 6 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 29
Mt. Vernon (1-4) at Greenfield-Central (2-5)
Eastern Hancock (7-1) at New Palestine (3-4)
Thursday, Dec. 30
Consolation at Eastern Hancock Middle School gym
Championship at Eastern Hancock High School gym (LISTEN LIVE, 7:30 P.M.)
(FYI, the EHMS gymnasium is a long walk down the hallway from the EHHS gym).
The teams
Mt. Vernon (1-4)
The Marauders haven't played a lot of games, but they've played some incredible teams, falling to 4A No. 6 Hamilton Southeastern, 2A No. 2 Tipton, a Pendleton Heights team that should be receiving votes and a Hamilton Heights team that is. The one victory was over a solid Shelbyville team on the road. Steve Lynch's squad has been competitive in those games, and has an experienced leader in guard Quinn Williams. We saw him score 20 against Hamilton Heights and he's a hard guy to keep in front. Stephen Turner is a good scorer and is stepping up for the Marauders so far. MV is the two-time defending champ and has won the tourney three times in the last four years.
Greenfield-Central (2-5)
Just like the Marauders, don't be deceived by the record. G-C has a lot of experienced players back and the Cougars got a lot of confidence from back-to-back wins over New Palestine and Yorktown. 6-6 forward Tyler Stone and 3-point marksmanJosh Mayes provide a nice inside-out combo -- both are averaging more than 12.5 ppg. Brothers Derek and Jordan Conley are solid athletes, Jared Morris runs the offense nicely and coach Josh Johnson has everything on the right track. G-C is a legitimate contender to win its first county title since the inaugural 2003-04 season.
Eastern Hancock (7-1)
Record-wise, the Royals are the favorites. But the 1 loss was delivered by the team EH is playing on opening night -- New Palestine. The Royals would love to get past NP and play the title game on their home floor, where they're very solid and just posted an 80-73 win over a solid Blue River squad. EH is scoring -- 68.8 ppg as a team -- and Dustin Smith is as hot as any player in the state right now, scoring 40, 42 and 26 points in his last three games. He is averaging 25.1 ppg, making him one of the area's top scorers. Jared Pyle is also scoring in double-figures, and Smith, Pyle and wing Steven Stunda all total 5.4 rebounds per game. Throw in a solid point guard in Zach Kissick, a veteran crew with tons of game experience and an outstanding coach in Aaron Spaulding, and you've got the makings of a good team. If this were single-class ball, this would be the team everyone in the county (except, of course, that night's opponent) would be getting behind every night. The Royals have a chance to do a lot of special things this season, but beating two larger schools and winning the county title would be high on that list.
New Palestine (3-4)
The Dragons come into the tourney having won back-to-back games over Morristown and Beech Grove. They started 1-3 -- against teams who currently have a combined record of 26-3 -- and have since won two of three, with the lone stumble against Greenfield-Central on the road. Josh Penley (16.4 ppg) is leading the team in points, steals and is second in assists and is a solid all-around athlete. A strong FT shooter, he knocked down two at the buzzer to beat Eastern Hancock earlier this year. Taylor Rainey (11.9 ppg) is a solid outside shooter, and the inside players are athletic, with Michael Morris averaging a shade over eight points and a shade under seven rebounds per game, and Reid Clark throwing in 20 points in a win over Beech Grove Dec. 22. When EH and NP meet, the games nearly always come down to the wire. Every meeting since 2007 has come down to the final minute and has been decided by four points or less.
We're looking forward to a great tournament. Keep up with the scores on our blog, and on our Facebook & Twitter sites (be sure to subscribe!) on Wednesday, and listen to the title games on Thursday!
Wednesday, Dec. 29
Mt. Vernon (1-4) at Greenfield-Central (2-5)
Eastern Hancock (7-1) at New Palestine (3-4)
Thursday, Dec. 30
Consolation at Eastern Hancock Middle School gym
Championship at Eastern Hancock High School gym (LISTEN LIVE, 7:30 P.M.)
(FYI, the EHMS gymnasium is a long walk down the hallway from the EHHS gym).
The teams
Mt. Vernon (1-4)
The Marauders haven't played a lot of games, but they've played some incredible teams, falling to 4A No. 6 Hamilton Southeastern, 2A No. 2 Tipton, a Pendleton Heights team that should be receiving votes and a Hamilton Heights team that is. The one victory was over a solid Shelbyville team on the road. Steve Lynch's squad has been competitive in those games, and has an experienced leader in guard Quinn Williams. We saw him score 20 against Hamilton Heights and he's a hard guy to keep in front. Stephen Turner is a good scorer and is stepping up for the Marauders so far. MV is the two-time defending champ and has won the tourney three times in the last four years.
Greenfield-Central (2-5)
Just like the Marauders, don't be deceived by the record. G-C has a lot of experienced players back and the Cougars got a lot of confidence from back-to-back wins over New Palestine and Yorktown. 6-6 forward Tyler Stone and 3-point marksmanJosh Mayes provide a nice inside-out combo -- both are averaging more than 12.5 ppg. Brothers Derek and Jordan Conley are solid athletes, Jared Morris runs the offense nicely and coach Josh Johnson has everything on the right track. G-C is a legitimate contender to win its first county title since the inaugural 2003-04 season.
Eastern Hancock (7-1)
Record-wise, the Royals are the favorites. But the 1 loss was delivered by the team EH is playing on opening night -- New Palestine. The Royals would love to get past NP and play the title game on their home floor, where they're very solid and just posted an 80-73 win over a solid Blue River squad. EH is scoring -- 68.8 ppg as a team -- and Dustin Smith is as hot as any player in the state right now, scoring 40, 42 and 26 points in his last three games. He is averaging 25.1 ppg, making him one of the area's top scorers. Jared Pyle is also scoring in double-figures, and Smith, Pyle and wing Steven Stunda all total 5.4 rebounds per game. Throw in a solid point guard in Zach Kissick, a veteran crew with tons of game experience and an outstanding coach in Aaron Spaulding, and you've got the makings of a good team. If this were single-class ball, this would be the team everyone in the county (except, of course, that night's opponent) would be getting behind every night. The Royals have a chance to do a lot of special things this season, but beating two larger schools and winning the county title would be high on that list.
New Palestine (3-4)
The Dragons come into the tourney having won back-to-back games over Morristown and Beech Grove. They started 1-3 -- against teams who currently have a combined record of 26-3 -- and have since won two of three, with the lone stumble against Greenfield-Central on the road. Josh Penley (16.4 ppg) is leading the team in points, steals and is second in assists and is a solid all-around athlete. A strong FT shooter, he knocked down two at the buzzer to beat Eastern Hancock earlier this year. Taylor Rainey (11.9 ppg) is a solid outside shooter, and the inside players are athletic, with Michael Morris averaging a shade over eight points and a shade under seven rebounds per game, and Reid Clark throwing in 20 points in a win over Beech Grove Dec. 22. When EH and NP meet, the games nearly always come down to the wire. Every meeting since 2007 has come down to the final minute and has been decided by four points or less.
We're looking forward to a great tournament. Keep up with the scores on our blog, and on our Facebook & Twitter sites (be sure to subscribe!) on Wednesday, and listen to the title games on Thursday!
County girls preview
First up this year are the girls in the Hancock County tournament. The pairings, again ... all games at 6 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 29
Mt. Vernon (10-0) at Greenfield-Central (5-6)
Eastern Hancock (1-9) at New Palestine (4-5)
Thursday, Dec. 30
Consolation at Eastern Hancock Middle School gym
Championship at Eastern Hancock High School gym (LISTEN LIVE, 5:40 P.M.)
(FYI, the EHMS gymnasium is a long walk down the hallway from the EHHS gym).
The teams
Mt. Vernon (10-0)
The Marauders are ranked No. 1 in Class 3A for a reason. They have one of the top starting fives in the state, with a Div. I post player in Makenzi Reasor (Indiana State), an outstanding floor general in Jessica Brown, a 3-point marksman in Rachel Houck, a do-everything athlete in Kayla Negley and a workhorse and glass-cleaner in Anna Olson. They fit together very well and complement each other well. Then, a future Div. I player in Erica Moore jumps off the bench and you can tell Julie Shelton's team is loaded. The Marauders can score, but what's most impressive about them is the 35 ppg defensive average. They've had some impressive wins -- 56-33 over Rushville, 64-55 over Hamilton Heights and 43-42 over Pendleton Heights courtesy of a FT by Negley in the final second. They also had a 58-46 OT victory over New Palestine in which the Marauders rallied from a seven-point deficit late in regulation and then pulled away rapidly in OT. Brown is the leader at 14.8 ppg, but five players average at least 8.4 ppg, and the one starter who doesn't -- Olson -- gobbles up eight rebounds per game. MV is the defending champion and, as the only team in the field with a winning record, the favorite to win again and extend its streak of 27 consecutive regular-season wins.
Greenfield-Central (5-6)
The Cougars are working in a lot of new players, but Doug Laker's squad has hit stride in the last couple of games, beating Richmond and Connersville, both on the road. The Cougars also boast an impressive early-season win over New Castle on their resume, and they're always formidable this time of year. G-C has advanced to five consecutive title games and had won three straight before last season. The Cougars have a tough floor general in guard LaRae Cruz, who averages 15.6 points and 3.1 assists per game. She, outside shooter Kyra Tweedy and outstanding sophomore wing Katie Peters form a strong trio of leaders for the Cougars. G-C has yet to play Mt. Vernon this season.
Eastern Hancock (1-9)
The Royals have struggled a bit in the won-loss department this season, but they are young, starting two sophomores, a freshman and a junior, and coach Lindsay Shaw has them playing very hard. When we saw them against Knightstown, seniors Aubrie Kincaid and Bethany Sickle were both in double-figures, but expect strong play from sisters Lana and Alora Marshall and sophomore post Kaytlin Eastes. EH has a 62-23 win over Muncie South to its credit.
New Palestine (4-5)
The Dragons' record is a bit deceiving, as they've played one of the state's strongest schedules. NP took both 3A No. 1 Mt. Vernon and a 10-1 Westfield team to OT on the road, and had Warren Central, a team who was ranked No. 8 in 4A at the time, on the ropes. NP is led in scoring by Bethany Murrell (17.7 ppg) and Danielle Owens (8.7 points, 6.7 rebounds per game), while the Dragons have a quick, athletic group that produces balanced scoring beyond that. NP is 3-1 in the HHC. The Dragons played EH twice last year and won both games by 20+ points.
Wednesday, Dec. 29
Mt. Vernon (10-0) at Greenfield-Central (5-6)
Eastern Hancock (1-9) at New Palestine (4-5)
Thursday, Dec. 30
Consolation at Eastern Hancock Middle School gym
Championship at Eastern Hancock High School gym (LISTEN LIVE, 5:40 P.M.)
(FYI, the EHMS gymnasium is a long walk down the hallway from the EHHS gym).
The teams
Mt. Vernon (10-0)
The Marauders are ranked No. 1 in Class 3A for a reason. They have one of the top starting fives in the state, with a Div. I post player in Makenzi Reasor (Indiana State), an outstanding floor general in Jessica Brown, a 3-point marksman in Rachel Houck, a do-everything athlete in Kayla Negley and a workhorse and glass-cleaner in Anna Olson. They fit together very well and complement each other well. Then, a future Div. I player in Erica Moore jumps off the bench and you can tell Julie Shelton's team is loaded. The Marauders can score, but what's most impressive about them is the 35 ppg defensive average. They've had some impressive wins -- 56-33 over Rushville, 64-55 over Hamilton Heights and 43-42 over Pendleton Heights courtesy of a FT by Negley in the final second. They also had a 58-46 OT victory over New Palestine in which the Marauders rallied from a seven-point deficit late in regulation and then pulled away rapidly in OT. Brown is the leader at 14.8 ppg, but five players average at least 8.4 ppg, and the one starter who doesn't -- Olson -- gobbles up eight rebounds per game. MV is the defending champion and, as the only team in the field with a winning record, the favorite to win again and extend its streak of 27 consecutive regular-season wins.
Greenfield-Central (5-6)
The Cougars are working in a lot of new players, but Doug Laker's squad has hit stride in the last couple of games, beating Richmond and Connersville, both on the road. The Cougars also boast an impressive early-season win over New Castle on their resume, and they're always formidable this time of year. G-C has advanced to five consecutive title games and had won three straight before last season. The Cougars have a tough floor general in guard LaRae Cruz, who averages 15.6 points and 3.1 assists per game. She, outside shooter Kyra Tweedy and outstanding sophomore wing Katie Peters form a strong trio of leaders for the Cougars. G-C has yet to play Mt. Vernon this season.
Eastern Hancock (1-9)
The Royals have struggled a bit in the won-loss department this season, but they are young, starting two sophomores, a freshman and a junior, and coach Lindsay Shaw has them playing very hard. When we saw them against Knightstown, seniors Aubrie Kincaid and Bethany Sickle were both in double-figures, but expect strong play from sisters Lana and Alora Marshall and sophomore post Kaytlin Eastes. EH has a 62-23 win over Muncie South to its credit.
New Palestine (4-5)
The Dragons' record is a bit deceiving, as they've played one of the state's strongest schedules. NP took both 3A No. 1 Mt. Vernon and a 10-1 Westfield team to OT on the road, and had Warren Central, a team who was ranked No. 8 in 4A at the time, on the ropes. NP is led in scoring by Bethany Murrell (17.7 ppg) and Danielle Owens (8.7 points, 6.7 rebounds per game), while the Dragons have a quick, athletic group that produces balanced scoring beyond that. NP is 3-1 in the HHC. The Dragons played EH twice last year and won both games by 20+ points.
County tourney: a little background
On Boxing Day 2003, eight basketball teams from four schools gathered for what has become a multi-day New Year's extravaganza -- the Hancock County basketball tournament.
With two exceptions, the county tourney was held annually from 1920-67, but as 10 county schools became five -- and then four, as Hancock Central was set to cease to exist -- the tourney seemed to outlive its usefulness -- a point hammered even more home in 1980, when the IHSAA gave us all a gift by creating the Greenfield-Central sectional -- four teams, two nights, the four county schools. That format lasted for 14 years, until a massive IHSAA realignment moved Lapel and Pendleton Heights into the sectional. Even though the original 1920-67 county tourney largely mirrored the sectional for many of those years, the "city school" Greenfield did not participate after 1925, meaning it was an opportunity for the smaller "county" schools to compete with each other on a level playing field before having to play in a similar tourney with the big county-seat school.
However, the onset of class basketball in 1998 meant the four Hancock County teams would never gather in a tournament setting again in March. Many counties decided to replicate their old sectionals with county tournaments, so we resurrected ours in 2003, with a unique format -- all four schools host something, with four games over two nights. It's pretty convoluted and confusing to figure out who's hosting what, but we've had some great basketball over the years.
First of all, this year's draw. Everything begins at 9 a.m. Tuesday with the JV tourney at Mt. Vernon. Then, things really get going on Wednesday, when Mt. Vernon visits Greenfield-Central and Eastern Hancock visits New Palestine. Consolation and championship games will be played simultaneously at Eastern Hancock Thursday night. Tipoffs for all varsity games are 6 p.m. for girls and approximately 7:30 p.m. for boys.
Of course, we will be broadcasting the championship games. To listen, CLICK HERE! Airtime is 5:40 p.m. Thursday.
In the current format, New Palestine and Mt. Vernon's boys have won three titles each, while the MV and Greenfield-Central girls also have three championships each. MV is currently in possession of both the boys and girls traveling trophies.
In the original tournament, Fortville won eight championships, while Mt. Comfort, Charlottesville, Eden and New Palestine all won five titles. Hancock Central -- a 1955 consolidation of Eden and Maxwell -- won four tournaments despite a very short existence.
Here's the tourney history:
Boys
2009-10
*Mt. Vernon 53, New Palestine 48
*Greenfield-Central 57, Eastern Hancock 55
Eastern Hancock 65, *New Palestine 60, consolation
Mt. Vernon 65, Greenfield-Central 41, championship
2008-09
Mt. Vernon 65, *Eastern Hancock 64
*New Palestine 60, Greenfield-Central 54
Greenfield-Central 52, Eastern Hancock 51, OT, consolation
*Mt. Vernon 51, New Palestine 19, championship
2007-08
New Palestine 75, *Greenfield-Central 69
*Mt. Vernon 54, Eastern Hancock 46
Eastern Hancock 59, Greenfield-Central 56, consolation
*New Palestine 41, Mt. Vernon 39, championship
2006-07
*Mt. Vernon 70, Eastern Hancock 43
*New Palestine 61, Greenfield-Central 38
*Eastern Hancock 53, Greenfield-Central 43, consolation
Mt. Vernon 74, New Palestine 55, championship
2005-06
New Palestine 62, *Eastern Hancock 47
*Greenfield-Central 51, Mt. Vernon 50
*Mt. Vernon 50, Eastern Hancock 31, consolation
New Palestine 59, Greenfield-Central 57, OT, championship
2004-05
New Palestine 41, *Mt. Vernon 38
Greenfield-Central 53, *Eastern Hancock 49
Mt. Vernon 52, Eastern Hancock 45, consolation
*New Palestine 51, Greenfield-Central 50, championship
2003-04
Greenfield-Central 67, *New Palestine 53
*Eastern Hancock 53, Mt. Vernon 47
New Palestine 59, Mt. Vernon 49, consolation
*Greenfield-Central 75, Eastern Hancock 63, championship
Records
Mt. Vernon 9-5, 3 championships/1 runner-up
New Palestine 9-5, 3 championships/2 runners-up
Greenfield-Central 6-8, 1 championship/3 runners-up
Eastern Hancock 4-10, 1 runner-up
Girls
2009-10
*Mt. Vernon 48, New Palestine 27
*Greenfield-Central 64, Eastern Hancock 14
*New Palestine 51, Eastern Hancock 27, consolation
Mt. Vernon 48, Greenfield-Central 37, championship
2008-09
Greenfield-Central 55, *New Palestine 42
Mt. Vernon 61, *Eastern Hancock 22
New Palestine 48, Eastern Hancock 31, consolation
Greenfield-Central 40, *Mt. Vernon 39, championship
2007-08
*Greenfield-Central 62, New Palestine 38
*Mt. Vernon 53, Eastern Hancock 32
*New Palestine 55, Eastern Hancock 29, consolation
Greenfield-Central 54, Mt. Vernon 38, championship
2006-07
Greenfield-Central 52, *New Palestine 33
*Mt. Vernon 55, Eastern Hancock 30
New Palestine 59, *Eastern Hancock 29, consolation
Greenfield-Central 62, Mt. Vernon 43, championship
2005-06
New Palestine 65, *Eastern Hancock 34
*Greenfield-Central 56, Mt. Vernon 39
*Mt. Vernon 47, Eastern Hancock 31, consolation
New Palestine 78, Greenfield-Central 75, 2OT, championship
2004-05
*Mt. Vernon 69, New Palestine 61
Eastern Hancock 55, *Greenfield-Central 50
*New Palestine 63, Greenfield-Central 44, consolation
Mt. Vernon 42, Eastern Hancock 35, championship
2003-04
Mt. Vernon 48, *Eastern Hancock 43
*New Palestine 72, Greenfield-Central 47
*Greenfield-Central 64, Eastern Hancock 54, consolation
Mt. Vernon 63, New Palestine 47, championship
Records
Mt. Vernon 10-4, 3 championships/3 runners-up
Greenfield-Central 9-5, 3 championships/2 runners-up
New Palestine 8-6, 1 championship/1 runner-up
Eastern Hancock 1-13, 1 runner-up
Original county tourney (boys)
1920: Fortville 34, Greenfield 4
1921: Fortville 29, New Palestine 14
1922: Greenfield 20, New Palestine 10
1923: Eden 16, Wilkinson 6
1924: Mt. Comfort 30, Greenfield 22
1925: McCordsville 36, Wilkinson 35
1926: New Palestine 25, Mt. Comfort 20
1927: Mt. Comfort 40, Wilkinson 30
1929: Wilkinson 9, Fortville 8
1930: Mt. Comfort 17, New Palestine 12
1931: Mt. Comfort 39, Westland 34, OT
1932: Eden 28, Westland 22
1933: Fortville 24, Westland 20
1934: Mt. Comfort 23, New Palestine 11
1935: Charlottesville 35, Maxwell 27
1936: McCordsville 29, Maxwell 27, OT
1937: Eden 29, Mt. Comfort 20
1938: Fortville 20, Eden 15
1939: Fortville 24, Wilkinson 19
1940: Fortville 42, Charlottesville 20
1941: Westland 26, Mt. Comfort 24
1942: Charlottesville 46, New Palestine 27
1944: Eden 46, Maxwell 35
1945: New Palestine 39, Eden 38
1946: Eden 19, Fortville 7
1947: Fortville 55, Eden 43
1948: Fortville 51, Mt. Comfort 24
1949: Charlottesville 52, Fortville 48
1950: Charlottesville 50, New Palestine 38
1951: Wilkinson 44, McCordsville 36
1952: New Palestine 54, Charlottesville 47
1953: New Palestine 56, Fortville 52
1954: Wilkinson 43, Eden 41
1955: Wilkinson 50, Eden 37
1956: Hancock Central 62, Wilkinson 50
1957: Charlottesville 73, New Palestine 60
1958: New Palestine 62, Mt. Comfort 54
1959: Hancock Central 60, New Palestine 57
1960: Vernon Township 55, Hancock Central 42
1961: Wilkinson 66, Vernon Township 64
1962: Hancock Central 81, Vernon Township 70
1963: Vernon Township 69, New Palestine 66
1964: Hancock Central 43, Wilkinson 35
1965: Eastern Hancock 49, Hancock Central 47
1966: Mt. Vernon 61, Eastern Hancock 54
1967: Mt. Vernon 88, New Palestine 74
Championships
Eastern Hancock (12 in its lineage). school created 1964, consolidation of Wilkinson & Charlottesville, Westland closed & consolidated into Charlottesville 1946.
Eastern Hancock (1): 1965
Charlottesville (5): 1935, 1942, 1949, 1950, 1957
Wilkinson (5): 1929, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1961
Westland (1): 1941
Greenfield-Central (10 in its lineage). school created 1969, consolidation of Greenfield & Hancock Central. HC was a 1955 consolidation of Eden & Maxwell.
Greenfield (1): 1922 (did not participate after 1925)
Eden (5): 1923, 1932, 1937, 1944, 1946
Hancock Central (4): 1956, 1959, 1962, 1964
Mt. Vernon (19 in its lineage). school created 1963, consolidation of Vernon Township & Mt. Comfort. VT was a 1959 consolidation of Fortville & McCordsville.
Mt. Vernon (2): 1966, 1967
Fortville (8): 1920, 1921, 1933, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1947, 1948 (did not participate after 1953).
Mt. Comfort (5): 1924, 1927, 1930, 1931, 1934
McCordsville (2): 1925, 1936
Vernon Township (2): 1960, 1963
New Palestine (5): 1926, 1945, 1952, 1953, 1958
With two exceptions, the county tourney was held annually from 1920-67, but as 10 county schools became five -- and then four, as Hancock Central was set to cease to exist -- the tourney seemed to outlive its usefulness -- a point hammered even more home in 1980, when the IHSAA gave us all a gift by creating the Greenfield-Central sectional -- four teams, two nights, the four county schools. That format lasted for 14 years, until a massive IHSAA realignment moved Lapel and Pendleton Heights into the sectional. Even though the original 1920-67 county tourney largely mirrored the sectional for many of those years, the "city school" Greenfield did not participate after 1925, meaning it was an opportunity for the smaller "county" schools to compete with each other on a level playing field before having to play in a similar tourney with the big county-seat school.
However, the onset of class basketball in 1998 meant the four Hancock County teams would never gather in a tournament setting again in March. Many counties decided to replicate their old sectionals with county tournaments, so we resurrected ours in 2003, with a unique format -- all four schools host something, with four games over two nights. It's pretty convoluted and confusing to figure out who's hosting what, but we've had some great basketball over the years.
First of all, this year's draw. Everything begins at 9 a.m. Tuesday with the JV tourney at Mt. Vernon. Then, things really get going on Wednesday, when Mt. Vernon visits Greenfield-Central and Eastern Hancock visits New Palestine. Consolation and championship games will be played simultaneously at Eastern Hancock Thursday night. Tipoffs for all varsity games are 6 p.m. for girls and approximately 7:30 p.m. for boys.
Of course, we will be broadcasting the championship games. To listen, CLICK HERE! Airtime is 5:40 p.m. Thursday.
In the current format, New Palestine and Mt. Vernon's boys have won three titles each, while the MV and Greenfield-Central girls also have three championships each. MV is currently in possession of both the boys and girls traveling trophies.
In the original tournament, Fortville won eight championships, while Mt. Comfort, Charlottesville, Eden and New Palestine all won five titles. Hancock Central -- a 1955 consolidation of Eden and Maxwell -- won four tournaments despite a very short existence.
Here's the tourney history:
Boys
2009-10
*Mt. Vernon 53, New Palestine 48
*Greenfield-Central 57, Eastern Hancock 55
Eastern Hancock 65, *New Palestine 60, consolation
Mt. Vernon 65, Greenfield-Central 41, championship
2008-09
Mt. Vernon 65, *Eastern Hancock 64
*New Palestine 60, Greenfield-Central 54
Greenfield-Central 52, Eastern Hancock 51, OT, consolation
*Mt. Vernon 51, New Palestine 19, championship
2007-08
New Palestine 75, *Greenfield-Central 69
*Mt. Vernon 54, Eastern Hancock 46
Eastern Hancock 59, Greenfield-Central 56, consolation
*New Palestine 41, Mt. Vernon 39, championship
2006-07
*Mt. Vernon 70, Eastern Hancock 43
*New Palestine 61, Greenfield-Central 38
*Eastern Hancock 53, Greenfield-Central 43, consolation
Mt. Vernon 74, New Palestine 55, championship
2005-06
New Palestine 62, *Eastern Hancock 47
*Greenfield-Central 51, Mt. Vernon 50
*Mt. Vernon 50, Eastern Hancock 31, consolation
New Palestine 59, Greenfield-Central 57, OT, championship
2004-05
New Palestine 41, *Mt. Vernon 38
Greenfield-Central 53, *Eastern Hancock 49
Mt. Vernon 52, Eastern Hancock 45, consolation
*New Palestine 51, Greenfield-Central 50, championship
2003-04
Greenfield-Central 67, *New Palestine 53
*Eastern Hancock 53, Mt. Vernon 47
New Palestine 59, Mt. Vernon 49, consolation
*Greenfield-Central 75, Eastern Hancock 63, championship
Records
Mt. Vernon 9-5, 3 championships/1 runner-up
New Palestine 9-5, 3 championships/2 runners-up
Greenfield-Central 6-8, 1 championship/3 runners-up
Eastern Hancock 4-10, 1 runner-up
Girls
2009-10
*Mt. Vernon 48, New Palestine 27
*Greenfield-Central 64, Eastern Hancock 14
*New Palestine 51, Eastern Hancock 27, consolation
Mt. Vernon 48, Greenfield-Central 37, championship
2008-09
Greenfield-Central 55, *New Palestine 42
Mt. Vernon 61, *Eastern Hancock 22
New Palestine 48, Eastern Hancock 31, consolation
Greenfield-Central 40, *Mt. Vernon 39, championship
2007-08
*Greenfield-Central 62, New Palestine 38
*Mt. Vernon 53, Eastern Hancock 32
*New Palestine 55, Eastern Hancock 29, consolation
Greenfield-Central 54, Mt. Vernon 38, championship
2006-07
Greenfield-Central 52, *New Palestine 33
*Mt. Vernon 55, Eastern Hancock 30
New Palestine 59, *Eastern Hancock 29, consolation
Greenfield-Central 62, Mt. Vernon 43, championship
2005-06
New Palestine 65, *Eastern Hancock 34
*Greenfield-Central 56, Mt. Vernon 39
*Mt. Vernon 47, Eastern Hancock 31, consolation
New Palestine 78, Greenfield-Central 75, 2OT, championship
2004-05
*Mt. Vernon 69, New Palestine 61
Eastern Hancock 55, *Greenfield-Central 50
*New Palestine 63, Greenfield-Central 44, consolation
Mt. Vernon 42, Eastern Hancock 35, championship
2003-04
Mt. Vernon 48, *Eastern Hancock 43
*New Palestine 72, Greenfield-Central 47
*Greenfield-Central 64, Eastern Hancock 54, consolation
Mt. Vernon 63, New Palestine 47, championship
Records
Mt. Vernon 10-4, 3 championships/3 runners-up
Greenfield-Central 9-5, 3 championships/2 runners-up
New Palestine 8-6, 1 championship/1 runner-up
Eastern Hancock 1-13, 1 runner-up
Original county tourney (boys)
1920: Fortville 34, Greenfield 4
1921: Fortville 29, New Palestine 14
1922: Greenfield 20, New Palestine 10
1923: Eden 16, Wilkinson 6
1924: Mt. Comfort 30, Greenfield 22
1925: McCordsville 36, Wilkinson 35
1926: New Palestine 25, Mt. Comfort 20
1927: Mt. Comfort 40, Wilkinson 30
1929: Wilkinson 9, Fortville 8
1930: Mt. Comfort 17, New Palestine 12
1931: Mt. Comfort 39, Westland 34, OT
1932: Eden 28, Westland 22
1933: Fortville 24, Westland 20
1934: Mt. Comfort 23, New Palestine 11
1935: Charlottesville 35, Maxwell 27
1936: McCordsville 29, Maxwell 27, OT
1937: Eden 29, Mt. Comfort 20
1938: Fortville 20, Eden 15
1939: Fortville 24, Wilkinson 19
1940: Fortville 42, Charlottesville 20
1941: Westland 26, Mt. Comfort 24
1942: Charlottesville 46, New Palestine 27
1944: Eden 46, Maxwell 35
1945: New Palestine 39, Eden 38
1946: Eden 19, Fortville 7
1947: Fortville 55, Eden 43
1948: Fortville 51, Mt. Comfort 24
1949: Charlottesville 52, Fortville 48
1950: Charlottesville 50, New Palestine 38
1951: Wilkinson 44, McCordsville 36
1952: New Palestine 54, Charlottesville 47
1953: New Palestine 56, Fortville 52
1954: Wilkinson 43, Eden 41
1955: Wilkinson 50, Eden 37
1956: Hancock Central 62, Wilkinson 50
1957: Charlottesville 73, New Palestine 60
1958: New Palestine 62, Mt. Comfort 54
1959: Hancock Central 60, New Palestine 57
1960: Vernon Township 55, Hancock Central 42
1961: Wilkinson 66, Vernon Township 64
1962: Hancock Central 81, Vernon Township 70
1963: Vernon Township 69, New Palestine 66
1964: Hancock Central 43, Wilkinson 35
1965: Eastern Hancock 49, Hancock Central 47
1966: Mt. Vernon 61, Eastern Hancock 54
1967: Mt. Vernon 88, New Palestine 74
Championships
Eastern Hancock (12 in its lineage). school created 1964, consolidation of Wilkinson & Charlottesville, Westland closed & consolidated into Charlottesville 1946.
Eastern Hancock (1): 1965
Charlottesville (5): 1935, 1942, 1949, 1950, 1957
Wilkinson (5): 1929, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1961
Westland (1): 1941
Greenfield-Central (10 in its lineage). school created 1969, consolidation of Greenfield & Hancock Central. HC was a 1955 consolidation of Eden & Maxwell.
Greenfield (1): 1922 (did not participate after 1925)
Eden (5): 1923, 1932, 1937, 1944, 1946
Hancock Central (4): 1956, 1959, 1962, 1964
Mt. Vernon (19 in its lineage). school created 1963, consolidation of Vernon Township & Mt. Comfort. VT was a 1959 consolidation of Fortville & McCordsville.
Mt. Vernon (2): 1966, 1967
Fortville (8): 1920, 1921, 1933, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1947, 1948 (did not participate after 1953).
Mt. Comfort (5): 1924, 1927, 1930, 1931, 1934
McCordsville (2): 1925, 1936
Vernon Township (2): 1960, 1963
New Palestine (5): 1926, 1945, 1952, 1953, 1958
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Wednesday hoops
New Palestine's boys beat Beech Grove 67-64 Wednesday in front of a nice crowd at NPHS. Reid Clark had a big first half and led the Dragons with 20. NP led most of the game, but the Hornets -- coached by Greenfield-Central alum Matt English -- rallied late to give itself a chance to tie or win. NP had three players in double-figures -- Clark, Michael Morris (13) and Josh Penley (10).
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
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Tuesday night: Royals now 7-1
Eastern Hancock had a nip-and-tuck battle with Blue River tonight, but the Royals began pulling away midway through the fourth and made a couple of huge defensive stops late when the Vikings started to come back. The Royals won 80-73, with Dustin Smith again playing huge down the stretch and several other players contributing big, as well.
The Royals are now 7-1 on the year heading into their Dec. 29 county tourney matchup at New Palestine.
In girls basketball, Greenfield-Central won its second straight game, beating Connersville 45-43, surviving a last-second 3-point attempt by the Spartans. G-C is now 5-6 heading into its Dec. 29 county tourney matchup against 3A No. 1 Mt. Vernon.
EH's girls fell to 1-9 on the year after a 58-25 loss to Cambridge City Lincoln. Like their male counterparts, the Royals' next game will be at New Palestine (4-5) on Dec. 29.
On Wednesday night, New Palestine hosts Beech Grove in boys basketball. The Dragons are 2-4, having just come off a victory over Morristown last Friday night.
The Royals are now 7-1 on the year heading into their Dec. 29 county tourney matchup at New Palestine.
In girls basketball, Greenfield-Central won its second straight game, beating Connersville 45-43, surviving a last-second 3-point attempt by the Spartans. G-C is now 5-6 heading into its Dec. 29 county tourney matchup against 3A No. 1 Mt. Vernon.
EH's girls fell to 1-9 on the year after a 58-25 loss to Cambridge City Lincoln. Like their male counterparts, the Royals' next game will be at New Palestine (4-5) on Dec. 29.
On Wednesday night, New Palestine hosts Beech Grove in boys basketball. The Dragons are 2-4, having just come off a victory over Morristown last Friday night.
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Saturday roundup
After playing deep into the night last night, Eastern Hancock's boys team kept rolling. The Royals beat Cambridge City Lincoln 86-52, improving to 6-1 on the season. EH is just a half-second away from being unbeaten, but the Royals have a tough test coming Tuesday against Blue River. After scoring 40 points last night, Dustin Smith eclipsed that with 42 tonight.
Mt. Vernon put a scare into Tipton before falling 64-61 on the road. Tipton, which is unbeaten, is ranked No. 2 in Class 2A. MV is 1-4 against a brutal early schedule.
In girls basketball, 3A No. 1 Mt. Vernon kept rolling, beating Union County 57-15. The Marauders head into the county with a perfect 10-0 mark.
New Palestine used a big first-half start to beat Yorktown 62-37. NP led by 23 points at halftime and kept stretching the lead from there. Tori Stephenson scored all of her 11 points and Danielle Owens scored eight of her 10 before halftime as NP built the early lead. Bethany Murrell scored 11 of her team-high 18 in the third quarter. NP is now 4-5 and 3-1 in the HHC.
Eastern Hancock dropped a 65-48 decision at home to Northeastern. The Royals fall to 1-8 on the year and play Cambridge City Lincoln Tuesday.
Also, want to relive the great games of this week -- Mt. Vernon's OT girls win over New Palestine on Thursday and Dustin Smith's 40-point performance for EH against Knightstown on Friday? Go to our broadcast page and check out the archives!
Our next broadcasts will be Dec. 30, when we bring you the boys and girls county championships from Eastern Hancock. The county semifinals draw this way:
Wednesday 12/29
Mt. Vernon at Greenfield-Central
Eastern Hancock at New Palestine
Thursday 12/30
Championships - EH main gym
Consolations - EH middle school gym
Both nights, girls play at 6 p.m., boys at approximately 8 p.m.
Mt. Vernon put a scare into Tipton before falling 64-61 on the road. Tipton, which is unbeaten, is ranked No. 2 in Class 2A. MV is 1-4 against a brutal early schedule.
In girls basketball, 3A No. 1 Mt. Vernon kept rolling, beating Union County 57-15. The Marauders head into the county with a perfect 10-0 mark.
New Palestine used a big first-half start to beat Yorktown 62-37. NP led by 23 points at halftime and kept stretching the lead from there. Tori Stephenson scored all of her 11 points and Danielle Owens scored eight of her 10 before halftime as NP built the early lead. Bethany Murrell scored 11 of her team-high 18 in the third quarter. NP is now 4-5 and 3-1 in the HHC.
Eastern Hancock dropped a 65-48 decision at home to Northeastern. The Royals fall to 1-8 on the year and play Cambridge City Lincoln Tuesday.
Also, want to relive the great games of this week -- Mt. Vernon's OT girls win over New Palestine on Thursday and Dustin Smith's 40-point performance for EH against Knightstown on Friday? Go to our broadcast page and check out the archives!
Our next broadcasts will be Dec. 30, when we bring you the boys and girls county championships from Eastern Hancock. The county semifinals draw this way:
Wednesday 12/29
Mt. Vernon at Greenfield-Central
Eastern Hancock at New Palestine
Thursday 12/30
Championships - EH main gym
Consolations - EH middle school gym
Both nights, girls play at 6 p.m., boys at approximately 8 p.m.
Friday, December 17, 2010
Royals rally to cap off DH
Things weren't looking too good for Eastern Hancock midway through the third quarter Friday, as the Royal boys trailed Knightstown by 15 points and were struggling to develop much offense.
Then, Dustin Smith got loose.
He squared up and hit a 3. Then another. Then another. Suddenly, the Royals were making a comeback at Knightstown. They cut the deficit to 42-36 by the end of the third, and then Smith went to work with another 3 and a driving shot ... then the dagger, a pull-up NBA-range triple with a hand in his face that gave EH the lead at 44-42. They never trailed from there and won 63-52.
Smith led a 16-2 run, and scored 40 points on the night, hitting 7-of-9 from 3-point range and 11-of-12 from the line. He also had 10 rebounds and two blocked shots. But equally big was the play of Jared Pyle, who had six big second-half points. Or Zach Kissick, whose pickpocket and layup in the backcourt gave the Royals a late cushion and took the wind out of Knightstown's sails late.
The Panthers had three players in double figures, but this night belonged to Dustin Smith. EH is now 5-1 heading into Saturday's game against Cambridge City Lincoln.
Knightstown did win the girls game by double-figures, with Kaelee Kuhn scoring 17 points after the Panthers lost Megan Hiner early to injury.
It was also a good night for the rest of the Hancock County boys teams. Greenfield-Central won its second straight, knocking off Yorktown 53-42. Mt. Vernon won its first of the year, winning at Shelbyville 43-39. And New Palestine beat Morristown, a team led by one of the nation's top players in Dylan Langkabel, 84-69.
Also, of interest in the HHC, Rushville beat Delta 66-44, Pendleton Heights beat Shenandoah 61-28. PH's girls also beat Shenandoah 61-17.
Then, Dustin Smith got loose.
He squared up and hit a 3. Then another. Then another. Suddenly, the Royals were making a comeback at Knightstown. They cut the deficit to 42-36 by the end of the third, and then Smith went to work with another 3 and a driving shot ... then the dagger, a pull-up NBA-range triple with a hand in his face that gave EH the lead at 44-42. They never trailed from there and won 63-52.
Smith led a 16-2 run, and scored 40 points on the night, hitting 7-of-9 from 3-point range and 11-of-12 from the line. He also had 10 rebounds and two blocked shots. But equally big was the play of Jared Pyle, who had six big second-half points. Or Zach Kissick, whose pickpocket and layup in the backcourt gave the Royals a late cushion and took the wind out of Knightstown's sails late.
The Panthers had three players in double figures, but this night belonged to Dustin Smith. EH is now 5-1 heading into Saturday's game against Cambridge City Lincoln.
Knightstown did win the girls game by double-figures, with Kaelee Kuhn scoring 17 points after the Panthers lost Megan Hiner early to injury.
It was also a good night for the rest of the Hancock County boys teams. Greenfield-Central won its second straight, knocking off Yorktown 53-42. Mt. Vernon won its first of the year, winning at Shelbyville 43-39. And New Palestine beat Morristown, a team led by one of the nation's top players in Dylan Langkabel, 84-69.
Also, of interest in the HHC, Rushville beat Delta 66-44, Pendleton Heights beat Shenandoah 61-28. PH's girls also beat Shenandoah 61-17.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
MV beats NP in OT
Great game tonight, and hopefully you had the opportunity to enjoy Chris & Al's call of Mt. Vernon's 58-46 overtime girls basketball victory over New Palestine. The Dragons led for much of the second half and led by seven late, but Jessica Brown hit a couple of huge late shots to rally MV back into it, and then hit a big 3-pointer early in OT to give the Marauders a two-possession lead they'd never relinquish.
Brown had 17 points for MV. Bethany Murrell 18 for NP.
We have a slight schedule adjustment Friday. The times have shifted for the Eastern Hancock at Knightstown games, so we will shift with them. Chris & Andrew will have two games for you Friday -- EH (1-6) at Knightstown (5-4) girls starting at approximately 7 p.m., followed by the boys game at approximately 8:30 p.m. EH's boys are a strong squad led by guard Dustin Smith, point guard Zach Kissick and wing Steven Stunda. Knightstown has an outstanding scorer in 6-4 Seth Apollos. The Royals are 4-1, Knightstown is 3-3, but the two teams are notorious for playing down-to-the-wire games against each other. In the girls game, Knightstown's Megan Hiner just hit the 1,000-point mark and the Panthers knocked off Greenfield-Central in their last game, while the Royals have a 1-6 mark but have put up some decent results this year, including taking Shenandoah down to the wire.
Of course, you can CLICK HERE TO LISTEN LIVE!
Other boys games in the area Friday
Greenfield-Central (1-4) at Yorktown (1-3): The Cougars had a huge second half against NP last week, led by Josh Mayes' 18 points. Yorktown has a win and a loss in OT games, but was held in the 20s by both Muncie Central and Delta in other losses.
Mt. Vernon (0-3) at Shelbyville (2-2): The Marauders have played a brutal schedule to date, and the baptism by fire continues with another tough double-weekend. Shelby features Patrick Ellis, one of the HHC's top athletes, and home-court advantage. This is a rematch of last year's sectional title game.
New Palestine (1-4) at Morristown (3-2): The Dragons hit the road again to face a Morristown squad that features Dylan Langkabel, one of the state's top players.
Other HHC games Friday
Delta (3-1) at Rushville (5-0)
Pendleton Heights (5-1) at Shenandoah (4-1)
GIRLS: Pendleton Heights (8-2) at Shenandoah (3-6)
Saturday's games
BOYS
Mt. Vernon (0-3) at Tipton (3-0): The Blue Devils keep winning and winning. Brad Dickey's club has been a fixture atop the Class 2A rankings for quite some time.
Fishers (2-2) at Greenfield-Central (1-4): The Tigers have several members of a state championship football team being worked into shape. This game was initially to be played Nov. 27, but Fishers was busy winning said state title that night. Of note: Fishers varsity assistant Keith Andrews is a G-C grad and former coach for both the Cougar boys and girls teams.
Other HHC games Saturday (all at 7:30 p.m.)
Delta (3-1) at Muncie Central (2-2)
Franklin (1-5) at Shelbyville (3-2)
Muncie South (1-1) at Yorktown (1-3)
Rushville (5-0) at Pendleton Heights (5-1)
GIRLS
Mt. Vernon (9-0) at Union County (3-7), 1:30 p.m.: The Marauders survived a tough matchup on Thursday, now they have a chance to play a 2A foe with a sub-.500 record before Christmas break.
Yorktown (8-2) at New Palestine (3-5), 7:30 p.m.: The Dragons return home after five straight road games. They've played one of the state's toughest schedules, and it doesn't change now that an outstanding Yorktown squad walks in. The battle features two of the HHC's top scorers in Yorktown's Jill Hopper (22 ppg, 11 rpg) and NP's Bethany Murrell (17 ppg)
Eastern Hancock (1-6) at Northeastern (5-4), 2:30 p.m.: Just a few hours after playing Knightstown, the Royals turn around and hit the road again for an afternoon game.
Other HHC games
Rushville (7-3) at Delta (6-5), 1:30 p.m.
Shelbyville (3-7) at Waldron (6-3), 2:30 p.m.
Brown had 17 points for MV. Bethany Murrell 18 for NP.
We have a slight schedule adjustment Friday. The times have shifted for the Eastern Hancock at Knightstown games, so we will shift with them. Chris & Andrew will have two games for you Friday -- EH (1-6) at Knightstown (5-4) girls starting at approximately 7 p.m., followed by the boys game at approximately 8:30 p.m. EH's boys are a strong squad led by guard Dustin Smith, point guard Zach Kissick and wing Steven Stunda. Knightstown has an outstanding scorer in 6-4 Seth Apollos. The Royals are 4-1, Knightstown is 3-3, but the two teams are notorious for playing down-to-the-wire games against each other. In the girls game, Knightstown's Megan Hiner just hit the 1,000-point mark and the Panthers knocked off Greenfield-Central in their last game, while the Royals have a 1-6 mark but have put up some decent results this year, including taking Shenandoah down to the wire.
Of course, you can CLICK HERE TO LISTEN LIVE!
Other boys games in the area Friday
Greenfield-Central (1-4) at Yorktown (1-3): The Cougars had a huge second half against NP last week, led by Josh Mayes' 18 points. Yorktown has a win and a loss in OT games, but was held in the 20s by both Muncie Central and Delta in other losses.
Mt. Vernon (0-3) at Shelbyville (2-2): The Marauders have played a brutal schedule to date, and the baptism by fire continues with another tough double-weekend. Shelby features Patrick Ellis, one of the HHC's top athletes, and home-court advantage. This is a rematch of last year's sectional title game.
New Palestine (1-4) at Morristown (3-2): The Dragons hit the road again to face a Morristown squad that features Dylan Langkabel, one of the state's top players.
Other HHC games Friday
Delta (3-1) at Rushville (5-0)
Pendleton Heights (5-1) at Shenandoah (4-1)
GIRLS: Pendleton Heights (8-2) at Shenandoah (3-6)
Saturday's games
BOYS
Mt. Vernon (0-3) at Tipton (3-0): The Blue Devils keep winning and winning. Brad Dickey's club has been a fixture atop the Class 2A rankings for quite some time.
Fishers (2-2) at Greenfield-Central (1-4): The Tigers have several members of a state championship football team being worked into shape. This game was initially to be played Nov. 27, but Fishers was busy winning said state title that night. Of note: Fishers varsity assistant Keith Andrews is a G-C grad and former coach for both the Cougar boys and girls teams.
Other HHC games Saturday (all at 7:30 p.m.)
Delta (3-1) at Muncie Central (2-2)
Franklin (1-5) at Shelbyville (3-2)
Muncie South (1-1) at Yorktown (1-3)
Rushville (5-0) at Pendleton Heights (5-1)
GIRLS
Mt. Vernon (9-0) at Union County (3-7), 1:30 p.m.: The Marauders survived a tough matchup on Thursday, now they have a chance to play a 2A foe with a sub-.500 record before Christmas break.
Yorktown (8-2) at New Palestine (3-5), 7:30 p.m.: The Dragons return home after five straight road games. They've played one of the state's toughest schedules, and it doesn't change now that an outstanding Yorktown squad walks in. The battle features two of the HHC's top scorers in Yorktown's Jill Hopper (22 ppg, 11 rpg) and NP's Bethany Murrell (17 ppg)
Eastern Hancock (1-6) at Northeastern (5-4), 2:30 p.m.: Just a few hours after playing Knightstown, the Royals turn around and hit the road again for an afternoon game.
Other HHC games
Rushville (7-3) at Delta (6-5), 1:30 p.m.
Shelbyville (3-7) at Waldron (6-3), 2:30 p.m.
Games on tonight
As of 1:15 p.m. Thursday, the snowstorm has not postponed school in Hancock County, and therefore it hasn't postponed any of the local high school basketball games.
The Mt. Vernon vs. New Palestine girls game is ON for tonight. Listen to our LIVE broadcast HERE!
Don't forget to join us Friday night for Eastern Hancock at Knightstown boys at the same link. Join us at 7:10 p.m. both nights.
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Saturday, December 11, 2010
Saturday roundup
Good night for two Hancock County girls programs, as Mt. Vernon and New Palestine both win conference games to set up their showdown on Thursday.
3A No. 1 MV beat Yorktown -- a team that narrowly missed being in the top 10 -- 54-26 on the road today. The Marauders are now 8-0 on the year and 3-0 in conference play heading into Thursday's matchup.
New Palestine used a big third quarter to beat Shelbyville 55-38. Danielle Owens had 18 points and eight rebounds, while Bethany Murrell scored 14 and grabbed 11 boards for the Dragons. NP is now 3-4 overall and 2-0 in the HHC.
Their matchup Thursday will be broadcast LIVE on HancockCountySports.com. Join Chris Lambert and Allen Cooper at 7:10 p.m.
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Greenfield-Central also played tonight, falling to Chatard 46-40 on the road. The Cougars are now 3-6, with a Tuesday visit to Richmond looming.
Tonight was a rare off-night for all four Hancock County boys basketball teams. They all resume action on the road next Friday. Our Game of the Week will feature Eastern Hancock at Knightstown. Also playing Friday are Greenfield-Central (at Yorktown), New Palestine (at Morristown) and Mt. Vernon (at Shelbyville).
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3A No. 1 MV beat Yorktown -- a team that narrowly missed being in the top 10 -- 54-26 on the road today. The Marauders are now 8-0 on the year and 3-0 in conference play heading into Thursday's matchup.
New Palestine used a big third quarter to beat Shelbyville 55-38. Danielle Owens had 18 points and eight rebounds, while Bethany Murrell scored 14 and grabbed 11 boards for the Dragons. NP is now 3-4 overall and 2-0 in the HHC.
Their matchup Thursday will be broadcast LIVE on HancockCountySports.com. Join Chris Lambert and Allen Cooper at 7:10 p.m.
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN LIVE
Greenfield-Central also played tonight, falling to Chatard 46-40 on the road. The Cougars are now 3-6, with a Tuesday visit to Richmond looming.
Tonight was a rare off-night for all four Hancock County boys basketball teams. They all resume action on the road next Friday. Our Game of the Week will feature Eastern Hancock at Knightstown. Also playing Friday are Greenfield-Central (at Yorktown), New Palestine (at Morristown) and Mt. Vernon (at Shelbyville).
Join us throughout the year on Hancock County Sports.com and CCSN!
Friday, December 10, 2010
Cougars' huge second half leads to win
Greenfield-Central and New Palestine had faced pretty brutal opening stretches to their schedules -- their opponents had a combined record of 22-3.
So tonight, something had to give. And what gave was Josh Mayes -- he just kept giving the twine a ripping in the second half. The G-C senior scored eight straight third-quarter points to reverse what had been a seven-point New Palestine lead, and then kept hitting. Mayes scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half, as the Cougars hit 73 percent of their shots after halftime and rallied to a 51-35 victory.
G-C outscored NP 36-15 in the second half, largely behind Mayes and 6-6 post Tyler Stone, who scored 12 points, and a 2-3 zone defense that covered up NP's shooters and kept the Dragons from getting inside looks. NP shot 28 percent from the floor after the break. Josh Penley led the Dragons with 12 points.
Both teams are 1-4 and have the rest of the weekend off. G-C visits Yorktown next Friday and hosts Fishers Saturday. NP travels to Morristown Friday.
Elsewhere in Hancock County tonight:
Eastern Hancock 74, Northeastern 45: Aaron Spaulding's club is 4-1 and a fraction of a second away from being unbeaten. The Royals post a sizeable road win tonight, giving them a boost heading into next Friday's game at Knightstown, which will be our Game of the Week broadcast, starting at 7:10 p.m.
Pendleton Heights 52, Mt. Vernon 43: The Arabians jumped out to an early lead and held off a scrappy Marauder club. MV is 0-3 against one of the toughest schedules in the state.
Next week's broadcasts
We have two broadcasts next week
On Thursday, Dec. 16, the No. 1-ranked Mt. Vernon girls basketball team will host county rival New Palestine in a Hoosier Heritage Conference clash.
On Friday, Dec. 17, Eastern Hancock's red-hot boys team will head down U.S. 40 to face arch-rival Knightstown.
Airtime for both games will be approximately 7:10 p.m., with tipoff at 7:30 p.m.
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So tonight, something had to give. And what gave was Josh Mayes -- he just kept giving the twine a ripping in the second half. The G-C senior scored eight straight third-quarter points to reverse what had been a seven-point New Palestine lead, and then kept hitting. Mayes scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half, as the Cougars hit 73 percent of their shots after halftime and rallied to a 51-35 victory.
G-C outscored NP 36-15 in the second half, largely behind Mayes and 6-6 post Tyler Stone, who scored 12 points, and a 2-3 zone defense that covered up NP's shooters and kept the Dragons from getting inside looks. NP shot 28 percent from the floor after the break. Josh Penley led the Dragons with 12 points.
Both teams are 1-4 and have the rest of the weekend off. G-C visits Yorktown next Friday and hosts Fishers Saturday. NP travels to Morristown Friday.
Elsewhere in Hancock County tonight:
Eastern Hancock 74, Northeastern 45: Aaron Spaulding's club is 4-1 and a fraction of a second away from being unbeaten. The Royals post a sizeable road win tonight, giving them a boost heading into next Friday's game at Knightstown, which will be our Game of the Week broadcast, starting at 7:10 p.m.
Pendleton Heights 52, Mt. Vernon 43: The Arabians jumped out to an early lead and held off a scrappy Marauder club. MV is 0-3 against one of the toughest schedules in the state.
Next week's broadcasts
We have two broadcasts next week
On Thursday, Dec. 16, the No. 1-ranked Mt. Vernon girls basketball team will host county rival New Palestine in a Hoosier Heritage Conference clash.
On Friday, Dec. 17, Eastern Hancock's red-hot boys team will head down U.S. 40 to face arch-rival Knightstown.
Airtime for both games will be approximately 7:10 p.m., with tipoff at 7:30 p.m.
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Saturday, December 4, 2010
Saturday games
After a thrilling last-second win over Eastern Hancock, the New Palestine Dragons fell to 1-3 on the year after a 74-61 loss at home to Rushville. NP will travel to Greenfield-Central next Friday for a game we will broadcast LIVE on HancockCountySports.com.
Eastern Hancock improved to 3-1 with a 56-37 win over Southwestern (Shelby). EH plays its next two games on the road, starting with a visit to Northeastern next Friday.
Greenfield-Central (0-4) dropped an 84-51 decision to Southport, and will open conference play at home next Friday against NP on our Hancock County Game of the Week.
In girls action, Mt. Vernon beat Pendleton Heights 43-42 with a free throw in the final second. The second-ranked Marauders (6-0, 2-0) remained unbeaten.
New Palestine beat Delta 62-58, surviving a torrid 32-point fourth quarter by the Eagles. Bethany Murrell had 21 points, hitting 6-of-7 from 3-point range, for the Dragons (2-4, 1-0).
Greenfield-Central (3-4, 0-2) fell to HHC rival Rushville 55-36, as the Lions' Shelbie Justice scored 30 points and topped the 1,000 mark for her career.
Union County topped Eastern Hancock (1-5) 50-36.
Eastern Hancock improved to 3-1 with a 56-37 win over Southwestern (Shelby). EH plays its next two games on the road, starting with a visit to Northeastern next Friday.
Greenfield-Central (0-4) dropped an 84-51 decision to Southport, and will open conference play at home next Friday against NP on our Hancock County Game of the Week.
In girls action, Mt. Vernon beat Pendleton Heights 43-42 with a free throw in the final second. The second-ranked Marauders (6-0, 2-0) remained unbeaten.
New Palestine beat Delta 62-58, surviving a torrid 32-point fourth quarter by the Eagles. Bethany Murrell had 21 points, hitting 6-of-7 from 3-point range, for the Dragons (2-4, 1-0).
Greenfield-Central (3-4, 0-2) fell to HHC rival Rushville 55-36, as the Lions' Shelbie Justice scored 30 points and topped the 1,000 mark for her career.
Union County topped Eastern Hancock (1-5) 50-36.
Friday, December 3, 2010
What a night!
New Palestine and Eastern Hancock are notorious for playing barnburners. And, most of the time, the Dragons manage to win.
Tonight was no exception on either count.
Josh Penley hit two free throws with no time on the clock to give the Dragons a 57-56 win over EH in what became a see-saw game. The moment the second shot went through, Penley found himself mobbed by the entire Dragon student section, which poured onto the floor when the ball went through the net. It had been tied at 51-51 when Dustin Smith hit two FTs to put the Royals up 53-51 -- one answered by Michael Morris, who scored a putback. Austin Lee made it 55-53 with a shot on an out-of-bounds play with 34 seconds remaining, but Morris again picked the ball up out of a scramble and tied it with 11 ticks remaining. Smith went coast-to-coast, split a double-team and drew a foul with 6.3 left -- hitting one of the two FTs, setting the stage for Penley to catch the inbounds pass, drive coast-to-coast, and draw the foul as he was going up for the game-winning shot.
Penley scored 12 points, but didn't miss a shot -- 5-of-5 from the floor, 2-of-2 from the line. He wasn't the only star. Taylor Rainey scored 15 points, Michael Morris 13 and Reid Clark had six of his eight in the fourth quarter for the Dragons. Smith scored 16 points to lead the Royals, with many of those coming as tough points late in the fourth. Jared Pyle hit three 3s and scored 13 points.
NP beat EH for the 17th time in 18 meetings, but this was the fifth consecutive game between the teams that would be decided in the closing seconds.
It was a great game, and one that had a lot of big plays. Morris, Penley, Clark and Rainey all hit big shots for the Dragons at big moments. Smith tried to carry the Royals on his back down the stretch after Pyle's shooting helped EH rally from a 28-18 halftime deficit.
The Dragons (1-2) move on to play Rushville on Saturday night, before visiting Greenfield-Central next Friday for our next Hancock County Game of the Week broadcast. The Royals (2-1) host Southwestern (Shelby) on Saturday night, and then travel to Northeastern next Friday. They will then visit Knightstown on Dec. 17 -- a game we will also broadcast.
Click here to LISTEN LIVE to upcoming broadcasts and also to listen to our archives.
Elsewhere in Hancock County tonight:
Mt. Vernon fell to 0-2 after a 53-34 loss to a VERY strong Hamilton Southeastern squad.
Greenfield-Central dropped to 0-3 after a 46-25 loss at New Castle.
Elsewhere in the HHC
Rushville (2-0) knocked off arch-rival Connersville 67-55, spoiling Spartans head coach (and former Rushville coach) Kerry Brown's return to Memorial Gymnasium.
Shelbyville (2-1) fell to Columbus North 63-61 in a barnburner.
Delta (1-1) got its first victory for returning coach Stan Daugherty by beating Cowan 53-33
Yorktown (1-2) fell in OT to Muncie Burris 52-48.
Some good girls games coming up Saturday, one of the biggest being Mt. Vernon's visit to Pendleton Heights in a matchup of what could be two of the top teams in the HHC. Greenfield-Central (at Chatard) and New Palestine (at Delta) are also in action with afternoon games -- weather permitting.
We've already mentioned the NP and EH boys games Saturday night. G-C is also at Southport on Saturday, meeting up with a Cardinals team led by Wes Peek, a starter on G-C's 1998 sectional championship team.
Tonight was no exception on either count.
Josh Penley hit two free throws with no time on the clock to give the Dragons a 57-56 win over EH in what became a see-saw game. The moment the second shot went through, Penley found himself mobbed by the entire Dragon student section, which poured onto the floor when the ball went through the net. It had been tied at 51-51 when Dustin Smith hit two FTs to put the Royals up 53-51 -- one answered by Michael Morris, who scored a putback. Austin Lee made it 55-53 with a shot on an out-of-bounds play with 34 seconds remaining, but Morris again picked the ball up out of a scramble and tied it with 11 ticks remaining. Smith went coast-to-coast, split a double-team and drew a foul with 6.3 left -- hitting one of the two FTs, setting the stage for Penley to catch the inbounds pass, drive coast-to-coast, and draw the foul as he was going up for the game-winning shot.
Penley scored 12 points, but didn't miss a shot -- 5-of-5 from the floor, 2-of-2 from the line. He wasn't the only star. Taylor Rainey scored 15 points, Michael Morris 13 and Reid Clark had six of his eight in the fourth quarter for the Dragons. Smith scored 16 points to lead the Royals, with many of those coming as tough points late in the fourth. Jared Pyle hit three 3s and scored 13 points.
NP beat EH for the 17th time in 18 meetings, but this was the fifth consecutive game between the teams that would be decided in the closing seconds.
It was a great game, and one that had a lot of big plays. Morris, Penley, Clark and Rainey all hit big shots for the Dragons at big moments. Smith tried to carry the Royals on his back down the stretch after Pyle's shooting helped EH rally from a 28-18 halftime deficit.
The Dragons (1-2) move on to play Rushville on Saturday night, before visiting Greenfield-Central next Friday for our next Hancock County Game of the Week broadcast. The Royals (2-1) host Southwestern (Shelby) on Saturday night, and then travel to Northeastern next Friday. They will then visit Knightstown on Dec. 17 -- a game we will also broadcast.
Click here to LISTEN LIVE to upcoming broadcasts and also to listen to our archives.
Elsewhere in Hancock County tonight:
Mt. Vernon fell to 0-2 after a 53-34 loss to a VERY strong Hamilton Southeastern squad.
Greenfield-Central dropped to 0-3 after a 46-25 loss at New Castle.
Elsewhere in the HHC
Rushville (2-0) knocked off arch-rival Connersville 67-55, spoiling Spartans head coach (and former Rushville coach) Kerry Brown's return to Memorial Gymnasium.
Shelbyville (2-1) fell to Columbus North 63-61 in a barnburner.
Delta (1-1) got its first victory for returning coach Stan Daugherty by beating Cowan 53-33
Yorktown (1-2) fell in OT to Muncie Burris 52-48.
Some good girls games coming up Saturday, one of the biggest being Mt. Vernon's visit to Pendleton Heights in a matchup of what could be two of the top teams in the HHC. Greenfield-Central (at Chatard) and New Palestine (at Delta) are also in action with afternoon games -- weather permitting.
We've already mentioned the NP and EH boys games Saturday night. G-C is also at Southport on Saturday, meeting up with a Cardinals team led by Wes Peek, a starter on G-C's 1998 sectional championship team.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Game night: Eastern Hancock at New Palestine
It's game night:
Eastern Hancock (2-0) at New Palestine (0-2)
LISTEN LIVE HERE! Airtime: 7:10 p.m.; tipoff 7:30 p.m.
The Royals had two impressive victories last week over Centerville and Frankton, and they sport a lineup that returns four starters, including leading scorer Dustin Smith. The wing scored 17 and 13 points in the two games last week, but as is a hallmark of Aaron Spaulding-coached teams, several other Royals contributed, as six different players scored in double figures for the Royals in at least one of the two games last week. New Palestine is 0-2, but rallied from deficits of 14 and 15 points to cut one lead to one, and to take the lead in the other game before succumbing in OT. The Dragons fell to two solid 4A schools. Again, they're balanced, with Josh Penley scoring 21 against New Castle and Taylor Rainey putting up 26 against Jennings County. NP is somewhat young, as Adam Barton's team has no seniors.
Elsewhere in Hancock County & the HHC
Mt. Vernon (0-1) at 4A #6 Hamilton Southeastern (1-0), 7:30 p.m.
The Marauders had a good showing last week against Hamilton Heights. Quinn Williams scored 20 points in an eventual 58-54 loss to HH. HSE is loaded, led by future major-college player Gary Harris.
Greenfield-Central (0-2) at New Castle (2-0), 8 p.m.
The Cougars suffered two close losses at the hands of Richmond and Whiteland -- the latter in OT -- last week. New Castle is a solid team and plays very well at home.
Connersville at Rushville (1-0), 7:30 p.m.: Former Rushville coach Kerry Brown returns to Memorial Gym as the head coach of the arch-rival Spartans.
Cowan at Delta (0-1), 7:45 p.m.: The Eagles look for their first win under old-turned-new coach Stan Daugherty, who both preceded and is succeeding Paul Keller as the Delta bench leader.
Muncie Burris at Yorktown (1-1), 7:30 p.m.: Blake Everhart's team had a nice win over Alexandria on Tuesday and plays an intra-county foe.
Shelbyville (2-0) at Columbus North, 7:30 p.m.: Tom Beach's club had two very solid wins last week to open the year. Led by Patrick Ellis and a very veteran cast of characters, the Bears are going to be a force.
Saturday's games (weather permitting)
Greenfield-Central at Southport, 7:30 p.m.: G-C graduate Wes Peek is Southport's head coach, so a chance for him to compete against the alma mater.
Rushville at New Palestine, 7:30 p.m.: The Dragons conclude four straight at home by opening conference play against the Lions. Both teams are getting up and down the floor this year.
Hamilton Southeastern at Pendleton Heights, 7:30 p.m.: Great matchup between future Div. I players Gary Harris and Kellen Dunham.
Delta at Muncie South, 8 p.m.
Also ... big girls game Saturday afternoon, when Mt. Vernon travels to Pendleton Heights for a 2:30 p.m. tipoff. Our friends at WEEM-91.7 will have the call on the game.
Eastern Hancock (2-0) at New Palestine (0-2)
LISTEN LIVE HERE! Airtime: 7:10 p.m.; tipoff 7:30 p.m.
The Royals had two impressive victories last week over Centerville and Frankton, and they sport a lineup that returns four starters, including leading scorer Dustin Smith. The wing scored 17 and 13 points in the two games last week, but as is a hallmark of Aaron Spaulding-coached teams, several other Royals contributed, as six different players scored in double figures for the Royals in at least one of the two games last week. New Palestine is 0-2, but rallied from deficits of 14 and 15 points to cut one lead to one, and to take the lead in the other game before succumbing in OT. The Dragons fell to two solid 4A schools. Again, they're balanced, with Josh Penley scoring 21 against New Castle and Taylor Rainey putting up 26 against Jennings County. NP is somewhat young, as Adam Barton's team has no seniors.
Elsewhere in Hancock County & the HHC
Mt. Vernon (0-1) at 4A #6 Hamilton Southeastern (1-0), 7:30 p.m.
The Marauders had a good showing last week against Hamilton Heights. Quinn Williams scored 20 points in an eventual 58-54 loss to HH. HSE is loaded, led by future major-college player Gary Harris.
Greenfield-Central (0-2) at New Castle (2-0), 8 p.m.
The Cougars suffered two close losses at the hands of Richmond and Whiteland -- the latter in OT -- last week. New Castle is a solid team and plays very well at home.
Connersville at Rushville (1-0), 7:30 p.m.: Former Rushville coach Kerry Brown returns to Memorial Gym as the head coach of the arch-rival Spartans.
Cowan at Delta (0-1), 7:45 p.m.: The Eagles look for their first win under old-turned-new coach Stan Daugherty, who both preceded and is succeeding Paul Keller as the Delta bench leader.
Muncie Burris at Yorktown (1-1), 7:30 p.m.: Blake Everhart's team had a nice win over Alexandria on Tuesday and plays an intra-county foe.
Shelbyville (2-0) at Columbus North, 7:30 p.m.: Tom Beach's club had two very solid wins last week to open the year. Led by Patrick Ellis and a very veteran cast of characters, the Bears are going to be a force.
Saturday's games (weather permitting)
Greenfield-Central at Southport, 7:30 p.m.: G-C graduate Wes Peek is Southport's head coach, so a chance for him to compete against the alma mater.
Rushville at New Palestine, 7:30 p.m.: The Dragons conclude four straight at home by opening conference play against the Lions. Both teams are getting up and down the floor this year.
Hamilton Southeastern at Pendleton Heights, 7:30 p.m.: Great matchup between future Div. I players Gary Harris and Kellen Dunham.
Delta at Muncie South, 8 p.m.
Also ... big girls game Saturday afternoon, when Mt. Vernon travels to Pendleton Heights for a 2:30 p.m. tipoff. Our friends at WEEM-91.7 will have the call on the game.
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