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.

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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.