The final two weeks of the HHC are set up beautifully, as New Palestine, Greenfield-Central and Pendleton Heights are in a three-way race for the conference championship. .
In our broadcast, the Cougars and Mt. Vernon were locked in a 0-0 tie through four quarters, as the defenses absolutely dominated. The teams' big-play players -- G-C's Matt Dickerson and MV's Tyler Dicks -- were slowed by some great linebacking corps. Dickerson had 31 rushing yards. Dicks had 51 on 21 carries.
Matter of fact, neither offense got too untracked. G-C had 155 yards of offense, MV had 138 -- including 121 in the second half. Neither team got inside the other's 15. In the second half, the Cougars drove to the MV 17 in the third, but was stopped on fourth-and-1. The Marauders drove inside the Cougar 20, but had a field goal blocked. Neither team threatened after that, but G-C's Derek Conley had two interceptions in regulation to thwart Marauder drives.
In the third quarter, the Cougars found something with a wildcat offense quarterbacked by Conley -- which proved effective in moving the ball. They went back to it in OT. On its possession, MV tried a halfback pass, but Brant Boles picked it off in the end zone for the Cougars' fourth takeaway of the night. On the Cougars' possession, Conley took the direct snap and carried behind the left side of the line for seven yards on first down, then bounced outside on the next play to score the game's only TD and give the Cougars a 6-0 victory in overtime.
It was G-C's fourth straight victory on the year, and the Cougars' fourth victory over Mt. Vernon in the last five meetings between the schools -- two of which have been decided in OT.
Both teams are now 5-2 overall. G-C is 4-1 in the HHC and tied with Pendleton Heights for second, MV is 3-2 and in fourth place.
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New Palestine 49, Shelbyville 13: The Golden Bears had a long run and an early TD, but the Dragons' defense turned two early Shelbyville fumbles into Connor Simmons touchdown passes and NP poured it on. Simmons threw four more TD passes to up his season total to 22. Brandon Collins and Josh Penley -- two of the state's leading receivers -- each caught a TD pass again and Austin Monday ran in a couple. The No. 1 Dragons are now 7-0 for the first time since 1992 and lead the HHC by a full game over G-C and PH.
Eastern Hancock 27, Wes-Del 6: The Royals got their running game going to get that second victory that had eluded them for weeks. EH has a tough test next week, traveling to unbeaten Shenandoah.
And in the HHC
Pendleton Heights 31, Yorktown 7: Coach John Broughton gets victory No. 200 in the Arabians' victory. One of the really great coaches in East Central Indiana, Coach Broughton's teams have really turned it on the last couple of years -- 16-4 in the last two seasons. The Arabians are now 6-1 (4-1) and tied with G-C for second place in the conference. They will face Rushville next week before hosting G-C in Week 9.
Delta 48, Rushville 22: The Eagles got their offense going in a big way in a victory over Rushville. Delta gets that elusive second conference win. The Eagles are now 2-3 in HHC play and in fifth place and 2-5 overall (4-3 overall on the field). Rushville is 2-5/0-5.
HHC standings
#1/4 New Palestine 5-0/7-0 (at G-C, at MV)
#10/9 Pendleton Heights 4-1/6-1 (vs. Rushville, vs. G-C)
Greenfield-Central 4-1/5-2 (vs. NP, at PH)
Mt. Vernon 3-2/5-2 (vs. Delta, vs. NP)
Delta 2-3/2-5 (4-3 on the field) (at MV, at Shelby)
Shelbyville 1-4/1-6 (vs. Yorktown, vs. Delta)
Yorktown 1-4/3-4 (at Shelby, at Rushville)
Rushville 0-5/2-5 (at PH, vs. Yorktown)
Friday, September 30, 2011
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Friday night football
Another big night as the HHC race hits the homestretch of the season. Two of the four teams in the thick of the race face off as the Greenfield-Central Cougars host the Mt. Vernon Marauders.
Mt. Vernon (5-1/3-1) at Greenfield-Central (4-2/3-1): Kickoff is 7 p.m. Join Andrew, Mike and Chris for the pregame at 6:30 p.m. from G-C's Cougar Stadium. Listen LIVE link.The Marauders feature the county's top rusher in Tyler Dicks (728 yards in 5 games). He had 126 yards and two touchdowns (and an interception) in the 20-5 victory over Shelbyville last week. G-C is on a three-game win streak, and a big reason why is the return game. The Cougars have six return touchdowns in the last two weeks. Matt Dickerson leads an athletic group of Cougars. The winner stays in the HHC race. The team that is unsuccessful will need some help.
Shelbyville (1-5/1-3) at #1/4 New Palestine (6-0/4-0): The Dragons have one of the state's most potent passing attacks, with 1,500-yard passer Connor Simmons throwing to 500-yard receivers Josh Penley and Brandon Collins. The Dragons' defense has also been solid. Shelby has struggled, but the Bears moved the ball for the last couple of weeks, but struggled to finish drives. The Bears have shown huge strides and can play spoiler. Our friends at WSVX.com will have the broadcast.
Wes-Del (0-6) at Eastern Hancock (1-5): The Royals have been *just* close the last several weeks, but the homestretch hasn't been kind. Tonight, they host winless Wes-Del in Senior Night. The Royals are much better than 1-5 -- they get a chance to show it here.
Also in the HHC
#10/9 Pendleton Heights (5-1/3-1) at Yorktown (3-3/1-3): The Arabians have had two 100-yard rushers in the last two weeks in Jacob Lyons and Jon Furrow. Throw in a veteran line and QB Mitch Patishall, and PH is a solid team. Yorktown has big-play capability led by Brendon Barnes, and the Tigers have been right there.
Rushville (2-4/0-4) at Delta (1-5/1-3): Delta is actually 3-3 on the field, but the Eagles have dropped three straight after beating Greenfield-Central to open the HHC season. Ozzie Mann is strong, but the Eagles miss Austin Fuatavai at RB. Rushville has allowed 42, 53 and 49 points the last three weeks, but all to top HHC contenders. The Lions have a sold running game led by Kaleb Lambert and Garrett Hittle, but they are young.
Mt. Vernon (5-1/3-1) at Greenfield-Central (4-2/3-1): Kickoff is 7 p.m. Join Andrew, Mike and Chris for the pregame at 6:30 p.m. from G-C's Cougar Stadium. Listen LIVE link.The Marauders feature the county's top rusher in Tyler Dicks (728 yards in 5 games). He had 126 yards and two touchdowns (and an interception) in the 20-5 victory over Shelbyville last week. G-C is on a three-game win streak, and a big reason why is the return game. The Cougars have six return touchdowns in the last two weeks. Matt Dickerson leads an athletic group of Cougars. The winner stays in the HHC race. The team that is unsuccessful will need some help.
Shelbyville (1-5/1-3) at #1/4 New Palestine (6-0/4-0): The Dragons have one of the state's most potent passing attacks, with 1,500-yard passer Connor Simmons throwing to 500-yard receivers Josh Penley and Brandon Collins. The Dragons' defense has also been solid. Shelby has struggled, but the Bears moved the ball for the last couple of weeks, but struggled to finish drives. The Bears have shown huge strides and can play spoiler. Our friends at WSVX.com will have the broadcast.
Wes-Del (0-6) at Eastern Hancock (1-5): The Royals have been *just* close the last several weeks, but the homestretch hasn't been kind. Tonight, they host winless Wes-Del in Senior Night. The Royals are much better than 1-5 -- they get a chance to show it here.
Also in the HHC
#10/9 Pendleton Heights (5-1/3-1) at Yorktown (3-3/1-3): The Arabians have had two 100-yard rushers in the last two weeks in Jacob Lyons and Jon Furrow. Throw in a veteran line and QB Mitch Patishall, and PH is a solid team. Yorktown has big-play capability led by Brendon Barnes, and the Tigers have been right there.
Rushville (2-4/0-4) at Delta (1-5/1-3): Delta is actually 3-3 on the field, but the Eagles have dropped three straight after beating Greenfield-Central to open the HHC season. Ozzie Mann is strong, but the Eagles miss Austin Fuatavai at RB. Rushville has allowed 42, 53 and 49 points the last three weeks, but all to top HHC contenders. The Lions have a sold running game led by Kaleb Lambert and Garrett Hittle, but they are young.
Thursday wrap: Dragons, Cougars HHC champs
The New Palestine Dragons and Greenfield-Central Cougars are both celebrating Hoosier Heritage Conference soccer championships tonight.
Volleyball
Greenfield-Central 3, Pendleton Heights 1: The Cougars won a big road HHC match 25-19, 19-25, 25-15, 25-22. That improves G-C's record to 10-14 overall and 2-4 in conference play.
Shay Pope set a school record with 31 kills -- the most in a match in G-C history. Maddi Graham and Jordan Bunch recorded nine kills each. Megan Bradley had 44 assists. Alex Colclazier had 17 digs, while Caitey Sosnowski had nine digs.
The Cougars next play Tuesday at home against Hamilton Southeastern.
New Palestine 3, Triton Central 0: The Dragons improved to 18-7 on the year with a three-set victory over Triton Central. The Dragons won 25-13, 25-8, 25-10. NPHS next plays Tuesday at Shelbyville.
The Dragon JV also won 2-1.
Boys tennis
Sectional postponed: Weather postponed the boys tennis sectional. New Palestine plays Mt. Vernon and Greenfield-Central meets Eastern Hancock at 4:15 p.m. Friday in the semifinals. The title match is 10 a.m. Saturday at Mt. Vernon.
The Dragons bounced back from an early deficit to beat Pendleton Heights 4-1. G-C had five different goal scorers in a 5-0 victory over Rushville.
The two teams will begin sectional play Wednesday at G-C -- the Cougars open against Shelbyville at 5 p.m., the Dragons then will meet Mt. Vernon at 7 p.m.
The championship game will be at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8. The broadcast will be live on www.hancockcountysports.com.
New Palestine 4, Pendleton Heights 1: Bryson Basaran scored three goals and assisted in the Dragons' other tally. Senior Wes Fox had a goal and an assist.The Dragons finish the regular season 11-5 and 6-1 in Hoosier Heritage Conference play.
PH drew first blood, but Basaran scored twice to give the
Dragons a 2-1 lead going into the half. Dillon Pike and Ryan Perkins
assisted on the two goals. In the second half, Basaran fed Fox for an
early goal, and then Fox fed Basaran to complete the hat trick.
NP coach Bobby Holden credited the eight-person senior class for playing with the most passion of any group he's ever seen.
"What
a game to end the season on," said Holden, who completed his first
regular season as the Dragons' head coach, and noted the Pendleton
Heights roster he coached to a semistate appearance last year. "There
was not a player on the field that I did not know, which makes it very
enjoyable to coach. Every player did their part to play the game while
on the field and those players should all be very proud."
Greenfield-Central 5, Rushville 0: The Cougars clinched their piece of the HHC title with five different goal scorers.
Adam Koers had a goal and an assist. Angel Rodriguez, Jerry Spencer, Gabe Collins and Trent Barnhart all scored for the Cougars. Ross Morgan and Joe McClarnon added assists.
The game was called after five minutes of the second half due to weather.
The Cougars have an 11-3-1 record. They will host Fishers on Senior Night Monday evening.
Volleyball
Greenfield-Central 3, Pendleton Heights 1: The Cougars won a big road HHC match 25-19, 19-25, 25-15, 25-22. That improves G-C's record to 10-14 overall and 2-4 in conference play.
Shay Pope set a school record with 31 kills -- the most in a match in G-C history. Maddi Graham and Jordan Bunch recorded nine kills each. Megan Bradley had 44 assists. Alex Colclazier had 17 digs, while Caitey Sosnowski had nine digs.
The Cougars next play Tuesday at home against Hamilton Southeastern.
New Palestine 3, Triton Central 0: The Dragons improved to 18-7 on the year with a three-set victory over Triton Central. The Dragons won 25-13, 25-8, 25-10. NPHS next plays Tuesday at Shelbyville.
The Dragon JV also won 2-1.
Boys tennis
Sectional postponed: Weather postponed the boys tennis sectional. New Palestine plays Mt. Vernon and Greenfield-Central meets Eastern Hancock at 4:15 p.m. Friday in the semifinals. The title match is 10 a.m. Saturday at Mt. Vernon.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Tuesday wrap: NP girls tie Guerin
The New Palestine girls soccer team tied Guerin Catholic 0-0 Tuesday, finishing the team's second straight unbeaten regular season with a 14-0-3 record.
The three ties all came against top opponents -- Guerin Catholic, Avon and Westfield.
Holly Hilton made 10 saves in tonight's game for her state-leading 13th shutout of the season. She has a 0.28 GAA and has recorded nine consecutive shutouts.
The Dragons were outshot 10-6. They controlled the run of play in the first half, but Guerin had a territorial advantage for much of the second half. Lauren Joray, the Dragons' leading goal scorer, had five of New Palestine's six shots.
The Dragons will open the sectional at home Oct. 6 against Shelbyville.
Mt. Vernon 2, Greenwood 0: The Marauders' Suzy DeWael scored her ninth goal, while Jordan Slusher added a goal and an assist in a Marauder victory.
Holly Owens assisted on Slusher's goal. Whitney Estes made four saves in net to record the shutout. MV is 11-2-1 on the year.
Boys soccer
New Palestine 5, Rushville 2: The Dragons improved to 5-1 in HHC play and 10-5 overall with a big road victory.
The win put the Dragons in position to clinch at least a share of the HHC title in Thursday's Senior Night finale against Pendleton Heights.
Wes Fox scored a natural hat trick -- three consecutive goals -- and added an assist in the Dragons' victory. Fox's three first-half goals gave the Dragons a 3-0 lead. Rushville answered before halftime, but Ty Fidler and Noah Boilanger scored second-half goals to put the game away. Ryan Perkins assisted on Fox's first goal, while Fox assisted on Boilanger's goal.
"It was a great game," NP coach Bobby Holden said. "Both teams played very well and made for an enjoyable game."
The Dragons won the JV game 7-1.
Volleyball
Greenfield-Central 3, Shenandoah 2: The Cougars won the first two games, then put on an exclamation point in Game 5 for the victory. G-C won 25-19, 25-19, 19-25, 24-26, 15-4 over the Raiders. Kirstyn Pierce had 17 kills for the Raiders.
Yorktown 3, New Palestine 0: The Dragons' volleyball team fell 25-15, 25-14, 25-12 to 3A No. 2 Yorktown. NP is now 17-7 on the year and 3-2 in HHC play. The Dragons host Triton Central Thursday evening.
Wes-Del 3, Eastern Hancock 0: The Royals fell to 1A No. 2 Wes-Del 25-13, 25-11, 25-7.
The three ties all came against top opponents -- Guerin Catholic, Avon and Westfield.
Holly Hilton made 10 saves in tonight's game for her state-leading 13th shutout of the season. She has a 0.28 GAA and has recorded nine consecutive shutouts.
The Dragons were outshot 10-6. They controlled the run of play in the first half, but Guerin had a territorial advantage for much of the second half. Lauren Joray, the Dragons' leading goal scorer, had five of New Palestine's six shots.
The Dragons will open the sectional at home Oct. 6 against Shelbyville.
Mt. Vernon 2, Greenwood 0: The Marauders' Suzy DeWael scored her ninth goal, while Jordan Slusher added a goal and an assist in a Marauder victory.
Holly Owens assisted on Slusher's goal. Whitney Estes made four saves in net to record the shutout. MV is 11-2-1 on the year.
Boys soccer
New Palestine 5, Rushville 2: The Dragons improved to 5-1 in HHC play and 10-5 overall with a big road victory.
The win put the Dragons in position to clinch at least a share of the HHC title in Thursday's Senior Night finale against Pendleton Heights.
Wes Fox scored a natural hat trick -- three consecutive goals -- and added an assist in the Dragons' victory. Fox's three first-half goals gave the Dragons a 3-0 lead. Rushville answered before halftime, but Ty Fidler and Noah Boilanger scored second-half goals to put the game away. Ryan Perkins assisted on Fox's first goal, while Fox assisted on Boilanger's goal.
"It was a great game," NP coach Bobby Holden said. "Both teams played very well and made for an enjoyable game."
The Dragons won the JV game 7-1.
Volleyball
Greenfield-Central 3, Shenandoah 2: The Cougars won the first two games, then put on an exclamation point in Game 5 for the victory. G-C won 25-19, 25-19, 19-25, 24-26, 15-4 over the Raiders. Kirstyn Pierce had 17 kills for the Raiders.
Yorktown 3, New Palestine 0: The Dragons' volleyball team fell 25-15, 25-14, 25-12 to 3A No. 2 Yorktown. NP is now 17-7 on the year and 3-2 in HHC play. The Dragons host Triton Central Thursday evening.
Wes-Del 3, Eastern Hancock 0: The Royals fell to 1A No. 2 Wes-Del 25-13, 25-11, 25-7.
Monday, September 26, 2011
Tennis draw
The four county schools both drew matches on the opening day of the IHSAA Mt. Vernon sectional tournament.
Host Mt. Vernon and county champ New Palestine will face off Thursday in one semifinal match, while Greenfield-Central will meet Eastern Hancock in the other semifinal.
The championship match is at 10 a.m. Saturday.
The winner goes on to play the Lawrence North sectional champ (LN, LC, WC, Arlington, Heritage Christian) at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in the North Central regional.
IHSAA tennis sectional at Mt. Vernon
Thursday, Sept. 29
4:30 p.m.: New Palestine vs. Mt. Vernon
4:30 p.m.: Greenfield-Central vs. Eastern Hancock
Saturday, Oct. 1
10 a.m.: Championship
Winner plays: Oct. 4 in North Central regional vs. Lawrence North sectional champ. 4:30 p.m.
Host Mt. Vernon and county champ New Palestine will face off Thursday in one semifinal match, while Greenfield-Central will meet Eastern Hancock in the other semifinal.
The championship match is at 10 a.m. Saturday.
The winner goes on to play the Lawrence North sectional champ (LN, LC, WC, Arlington, Heritage Christian) at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in the North Central regional.
IHSAA tennis sectional at Mt. Vernon
Thursday, Sept. 29
4:30 p.m.: New Palestine vs. Mt. Vernon
4:30 p.m.: Greenfield-Central vs. Eastern Hancock
Saturday, Oct. 1
10 a.m.: Championship
Winner plays: Oct. 4 in North Central regional vs. Lawrence North sectional champ. 4:30 p.m.
Monday wrap: NP girls win HHC title
New Palestine's girls soccer team completed a perfect run through the Hoosier Heritage Conference Monday, beating Shelbyville 13-0.
The Dragons were unscored upon in HHC play, outscoring opponents 44-0 in the seven conference games. This is the Dragons' second straight HHC championship.
NP celebrated Senior Night for the most decorated class in its history -- which is now 61-7-9 in four years and is unbeaten in 41 consecutive regular-season games. All 11 seniors started tonight and several collected goals.
The 13 goals is two shy of the school record of 15.
Eleven different Dragons scored and 15 players ended up on the scoresheet. Leading goal scorer Lauren Joray, a junior, added to her total with two goals and two assists, but the seniors stole the show. Maddie Fry had two goals and an assist -- her second multi-goal game of the year. Lindsay Meyer had a goal and three assists -- raising her assists total to 17 on the season. Seniors Jordan Barton, Lauren Kehrt, Morgan Parish and Richelle Dennison all scored. Kalli Shepler-Tucker added three assists, while Lindsey Kehrt and Emilee Larson also notched assists. Morgan Carpenter had strong play in the box, while goalkeeper Holly Hilton shared the shutout with Kenzie Morgan.
Also registering on the scoresheet were Kristin Wagner and Amy Hilton (G, A each), Madison Parish and Jennifer Roberts (1 goal each).
The 13th-ranked Dragons hit the road Tuesday for a match at No. 6 Guerin Catholic. Kickoff is 5:45 p.m.
The Dragons will then return home Oct. 6 to open sectional play against the Golden Bears.
Boys tennis
New Palestine 5, Rushville 0: The Dragons finished the regular season with a sweep of Rushville. Singles winners were Reid Clark (7-5, 6-2), Brent Barrett (6-1, 6-3) and Stratton Smith (6-1, 6-1). In doubles, the Dragons got wins from Connor Swain/Evan Poole (6-0, 6-0) and Kyle Willhelm/David Thompson (6-2, 6-0).
The Dragons also won the two JV matches -- by Michael Wehrheim and Lucas Lyons.
The Dragons were unscored upon in HHC play, outscoring opponents 44-0 in the seven conference games. This is the Dragons' second straight HHC championship.
NP celebrated Senior Night for the most decorated class in its history -- which is now 61-7-9 in four years and is unbeaten in 41 consecutive regular-season games. All 11 seniors started tonight and several collected goals.
The 13 goals is two shy of the school record of 15.
Eleven different Dragons scored and 15 players ended up on the scoresheet. Leading goal scorer Lauren Joray, a junior, added to her total with two goals and two assists, but the seniors stole the show. Maddie Fry had two goals and an assist -- her second multi-goal game of the year. Lindsay Meyer had a goal and three assists -- raising her assists total to 17 on the season. Seniors Jordan Barton, Lauren Kehrt, Morgan Parish and Richelle Dennison all scored. Kalli Shepler-Tucker added three assists, while Lindsey Kehrt and Emilee Larson also notched assists. Morgan Carpenter had strong play in the box, while goalkeeper Holly Hilton shared the shutout with Kenzie Morgan.
Also registering on the scoresheet were Kristin Wagner and Amy Hilton (G, A each), Madison Parish and Jennifer Roberts (1 goal each).
The 13th-ranked Dragons hit the road Tuesday for a match at No. 6 Guerin Catholic. Kickoff is 5:45 p.m.
The Dragons will then return home Oct. 6 to open sectional play against the Golden Bears.
Boys tennis
New Palestine 5, Rushville 0: The Dragons finished the regular season with a sweep of Rushville. Singles winners were Reid Clark (7-5, 6-2), Brent Barrett (6-1, 6-3) and Stratton Smith (6-1, 6-1). In doubles, the Dragons got wins from Connor Swain/Evan Poole (6-0, 6-0) and Kyle Willhelm/David Thompson (6-2, 6-0).
The Dragons also won the two JV matches -- by Michael Wehrheim and Lucas Lyons.
Poll time: Dragons ranked No. 1 by AP
Class 4A's top football team resides in the southwestern corner of Hancock County.
Armed with a passing attack that has rolled up more than 1,500 yards in six games, the New Palestine Dragons are Class 4A's No. 1 team, according to the Associated Press media poll.
The poll was released earlier this evening and the Dragons vaulted both Cathedral and Evansville Reitz -- which dropped games over the weekend -- into the top spot.
The AP poll is voted on by a panel of media members in the state.
The Dragons are also No. 4 in the Indiana Football Coaches Association poll and No. 3 in the Sagarin computer rankings. Fellow HHC rival Pendleton Heights is also ranked in both polls -- No. 10 by the AP and No. 9 by the IFCA. The Dragons defeated PH 34-21 in Week 3 to open conference play, handing the Arabians their only loss of the season.
New Palestine quarterback Connor Simmons ranks fourth in the state in passing yards with 1,519 yards and 13 touchdowns. With 562 receiving yards and 13 TDs, wideout Josh Penley ranks eighth in receiving yards, while running mate Brandon Collins is 11th with 540 yards.
The No. 1 ranking is indicative of the Dragons' hottest start since 1992, when the team started with seven straight victories.
The Dragons won their 17th straight HHC game and 14th straight regular season game. With the victory, they retained possession of the Helmet. In three seasons under head coach Tim Able, the Dragons are 25-5 overall, 17-1 in HHC play and 15-0 at Kelso Stadium.
New Palestine will host Senior Night this week against Shelbyville (1-5, 1-3 HHC), then travel to face county rivals Greenfield-Central and Mt. Vernon in the season's final two weeks.
Associated Press football poll
Week of Sept. 26
1. New Palestine (6-0)
2. Evansville Reitz (5-1)
3. Cathedral (3-3)
4. Columbus East (5-1)
5. East Central (6-0)
6. Leo (6-0)
7. Hammond Morton (5-1)
8. Fort Wayne Dwenger (4-2)
9. South Bend Washington (4-2)
10. Pendleton Heights (5-1)
Indiana Football Coaches Association poll
Week of Sept. 26
Sagarin computer rankings
Through games of Sept. 24
1. Cathedral (3-3)
2. Columbus East (5-1)
3. New Palestine (6-0)
4. Roncalli (4-2)
5. Pendleton Heights (5-1)
6. Evansville Reitz (5-1)
7. Mishawaka (4-2)
8. East Central (6-0)
9. South Bend Washington (4-2)
10. Greenwood (4-2)
Armed with a passing attack that has rolled up more than 1,500 yards in six games, the New Palestine Dragons are Class 4A's No. 1 team, according to the Associated Press media poll.
The poll was released earlier this evening and the Dragons vaulted both Cathedral and Evansville Reitz -- which dropped games over the weekend -- into the top spot.
The AP poll is voted on by a panel of media members in the state.
The Dragons are also No. 4 in the Indiana Football Coaches Association poll and No. 3 in the Sagarin computer rankings. Fellow HHC rival Pendleton Heights is also ranked in both polls -- No. 10 by the AP and No. 9 by the IFCA. The Dragons defeated PH 34-21 in Week 3 to open conference play, handing the Arabians their only loss of the season.
New Palestine quarterback Connor Simmons ranks fourth in the state in passing yards with 1,519 yards and 13 touchdowns. With 562 receiving yards and 13 TDs, wideout Josh Penley ranks eighth in receiving yards, while running mate Brandon Collins is 11th with 540 yards.
The No. 1 ranking is indicative of the Dragons' hottest start since 1992, when the team started with seven straight victories.
The Dragons won their 17th straight HHC game and 14th straight regular season game. With the victory, they retained possession of the Helmet. In three seasons under head coach Tim Able, the Dragons are 25-5 overall, 17-1 in HHC play and 15-0 at Kelso Stadium.
New Palestine will host Senior Night this week against Shelbyville (1-5, 1-3 HHC), then travel to face county rivals Greenfield-Central and Mt. Vernon in the season's final two weeks.
Associated Press football poll
Week of Sept. 26
1. New Palestine (6-0)
2. Evansville Reitz (5-1)
3. Cathedral (3-3)
4. Columbus East (5-1)
5. East Central (6-0)
6. Leo (6-0)
7. Hammond Morton (5-1)
8. Fort Wayne Dwenger (4-2)
9. South Bend Washington (4-2)
10. Pendleton Heights (5-1)
Indiana Football Coaches Association poll
Week of Sept. 26
1. Cathedral (3-3)
2. East Central (6-0)
3. Columbus East (5-1)
4. New Palestine (6-0)
5. Evansville Reitz (5-1)
6. Leo (6-0)
7. Hammond Morton (5-1)
8. Fort Wayne Dwenger (4-2)
9. Pendleton Heights (5-1)
9. New Haven (5-1)
Through games of Sept. 24
1. Cathedral (3-3)
2. Columbus East (5-1)
3. New Palestine (6-0)
4. Roncalli (4-2)
5. Pendleton Heights (5-1)
6. Evansville Reitz (5-1)
7. Mishawaka (4-2)
8. East Central (6-0)
9. South Bend Washington (4-2)
10. Greenwood (4-2)
Soccer sectional pairings
The IHSAA released the pairings for the boys and girls soccer state tournaments tonight.
All three local county schools compete in the Class 2A sectional -- girls at New Palestine, boys at Greenfield-Central. The boys sectional features a wide-open field including two defending sectional champs -- Mt. Vernon and Shelbyville. Greenfield-Central and New Palestine, if they win out, can share the Hoosier Heritage Conference title. The intra-sectional matchups featured two shootouts and two one-goal games.
In the girls sectional, New Palestine enters as a team that is currently unbeaten -- 14-0-2 -- with one game to play. But Greenfield-Central and Mt. Vernon both played the Dragons to close games and are poised to make some waves in the tournament.
The schedule:
Boys sectional at Greenfield-Central
Wednesday, Oct. 5
5 p.m.: Greenfield-Central vs. Shelbyville
7 p.m.: New Palestine vs. Mt. Vernon
Saturday, Oct. 8
7 p.m.: Championship (broadcast on www.hancockcountysports.com)
Winner goes to: Mt. Vernon regional (semis 7 p.m. Oct. 13, will play Roncalli sectional winner -- Roncalli/Perry Meridian/Southport/Franklin Central; finals 7 p.m. Oct. 15)
Girls sectional at New Palestine
Thursday, Oct. 6
5 p.m.: Greenfield-Central vs. Mt. Vernon
7 p.m.: New Palestine vs. Shelbyville
Saturday, Oct. 8
5 p.m.: Championship
Winner goes to: Shelbyville regional (semis 5 p.m. Oct. 12 vs. Franklin sectional winner -- Franklin/Center Grove/Whiteland/Martinsville/Greenwood; championship Oct. 15).
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Saturday wrap: NP/MV soccer teams win
Boys soccer
Mt. Vernon 2, Fishers 0: Big win for the Marauders as they improved to 9-3-3 on the season. Mouhamed Konate scored a goal and added an assist in the first half. Casey Coleman also scored for MV. Eric Thompson assisted on Konate's goal.
Corban Hartley made seven saves for the shutout in net for the Marauders. MV closes the regular season at home Tuesday against Hamilton Heights.
New Palestine 15, Delta 1: The Dragons put together a huge game against Delta, with some big offensive numbers.
Bryson Basaran scored 10 goals. Wes Fox added two goals and six assists. Brandt Basaran scored twice and added an assist. John Ernster had three assists. Dillon Pike scored the Dragons' other goal. Ty Fidler had two assists. Ryan Perkins, Daniel Wright and Noah Boilanger all had assists for the Dragons.
"The players that stepped on the field today showed great leadership and capitalized on many scoring opportunities," NP coach Bobby Holden said.
The Dragons improved to 5-1 in HHC play and are tied for the conference lead with one HHC game remaining, Thursday against Pendleton Heights. They are 9-5 overall.
Girls soccer
Mt. Vernon 2, Delta 1: MV improved to 10-2-1 with the victory.
Kristina Voltz assisted on Suzy DeWael's first-half goal and then scored herself for the Marauders in the win.
The Marauders travel to Greenwood Tuesday and finish HHC play Thursday at Pendleton Heights.
New Palestine 2, Lawrence Central 0: The Dragons improved to 13-0-2 with a victory on the road. NP's two leading scorers on the year tallied goals for the Dragons. Kalli Shepler-Tucker started the scoring with 14:05 remaining in the first half with her 10th goal of the year. Lauren Joray scored her 11th goal eight minutes later. Lindsay Meyer assisted on both goals.
Holly Hilton recorded the shutout -- NP's 12th and her 11th in 15 games. The Dragons have allowed just four goals this year.
The Dragons outshot LC 13-3.
NP hosts Senior Night Monday against Shelbyville. A win will clinch an outright HHC title.
Volleyball
MV wins Cougar Challenge: Mt. Vernon won the Greenfield-Central Cougar Challenge today in volleyball.
G-C finished sixth of nine teams. The Cougars fell to Paoli 25-15, 26-24. The Cougars also dropped a 25-21, 20-25, 15-7 decision to Whiteland.
Girls golf
Cougars 11th at regional: Greenfield-Central finished 11th of 12 teams at today's regional at Smock Golf Course in Indianapolis. G-C shot a 430.
The Cougars were led by Kelsey Fisk's 88, finishing 17th overall. Jordan Dicken (109), Hannah Brown (113) and Ali Kern (120) also scored for the Cougars. Fisk missed advancing to the State Finals by four strokes.
Also playing as individuals were Mt. Vernon's Ellen Wuerch, who shot an 89 and Ellen Werner (104). Eastern Hancock's Hannah Boaz shot 100. Carmel won the regional with a 321.
Mt. Vernon 2, Fishers 0: Big win for the Marauders as they improved to 9-3-3 on the season. Mouhamed Konate scored a goal and added an assist in the first half. Casey Coleman also scored for MV. Eric Thompson assisted on Konate's goal.
Corban Hartley made seven saves for the shutout in net for the Marauders. MV closes the regular season at home Tuesday against Hamilton Heights.
New Palestine 15, Delta 1: The Dragons put together a huge game against Delta, with some big offensive numbers.
Bryson Basaran scored 10 goals. Wes Fox added two goals and six assists. Brandt Basaran scored twice and added an assist. John Ernster had three assists. Dillon Pike scored the Dragons' other goal. Ty Fidler had two assists. Ryan Perkins, Daniel Wright and Noah Boilanger all had assists for the Dragons.
"The players that stepped on the field today showed great leadership and capitalized on many scoring opportunities," NP coach Bobby Holden said.
The Dragons improved to 5-1 in HHC play and are tied for the conference lead with one HHC game remaining, Thursday against Pendleton Heights. They are 9-5 overall.
Girls soccer
Mt. Vernon 2, Delta 1: MV improved to 10-2-1 with the victory.
Kristina Voltz assisted on Suzy DeWael's first-half goal and then scored herself for the Marauders in the win.
The Marauders travel to Greenwood Tuesday and finish HHC play Thursday at Pendleton Heights.
New Palestine 2, Lawrence Central 0: The Dragons improved to 13-0-2 with a victory on the road. NP's two leading scorers on the year tallied goals for the Dragons. Kalli Shepler-Tucker started the scoring with 14:05 remaining in the first half with her 10th goal of the year. Lauren Joray scored her 11th goal eight minutes later. Lindsay Meyer assisted on both goals.
Holly Hilton recorded the shutout -- NP's 12th and her 11th in 15 games. The Dragons have allowed just four goals this year.
The Dragons outshot LC 13-3.
NP hosts Senior Night Monday against Shelbyville. A win will clinch an outright HHC title.
Volleyball
MV wins Cougar Challenge: Mt. Vernon won the Greenfield-Central Cougar Challenge today in volleyball.
G-C finished sixth of nine teams. The Cougars fell to Paoli 25-15, 26-24. The Cougars also dropped a 25-21, 20-25, 15-7 decision to Whiteland.
Girls golf
Cougars 11th at regional: Greenfield-Central finished 11th of 12 teams at today's regional at Smock Golf Course in Indianapolis. G-C shot a 430.
The Cougars were led by Kelsey Fisk's 88, finishing 17th overall. Jordan Dicken (109), Hannah Brown (113) and Ali Kern (120) also scored for the Cougars. Fisk missed advancing to the State Finals by four strokes.
Also playing as individuals were Mt. Vernon's Ellen Wuerch, who shot an 89 and Ellen Werner (104). Eastern Hancock's Hannah Boaz shot 100. Carmel won the regional with a 321.
Saturday morning QB: It's a four-way race
It's a four-way race in the Hoosier Heritage Conference, and the three Hancock County teams are in the thick of it, along with neighboring Pendleton Heights. Meanwhile, county neighbor Eastern Hancock is on the cusp, but dropped its third straight close game Friday night.
Let's look at the games:
Mt. Vernon 20, Shelbyville 5: A defensive struggle between the two schools that MV broke open with three big offensive plays -- Tyler Dicks' 26-yard TD run that was set up by a long 25-yard pass to Corey White in the first quarter, White's 53-yard TD catch in the third and a 65-yard run by Dicks that ended the game in the fourth. The entire second half was played in Marauder territory, but MV's defense held despite being backed up to the wall, producing six turnovers, including five interceptions. Other than a fumble on Shelby's second play of the game, each turnover happened in Marauder territory, including a Trey Wood interception in the end zone. Wood, Harrison Bova, Brandon Lockart, Tyler Dicks and Cody Baker all had interceptions for the Marauders. Dicks had 126 yards rushing. MV is now +17 in giveaway/takeaway ratio, and Dicks has 726 rushing yards in five games -- closing in on the 1,000-yard mark. MV played without Anthony Burnett, who was out with an apparent leg injury. Next up for the Marauders -- a visit to rival Greenfield-Central.
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New Palestine 49, Yorktown 14: The No. 3 Dragons continued to roll, improving to 6-0 and extending their HHC winning streak to 17 straight games. It started on the opening kickoff, which Scott Lyons ran in from 90 yards. The Dragons produced five takeaways, including two picks by Josh Penley -- one of which was run back 40 yards for a touchdown. Penley also caught two of Connor Simmons' three TD passes. Tyler Walden also had a touchdown reception -- his second in as many weeks -- and Austin Monday and backup QB Blake Luker had rushing touchdowns. Simmons' three passing touchdowns gave him 13 for the season. Simmons threw for 202 yards, half of which went to Penley. Brendon Barnes' 62-yard TD run was Yorktown's offensive highlight. The Dragons host Shelbyville for senior night next week.
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Greenfield-Central 49, Rushville 12: The Cougars' defense and special teams have been scoring machines this season, complementing a talented offense. For the second straight week, G-C had three returns for touchdowns -- this time with Dezmen McGinley's kickoff return, Derek Conley's punt return and Jeremiah Wray's interception return. Matt Dickerson also scored three touchdowns to give G-C an early 21-6 lead.
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North Decatur 28, Eastern Hancock 14: The Royals were again tied in the fourth quarter and appeared ready to go in for a go-ahead score, but the Chargers intercepted a pass and turned it into a go-ahead touchdown drive in the final three minutes. Another fumble led to an insurance TD. Spencer Gilbert (97 yards) and Dalton Korlowicz scored for the Royals.
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In the HHC:
Pendleton Heights 31, Delta 12: The Arabians are in the thick of the conference race after giving coach John Broughton career victory No. 199. Jon Furrow's 66-yard run on the first play of the game set the tone, and PH never trailed. For the second straight week, Furrow and Jacob Lyons both topped 100 yards rushing and QB Mitch Patishall threw for 124 yards, completing 8-of-10. Furrow ran for three TDs and kicked a field goal -- accounting for 25 of the Arabians' 31 points with his PATs thrown in. Ozzie Mann of Delta completed 14-of-20 for 134 yards.
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HHC standings & remaining games
New Palestine 4-0/6-0 (vs. Shelby; at G-C; at MV)
Mt. Vernon 3-1/5-1 (at G-C, vs. Delta, vs. NP)
Pendleton Hts. 3-1/5-1 (at Yorktown; vs. Rushville; vs. G-C)
Greenfield-Central 3-1/4-2 (vs. MV; vs. NP; at PH)
Yorktown 1-3/3-3 (vs. PH; at Shelby; at Rushville)
Delta 1-3/1-5 (vs. Rushville; at MV; at Shelby)
Shelbyville 1-3/1-5 (at NP; vs. Yorktown; vs. Delta)
Rushville 0-4/2-4 (at Delta; at PH; vs. Yorktown)
MIFC standings
Milan 3-0/5-1
Triton Central 3-0/4-2
Indian Creek 1-1/2-4
North Decatur 1-2/2-4
Eastern Hancock 1-3/1-5 (vs. Wes-Del; at Shenandoah; at Edinburgh)
South Decatur 0-2/2-4
Let's look at the games:
Mt. Vernon 20, Shelbyville 5: A defensive struggle between the two schools that MV broke open with three big offensive plays -- Tyler Dicks' 26-yard TD run that was set up by a long 25-yard pass to Corey White in the first quarter, White's 53-yard TD catch in the third and a 65-yard run by Dicks that ended the game in the fourth. The entire second half was played in Marauder territory, but MV's defense held despite being backed up to the wall, producing six turnovers, including five interceptions. Other than a fumble on Shelby's second play of the game, each turnover happened in Marauder territory, including a Trey Wood interception in the end zone. Wood, Harrison Bova, Brandon Lockart, Tyler Dicks and Cody Baker all had interceptions for the Marauders. Dicks had 126 yards rushing. MV is now +17 in giveaway/takeaway ratio, and Dicks has 726 rushing yards in five games -- closing in on the 1,000-yard mark. MV played without Anthony Burnett, who was out with an apparent leg injury. Next up for the Marauders -- a visit to rival Greenfield-Central.
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New Palestine 49, Yorktown 14: The No. 3 Dragons continued to roll, improving to 6-0 and extending their HHC winning streak to 17 straight games. It started on the opening kickoff, which Scott Lyons ran in from 90 yards. The Dragons produced five takeaways, including two picks by Josh Penley -- one of which was run back 40 yards for a touchdown. Penley also caught two of Connor Simmons' three TD passes. Tyler Walden also had a touchdown reception -- his second in as many weeks -- and Austin Monday and backup QB Blake Luker had rushing touchdowns. Simmons' three passing touchdowns gave him 13 for the season. Simmons threw for 202 yards, half of which went to Penley. Brendon Barnes' 62-yard TD run was Yorktown's offensive highlight. The Dragons host Shelbyville for senior night next week.
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Greenfield-Central 49, Rushville 12: The Cougars' defense and special teams have been scoring machines this season, complementing a talented offense. For the second straight week, G-C had three returns for touchdowns -- this time with Dezmen McGinley's kickoff return, Derek Conley's punt return and Jeremiah Wray's interception return. Matt Dickerson also scored three touchdowns to give G-C an early 21-6 lead.
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North Decatur 28, Eastern Hancock 14: The Royals were again tied in the fourth quarter and appeared ready to go in for a go-ahead score, but the Chargers intercepted a pass and turned it into a go-ahead touchdown drive in the final three minutes. Another fumble led to an insurance TD. Spencer Gilbert (97 yards) and Dalton Korlowicz scored for the Royals.
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In the HHC:
Pendleton Heights 31, Delta 12: The Arabians are in the thick of the conference race after giving coach John Broughton career victory No. 199. Jon Furrow's 66-yard run on the first play of the game set the tone, and PH never trailed. For the second straight week, Furrow and Jacob Lyons both topped 100 yards rushing and QB Mitch Patishall threw for 124 yards, completing 8-of-10. Furrow ran for three TDs and kicked a field goal -- accounting for 25 of the Arabians' 31 points with his PATs thrown in. Ozzie Mann of Delta completed 14-of-20 for 134 yards.
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HHC standings & remaining games
New Palestine 4-0/6-0 (vs. Shelby; at G-C; at MV)
Mt. Vernon 3-1/5-1 (at G-C, vs. Delta, vs. NP)
Pendleton Hts. 3-1/5-1 (at Yorktown; vs. Rushville; vs. G-C)
Greenfield-Central 3-1/4-2 (vs. MV; vs. NP; at PH)
Yorktown 1-3/3-3 (vs. PH; at Shelby; at Rushville)
Delta 1-3/1-5 (vs. Rushville; at MV; at Shelby)
Shelbyville 1-3/1-5 (at NP; vs. Yorktown; vs. Delta)
Rushville 0-4/2-4 (at Delta; at PH; vs. Yorktown)
MIFC standings
Milan 3-0/5-1
Triton Central 3-0/4-2
Indian Creek 1-1/2-4
North Decatur 1-2/2-4
Eastern Hancock 1-3/1-5 (vs. Wes-Del; at Shenandoah; at Edinburgh)
South Decatur 0-2/2-4
Friday, September 23, 2011
Week 6: HHC showdowns set
In our pregame column, we mentioned tonight as the night when the top half of the HHC played the bottom half, and things would either sort themselves out into a 4-team race, or an upset or two could completely rearrange things.
The top four teams all won, setting up a really nice showdown at the top of the HHC that will be sorted out pretty quickly.
In our broadcast, Mt. Vernon's defense produced six turnovers to beat Shelbyville 20-5. It was a defensive slugfest that Tyler Dicks broke through on twice -- first to give MV the lead, second to ice the game.
But the big story was the Marauders' defense. In the first half, Shelbyville had the upper hand field position-wise, but the Marauders managed to keep the Golden Bears out of the end zone despite two different first-and-goal situations. On the first, MV held the Bears to a field goal -- which was immediately answered by a 67-yard TD drive that ended in Dicks' 26-yard run. On the second, Trey Wood intercepted a pass in the end zone that preserved a 7-3 edge at halftime.
When Jordan Miller hit Corey White in stride with a 53-yard TD pass in the third quarter, it appeared MV's 13-3 lead would be hard to overcome. But Shelbyville started to win the battle of field position -- pinning MV inside its 10, then the Marauders would punt it back out to the 40, and repeat for several straight punts. MV flinched first, taking a safety when Miller slipped in the end zone. That made it 13-5 -- a one-score game.
But MV's defense produced three straight interceptions on Shelbyville's last three possessions -- including one on the final play of the game -- to end it. Dicks iced it with a 65-yard run around right end in the final three minutes, giving him 126 for the night.
MV is 5-1/3-1. Shelby is 1-5/1-3.
The Marauders visit Greenfield-Central in our Game of the Week broadcast on www.hancockcountysports.com. Airtime is 6:30 p.m.
Also tonight:
New Palestine 49, Yorktown 14: The Dragons kept rolling, showing why they have a No. 3 ranking in Class 4A and are tops in the HHC with a 6-0/3-0 record.
Scott Lyons ran the opening kickoff back 90 yards for a TD. Josh Penley caught two TD passes and ran an interception back for another. The Dragons rolled again ahead of next week's home game against Shelbyville.
Greenfield-Central 49, Rushville 12: Matt Dickerson had three early TDs to give the Cougars a victory. G-C never trailed and is playing some strong football ahead of next week's showdown with county rival Mt. Vernon on www.hancockcountysports.com. Cougars are now 4-2/3-1. Rushville is 2-4/0-4.
North Decatur 28, Eastern Hancock 14: The Royals rallied to tie the game, but ND was able to re-take the lead in the fourth quarter. EH now 1-5 with Wes-Del visiting for Senior Night next week.
Pendleton Heights 31, Delta 12: The Arabians showed their offensive diversity. Jon Furrow ran for 113 yards as PH won in its special homecoming black uniforms over Delta. PH -- ranked No,. 10 by the AP -- is now 5-1 and 3-1 in conference play. Delta is 1-5 (3-3 on the field) and 1-3.
HHC standings
New Palestine 4-0/6-0
Mt. Vernon 3-1/5-1
Pendleton Heights 3-1/5-1
Greenfield-Central 3-1/4-2
Yorktown 1-3/3-3
Delta 1-3/1-5
Shelbyville 1-3/1-5
Rushville 0-4/2-4
Next week
Hancock County
Mt. Vernon at Greenfield-Central, 7 p.m. (broadcast: www.hancockcountysports.com)
Wes-Del at Eastern Hancock, 7 p.m.
Shelbyville at New Palestine, 7:30 p.m.
HHC
Rushville at Delta, 7 p.m.
Pendleton Heights at Yorktown, 7:30 p.m.
Football Friday
We're excited to bring you a big football Friday tonight. The four teams in the top half of the HHC face the four teams with 1-2 or 0-3 marks, so an upset tonight could completely shake up the conference race or get a squad back into it.
Listen to our broadcast of the Mt. Vernon-Shelbyville game to get updates on ALL of the HHC action tonight.
We will be at Mt. Vernon (4-1/2-1) at Shelbyville (1-4/1-2): The Golden Bears moved the ball last week against G-C but turnovers and special teams play turned the tide. Shelbyville gave up three return touchdowns. MV struggled to move the ball against Pendleton Heights and is looking to bounce back after a 38-6 defeat to one of the team's arch-rivals. This is a big game to set up the final third of the season for both teams. Tyler Dicks (97 yards last week, 150 ypg for the year) is MV's leading rusher. MV is +11 in turnover ratio, which could be big tonight. Airtime with Andrew Smith and Mike Jackson is 6:30 p.m.
Also tonight
#3/5 New Palestine (5-0/3-0) at Yorktown (3-2/1-2): The Dragons have been on a roll both offensively and defensively. NP has scored 34, 31 and 53 points in its three conference games, and pitched its first shutout of the year last week against Rushville. QB Connor Simmons has thrown for more than 1,300 yards and 15 TDs in five weeks. He has had two five-touchdown pass games. Yorktown had four interceptions of Delta QB Ozzie Mann last week, and turned four big plays into touchdowns. Kickoff is 7:30 p.m. from Yorktown. Listen to our broadcast for frequent updates tonight.
Greenfield-Central (3-2/2-1) at Rushville (2-3/0-3): The Cougars' defense and special teams have been huge throughout their renaissance the last couple of years. Last week, Matt Dickerson ran the opening kickoff for a TD, ran back an interception for a touchdown and blocked a punt that teammate Jeremiah Wray scooped up and ran into the end zone. Meanwhile, Rushville's young squad showed some good signs in a 42-14 loss to Mt. Vernon a couple of weeks ago, especially the running of RB Garrett Hittle. The Cougars will be heavy favorites in this one. We'll give frequent updates, and our friends at WRGF-89.7 and WIFE-94.3 will have the call.
Delta (1-4/1-2) at #10 (AP) Pendleton Heights (4-1/2-1): PH has shown the total package this year -- a balanced running game led by Jon Furrow and Jacob Lyons and a strong passing game riding the arm of three-year starter Mitch Patishall. The Arabians have been an offensive machine, scoring at least 21 points in each game, and at least 38 in all four of its victories. At 44 ppg, PH ranks No. 3 in scoring. Yet, Delta has a strong attack led by QB Ozzie Mann and RB Landon Lambert. The Eagles are actually 3-2 on the field, and suffered turnover issues in last week's loss to Yorktown. The week before, they and New Palestine had a back-and-forth game that ended up going the Dragons' way in the fourth quarter. This might be the game of the night in the HHC. We'll be giving frequent updates on our broadcasts. Our friends at 91.7 WEEM-Pendleton will also have the call.
In Hancock County
Eastern Hancock (1-4/1-3 MIFC) at North Decatur (1-4/0-2 MIFC): The Royals travel on the road having lost two VERY close games the last two weeks to Milan and Knightstown. EH has shown it's close to breaking through and tonight could propel them into a final third of the season that includes games against winless Wes-Del and Edinburgh -- as well as one against powerful Shenandoah.
Listen to our broadcast of the Mt. Vernon-Shelbyville game to get updates on ALL of the HHC action tonight.
We will be at Mt. Vernon (4-1/2-1) at Shelbyville (1-4/1-2): The Golden Bears moved the ball last week against G-C but turnovers and special teams play turned the tide. Shelbyville gave up three return touchdowns. MV struggled to move the ball against Pendleton Heights and is looking to bounce back after a 38-6 defeat to one of the team's arch-rivals. This is a big game to set up the final third of the season for both teams. Tyler Dicks (97 yards last week, 150 ypg for the year) is MV's leading rusher. MV is +11 in turnover ratio, which could be big tonight. Airtime with Andrew Smith and Mike Jackson is 6:30 p.m.
Also tonight
#3/5 New Palestine (5-0/3-0) at Yorktown (3-2/1-2): The Dragons have been on a roll both offensively and defensively. NP has scored 34, 31 and 53 points in its three conference games, and pitched its first shutout of the year last week against Rushville. QB Connor Simmons has thrown for more than 1,300 yards and 15 TDs in five weeks. He has had two five-touchdown pass games. Yorktown had four interceptions of Delta QB Ozzie Mann last week, and turned four big plays into touchdowns. Kickoff is 7:30 p.m. from Yorktown. Listen to our broadcast for frequent updates tonight.
Greenfield-Central (3-2/2-1) at Rushville (2-3/0-3): The Cougars' defense and special teams have been huge throughout their renaissance the last couple of years. Last week, Matt Dickerson ran the opening kickoff for a TD, ran back an interception for a touchdown and blocked a punt that teammate Jeremiah Wray scooped up and ran into the end zone. Meanwhile, Rushville's young squad showed some good signs in a 42-14 loss to Mt. Vernon a couple of weeks ago, especially the running of RB Garrett Hittle. The Cougars will be heavy favorites in this one. We'll give frequent updates, and our friends at WRGF-89.7 and WIFE-94.3 will have the call.
Delta (1-4/1-2) at #10 (AP) Pendleton Heights (4-1/2-1): PH has shown the total package this year -- a balanced running game led by Jon Furrow and Jacob Lyons and a strong passing game riding the arm of three-year starter Mitch Patishall. The Arabians have been an offensive machine, scoring at least 21 points in each game, and at least 38 in all four of its victories. At 44 ppg, PH ranks No. 3 in scoring. Yet, Delta has a strong attack led by QB Ozzie Mann and RB Landon Lambert. The Eagles are actually 3-2 on the field, and suffered turnover issues in last week's loss to Yorktown. The week before, they and New Palestine had a back-and-forth game that ended up going the Dragons' way in the fourth quarter. This might be the game of the night in the HHC. We'll be giving frequent updates on our broadcasts. Our friends at 91.7 WEEM-Pendleton will also have the call.
In Hancock County
Eastern Hancock (1-4/1-3 MIFC) at North Decatur (1-4/0-2 MIFC): The Royals travel on the road having lost two VERY close games the last two weeks to Milan and Knightstown. EH has shown it's close to breaking through and tonight could propel them into a final third of the season that includes games against winless Wes-Del and Edinburgh -- as well as one against powerful Shenandoah.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Thursday wrap: Marauders knock PH from HHC lead
Entering tonight, Pendleton Heights was in a three-way tie for first place in HHC boys soccer in the loss column.
But Mt. Vernon had something to say about that.
The Marauders beat PH 3-1 tonight on the road, thanks to two first-half goals from Eric Ahonen.
MV never trailed from that point on. Kyle Cansler assisted on Ahonen's first goal. The second was unassisted. PH scored in the second half, but MV answered with a goal by Mouhamed Konate, assisted by Cansler and Adam Luke.
Corban Hartley made four saves in net.
MV is now 8-3-3 and 4-3 in HHC play. PH is 3-2 in conference play with two games remaining. Greenfield-Central and New Palestine remain co-leaders in the conference with one league loss each.
MV hosts Fishers at noon Saturday.
Boys tennis
Lawrence North 3, Mt. Vernon 2: MV got wins from No. 2 singles Kendall Ryan (4-6, 6-2, 6-3) and No. 2 doubles Corey Beck/Ben Bobb (6-2, 6-3) in the loss to its MIC neighbor to the west.
Boys soccer
HSE 1, New Palestine 0: The Dragon boys soccer team fell to Hamilton Southeastern 1-0 Thursday night at home.
The Royals' Connor Swafford scored the game's lone goal in the first half. Two HSE goalkeepers shared the shutout.
NP coach Bobby Holden said Matt Ernster played a strong game for the Dragons, who are now 8-5-0 on the season with three games remaining.
"We need to have better starts to our games," Holden said.
Volleyball
Greenfield-Central 3, Scecina 0: The Cougars swept the Crusaders 25-23, 25-23, 25-20. Shelby Davis had 11 kills in 14 attacks, while Shay Pope had nine kills. Megan Bradley had 28 assists. Alex Colclazier had 16 digs and four aces for G-C. Madison Graham led the Cougars with four blocks. G-C is now 7-11 headed into Saturday's Cougar Challenge.
New Palestine 3, Pike 1: The Dragons beat the Red Devils for the second time in a week to improve to 17-6 on the year. NP next plays Tuesday at Yorktown.
But Mt. Vernon had something to say about that.
The Marauders beat PH 3-1 tonight on the road, thanks to two first-half goals from Eric Ahonen.
MV never trailed from that point on. Kyle Cansler assisted on Ahonen's first goal. The second was unassisted. PH scored in the second half, but MV answered with a goal by Mouhamed Konate, assisted by Cansler and Adam Luke.
Corban Hartley made four saves in net.
MV is now 8-3-3 and 4-3 in HHC play. PH is 3-2 in conference play with two games remaining. Greenfield-Central and New Palestine remain co-leaders in the conference with one league loss each.
MV hosts Fishers at noon Saturday.
Boys tennis
Lawrence North 3, Mt. Vernon 2: MV got wins from No. 2 singles Kendall Ryan (4-6, 6-2, 6-3) and No. 2 doubles Corey Beck/Ben Bobb (6-2, 6-3) in the loss to its MIC neighbor to the west.
Boys soccer
HSE 1, New Palestine 0: The Dragon boys soccer team fell to Hamilton Southeastern 1-0 Thursday night at home.
The Royals' Connor Swafford scored the game's lone goal in the first half. Two HSE goalkeepers shared the shutout.
NP coach Bobby Holden said Matt Ernster played a strong game for the Dragons, who are now 8-5-0 on the season with three games remaining.
"We need to have better starts to our games," Holden said.
Volleyball
Greenfield-Central 3, Scecina 0: The Cougars swept the Crusaders 25-23, 25-23, 25-20. Shelby Davis had 11 kills in 14 attacks, while Shay Pope had nine kills. Megan Bradley had 28 assists. Alex Colclazier had 16 digs and four aces for G-C. Madison Graham led the Cougars with four blocks. G-C is now 7-11 headed into Saturday's Cougar Challenge.
New Palestine 3, Pike 1: The Dragons beat the Red Devils for the second time in a week to improve to 17-6 on the year. NP next plays Tuesday at Yorktown.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Wednesday wrap: Dragons go OT to clinch HHC title
Lindsay Meyer scored with 4:50 left the second overtime to break a scoreless tie and give the 13th-ranked New Palestine girls soccer team a thrilling 1-0 victory over Pendleton Heights Wednesday evening in Pendleton.
Meyer's goal came on a feed from Kristin Wagner in the closing minutes of the 14-minute overtime period. It kept the Dragons unbeaten on the year, now 12-0-2, and clinched at least a share of the Hoosier Heritage Conference championship.
Holly Hilton made two saves for the Dragons in goal for her 10th shutout of the year and extended her school record with 39 career shutouts. NP outshot the Arabians 8-2 and dominated time of possession.
With a 6-0 HHC record, the Dragons can clinch the title outright Monday at home against Shelbyville. The Senior Night contest will begin at 5:30 p.m. Before then, the Dragons will host Lawrence Central Saturday afternoon.
Mt. Vernon 6, Rushville 0: Mt. Vernon's soccer team beat Rushville 6-0 as Kristina Voltz scored her second straight three-goal hat trick.
Chelsea Thomas added a goal and two assists. Suzy DeWael had a goal and an assist, while Jordan Slusher scored the Marauders' other goal. Lauren Bradburn, Haley White and Shaley Duff also had assists for the Marauders, who are now 9-2-1 and 4-1 in HHC play. Whitney Estes had the shutout in goal.
The Marauders meet Delta Saturday at home.
Boys soccer
Yorktown 2, Greenfield-Central 1: We expected a tough HHC race involving several teams. That's exactly what we've had this season. Several games between top teams have gone to OT, shootouts and have been one-goal thrillers.
Tonight, Greenfield-Central fell to Yorktown 2-1 at home, denying the Cougars a chance to clinch at least a tie for the conference title. That moves G-C, New Palestine and Pendleton Heights into a first-place tie in the loss column, as each team has one HHC defeat.
The Cougars (10-3-1, 5-1) have one conference game remaining -- Sept. 29 at Rushville. Should G-C win that, the Cougars will clinch a piece of the conference title. New Palestine is 4-1 in conference play, with a road game Saturday at Delta and a home game Sept. 29 against Pendleton Heights. PH is just 3-1 in HHC play, and has three conference games left -- hosting Mt. Vernon Thursday, Shelbyville on Sept. 27 and the aforementioned visit to New Palestine. Yorktown is in fourth place with two conference defeats to date.
Boys tennis
Mt. Vernon 5, Rushville 0: The Marauders posted a Senior Night sweep to move to 10-6 on the season.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Rankings out: NP football moves up
The New Palestine football team moved up in both polls. The Dragons are now No. 3 in the AP Class 4A poll, while they rank No. 5 in the IFCA poll.
Evansville Reitz and Cathedral are 1-2 in both polls. In the AP, NP is ahead of Columbus East and East Central. Those two schools are just ahead of the Dragons in the IFCA poll.
NP is 5-0 for the first time since 1992. The Dragons visit Yorktown Friday night.
In girls soccer, New Palestine dropped one spot to No. 13 in the Indiana Soccer Coaches Association Class 2A poll. The Dragons are 11-0-2 ahead of a Wednesday match at Pendleton Heights.
Evansville Reitz and Cathedral are 1-2 in both polls. In the AP, NP is ahead of Columbus East and East Central. Those two schools are just ahead of the Dragons in the IFCA poll.
NP is 5-0 for the first time since 1992. The Dragons visit Yorktown Friday night.
In girls soccer, New Palestine dropped one spot to No. 13 in the Indiana Soccer Coaches Association Class 2A poll. The Dragons are 11-0-2 ahead of a Wednesday match at Pendleton Heights.
Tuesday wrap: Cougars, Dragons win CC titles
Greenfield-Central and New Palestine won the Hancock County cross country titles Tuesday night by the narrowest of margins.
EH totaled 120 points, with the 22nd-through-26th place runners -- Tristian Holzhausen, Jacob Brown, Tim Warburton, Parker West and Mitchell Scott.
G-C won the boys championship by a 32-34 score over Mt. Vernon. New Palestine's Seth Eagleson was the individual champ (17:19), but G-C had four runners in the top eight to clinch the title, led by second-place Tyler Wilcher (17:37) and third-place Garrett Benedict (17:44). G-C's Christopher Tatom and Jordan Wright finished seventh and eighth, respectively, and 12th-place Syrus Fletcher rounded out the Cougars' scoring.
MV was led by fourth-place Matthew Abebe (17:54). Nathan Bode (fifth), Andrew Boyle (sixth), Alberto Sanchez (ninth) and Andrew Thaxton (10th) were All-County runners for the Marauders.
NP finished third with 67 points, led by Eagleson, Austin Dodd (14th), Sam Jones (16th), Oliver Dockins (17th) and Zach Nagel (19th).
EH totaled 120 points, with the 22nd-through-26th place runners -- Tristian Holzhausen, Jacob Brown, Tim Warburton, Parker West and Mitchell Scott.
It was G-C's first title since 2006.
NP won its sixth straight girls county title, besting MV 36-40. The Marauders' Mandy Bode was the individual champ in 21:37 for the 5,000 meter race.
NP had four runners in the top 10 and all five in the top 12, led by Emily Trimpe (3rd, 22:04), fifth-place Natalie Shields, sixth-place Izzy Fleetwood, 10th-place Caroline Voelz and 12th-place Kayla Medaris.
MV placed four runners in the top 10. Following Bode were seventh-place Jessica Grubb, eighth-place Cassandra Eiler, ninth-place Sam Sanders and 15th-place Micaela Elmore.
G-C was third with 64 points, led by fourth-place Claire Talbot (22:30). Also scoring for the Cougars were Katie McKeeman (11th), Emily Dupnick (13th), Becca Flora (14th) and Bailey Thompson (22nd).
EH was fourth with 92 points. Runner-up Kiersten Schrope (21:46) was the Royals' top finisher. Also scoring were Elizabeth Pettit (20th), Hannah Miller (21st), Hallie Wright (24th) and ALex Perkins (25th).
Boys tennis
New Palestine 3, Mt. Vernon 2: The county champion Dragons pulled out a close match against the Marauders on the road at Mt. Vernon.
Winners for NP were Reid Clark 7-5, 6-4 over Bryce Bobb at No. 1 singles, Stratton Smith 6-3, 6-0 over Corey Beck at No. 3 singles and the No. 1 doubles team of Connor Swain/Evan Poole, which won 6-1, 6-4 over Jake Shepherd and Ben Bobb.
MV winners were Kendall Ryan 6-4, 7-6 over Brent Barrett at No. 2 singles, and Reid Eberhard/Zach Weaver 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 over Kyle Willhelm/David Thompson.
NP won the JV match 8-2.
Volleyball
Lawrence Central 3, Greenfield-Central: The Cougars bounced back from a slow start take LC to five games before falling 25-12, 22-25, 25-22, 22-25, 15-12. Shay Pope and Shelby Davis had 10 kills each for G-C, while Jordan Bunch had nine. Megan Bradley had 35 assists. Caitey Sosnowski (21 digs) and Amelia Shepherd (17 digs) led the Cougars on the back line.
"Shelby Davis did a great job in set No. 4 and took charge of the net in the middle," G-C coach Rita Rouse said, while also citing the play of Pope, Bunch and Sosnowski. Bunch's nine kills and Sosnowski's 21 digs are career highs.
G-C plays Scecina Thursday.
New Palestine 3, Morristown 0: The Dragons posted a straight-set victory over Morristown, winning 25-9, 25-23, 25-10. NP is now 16-6 headed into a Thursday match against Pike. NP has made two other schedule changes -- adding a Sept. 29 home match against Triton Central, and canceling a Sept. 26 road match at Franklin Central.
"Shelby Davis did a great job in set No. 4 and took charge of the net in the middle," G-C coach Rita Rouse said, while also citing the play of Pope, Bunch and Sosnowski. Bunch's nine kills and Sosnowski's 21 digs are career highs.
G-C plays Scecina Thursday.
New Palestine 3, Morristown 0: The Dragons posted a straight-set victory over Morristown, winning 25-9, 25-23, 25-10. NP is now 16-6 headed into a Thursday match against Pike. NP has made two other schedule changes -- adding a Sept. 29 home match against Triton Central, and canceling a Sept. 26 road match at Franklin Central.
Boys soccer
Center Grove 2, New Palestine 0: The 11th-ranked Trojans got a first-half goal from Carson Kelker and a second-half tally from Cristian Soto to beat the Dragons. NP is now 8-4 on the season, while CG improves to 12-1-1. The Dragons return home Thursday to face Hamilton Southeastern.
Mt. Vernon 0, Brebeuf 0: The Marauders and Braves fought to a scoreless draw at Brebeuf. MV's Corban Hartley made seven saves to register the shutout. The Marauders visit HHC rival Pendleton Heights Thursday night. MV is now 7-3-3 on the year.
Monday, September 19, 2011
Monday wrap: MV volleyball impressive
Mt. Vernon had a strong 25-9, 25-13, 25-10 victory over Eastern Hancock in a match you enjoyed here on HancockCountySports.com. Listen to the archive here. Ali Smith had nine aces and four kills for MV, while Erica Moore had 13 kills and were named our Co-Players of the Match.
Emily Jeffries had five kills unofficially for Eastern Hancock.
Both the Marauders and Royals are back in action Wednesday. MV visits Rushville, EH meets Tri.
Our volleyball coverage will continue Oct. 8 with the Hancock County Tournament, which will be played at Mt. Vernon. Join Chris Lambert for the title match.
New Palestine 4, Franklin 0: Holly Hilton registered her 38th career shutout -- and punctuated it with a penalty kick goal in the Dragons' victory.
On a rainy afternoon, NP scored four second-half goals. Lauren Kehrt scored the game-winning goal just 4:20 into the second half. Her sixth goal of the year was assisted by Lindsay Meyer -- giving her a team-high 12 helpers on the year. Ninety-two seconds later, Kalli Shepler-Tucker scored her ninth goal of the year on Kehrt's assist to make it 2-0. The Dragons added two goals in the final eight minutes, with Shepler-Tucker feeding Alyssa Mouzin for her second goal of the season, and Hilton scoring on a penalty kick with 1:23 left.
The Dragons outshot Franklin 19-4, with Hilton making four saves for her ninth shutout this season.
The Dragons are now 11-0-2. In 13 games, they have allowed only four goals. Next, they play conference co-leader Pendleton Heights on the road at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Greenfield-Central 2, Pendleton Heights 1: G-C knocked the Arabians from a potential first-place tie in the HHC with the victory. Emily Koers scored twice in the first half -- her eighth and ninth of the year -- on assists from Sammie McCoy both times. Lindsey Church scored her 11th of the year for PH in the second half, but Cougar goalkeeper Katie Peters kept the Arabians at bay.
G-C is now 8-2-1 on the season. The Cougars next play Thursday at home against Shelbyville.
Mt. Vernon 4, Hamilton Heights 0: Kristina Voltz scored all four of the Marauders' goals in the victory. She had three first-half goals on assists from Suzy DeWael, Krista Shockley and Halie Whitaker, and added an unassisted goal in the second half.
Olivia Coleman made eight saves to register the shutout for MV, which is now 8-2-1 on the year. MV hosts Rushville at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.
On HancockCountySports.com this week: Join us Friday night for football as the Mt. Vernon Marauders visit the Shelbyville Golden Bears. Kickoff is 7 p.m., join Andrew & Mike at 6:30 for the play-by-play of high school football.
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Saturday wrap: G-C wins golf sectional
Greenfield-Central won the first IHSAA sectional title of the year by taking the golf sectional today at Old Oakland Golf Course. G-C shot 388, beating Beech Grove by one stroke. Mt. Vernon narrowly missed advancing as a team, as the Marauders tied Shelbyville for third at 404, but the Golden Bears advanced on a fifth-player score tiebreaker. New Palestine finished fifth with a 425, while Eastern Hancock was seventh with a 474.
G-C's Kelsey Fisk was the individual champion with an 87. Also scoring for the Cougars were Ali Kern (99), Jordan Dicken (103) and Nicole Morley (109).
Also advancing as individuals are Mt. Vernon's Ellen Werner (91) and Ellen Wurch (92), as well as Eastern Hancock's Hannah Boaz (93). The top three teams and top three individuals on non-advancing teams move on to the regional. The trio was also second, third and fifth overall.
Hannah Yee shot 99 for MV, while the other scorer was Elizabeth Spears with a 122. New Palestine's Abby Poole finished in a seventh-place tie and missed advancing by one stroke, shooting a 94 to lead the Dragons. Sarah Rose (105), Jaymie Jarecki (109) and Bailey Kamp (117) also scored for the Dragons.
EH's next best score after Boaz was a 118 from Rachel Boaz.
Girls soccer
New Palestine 3, Delta 0: NP outshot the Eagles 17-1 and took the lead just 6:25 into the game, when Lindsay Meyer's shot gave the Dragons a 1-0 edge on Lindsey Kehrt's assist. It proved to be the game-winner. Lauren Joray scored her team-high 10th goal in the first half on Morgan Parish's assist. Kalli Shepler-Tucker added an insurance goal 9:03 into the second half when she cashed in a corner kick that began with Morgan Carpenter's boot, which Meyer redirected to Shepler-Tucker.
Holly Hilton made one save to preserve yet another shutout for the Dragons, who are 10-0-2 and 5-0 in the HHC. They play two games next week -- at home against Franklin at 5:30 p.m. Monday, which is also Doe Creek Night -- and at Pendleton Heights at 7 p.m. Wednesday. PH is also unbeaten in conference play. A Dragon victory would clinch at least a share of the league title.
Mt. Vernon 2, Marion 0: Taylor Gutierrez scored in the first half on an assist from Kristina Voltz, which proved to be the game-winner for the Marauders on the road. Voltz scored in the second half on a feed from Jordan Slusher to provide the final margin. Olivia Coleman made four saves to record the shutout for MV (7-2-1, 3-1 HHC).
G-C's Kelsey Fisk was the individual champion with an 87. Also scoring for the Cougars were Ali Kern (99), Jordan Dicken (103) and Nicole Morley (109).
Also advancing as individuals are Mt. Vernon's Ellen Werner (91) and Ellen Wurch (92), as well as Eastern Hancock's Hannah Boaz (93). The top three teams and top three individuals on non-advancing teams move on to the regional. The trio was also second, third and fifth overall.
Hannah Yee shot 99 for MV, while the other scorer was Elizabeth Spears with a 122. New Palestine's Abby Poole finished in a seventh-place tie and missed advancing by one stroke, shooting a 94 to lead the Dragons. Sarah Rose (105), Jaymie Jarecki (109) and Bailey Kamp (117) also scored for the Dragons.
EH's next best score after Boaz was a 118 from Rachel Boaz.
Girls soccer
New Palestine 3, Delta 0: NP outshot the Eagles 17-1 and took the lead just 6:25 into the game, when Lindsay Meyer's shot gave the Dragons a 1-0 edge on Lindsey Kehrt's assist. It proved to be the game-winner. Lauren Joray scored her team-high 10th goal in the first half on Morgan Parish's assist. Kalli Shepler-Tucker added an insurance goal 9:03 into the second half when she cashed in a corner kick that began with Morgan Carpenter's boot, which Meyer redirected to Shepler-Tucker.
Holly Hilton made one save to preserve yet another shutout for the Dragons, who are 10-0-2 and 5-0 in the HHC. They play two games next week -- at home against Franklin at 5:30 p.m. Monday, which is also Doe Creek Night -- and at Pendleton Heights at 7 p.m. Wednesday. PH is also unbeaten in conference play. A Dragon victory would clinch at least a share of the league title.
Mt. Vernon 2, Marion 0: Taylor Gutierrez scored in the first half on an assist from Kristina Voltz, which proved to be the game-winner for the Marauders on the road. Voltz scored in the second half on a feed from Jordan Slusher to provide the final margin. Olivia Coleman made four saves to record the shutout for MV (7-2-1, 3-1 HHC).
Saturday morning QB: Look back at Friday night
An interesting night in the HHC. Pendleton Heights makes a big statement. New Palestine flexes its muscles and claims sole possession of first place. And Yorktown picks Delta off four times in an upset.
Here's a look back in our weekly Saturday Morning QB roundup:
Pendleton Heights 38, Mt. Vernon 6: The Arabians doubled up No. 10 MV in yardage, but turned the game late in the first half with 14 points in the last 2:06. An interception deep in Arabian territory by Chandler Wilson turned into a touchdown, then QB Mitch Patishall threw deep to Jacob Lyons on the final play of the half. Lyons had a rushing and receiving TD, Jon Furrow had two rushing TDs, both had 100 yards on the ground and Patishall threw for 134 yards and two scores. PH has now scored at least 38 points in all four of its wins, and is in a second-place tie with Mt. Vernon and Greenfield-Central at 2-1 in the HHC. Both teams are 4-1. MV plays at Shelbyville next week in our Hancock County Game of the Week broadcast.
Daily Reporter | Indianapolis Star | Anderson Herald-Bulletin | Broadcast archive
New Palestine 53, Rushville 0: The Dragons, ranked No. 4 (AP) and No. 7 (IFCA) in Class 4A, showed why Friday night. NP scored 40 first-half points and Connor Simmons threw five touchdown passes. Matt Siergiej and Austin Monday rushed for a combined 200 yards, with Monday scoring twice and Siergiej totaling 105 yards and scoring once. Simmons was 8-of-11 for 297 yards and threw two TDs each to Josh Penley (66 & 1 yards) and Brandon Collins (28 & 16 yards) and an 85-yard TD pass to Tyler Walden. NP is now 5-0/3-0. Rushville is 2-3/0-3.
Daily Reporter
Greenfield-Central 36, Shelbyville 13: The Cougars' Matt Dickerson scored two early TDs on returns -- one on the opening kickoff, another on an interception -- to lead the Cougars early in what would become a rout. G-C had three touchdowns on returns, as Dickerson's blocked punt led to a TD by Jeremiah Wray late in the game. The Cougars forced five turnovers.
Daily Reporter | Shelbyville News
Knightstown 20, Eastern Hancock 14: A late TD pass by Logan Gilbert brought the Royals close, then a blocked punt gave them a chance to win. But the Panthers forced a fumble and held on to beat EH and retain possession of the Plow Share and Anvil Trophy. Knightstown's Wing-T offense gained 361 rushing yards. Gilbert threw two TD passes for EH, which has dropped two close games in a row and is now 1-4. Knightstown -- in its first year under the tutelage of Mt. Vernon graduate Patrick Mallory -- is 3-2.
Daily Reporter
And in the HHC:
Yorktown 28, Delta 14: Yorktown intercepted Delta QB Ozzie Mann four times and turned two of those picks into scores in an HHC upset. It was the Tigers' first victory over Delta in five years. Yorktown also had big plays on offense -- a 64-yard TD from Chandler Carroll, a 46-yard wide receiver pass to Jason Brown and an 86-yard TD run by Brendon Barnes to ice the game.
Muncie Star-Press
Next week
Hancock County
Mt. Vernon at Shelbyville, 7 p.m. (www.hancockcountysports.com airtime: 6:30 p.m.)
Eastern Hancock at North Decatur, 7 p.m.
Greenfield-Central at Rushville, 7 p.m.
New Palestine at Yorktown, 7:30 p.m.
HHC
Delta at Pendleton Heights, 7:30 p.m.
HHC standings
New Palestine 3-0/5-0
Mt. Vernon 2-1/4-1
Pendleton Heights 2-1/4-1
Greenfield-Central 2-1/3-2
Yorktown 1-2/3-2
Delta 1-2/1-4
Shelbyville 1-2/1-4
Rushville 0-3/3-2
Here's a look back in our weekly Saturday Morning QB roundup:
Pendleton Heights 38, Mt. Vernon 6: The Arabians doubled up No. 10 MV in yardage, but turned the game late in the first half with 14 points in the last 2:06. An interception deep in Arabian territory by Chandler Wilson turned into a touchdown, then QB Mitch Patishall threw deep to Jacob Lyons on the final play of the half. Lyons had a rushing and receiving TD, Jon Furrow had two rushing TDs, both had 100 yards on the ground and Patishall threw for 134 yards and two scores. PH has now scored at least 38 points in all four of its wins, and is in a second-place tie with Mt. Vernon and Greenfield-Central at 2-1 in the HHC. Both teams are 4-1. MV plays at Shelbyville next week in our Hancock County Game of the Week broadcast.
Daily Reporter | Indianapolis Star | Anderson Herald-Bulletin | Broadcast archive
New Palestine 53, Rushville 0: The Dragons, ranked No. 4 (AP) and No. 7 (IFCA) in Class 4A, showed why Friday night. NP scored 40 first-half points and Connor Simmons threw five touchdown passes. Matt Siergiej and Austin Monday rushed for a combined 200 yards, with Monday scoring twice and Siergiej totaling 105 yards and scoring once. Simmons was 8-of-11 for 297 yards and threw two TDs each to Josh Penley (66 & 1 yards) and Brandon Collins (28 & 16 yards) and an 85-yard TD pass to Tyler Walden. NP is now 5-0/3-0. Rushville is 2-3/0-3.
Daily Reporter
Greenfield-Central 36, Shelbyville 13: The Cougars' Matt Dickerson scored two early TDs on returns -- one on the opening kickoff, another on an interception -- to lead the Cougars early in what would become a rout. G-C had three touchdowns on returns, as Dickerson's blocked punt led to a TD by Jeremiah Wray late in the game. The Cougars forced five turnovers.
Daily Reporter | Shelbyville News
Knightstown 20, Eastern Hancock 14: A late TD pass by Logan Gilbert brought the Royals close, then a blocked punt gave them a chance to win. But the Panthers forced a fumble and held on to beat EH and retain possession of the Plow Share and Anvil Trophy. Knightstown's Wing-T offense gained 361 rushing yards. Gilbert threw two TD passes for EH, which has dropped two close games in a row and is now 1-4. Knightstown -- in its first year under the tutelage of Mt. Vernon graduate Patrick Mallory -- is 3-2.
Daily Reporter
And in the HHC:
Yorktown 28, Delta 14: Yorktown intercepted Delta QB Ozzie Mann four times and turned two of those picks into scores in an HHC upset. It was the Tigers' first victory over Delta in five years. Yorktown also had big plays on offense -- a 64-yard TD from Chandler Carroll, a 46-yard wide receiver pass to Jason Brown and an 86-yard TD run by Brendon Barnes to ice the game.
Muncie Star-Press
Next week
Hancock County
Mt. Vernon at Shelbyville, 7 p.m. (www.hancockcountysports.com airtime: 6:30 p.m.)
Eastern Hancock at North Decatur, 7 p.m.
Greenfield-Central at Rushville, 7 p.m.
New Palestine at Yorktown, 7:30 p.m.
HHC
Delta at Pendleton Heights, 7:30 p.m.
HHC standings
New Palestine 3-0/5-0
Mt. Vernon 2-1/4-1
Pendleton Heights 2-1/4-1
Greenfield-Central 2-1/3-2
Yorktown 1-2/3-2
Delta 1-2/1-4
Shelbyville 1-2/1-4
Rushville 0-3/3-2
Friday, September 16, 2011
PH knocks MV from perch; NP/G-C win
Not many close games in the county tonight, as Pendleton Heights used a dominating performance from its offensive and defensive lines to beat Mt. Vernon 38-6 tonight.
The Arabians ran the ball for more than 258 yards and outgained MV 392-149. PH's Jacob Lyons and Jon Furrow both broke the 100-yard mark on the evening.
Everything started on the first drive, as MV was held to a three-and-out, punted to give the Arabians a short field and they continued to work the left side with Lyons and Furrow before Lyons carried it in from two yards out. A blocked punt set PH up at the Marauder 14, but MV held the Arabians to a field goal.
Trailing 10-0 late in the first half, things began to unravel for MV. The Marauders were in the midst of a strong five-minute drive that carried to the PH 20 after Tyler Dicks' 25-yard scamper around the right side -- one in which Furrow made a shoestring touchdown-saving tackle. Three plays later, PH's Chandler Wilson intercepted the Marauders. A 37-yard pass from Mitch Patishall to Kurt Talbert, followed by a 25-yard run by Lyons, gave the Arabians room for Furrow's second TD with 2:06 left. Suddenly, it was 17-0.
MV was forced to punt the ball to PH again, but with 26 seconds and one timeout, the Arabians were able to work the ball to midfield where Patishall found Lyons deep for a 46-yard touchdown on the first half's final play that sent them into the locker room up 24-0.
PH extended the lead from there, using its kicking game to pin MV inside its own 20 repeatedly, and then using the field position advantage to score -- Furrow ran in a 31-yard TD and Patishall hit Austin Coffel from 11 yards out. MV's defense forced a turnover late, and QB Jordan Miller threw a 17-yard TD pass to Anthony Burnett on the next play to get the Marauders on the board.
Dicks led MV offensively with 97 yards rushing on 26 carries.
Both teams are 4-1 and 2-1 in HHC play. But the game continues to make the HHC race interesting.
New Palestine 53, Rushville 0: This was never close -- NP had a 20-0 lead at the end of one, doubled the lead by halftime and kept adding on. No. 4 Dragons now 5-0 on the year and alone atop the HHC with a 3-0 record.
Greenfield-Central 36, Shelbyville 13: The Cougars got some big special-teams play, with a blocked punt turning into a touchdown in a homecoming victory. G-C now 3-2/2-1.
Knightstown 20, Eastern Hancock 14: The Panthers led throughout, although the game was always close. The Royals continue to show fourth-quarter strength, but Mt. Vernon graduate Pat Mallory's team improves to 3-2 while the Royals are now 1-4 with back-to-back close losses.
And in the HHC
Yorktown 28, Delta 14: No, not a misprint. Yorktown led throughout this one, spoiling Delta's return home. It's the Eagles' first HHC loss to a team besides New Palestine since 2008, and one of the biggest wins of young Tiger head coach Mike Wilhelm's career.
HHC standings
New Palestine 3-0/5-0
Mt. Vernon 2-1/4-1
Pendleton Heights 2-1/4-1
Greenfield-Central 2-1/3-2
Yorktown 1-2/3-2
Delta 1-2/1-4
Shelbyville 1-2/1-4
Rushville 0-3/2-3
Next week
Mt. Vernon at Shelbyville, 7 p.m. (www.hancockcountysports.com broadcast)
Greenfield-Central at Rushville, 7 p.m.
Eastern Hancock at North Decatur, 7 p.m.
New Palestine at Yorktown, 7:30 p.m.
Delta at Pendleton Heights, 7:30 p.m.
The Arabians ran the ball for more than 258 yards and outgained MV 392-149. PH's Jacob Lyons and Jon Furrow both broke the 100-yard mark on the evening.
Everything started on the first drive, as MV was held to a three-and-out, punted to give the Arabians a short field and they continued to work the left side with Lyons and Furrow before Lyons carried it in from two yards out. A blocked punt set PH up at the Marauder 14, but MV held the Arabians to a field goal.
Trailing 10-0 late in the first half, things began to unravel for MV. The Marauders were in the midst of a strong five-minute drive that carried to the PH 20 after Tyler Dicks' 25-yard scamper around the right side -- one in which Furrow made a shoestring touchdown-saving tackle. Three plays later, PH's Chandler Wilson intercepted the Marauders. A 37-yard pass from Mitch Patishall to Kurt Talbert, followed by a 25-yard run by Lyons, gave the Arabians room for Furrow's second TD with 2:06 left. Suddenly, it was 17-0.
MV was forced to punt the ball to PH again, but with 26 seconds and one timeout, the Arabians were able to work the ball to midfield where Patishall found Lyons deep for a 46-yard touchdown on the first half's final play that sent them into the locker room up 24-0.
PH extended the lead from there, using its kicking game to pin MV inside its own 20 repeatedly, and then using the field position advantage to score -- Furrow ran in a 31-yard TD and Patishall hit Austin Coffel from 11 yards out. MV's defense forced a turnover late, and QB Jordan Miller threw a 17-yard TD pass to Anthony Burnett on the next play to get the Marauders on the board.
Dicks led MV offensively with 97 yards rushing on 26 carries.
Both teams are 4-1 and 2-1 in HHC play. But the game continues to make the HHC race interesting.
New Palestine 53, Rushville 0: This was never close -- NP had a 20-0 lead at the end of one, doubled the lead by halftime and kept adding on. No. 4 Dragons now 5-0 on the year and alone atop the HHC with a 3-0 record.
Greenfield-Central 36, Shelbyville 13: The Cougars got some big special-teams play, with a blocked punt turning into a touchdown in a homecoming victory. G-C now 3-2/2-1.
Knightstown 20, Eastern Hancock 14: The Panthers led throughout, although the game was always close. The Royals continue to show fourth-quarter strength, but Mt. Vernon graduate Pat Mallory's team improves to 3-2 while the Royals are now 1-4 with back-to-back close losses.
And in the HHC
Yorktown 28, Delta 14: No, not a misprint. Yorktown led throughout this one, spoiling Delta's return home. It's the Eagles' first HHC loss to a team besides New Palestine since 2008, and one of the biggest wins of young Tiger head coach Mike Wilhelm's career.
HHC standings
New Palestine 3-0/5-0
Mt. Vernon 2-1/4-1
Pendleton Heights 2-1/4-1
Greenfield-Central 2-1/3-2
Yorktown 1-2/3-2
Delta 1-2/1-4
Shelbyville 1-2/1-4
Rushville 0-3/2-3
Next week
Mt. Vernon at Shelbyville, 7 p.m. (www.hancockcountysports.com broadcast)
Greenfield-Central at Rushville, 7 p.m.
Eastern Hancock at North Decatur, 7 p.m.
New Palestine at Yorktown, 7:30 p.m.
Delta at Pendleton Heights, 7:30 p.m.
Football night tonight!
It's a great night in Hancock County and throughout the state! All four local schools will have homecoming festivities this evening. We'll be at Mt. Vernon, but all four games involving county schools will be broadcast on local media.
Pendleton Heights (3-1/1-1) at Mt. Vernon (4-0/2-0): MV is ranked No. 10 by the IFCA, while PH is receiving votes from the AP. This is annually a great rivalry and a tremendous matchup between these two old rivals, and tonight looks like one of the top matchups in the series' history. Both teams are strong and in the thick of the HHC race. The last 16 games between them have been dead-even, including the two meetings they split last year. Both teams feature powerful running games, led by MV's Tyler Dicks and PH's Jacob Lyons. Should MV win, it will be 5-0 for the first time since 2004. Andrew Smith, Mike Jackson and Chris Lambert will be on-air with you starting at 7 p.m. on www.hancockcountysports.com
Rushville (2-2/0-2) at New Palestine (4-0/2-0): The Dragons have been strong this year, garnering a No. 4 ranking from the AP and a No. 7 mark from the IFCA. QB Connor Simmons broke the 1,000-yard mark for the season in last week's 31-20 victory over Delta. NP has won 15 straight HHC contests. Rushville is looking for its first league victory in its last 11 tries. The Lions are young, but have a strong RB/LB in Garrett Hittle, their leading rusher in last week's loss to Mt. Vernon. WIFE-94.3 in Rushville will broadcast the game (no web streaming). 7:30 p.m. kickoff.
Shelbyville (1-3/1-1) at Greenfield-Central (2-2/1-1): Good matchup here. G-C has been solid this season, and was so in holding off Yorktown last week for a road conference victory. Two weeks ago, the Cougars took perennial HHC power Delta to the wire before falling 19-17. G-C has a diverse offense and a very strong defense. Shelby found its way in a 29-12 victory over Rushville, but the Golden Bears struggled last week against Pendleton Heights. 7 p.m. kickoff. Broadcast on WSVX-1520 (www.wsvx.com) or WRGF-89.7.
Knightstown (2-2) at Eastern Hancock (1-3): Two first-year coaches from strong programs -- K'town's Pat Mallory -- a Mt. Vernon grad who came over from Center Grove -- meets up with EH's Pat Echeverria, a former Pike assistant. The Panthers have won two straight, beating Wes-Del and North Decatur -- the latter by a 34-32 score last week. The Royals are 1-3, with a thrilling 20-8 victory over South Decatur in Week 2. Last week, EH hung tough but fell to Milan 13-10 on the road. The Royals will try to wrest the Plow Share and Anvil trophy for the first time since 2007. Broadcast with Bill Ludlow and Keith Meyers on www.hcsnradio.com beginning at 6:30 p.m. Kickoff is at 7 p.m.
And in the HHC
Yorktown (2-2/0-2) at Delta (1-3/1-1): The Eagles have been strong, and rallied nicely from a two-score deficit to lead New Palestine 20-17 in the fourth quarter last week, but the Dragons rallied. QB Ozzie Mann is a Ball State recruit, but was held in check by the Dragons. Yorktown has hung tough against Mt. Vernon and Greenfield-Central, but dropped both games. The Tigers rallied with 14 points in the closing seconds last week to make things interesting in a 23-20 loss to G-C. They were tied with Mt. Vernon in the third quarter before the Marauders pulled away.
Next week (HHC & Hancock County)
Mt. Vernon at Shelbyville, 7 p.m. (broadcast: www.hancockcountysports.com)
Greenfield-Central at Rushville, 7 p.m.
Eastern Hancock at North Decatur, 7 p.m.
New Palestine at Yorktown, 7:30 p.m.
Delta at Pendleton Heights, 7:30 p.m.
Pendleton Heights (3-1/1-1) at Mt. Vernon (4-0/2-0): MV is ranked No. 10 by the IFCA, while PH is receiving votes from the AP. This is annually a great rivalry and a tremendous matchup between these two old rivals, and tonight looks like one of the top matchups in the series' history. Both teams are strong and in the thick of the HHC race. The last 16 games between them have been dead-even, including the two meetings they split last year. Both teams feature powerful running games, led by MV's Tyler Dicks and PH's Jacob Lyons. Should MV win, it will be 5-0 for the first time since 2004. Andrew Smith, Mike Jackson and Chris Lambert will be on-air with you starting at 7 p.m. on www.hancockcountysports.com
Rushville (2-2/0-2) at New Palestine (4-0/2-0): The Dragons have been strong this year, garnering a No. 4 ranking from the AP and a No. 7 mark from the IFCA. QB Connor Simmons broke the 1,000-yard mark for the season in last week's 31-20 victory over Delta. NP has won 15 straight HHC contests. Rushville is looking for its first league victory in its last 11 tries. The Lions are young, but have a strong RB/LB in Garrett Hittle, their leading rusher in last week's loss to Mt. Vernon. WIFE-94.3 in Rushville will broadcast the game (no web streaming). 7:30 p.m. kickoff.
Shelbyville (1-3/1-1) at Greenfield-Central (2-2/1-1): Good matchup here. G-C has been solid this season, and was so in holding off Yorktown last week for a road conference victory. Two weeks ago, the Cougars took perennial HHC power Delta to the wire before falling 19-17. G-C has a diverse offense and a very strong defense. Shelby found its way in a 29-12 victory over Rushville, but the Golden Bears struggled last week against Pendleton Heights. 7 p.m. kickoff. Broadcast on WSVX-1520 (www.wsvx.com) or WRGF-89.7.
Knightstown (2-2) at Eastern Hancock (1-3): Two first-year coaches from strong programs -- K'town's Pat Mallory -- a Mt. Vernon grad who came over from Center Grove -- meets up with EH's Pat Echeverria, a former Pike assistant. The Panthers have won two straight, beating Wes-Del and North Decatur -- the latter by a 34-32 score last week. The Royals are 1-3, with a thrilling 20-8 victory over South Decatur in Week 2. Last week, EH hung tough but fell to Milan 13-10 on the road. The Royals will try to wrest the Plow Share and Anvil trophy for the first time since 2007. Broadcast with Bill Ludlow and Keith Meyers on www.hcsnradio.com beginning at 6:30 p.m. Kickoff is at 7 p.m.
And in the HHC
Yorktown (2-2/0-2) at Delta (1-3/1-1): The Eagles have been strong, and rallied nicely from a two-score deficit to lead New Palestine 20-17 in the fourth quarter last week, but the Dragons rallied. QB Ozzie Mann is a Ball State recruit, but was held in check by the Dragons. Yorktown has hung tough against Mt. Vernon and Greenfield-Central, but dropped both games. The Tigers rallied with 14 points in the closing seconds last week to make things interesting in a 23-20 loss to G-C. They were tied with Mt. Vernon in the third quarter before the Marauders pulled away.
Next week (HHC & Hancock County)
Mt. Vernon at Shelbyville, 7 p.m. (broadcast: www.hancockcountysports.com)
Greenfield-Central at Rushville, 7 p.m.
Eastern Hancock at North Decatur, 7 p.m.
New Palestine at Yorktown, 7:30 p.m.
Delta at Pendleton Heights, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Thursday wrap: G-C wins soccer thriller
Our soccer Games of the Week tend to be great ones. Tonight might have been one of the biggest thrillers of all.
Greenfield-Central rallied three different times before pulling off a 3-2 victory over New Palestine on the seventh shooter of the PK shootout. Ross Morgan's goal came right after Collin Kleckner stopped NP's seventh shooter -- and was the Dragons' fourth straight miss of the shootout -- giving the Cougars a 4-3 edge in the seven-round shootout that had to go to sudden death. NP led 3-1 after three rounds, but a miss and a Kleckner save -- as well as goals by Jeremiah Spencer and Kleckner -- tied the shootout. Neither team scored in the sixth round. Both Kleckner and NP's Jaron Pridgen made two saves in the extra session.
NP led 1-0 after 10:11 on Dillon Pike's breakaway goal. It stayed that way until early in the second half, when Morgan cashed in a feed in the box from Angel Rodriguez in the 48th minute to make it 1-1. Bryson Basaran scored from the left side on a feed from Wes Fox -- his ninth goal of the year -- to give NP a 2-1 lead in the final nine minutes. But just 2:10 later, G-C's Trent Barnhart tied it up, again on a feed in the middle from Rodriguez.
NP had a 14-9 shot edge in regulation and the two overtimes, but Kleckner made seven saves to preserve the Cougars' eighth victory of the year.
The win also puts G-C in the Hoosier Heritage Conference driver's seat with a 4-0 record and possession of the Victory Bell. The Cougars still have Shelbyville, Yorktown and Rushville remaining in their conference slate. G-C is 8-2-1 on the year. NP is now 7-3 (2-1).
It was a thrilling game between two very evenly-matched teams that went down to the wire. Glad you could listen to us tonight! If not, go here for the archive.
The Cougars next play Saturday at Richmond, then meet Shelbyville (Monday) and Yorktown (Wednesday) next week. The Dragons host Yorktown in the completion of a game suspended by lighting on Aug. 18, then visit Center Grove Tuesday before returning home Thursday to face Hamilton Southeastern.
Also tonight,
Mt. Vernon 3, Lawrence North 1: The Marauders improved to 7-3-2 on the year with a victory against LN. Matt Powell scored a first-half goal, but the Wildcats tied it in the second. Adam Luke scored the game-winner on Mouhamed Konate's asist, with Trevor Johnson scoring a late insurance goal on a feed from Eric Ahonen. Corban Hartley made seven saves for the Marauders.
Girls soccer
Hamilton SE 7, Mt. Vernon 0: The Royals scored three goals in the first half and four more in the second to defeat MV. Hannah Whitaker had two shots on goal for the Marauders. Hannah Miller and Bri Walker scored two goals each for HSE.
Volleyball
New Palestine 3, Pendleton Heights 0: The Dragons downed the Arabians tonight in a key Hoosier Heritage Conference match. NP won 25-21, 25-17, 25-16 on the road. Megan Riley had eight blocks and three kills for NP.
New Castle 3, Mt. Vernon 0: The Marauders fell 25-14, 25-19, 25-17 to the Trojans, who are one of the top teams in Class 4A. Listen to MV's home match against Eastern Hancock at 7 p.m. Monday on www.hancockcountysports.com.
Shelbyville 3, Greenfield-Central 0: The Cougars fell 25-10, 25-13, 25-8 in a Hoosier Heritage Conference matchup.
Cross country
NP sweeps 4-way:The New Palestine girls cross country team scored 17 points to win a 4-way meet with Knightstown (42), Triton Central and Morristown (both incomplete). The Dragons were led by second-place Caroline Voelz (22:35). Also scoring were Izzy Fleetwood (third, 22:47), Chloe Kirchner (fourth), Brianna Komornik (sixth) and Lauren Lane (seventh).
Boys tennis
New Palestine 5, Triton Central 0: The Dragons only dropped 10 games in a sweep of the Tigers. At singles, Reid Clark's 6-1, 6-0 victory was close to perfection, while Brent Barrett and Stratton Smith hit it with 6-0, 6-0 sweeps. Evan Poole/Connor Swain won 7-5, 6-1, and Pete Rusche/Kyle Willhelm won 6-2, 6-1 at doubles.
Hamilton Southeastern 5, Mt. Vernon 0: The Marauders fell to the state's fifth-ranked team.
Greenfield-Central rallied three different times before pulling off a 3-2 victory over New Palestine on the seventh shooter of the PK shootout. Ross Morgan's goal came right after Collin Kleckner stopped NP's seventh shooter -- and was the Dragons' fourth straight miss of the shootout -- giving the Cougars a 4-3 edge in the seven-round shootout that had to go to sudden death. NP led 3-1 after three rounds, but a miss and a Kleckner save -- as well as goals by Jeremiah Spencer and Kleckner -- tied the shootout. Neither team scored in the sixth round. Both Kleckner and NP's Jaron Pridgen made two saves in the extra session.
NP led 1-0 after 10:11 on Dillon Pike's breakaway goal. It stayed that way until early in the second half, when Morgan cashed in a feed in the box from Angel Rodriguez in the 48th minute to make it 1-1. Bryson Basaran scored from the left side on a feed from Wes Fox -- his ninth goal of the year -- to give NP a 2-1 lead in the final nine minutes. But just 2:10 later, G-C's Trent Barnhart tied it up, again on a feed in the middle from Rodriguez.
NP had a 14-9 shot edge in regulation and the two overtimes, but Kleckner made seven saves to preserve the Cougars' eighth victory of the year.
The win also puts G-C in the Hoosier Heritage Conference driver's seat with a 4-0 record and possession of the Victory Bell. The Cougars still have Shelbyville, Yorktown and Rushville remaining in their conference slate. G-C is 8-2-1 on the year. NP is now 7-3 (2-1).
It was a thrilling game between two very evenly-matched teams that went down to the wire. Glad you could listen to us tonight! If not, go here for the archive.
The Cougars next play Saturday at Richmond, then meet Shelbyville (Monday) and Yorktown (Wednesday) next week. The Dragons host Yorktown in the completion of a game suspended by lighting on Aug. 18, then visit Center Grove Tuesday before returning home Thursday to face Hamilton Southeastern.
Also tonight,
Mt. Vernon 3, Lawrence North 1: The Marauders improved to 7-3-2 on the year with a victory against LN. Matt Powell scored a first-half goal, but the Wildcats tied it in the second. Adam Luke scored the game-winner on Mouhamed Konate's asist, with Trevor Johnson scoring a late insurance goal on a feed from Eric Ahonen. Corban Hartley made seven saves for the Marauders.
Girls soccer
Hamilton SE 7, Mt. Vernon 0: The Royals scored three goals in the first half and four more in the second to defeat MV. Hannah Whitaker had two shots on goal for the Marauders. Hannah Miller and Bri Walker scored two goals each for HSE.
Volleyball
New Palestine 3, Pendleton Heights 0: The Dragons downed the Arabians tonight in a key Hoosier Heritage Conference match. NP won 25-21, 25-17, 25-16 on the road. Megan Riley had eight blocks and three kills for NP.
New Castle 3, Mt. Vernon 0: The Marauders fell 25-14, 25-19, 25-17 to the Trojans, who are one of the top teams in Class 4A. Listen to MV's home match against Eastern Hancock at 7 p.m. Monday on www.hancockcountysports.com.
Shelbyville 3, Greenfield-Central 0: The Cougars fell 25-10, 25-13, 25-8 in a Hoosier Heritage Conference matchup.
Cross country
NP sweeps 4-way:The New Palestine girls cross country team scored 17 points to win a 4-way meet with Knightstown (42), Triton Central and Morristown (both incomplete). The Dragons were led by second-place Caroline Voelz (22:35). Also scoring were Izzy Fleetwood (third, 22:47), Chloe Kirchner (fourth), Brianna Komornik (sixth) and Lauren Lane (seventh).
The
New Palestine boys scored 31 points, besting Triton Central (45),
Morristown (61), and Knightstown (101). The Dragons were led by Austin
Dodd, who placed seventh in 19:01. Also scoring were Mitchell Lawson
(fifth, 19:24), Kevin Laetsch (sixth), Zach Nagel (eighth) and Dominic
Basciano (ninth).
Boys tennis
New Palestine 5, Triton Central 0: The Dragons only dropped 10 games in a sweep of the Tigers. At singles, Reid Clark's 6-1, 6-0 victory was close to perfection, while Brent Barrett and Stratton Smith hit it with 6-0, 6-0 sweeps. Evan Poole/Connor Swain won 7-5, 6-1, and Pete Rusche/Kyle Willhelm won 6-2, 6-1 at doubles.
Hamilton Southeastern 5, Mt. Vernon 0: The Marauders fell to the state's fifth-ranked team.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Wednesday wrap: Dragons beat G-C
The New Palestine girls soccer team gave head coach Dana Merrick a milestone victory tonight, beating Greenfield-Central 1-0.
Midway through the second half, New Palestine's Kalli Shepler-Tucker scored to give the Dragons the victory. It was her eighth goal of the season. The play began with a free kick by Lindsay Meyer, who fed Morgan Carpenter off the set piece. Carpenter then passed the ball to Shepler-Tucker for the goal.
Holly Hilton made three saves in the first half, and didn't see a shot on goal in the second half as the Dragon midfield and defense kept the play away from the net.
The victory was No. 200 in Merrick's career since soccer became an IHSAA-sanctioned sport in 1994. He coached NP's boys from 1994-2001 and won 76 games, and this is the 126th victory since he took over the NP girls program in 2003. Merrick also coached the NPHS boys as a club team from 1985-93.
The Dragons are now 9-0-2 and remain unbeaten in HHC play.
Tonight, the two schools' boys programs play: New Palestine (7-2) at Greenfield-Central (7-2-1). Both teams are unbeaten in HHC play. Listen at 6:30 p.m. on www.hancockcountysports.com.
Volleyball
Shenandoah 3, Eastern Hancock 1: The Royals dropped a four-game match against Shenandoah by a 26-24, 25-18, 16-25, 25-9 score. Kristyn Pierce led the Raiders with 11 kills. EH visits Mt. Vernon at 7 p.m. Monday. Listen to a live broadcast on www.hancockcountysports.com.
Boys tennis
Mt. Vernon defeats Warren Central: The Marauders rolled to a victory over Warren Central this afternoon at WC. MV has won big twice since the county tournament on Saturday.
Midway through the second half, New Palestine's Kalli Shepler-Tucker scored to give the Dragons the victory. It was her eighth goal of the season. The play began with a free kick by Lindsay Meyer, who fed Morgan Carpenter off the set piece. Carpenter then passed the ball to Shepler-Tucker for the goal.
Holly Hilton made three saves in the first half, and didn't see a shot on goal in the second half as the Dragon midfield and defense kept the play away from the net.
The victory was No. 200 in Merrick's career since soccer became an IHSAA-sanctioned sport in 1994. He coached NP's boys from 1994-2001 and won 76 games, and this is the 126th victory since he took over the NP girls program in 2003. Merrick also coached the NPHS boys as a club team from 1985-93.
The Dragons are now 9-0-2 and remain unbeaten in HHC play.
Tonight, the two schools' boys programs play: New Palestine (7-2) at Greenfield-Central (7-2-1). Both teams are unbeaten in HHC play. Listen at 6:30 p.m. on www.hancockcountysports.com.
Volleyball
Shenandoah 3, Eastern Hancock 1: The Royals dropped a four-game match against Shenandoah by a 26-24, 25-18, 16-25, 25-9 score. Kristyn Pierce led the Raiders with 11 kills. EH visits Mt. Vernon at 7 p.m. Monday. Listen to a live broadcast on www.hancockcountysports.com.
Boys tennis
Mt. Vernon defeats Warren Central: The Marauders rolled to a victory over Warren Central this afternoon at WC. MV has won big twice since the county tournament on Saturday.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Tuesday wrap: Marauder VB wins
Mt. Vernon had a convincing 3-set victory over Greenfield-Central in volleyball tonight, as the Marauders won 25-14, 25-19, 25-21 over the Cougars. Jenna Amundsen led the Marauders at the net. Thanks for listening: You can find the archive at www.hancockcountysports.com.
Boys soccer
Olivia Coleman had two saves for the shutout in net.
Delta 3, New Palestine 1: The Dragons fell to 3A No. 8 Delta in four games 25-17, 24-26, 26-24, 25-16. The Dragons moved to 11-4 on the season with the loss. Taylor Wright had 20 kills to lead Delta (14-7, 4-0 HHC). NP is now 2-1 in HHC play.
Boys soccer
New Palestine 7, Greenwood 1: The Dragons got two goals from Dillon Pike and two assists from Ty Fidler in the victory.
Ryan Perkins, Zach Chester and Matt Ernster all had a goal and an assist each for NP. Daniel Wright and Caleb Kramer scored goals for NP.
NP coach Bobby Holden cited strong play by Corey Cavin and Austin Timmerman on defense, as well. NP is now 7-2 on the year.
"Great sportsmanship by both teams," Holden said. "Enjoyable game to coach and I'm proud of all the players."
NP's next game is Thursday at Greenfield-Central, which is tied with the Dragons atop the HHC. Join www.HancockCountySports.com for the pregame beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Mt. Vernon 2, Hamilton Southeastern 2: Mouhamed Konate and Luke Fimreite scored goals for the Marauders as they tied HSE at home. MV is now 6-3-2 on the year and has tied back-to-back games.
Konate's goal came off Eric Thompson's assist in the first half. Fimreite scored unassisted in the second half before HSE rallied to tie the game. Corban Hartley made five saves for MV.
The game was a reunion of sorts, as HSE is led by former Mt. Vernon mentor Chris White, who was the head coach when current Marauder boss Aaron Britt was a player for the Marauders.
Girls soccer
Mt. Vernon 4, Heritage Christian 0: The Marauders improved to 6-1-1 on the year with the shutout victory. Kristina Voltz had a three-goal hat trick, while Suzy DeWael also scored for the Marauders. Chelsea Thomas and Jordan Slusher had assists.
Olivia Coleman had two saves for the shutout in net.
Boys tennis
New Palestine 5, Tech 0: The Dragons won five straight-set matches in the victory, only dropping five games. Reid Clark won 6-0, 6-3 at No. 1 singles, and Connor Swain/Evan Poole won 6-1, 6-1 at No. 1 doubles. The rest of the team -- Brent Barrett, Stratton Smith and the No. 2 doubles team of Pete Rusche/Kyle Willhelm all won 6-0, 6-0.
Shayan Khokhar's 6-0, 6-0 victory was the Dragons' lone JV match.
Mt. Vernon 5, Shelbyville 0: The Marauders came back from their close county runner-up finish with a strong 5-0 victory over Shelbyville. All five Marauders won in straight sets. Coach Gabe Muterspaugh said in a Twitter post that it was MV's best tennis of the year.
Mt. Vernon 5, Shelbyville 0: The Marauders came back from their close county runner-up finish with a strong 5-0 victory over Shelbyville. All five Marauders won in straight sets. Coach Gabe Muterspaugh said in a Twitter post that it was MV's best tennis of the year.
Late Monday
Volleyball: Royals fall in 5: Eastern Hancock dropped a thrilling 5-game match to Seton Catholic, 13-25, 10-25, 25-19, 26-24, 17-15. Taylor Mercer led the Royals with seven kills, while Lauren Harmon and Elizabeth Carlton had six each. Mercer also had six aces, while Carlton had 16 digs.
The Royals (5-10) will be featured Monday on HancockCountySports.com as they face Mt. Vernon. Airtime is approximately 7 p.m.
Girls soccer: G-C 2, Greenwood 0: Emily Koers and Alli Frazier scored first-half goals for the Cougars, while Lauren Brand added an assist on Frazier's goal. Katie Peters had the shutout in net. G-C hosts New Palestine at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Saturday wrap
Boys tennis
On the second opportunity, the New Palestine boys tennis team won the county title today. The match was originally scheduled for Friday night, but postponed due to rain. The Dragons were able to take the title in the two-round event.
Boys soccer
Mt. Vernon 0, Lawrence Central 0: Mt. Vernon and Lawrence Central played to a scoreless tie in boys soccer this afternoon. Corban Hartley made six saves for the Marauders in the shutout. The Marauders are now 6-3-1 on the season and host Hamilton Southeastern Tuesday.
Greenfield-Central 1, Heritage Christian 0: Collin Kleckner notches his sixth shutout of the year and G-C improves to 6-2-1 with the road victory. G-C has now won back-to-back 1-0 games. The Cougars host Delta Tuesday and then face New Palestine Thursday, a match that will be broadcast on www.hancockcountysports.com.
Girls soccer
Mt. Vernon 1, Yorktown 0: Suzy DeWael scored in the second half to give the Marauders an HHC victory. MV is 5-1-1 on the season and 3-1 in conference play. Goalkeeper Olivia Coleman made six saves for the shutout.
Greenfield-Central 3, Heritage Christian 0: Emma Morgan had a goal and an assist for the Cougars, while Emily Koers and Lauren Brand also scored. Brand's first-half goal was the game-winner, while the other two came in the second half. Taylor Titus assisted on Koers' goal that made it 2-0.
Volleyball
Dragons 2nd at Greenwood: New Palestine beat Speedway and Arlington in matches that were strongly in NP's favor, before falling to a strong Greenwood team in the championship match of the Greenwood Invitational. NP is now 11-3 on the season.
Cross country
Dragon girls win Whiteland Invitational: The New Palestine cross country team won the Whiteland Invitational Saturday morning -- the oldest regular-season CC meet in the state. NP had 40 points, 36 better than second-place Whiteland. Eleven teams competed in the event. Natalie Shields led the Dragons, finishing third in 20:37. Marissa Crosby finished fifth (21:29), Emily Trimpe 10th (21:45), Kayla Medarais 11th (21:49) and Izzy Fleetwood 14th (22:21).
NP's boys finished fifth with 132 points. Greenwood won with 40. Seth Eagleson was the meet runner-up (16:47). Other scorers were Sam Jones (26th, 18:22), Oliver Dockins (32nd, 18:42), Drew Gohmann (36th, 18:53) and Zach Nagel (41st, 19:13).
In the girls JV meet, NP's Brianna Komornik won the event with a 23:00 time.
On the second opportunity, the New Palestine boys tennis team won the county title today. The match was originally scheduled for Friday night, but postponed due to rain. The Dragons were able to take the title in the two-round event.
Boys soccer
Mt. Vernon 0, Lawrence Central 0: Mt. Vernon and Lawrence Central played to a scoreless tie in boys soccer this afternoon. Corban Hartley made six saves for the Marauders in the shutout. The Marauders are now 6-3-1 on the season and host Hamilton Southeastern Tuesday.
Greenfield-Central 1, Heritage Christian 0: Collin Kleckner notches his sixth shutout of the year and G-C improves to 6-2-1 with the road victory. G-C has now won back-to-back 1-0 games. The Cougars host Delta Tuesday and then face New Palestine Thursday, a match that will be broadcast on www.hancockcountysports.com.
Girls soccer
Mt. Vernon 1, Yorktown 0: Suzy DeWael scored in the second half to give the Marauders an HHC victory. MV is 5-1-1 on the season and 3-1 in conference play. Goalkeeper Olivia Coleman made six saves for the shutout.
Greenfield-Central 3, Heritage Christian 0: Emma Morgan had a goal and an assist for the Cougars, while Emily Koers and Lauren Brand also scored. Brand's first-half goal was the game-winner, while the other two came in the second half. Taylor Titus assisted on Koers' goal that made it 2-0.
Volleyball
Dragons 2nd at Greenwood: New Palestine beat Speedway and Arlington in matches that were strongly in NP's favor, before falling to a strong Greenwood team in the championship match of the Greenwood Invitational. NP is now 11-3 on the season.
Cross country
Dragon girls win Whiteland Invitational: The New Palestine cross country team won the Whiteland Invitational Saturday morning -- the oldest regular-season CC meet in the state. NP had 40 points, 36 better than second-place Whiteland. Eleven teams competed in the event. Natalie Shields led the Dragons, finishing third in 20:37. Marissa Crosby finished fifth (21:29), Emily Trimpe 10th (21:45), Kayla Medarais 11th (21:49) and Izzy Fleetwood 14th (22:21).
NP's boys finished fifth with 132 points. Greenwood won with 40. Seth Eagleson was the meet runner-up (16:47). Other scorers were Sam Jones (26th, 18:22), Oliver Dockins (32nd, 18:42), Drew Gohmann (36th, 18:53) and Zach Nagel (41st, 19:13).
In the girls JV meet, NP's Brianna Komornik won the event with a 23:00 time.
Dragons rally to beat Delta
Great game we had this afternoon -- befitting one between two ranked teams. #5 New Palestine won its 15th straight Hoosier Heritage Conference game today at Lucas Oil Stadium, beating #10 Delta 31-20.
NP trailed 20-17 early in the fourth, but a long drive that set up Connor Simmons' 1-yard TD run gave the Dragons the lead with 7:51 left. After Sam Wright forced a fumble, NP milked the clock and Simmons clinched it by hitting Josh Penley for a 4-yard TD in the corner of the end zone with 2:41 left to make it 31-20.
Simmons completed 17-of-23 passes for 245 yards, as he eclipsed the 200-yard mark for the fourth straight game. Brandon Collins caught eight passes for 126 yards, including a 38-yard TD with 9:52 left in the second that gave NP a 7-6 lead. His catches helped set up a 25-yard FG by Wes Fox just ahead of the halftime gun. Simmons hit Josh Penley from 24 yards out on the first drive of the second half to give the Dragons a 17-6 lead.
Penley had six catches for 94 yards, just shy of his third straight 100-yard game. His third-quarter TD was set up by a fake punt pass from Collins to Blake Luker that kept the drive going.
Delta answered with back-to-back TDs, before the Dragons put it away.
NP gained 328 yards of offense -- including 265 through the air. Junior Matt Siergiej led the Dragons' rushing attack with 68 yards on the ground. NP's defense held Delta to 227 total yards -- including a 5-of-12 performance and just 91 yards for Ball State recruit Ozzie Mann, the Eagles' outstanding QB.
NP's defense forced two turnovers -- Dakota Smith had an INT and Wright's forced that set up the final TD. Brandon Wiggins (8 tackles) and Chris Wolf (5 tackles, 1 sack) led the Dragons.
NP moves into a first-place tie with Mt. Vernon in the HHC, both with 4-0 records and 2-0 in the league. Delta (1-3/1-1) is in a four-way third-place tie with Pendleton Heights, Greenfield-Central and Shelbyville.
The Dragons return home next week to face Rushville (2-2/0-2) in homecoming (7:30 kickoff). Delta hosts Yorktown (2-2/0-2) in a 7 p.m. game.
Our broadcast next week will be a great HHC rivalry -- Pendleton Heights at Mt. Vernon. Join Andrew, Mike and Chris at 7 p.m. next Friday!
NP trailed 20-17 early in the fourth, but a long drive that set up Connor Simmons' 1-yard TD run gave the Dragons the lead with 7:51 left. After Sam Wright forced a fumble, NP milked the clock and Simmons clinched it by hitting Josh Penley for a 4-yard TD in the corner of the end zone with 2:41 left to make it 31-20.
Simmons completed 17-of-23 passes for 245 yards, as he eclipsed the 200-yard mark for the fourth straight game. Brandon Collins caught eight passes for 126 yards, including a 38-yard TD with 9:52 left in the second that gave NP a 7-6 lead. His catches helped set up a 25-yard FG by Wes Fox just ahead of the halftime gun. Simmons hit Josh Penley from 24 yards out on the first drive of the second half to give the Dragons a 17-6 lead.
Penley had six catches for 94 yards, just shy of his third straight 100-yard game. His third-quarter TD was set up by a fake punt pass from Collins to Blake Luker that kept the drive going.
Delta answered with back-to-back TDs, before the Dragons put it away.
NP gained 328 yards of offense -- including 265 through the air. Junior Matt Siergiej led the Dragons' rushing attack with 68 yards on the ground. NP's defense held Delta to 227 total yards -- including a 5-of-12 performance and just 91 yards for Ball State recruit Ozzie Mann, the Eagles' outstanding QB.
NP's defense forced two turnovers -- Dakota Smith had an INT and Wright's forced that set up the final TD. Brandon Wiggins (8 tackles) and Chris Wolf (5 tackles, 1 sack) led the Dragons.
NP moves into a first-place tie with Mt. Vernon in the HHC, both with 4-0 records and 2-0 in the league. Delta (1-3/1-1) is in a four-way third-place tie with Pendleton Heights, Greenfield-Central and Shelbyville.
The Dragons return home next week to face Rushville (2-2/0-2) in homecoming (7:30 kickoff). Delta hosts Yorktown (2-2/0-2) in a 7 p.m. game.
Our broadcast next week will be a great HHC rivalry -- Pendleton Heights at Mt. Vernon. Join Andrew, Mike and Chris at 7 p.m. next Friday!
Saturday morning QB: NP vs. Delta today
We're getting ready for New Palestine vs. Delta. At the end of the day, one of those teams will be unbeaten in the HHC and in a first-place tie with Mt. Vernon -- which won last night.
Join us at 11:30 a.m. for this great matchup. LISTEN LIVE! link
Last night's action
Mt. Vernon 42, Rushville 14: Anthony Burnett 172 yards, Corey White catches a TD pass from Mitch Walrod and runs for another. Gabe Estes 3 TDs. MV jumps up 28-0 and never looks back. MV won despite playing without injured top rusher Tyler Dicks and starting QB Jordan Miller. Marauders unbeaten for 1st time since 2006.
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Greenfield-Central 23, Yorktown 20: Cougar D turns three Yorktown fumbles into three TDs, and a long punt return by Derek Conley sets up a field goal as G-C moves to 2-2 (1-1).
Daily Reporter Muncie Star-Press
Milan 13, Eastern Hancock 10: Logan Gilbert had a big night and EH scored 10 in the fourth quarter, but the Indians were able to hang on. EH is now 1-3 both overall and in MIFC play.
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In the HHC
Pendleton Heights 55, Shelbyville 6: Jacob Lyons and Jon Furrow both rush for 100+ yards and each scores three TDs as the Arabians roll. PH will be our Game of the Week next week as the Arabians visit Mt. Vernon. Listen on www.hancockcountysports.com
Anderson Herald-Bulletin Shelbyille News
HHC standings
Mt. Vernon 2-0/4-0
New Palestine 1-0/3-0
Delta 1-0/1-2*(3-0 on the field)
Pendleton Heights 1-1/3-1
Greenfield-Central 1-1/2-2
Shelbyville 1-1/1-3
Rushville 0-2/2-2
Yorktown 0-2/2-2
Next week in the HHC
Shelbyville at Greenfield-Central, 7 p.m.
Yorktown at Delta, 7 p.m.
Pendleton Heights at Mt. Vernon, 7:30 p.m. (LISTEN LIVE on www.hancockcountysports.com)
Rushville at New Palestine, 7:30 p.m.
In Hancock County: Knightstown at Eastern Hancock, 7 p.m. (LISTEN LIVE on www.hcsnradio.com)
Join us at 11:30 a.m. for this great matchup. LISTEN LIVE! link
Last night's action
Mt. Vernon 42, Rushville 14: Anthony Burnett 172 yards, Corey White catches a TD pass from Mitch Walrod and runs for another. Gabe Estes 3 TDs. MV jumps up 28-0 and never looks back. MV won despite playing without injured top rusher Tyler Dicks and starting QB Jordan Miller. Marauders unbeaten for 1st time since 2006.
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Greenfield-Central 23, Yorktown 20: Cougar D turns three Yorktown fumbles into three TDs, and a long punt return by Derek Conley sets up a field goal as G-C moves to 2-2 (1-1).
Daily Reporter Muncie Star-Press
Milan 13, Eastern Hancock 10: Logan Gilbert had a big night and EH scored 10 in the fourth quarter, but the Indians were able to hang on. EH is now 1-3 both overall and in MIFC play.
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In the HHC
Pendleton Heights 55, Shelbyville 6: Jacob Lyons and Jon Furrow both rush for 100+ yards and each scores three TDs as the Arabians roll. PH will be our Game of the Week next week as the Arabians visit Mt. Vernon. Listen on www.hancockcountysports.com
Anderson Herald-Bulletin Shelbyille News
HHC standings
Mt. Vernon 2-0/4-0
New Palestine 1-0/3-0
Delta 1-0/1-2*(3-0 on the field)
Pendleton Heights 1-1/3-1
Greenfield-Central 1-1/2-2
Shelbyville 1-1/1-3
Rushville 0-2/2-2
Yorktown 0-2/2-2
Next week in the HHC
Shelbyville at Greenfield-Central, 7 p.m.
Yorktown at Delta, 7 p.m.
Pendleton Heights at Mt. Vernon, 7:30 p.m. (LISTEN LIVE on www.hancockcountysports.com)
Rushville at New Palestine, 7:30 p.m.
In Hancock County: Knightstown at Eastern Hancock, 7 p.m. (LISTEN LIVE on www.hcsnradio.com)
Friday, September 9, 2011
MV, G-C win tonight
Week 4 is 3/4 done in Hancock County and in the HHC after Friday action in the mist and dampness.
In our game, Mt. Vernon had an effort we described often as "workmanlike" in a 42-14 victory over Rushville. MV held Rushville to 186 total yards, while the Marauders gained 368. Anthony Burnett ran for 172 yards and a TD. Freshman Gabe Estes ran for 3 TDs. The Marauders were playing without RB Tyler Dicks. Also, Mitch Walrod started the game at QB and completed 5-of-8 passes and a TD to Corey White.
MV's defense was strong again -- +10 on the season after three takeaways (and one giveaway) tonight.
White took the opening kickoff to the Rushville 23, and while the Marauders didn't score on that possession, they used the ensuing field position to score four straight touchdowns with the ball only crossing midfield once. MV led 28-0 before the Lions' Clay Tressler threw a late TD pass in the first half, and then the Lions scored again on the first possession of the second. But from there, MV took advantage of the play of the night -- Burnett mishandled a punt snap, picked the ball up, outran several onrushing would-be punt blockers and dashed down the right sideline for 41 yards. That set up Estes' second TD of the night, and he would later add another.
MV is now 4-0/2-0 for the first time since 2006. Rushville is now 2-2/0-2.
Greenfield-Central 23, Yorktown 20: The Cougars built a 23-6 lead, but Yorktown came storming back with two TDs in the final 4:14. The Cougars were able to recover the last onside kick to run out the clock. Tyler Colclazier threw a TD pass, Jeremiah Wray ran for one and Derek Conley set up a FG with a long punt return. The Cougars are now 2-2/1-1. Yorktown is 2-2/0-2.
Milan 13, Eastern Hancock 10: The Royals trailed 7-0 for the first three quarters, but fell just short on the road. EH is now 2-2 -- all in the MIFC -- and heads out of conference for next week's game against Knightstown.
In the HHC: Pendleton Heights 55, Shelbyville 7: The Arabians bounced back nicely from last week's loss to New Palestine with a huge offensive night. PH has scored 48+ points in three of its four games this season. The Arabians are now 3-1/1-1, Shelby 1-3/1-1.
Of course, we conclude the week with a Saturday game. New Palestine vs. Delta, 11:30 a.m. our airtime from Lucas Oil Stadium. Kickoff is noon. Listen LIVE on www.hancockcountysports.com. After two weeks of conference play, there are only three teams in the HHC left with unblemished conference records -- Mt. Vernon, New Palestine and Delta. Two of them will be left as unbeatens after this game.
HHC standings so far
Mt. Vernon 2-0/4-0
New Palestine 1-0/3-0
Delta 1-0/1-2*(3-0 on field)
Pendleton Heights 1-1/3-1
Greenfield-Central 1-1/2-2
Shelbyville 1-1/1-3
Rushville 0-2/2/2
Yorktown 0-2/2-2
In our game, Mt. Vernon had an effort we described often as "workmanlike" in a 42-14 victory over Rushville. MV held Rushville to 186 total yards, while the Marauders gained 368. Anthony Burnett ran for 172 yards and a TD. Freshman Gabe Estes ran for 3 TDs. The Marauders were playing without RB Tyler Dicks. Also, Mitch Walrod started the game at QB and completed 5-of-8 passes and a TD to Corey White.
MV's defense was strong again -- +10 on the season after three takeaways (and one giveaway) tonight.
White took the opening kickoff to the Rushville 23, and while the Marauders didn't score on that possession, they used the ensuing field position to score four straight touchdowns with the ball only crossing midfield once. MV led 28-0 before the Lions' Clay Tressler threw a late TD pass in the first half, and then the Lions scored again on the first possession of the second. But from there, MV took advantage of the play of the night -- Burnett mishandled a punt snap, picked the ball up, outran several onrushing would-be punt blockers and dashed down the right sideline for 41 yards. That set up Estes' second TD of the night, and he would later add another.
MV is now 4-0/2-0 for the first time since 2006. Rushville is now 2-2/0-2.
Greenfield-Central 23, Yorktown 20: The Cougars built a 23-6 lead, but Yorktown came storming back with two TDs in the final 4:14. The Cougars were able to recover the last onside kick to run out the clock. Tyler Colclazier threw a TD pass, Jeremiah Wray ran for one and Derek Conley set up a FG with a long punt return. The Cougars are now 2-2/1-1. Yorktown is 2-2/0-2.
Milan 13, Eastern Hancock 10: The Royals trailed 7-0 for the first three quarters, but fell just short on the road. EH is now 2-2 -- all in the MIFC -- and heads out of conference for next week's game against Knightstown.
In the HHC: Pendleton Heights 55, Shelbyville 7: The Arabians bounced back nicely from last week's loss to New Palestine with a huge offensive night. PH has scored 48+ points in three of its four games this season. The Arabians are now 3-1/1-1, Shelby 1-3/1-1.
Of course, we conclude the week with a Saturday game. New Palestine vs. Delta, 11:30 a.m. our airtime from Lucas Oil Stadium. Kickoff is noon. Listen LIVE on www.hancockcountysports.com. After two weeks of conference play, there are only three teams in the HHC left with unblemished conference records -- Mt. Vernon, New Palestine and Delta. Two of them will be left as unbeatens after this game.
HHC standings so far
Mt. Vernon 2-0/4-0
New Palestine 1-0/3-0
Delta 1-0/1-2*(3-0 on field)
Pendleton Heights 1-1/3-1
Greenfield-Central 1-1/2-2
Shelbyville 1-1/1-3
Rushville 0-2/2/2
Yorktown 0-2/2-2
Friday night (and Saturday) football
First, our two broadcasts
Mt. Vernon (3-0/1-0) at Rushville (2-1/0-1), 7 p.m. Friday (broadcast: www.hancockcountysports.com, WIFE-94-3 maybe?). Mt. Vernon has a strong, deep offense with Tyler Dicks (300 yards two weeks ago, 150 last week) and Anthony Burnett carrying the mail and a lot of speed on the outside with Corey White, as well as a defense that's not allowing much to teams not named Marion. Rushville had a couple of nonconference wins and is looking to bounce back after last week's game against Shelby.
Delta (1-2/3-0 on the field/1-0) vs. New Palestine (3-0/1-0), noon Saturday at Lucas Oil (broadcast: www.hancockcountysports.com). Between them, these two teams are 30-2 the last two years in league play -- the "2" being games they've split against each other. Really looking forward to the QB play with Ozzie Mann and Connor Simmons, who have both thrown it really well this year. This could also be a preview of a sectional matchup -- in fact, there are *five* HHC teams in Sectional 13. Airtime at 11:30 a.m. Saturday on HancockCountySports.com.
Greenfield-Central (1-2/0-1) at Yorktown (2-1/0-1), 7:30 p.m. Friday (broadcast: WRGF-89.7). The Cougars are a bit snakebitten. They were in the game against Lebanon and saw it get away in the fourth on back-to-back pick-sixes. They had Delta on the ropes last week and a FG chance to take the lead in the fourth, but Delta then ran out the last eight minutes. Derek Conley's return to the lineup has been big for G-C, which already has two great athletes in Matt Dickerson and Brant Boles-Lattimore. Yorktown had a gritty win over Muncie South and a big one over Indy Northwest, but the Tigers have a lot of game experience. They showed it last week against MV before the Marauders pulled away late. That game was 14-14 for quite some time.
Eastern Hancock (1-2/1-2 MIFC) at Milan (2-1/1-0 MIFC), 7 p.m. Friday. The Royals had a big come-from-behind victory in Week 2 sandwiched against two very difficult games against stronger, bigger-school teams. Logan & Spencer Gilbert have been a nice 1-2 backfield punch for EH, but freshman Cooper Henderson stepped up last week as the Royals stayed in the game for a quarter and a half against a very talented 3A Indian Creek team.
And in the HHC:
Shelbyville (1-2/1-0) at Pendleton Heights (2-1/0-1), 7:30p.m. Friday (broadcast: WEEM-91.7, WSVX-1520). The Golden Bears bounced back from the Franklin debacle nicely with a strong start against Rushville. A Pat Parks-coached team won't be down long. Neither will a John Broughton-coached team -- Pendleton Heights has a loaded offense that has put up some big points this year. Even in last week's loss to New Palestine, the Arabians gained 300+ yards and moved the ball, but had a few drives stall out in NP territory. Mitch Patishall is one of the league's veteran QBs and Jon Furrow had a great rushing game last week.
Check out our Twitter feed for scores tonight and read tonight/tomorrow for more recaps! And, of course, listen LIVE on HancockCountySports.com.
Mt. Vernon (3-0/1-0) at Rushville (2-1/0-1), 7 p.m. Friday (broadcast: www.hancockcountysports.com, WIFE-94-3 maybe?). Mt. Vernon has a strong, deep offense with Tyler Dicks (300 yards two weeks ago, 150 last week) and Anthony Burnett carrying the mail and a lot of speed on the outside with Corey White, as well as a defense that's not allowing much to teams not named Marion. Rushville had a couple of nonconference wins and is looking to bounce back after last week's game against Shelby.
Delta (1-2/3-0 on the field/1-0) vs. New Palestine (3-0/1-0), noon Saturday at Lucas Oil (broadcast: www.hancockcountysports.com). Between them, these two teams are 30-2 the last two years in league play -- the "2" being games they've split against each other. Really looking forward to the QB play with Ozzie Mann and Connor Simmons, who have both thrown it really well this year. This could also be a preview of a sectional matchup -- in fact, there are *five* HHC teams in Sectional 13. Airtime at 11:30 a.m. Saturday on HancockCountySports.com.
Greenfield-Central (1-2/0-1) at Yorktown (2-1/0-1), 7:30 p.m. Friday (broadcast: WRGF-89.7). The Cougars are a bit snakebitten. They were in the game against Lebanon and saw it get away in the fourth on back-to-back pick-sixes. They had Delta on the ropes last week and a FG chance to take the lead in the fourth, but Delta then ran out the last eight minutes. Derek Conley's return to the lineup has been big for G-C, which already has two great athletes in Matt Dickerson and Brant Boles-Lattimore. Yorktown had a gritty win over Muncie South and a big one over Indy Northwest, but the Tigers have a lot of game experience. They showed it last week against MV before the Marauders pulled away late. That game was 14-14 for quite some time.
Eastern Hancock (1-2/1-2 MIFC) at Milan (2-1/1-0 MIFC), 7 p.m. Friday. The Royals had a big come-from-behind victory in Week 2 sandwiched against two very difficult games against stronger, bigger-school teams. Logan & Spencer Gilbert have been a nice 1-2 backfield punch for EH, but freshman Cooper Henderson stepped up last week as the Royals stayed in the game for a quarter and a half against a very talented 3A Indian Creek team.
And in the HHC:
Shelbyville (1-2/1-0) at Pendleton Heights (2-1/0-1), 7:30p.m. Friday (broadcast: WEEM-91.7, WSVX-1520). The Golden Bears bounced back from the Franklin debacle nicely with a strong start against Rushville. A Pat Parks-coached team won't be down long. Neither will a John Broughton-coached team -- Pendleton Heights has a loaded offense that has put up some big points this year. Even in last week's loss to New Palestine, the Arabians gained 300+ yards and moved the ball, but had a few drives stall out in NP territory. Mitch Patishall is one of the league's veteran QBs and Jon Furrow had a great rushing game last week.
Check out our Twitter feed for scores tonight and read tonight/tomorrow for more recaps! And, of course, listen LIVE on HancockCountySports.com.
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Thursday wrap: G-C, NP soccer win
Greenfield-Central and New Palestine appear headed for a key Hoosier Heritage Conference showdown next Thursday night in our HancockCountySports.com broadcast after both had big HHC victories tonight.
G-C beat Mt. Vernon 1-0 in the game you heard live on HancockCountySports.com. The Cougars' Joe Hudson scored 4:32 into the second half, heading a beautiful goalmouth cross into the net. Collin Kleckner had his fifth shutout of the season as G-C moved to 5-2-1/2-0. MV is now 6-3/3-3.
Meanwhile, New Palestine beat Shelbyville 3-2. John Ernster scored twice -- including the game-winner in the second half, which gave NP a 3-0 lead at the time. Bryson Basaran also had a first-half goal, while Ty Fidler assisted on the game-winner. Jaron Pridgen had the victory in net for the 6-1 Dragons. They are now 2-0 in HHC play.
Girls soccer
New Palestine 12, Rushville 0: The Dragons improved to 8-0-2 on the year. Amy Hilton, Katie Matus and Richelle Dennison all scored their first career varsity goals as the Dragons jumped out to a 7-0 halftime lead.
NP needed less than eight minutes to jump ahead 4-0 on two goals by Kalli Shepler-Tucker bookended by tallies from Lindsay Meyer and Lauren Joray that came 23 seconds apart.
Shepler-Tucker's goals gave her seven on the year. Joray has a team-high nine goals and added an assist in the game. Meyer added two assists to raise her season totals to three goals and 10 assists.
Madison Parish had two goals and an assist -- while Morgan Parish had a goal and two assists. The Parish sisters assisted on one of each others' goals. Morgan Carpenter had a goal and an assist, as did Dennison. Lauren Kehrt scored her fifth goal of the season. Jennifer Roberts had two assists. Alyssa Mouzin had an assist.
Volleyball
New Castle 3, Greenfield-Central 0: The Cougars fell 25-17, 25-13, 25-15 to one of the state's premier teams. Skylar Stigall had 14 kills and nine digs to lead the Trojans.
Girls golf
Shelbyville 201, New Palestine 219: The Dragons fell to Shelbyville Thursday at Bear Chase GC in Shelbyville.
Abby Poole led NP with a 51. Sarah Rose shot 54, Bailey Kamp 55 and Michaela Merlau totaled a 59. Shawna Phelps of Shelbyville was medalist with a 47.
G-C beat Mt. Vernon 1-0 in the game you heard live on HancockCountySports.com. The Cougars' Joe Hudson scored 4:32 into the second half, heading a beautiful goalmouth cross into the net. Collin Kleckner had his fifth shutout of the season as G-C moved to 5-2-1/2-0. MV is now 6-3/3-3.
Meanwhile, New Palestine beat Shelbyville 3-2. John Ernster scored twice -- including the game-winner in the second half, which gave NP a 3-0 lead at the time. Bryson Basaran also had a first-half goal, while Ty Fidler assisted on the game-winner. Jaron Pridgen had the victory in net for the 6-1 Dragons. They are now 2-0 in HHC play.
Girls soccer
New Palestine 12, Rushville 0: The Dragons improved to 8-0-2 on the year. Amy Hilton, Katie Matus and Richelle Dennison all scored their first career varsity goals as the Dragons jumped out to a 7-0 halftime lead.
NP needed less than eight minutes to jump ahead 4-0 on two goals by Kalli Shepler-Tucker bookended by tallies from Lindsay Meyer and Lauren Joray that came 23 seconds apart.
Shepler-Tucker's goals gave her seven on the year. Joray has a team-high nine goals and added an assist in the game. Meyer added two assists to raise her season totals to three goals and 10 assists.
Madison Parish had two goals and an assist -- while Morgan Parish had a goal and two assists. The Parish sisters assisted on one of each others' goals. Morgan Carpenter had a goal and an assist, as did Dennison. Lauren Kehrt scored her fifth goal of the season. Jennifer Roberts had two assists. Alyssa Mouzin had an assist.
Volleyball
New Castle 3, Greenfield-Central 0: The Cougars fell 25-17, 25-13, 25-15 to one of the state's premier teams. Skylar Stigall had 14 kills and nine digs to lead the Trojans.
Girls golf
Shelbyville 201, New Palestine 219: The Dragons fell to Shelbyville Thursday at Bear Chase GC in Shelbyville.
Abby Poole led NP with a 51. Sarah Rose shot 54, Bailey Kamp 55 and Michaela Merlau totaled a 59. Shawna Phelps of Shelbyville was medalist with a 47.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Soccer, football on tap
HancockCountySports.com will have three sporting events the next three nights.
On Thursday, join Andrew Smith at 6:30 p.m. for boys soccer -- Mt. Vernon at Greenfield-Central in a key Hoosier Heritage Conference tilt. The Cougars are 4-2-1 and 1-0 in HHC play, while MV is 6-2 and 3-2 in league play.
On Friday, join our football crew at 6:30 for Mt. Vernon at Rushville. The Marauders are looking for their first 4-0 start since 2006, and the 1-2 rushing punch of Anthony Burnett and Tyler Dicks have been potent so far.
On Saturday morning, our football crew will be back to work at Lucas Oil Stadium. 11:30 a.m. is airtime for New Palestine vs. Delta. Two teams that are unbeaten on the field this season settle first place in the HHC -- as they've done for the last two years.
You can listen to them all at www.hancockcountysports.com.
On Thursday, join Andrew Smith at 6:30 p.m. for boys soccer -- Mt. Vernon at Greenfield-Central in a key Hoosier Heritage Conference tilt. The Cougars are 4-2-1 and 1-0 in HHC play, while MV is 6-2 and 3-2 in league play.
On Friday, join our football crew at 6:30 for Mt. Vernon at Rushville. The Marauders are looking for their first 4-0 start since 2006, and the 1-2 rushing punch of Anthony Burnett and Tyler Dicks have been potent so far.
On Saturday morning, our football crew will be back to work at Lucas Oil Stadium. 11:30 a.m. is airtime for New Palestine vs. Delta. Two teams that are unbeaten on the field this season settle first place in the HHC -- as they've done for the last two years.
You can listen to them all at www.hancockcountysports.com.
Wednesday wrap: NP volleyball wins
The New Palestine volleyball team outlasted Lutheran in five games Wednesday night, improving to 9-2 on the season.
NP won 18-25, 25-18, 25-12, 20-25, 15-11 to get the victory.
The Dragons next compete Saturday in the Greenwood Invitational.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Tuesday roundup: Several intra-county matchups
Girls soccer
New Palestine 3, Mt. Vernon 0: The Dragon girls soccer team improved to 7-0-2 on the year and 2-0 in HHC play after beating Mt. Vernon.
Kalli Shepler-Tucker scored unassisted at the 34:08 mark to give the Dragons a 1-0 lead. Lauren Joray added two second-half goals -- her seventh and eighth of the year -- to make it 3-0. She scored unassisted at 42:28 and then again on Richelle Dennison's assist at 63:57.
The Dragons continue conference play Thursday at Rushville. The varsity game will be played at 5 p.m. (note: this is a change from previous schedules). The games against Franklin and Shelbyville will also be 5 p.m. varsity kickoffs.
Boys soccer
New Palestine 3, New Castle 0: The Dragons' boys soccer team blanked New Castle tonight at home. John Ernster had a goal and two assists for the Dragons. Wes Fox also had a goal and an assist.
Ernster's goal gave NP a 1-0 lead at halftime. He assisted on both second-half tallies -- the one by Fox and one by younger brother Matt Ernster.
Jaron Pridgen had the shutout in goal for the Dragons.
"We need to take control of games quicker," NP coach Bobby Holden said. "The game seemed to go on and on before we could gain control of it. Second half is sometimes too late to start playing and we need to keep that in mind. I'm happy about the win, but the boys know they can start better."
The Dragons are also home Thursday against conference foe Shelbyville. NPHS is 5-1 on the year and 1-0 in HHC play.
Volleyball
New Palestine 3, Eastern Hancock 0: The Dragons improved to 8-2 on the season with a three-game sweep of Eastern Hancock. NP won 25-10, 25-17, 25-14. Lauren Tieman had eight kills and seven blocks for the Dragons.
The NPHS JV also won 25-20, 25-22. They next play Wednesday at Lutheran.
Zionsville 3, Mt. Vernon 0: The Marauders fell 25-11, 25-18, 25-17 to the Eagles on Tuesday night.
Boys tennis
Mt. Vernon 4, Greenfield-Central 1: The Marauders picked up an intra-county victory ahead of Friday's county tournament -- which will take place at MV's courts at 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Saturday evening QB
Usually, we have Saturday Morning QB bright and early for you. But some extenuating circumstances have turned it into Saturday Evening QB.
New Palestine 34, Pendleton Heights 21: In the game we broadcast, New Palestine's offense poured it on, with Connor Simmons throwing for 280+ yards and receivers Josh Penley and Brandon Collins both breaking the century mark and combining for 5 TD receptions. The Arabians also put up 300+ yards, but NP's defense was strong in its own end and produced three interceptions. NP's Tim Able still wants a bit more balance. PH notes an inadvertent whistle changes the game in the closing minutes, wiping off a touchdown. The end result is the Dragons are 3-0 heading into a matchup with Delta, which we'll have for you at 11:30 a.m. Saturday on HancockCountySports.com. PH is 2-1 (0-1)
Daily Reporter | Anderson Herald-Bulletin
Delta 19, Greenfield-Central 17: For the second straight year, G-C pushes Delta to the brink, but the Eagles continued their perfect streak against the Cougars. Delta ran out the last 9:34 of the game after Austin Frazier nearly put the Cougars up with a 42-yard field goal that just missed the upright. G-C QB Tyler Colclazier completed 8-of-11 passes and threw a 35-yarder to Josh McDonald. Austin Fuatavai scored three rushing TDs for Delta, which is 3-0 on the field and 1-0 in HHC play. G-C is 1-2 (0-1).
Daily Reporter | Muncie Star-Press
Mt. Vernon 35, Yorktown 14: The game was tied 14-all, but the Marauders pulled away down the stretch. Tyler Dicks followed his 300-yard game from last week with a 169-yard, 2-TD performance. Anthony Burnett also had a TD and JonMichael Weaver added a defensive score. MV is now 3-0 and 1-0 in league play.
Daily Reporter | Muncie Star-Press
Indian Creek 50, Eastern Hancock 10: The Royals hung with the tough 3A squad for a quarter, but Indian Creek pulled away in the second half. After trailing 7-3 after one, EH saw the deficit grow to 21-3 by halftime. Cooper Henderson scored a TD and kicked a FG for the Royals, who are now 1-2 both overall and in the MIFC.
Daily Reporter
And in the HHC
Shelbyville 29, Rushville 12: All conference teams now have a victory on the year. Shelby picked off the Lions three times, had 174 rushing yards and saw Cole Minnick snatch a pick-six.
Shelbyville News
Next week's county/HHC schedule
Mt. Vernon at Rushville, 7 p.m. (www.hancockcountysports.com broadcast at 6:30)
Eastern Hancock at Milan, 7 p.m.
Greenfield-Central at Yorktown, 7:30 p.m.
Shelbyville at Pendleton Heights, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday: New Palestine vs. Delta at Lucas Oil Stadium, noon (www.hancockcountysports.com broadcast at 11:30).
HHC standings
Mt. Vernon 1-0/3-0
New Palestine 1-0/3-0
Delta 1-0/1-2*
Shelbyville 1-0/1-2
Pendleton Heights 0-1/2-1
Yorktown 0-1/2-1
Greenfield-Central 0-1/1-2
Rushville 0-1/1-2
*-2 losses by forfeit. On-the-field record 3-0
New Palestine 34, Pendleton Heights 21: In the game we broadcast, New Palestine's offense poured it on, with Connor Simmons throwing for 280+ yards and receivers Josh Penley and Brandon Collins both breaking the century mark and combining for 5 TD receptions. The Arabians also put up 300+ yards, but NP's defense was strong in its own end and produced three interceptions. NP's Tim Able still wants a bit more balance. PH notes an inadvertent whistle changes the game in the closing minutes, wiping off a touchdown. The end result is the Dragons are 3-0 heading into a matchup with Delta, which we'll have for you at 11:30 a.m. Saturday on HancockCountySports.com. PH is 2-1 (0-1)
Daily Reporter | Anderson Herald-Bulletin
Delta 19, Greenfield-Central 17: For the second straight year, G-C pushes Delta to the brink, but the Eagles continued their perfect streak against the Cougars. Delta ran out the last 9:34 of the game after Austin Frazier nearly put the Cougars up with a 42-yard field goal that just missed the upright. G-C QB Tyler Colclazier completed 8-of-11 passes and threw a 35-yarder to Josh McDonald. Austin Fuatavai scored three rushing TDs for Delta, which is 3-0 on the field and 1-0 in HHC play. G-C is 1-2 (0-1).
Daily Reporter | Muncie Star-Press
Mt. Vernon 35, Yorktown 14: The game was tied 14-all, but the Marauders pulled away down the stretch. Tyler Dicks followed his 300-yard game from last week with a 169-yard, 2-TD performance. Anthony Burnett also had a TD and JonMichael Weaver added a defensive score. MV is now 3-0 and 1-0 in league play.
Daily Reporter | Muncie Star-Press
Indian Creek 50, Eastern Hancock 10: The Royals hung with the tough 3A squad for a quarter, but Indian Creek pulled away in the second half. After trailing 7-3 after one, EH saw the deficit grow to 21-3 by halftime. Cooper Henderson scored a TD and kicked a FG for the Royals, who are now 1-2 both overall and in the MIFC.
Daily Reporter
And in the HHC
Shelbyville 29, Rushville 12: All conference teams now have a victory on the year. Shelby picked off the Lions three times, had 174 rushing yards and saw Cole Minnick snatch a pick-six.
Shelbyville News
Next week's county/HHC schedule
Mt. Vernon at Rushville, 7 p.m. (www.hancockcountysports.com broadcast at 6:30)
Eastern Hancock at Milan, 7 p.m.
Greenfield-Central at Yorktown, 7:30 p.m.
Shelbyville at Pendleton Heights, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday: New Palestine vs. Delta at Lucas Oil Stadium, noon (www.hancockcountysports.com broadcast at 11:30).
HHC standings
Mt. Vernon 1-0/3-0
New Palestine 1-0/3-0
Delta 1-0/1-2*
Shelbyville 1-0/1-2
Pendleton Heights 0-1/2-1
Yorktown 0-1/2-1
Greenfield-Central 0-1/1-2
Rushville 0-1/1-2
*-2 losses by forfeit. On-the-field record 3-0
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