Huge week for Hancock County sports

... and a big week for HancockCountySports.com.

First, our broadcast schedule. Click this link to LISTEN LIVE!
Tuesday 10/4: VOLLEYBALL: Hamilton SE at Greenfield-Central, 7:30 p.m.
Friday 10/7: FOOTBALL: New Palestine at Greenfield-Central, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday 10/8: VOLLEYBALL: Hancock County Tournament, 11:20 a.m.
Saturday 10/8: BOYS SOCCER: Greenfield-Central 2A sectional championship, 6:45 p.m.
Monday 10/10: VOLLEYBALL: Mt. Vernon at New Palestine, approx. 6:30 p.m.

Now, a more in-depth look at the sports
Volleyball
New Palestine and Mt. Vernon have had strong seasons. Greenfield-Central is young, but has players putting up some huge numbers -- as evidenced by Shay Pope's school-record 31-kill effort last week against Pendleton Heights. We'll bring you the Cougars against HSE on Tuesday (we've also added the Oct. 17 match between Mt. Vernon and HSE).

Also, we'll broadcast the 2011 Hancock County Tournament. 
Pairings (Saturday, Oct. 8 from Mt. Vernon)
11:30 a.m.: Mt. Vernon vs. Eastern Hancock (main gym)
11:30 a.m.: New Palestine vs. Greenfield-Central (aux gym)
1 p.m.: Championship (main gym)/Consolation (aux gym)
Join Chris Lambert for the call of the matches from the main gym on Saturday afternoon at 11:20 a.m. 

Soccer
Big week for both boys and girls soccer, as the three county teams -- Greenfield-Central, Mt. Vernon and New Palestine -- join Shelbyville in a four-team sectional. The boys play at Greenfield-Central, the girls at New Palestine.

The boys sectional is wide-open and features four defending champions -- Mt. Vernon and Shelbyville won sectionals last year before realignment put them together, while New Palestine and Greenfield-Central are HHC co-champions this year. Two of the three intra-county matchups were decided in shootouts, the other by one goal.

The girls sectional shows unbeaten New Palestine as a favorite, but the Dragons, Cougars and Marauders all played each other close this year and were the HHC's top three teams.

The pairings
Boys sectional at Greenfield-Central
Wednesday, Oct. 5
5 p.m.: Greenfield-Central vs. Shelbyville
7 p.m.: Mt. Vernon vs. New Palestine
Saturday, Oct. 8
7 p.m.: Championship (live broadcast begins at 6:45 p.m.)

Girls sectional at New Palestine
Thursday, Oct. 6
5 p.m.: Mt. Vernon vs. Greenfield-Central
7 p.m.: New Palestine vs. Shelbyville
Saturday, Oct. 8
5 p.m.: Championship (we will give updates on our broadcast)

And, of course, we can't forget football
It's a HUGE HHC matchup this week when the #1/4 New Palestine Dragons face the Greenfield-Central Cougars. NP is 7-0 for the first time since 1992. G-C has clinched back-to-back winning seasons for the first time in at least that long. Some of the best athletes in East Central Indiana will be on display, as NP quarterback Connor Simmons and his deep stable of receivers meets G-C's tough secondary led by Matt Dickerson and Derek Conley. Join Andrew, Mike and Chris at 6:30 p.m. Friday from Clayton Myers Field at Cougar Stadium. 

Other sports
Mt. Vernon will compete in the North Central tennis regional at 4 p.m. Tuesday against Lawrence North. The Marauders won the sectional by beating New Palestine 3-2 and Eastern Hancock 5-0.

The cross country sectional round will commence Oct. 11. Mt. Vernon will compete at Pendleton Heights, the other three county schools at New Palestine.