All four Hancock County boys teams -- and one of the girls teams -- were in action at home tonight, with several big performances throughout.
Eastern Hancock 56, Knightstown 51: The Royals took an early lead and never looked back in a five-point victory. EH led by four points at the end of the first quarter and never trailed in the game. Knightstown kept within striking distance, but EH's lead was often between 3-8 points much of the night.
The game was a coming-out party for EH's Cody Clark, who had 17 points and eight rebounds and commanded the paint inside. The Royals' Jared Pyle also had a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds, including 10 in the second quarter as the Royals opened up an eight-point lead -- one that would be whittled to four at halftime, but would be pushed back up to nine by the end of the third. Victor Vincz would hit four late free throws to help seal the victory, among his nine points.
Clay Ratliff led three Panthers in double-figures with 16 points. Freshman point guard Jake Kwisz had 13 for Knightstown.
EH (4-2) is back in action Saturday night at Cambridge City Lincoln, and then again Tuesday at Blue River. Knightstown is now 1-5.
New Palestine 73, Morristown 61: The Dragons used a big second quarter to build a 31-19 halftime lead and pull away, using three double-figure performances.
Dragon forward Michael Morris -- their leading scorer on the year -- had a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds. He hit 7-of-9 shots from the floor and was a perfect 5-of-5 from the line. Justin Ikerd had his second straight double-figure game with 18 points, hitting four 3-pointers. Josh Penley had 17 points and three assists, while Reid Clark added eight points and five boards. Solomon Haynes added seven assists and six rebounds.
The Dragons shot 50 percent from the floor and won despite a 30-point effort by Morristown's Dylan Langkabel.
NP is now 4-1, and will be back in action Saturday night at Franklin Central. The Dragons then will travel to Beech Grove Wednesday evening, for a game we will broadcast on HancockCountySports.com.
Mt. Vernon 77, Shelbyville 38: The Marauders led 51-12 at the half and extended the lead into the second half. C.J. Coleman led MV with 20 points in the victory, which gave the Marauders a 3-2 record on the year and a 1-1 HHC mark.
The Marauders next play in the county tournament Dec. 27. They will visit Eastern Hancock in the morning semifinals, and then host the championship/consolation round that evening.
Yorktown 84, Greenfield-Central 31: The Tigers built a big lead and handed the Cougars their seventh straight loss. G-C is now also 0-2 in HHC play. The Cougars' next game will be Dec. 27 in the Hancock County Tournament semifinal round at New Palestine.
Jordan Keener led G-C with 12 points. Cole Olesky added six points. Two Tigers scored 17 points to lead Yorktown.
The county championship games from Mt. Vernon that evening will be broadcast live at HancockCountySports.com
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Knightstown 46, Eastern Hancock 39: Knightstown was able to pull away from a close game late and hand the Royals their second loss of the year in eight games.
The game was a see-saw contest early, but Knightstown took the lead for good in the second quarter, feeding sophomore post player Emily Thomas. She finished with 14 points, scoring 10 in the middle quarters.
EH was led by Kristen Eischen and Hannah Best, who each scored 11 points. Best hit two 3-pointers to help lead a Royal comeback. EH tried to rally from a late 11-point deficit, led by Best's second 3 of the game, but the Panthers were able to hold on. Eischen had 10 rebounds to complete a double-double. Kaytlin Eastes had seven rebounds and five blocked shots, and Kiersten Schrope had six steals for the Royals.
EH is now 6-2 on the year. Knightstown is 6-3. The Royals next play Saturday afternoon at Northeastern.
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