Big night of hoops Friday in Hancock County as the gyms heated up before the fans had to head home in ice and snow.
Tonight saw Mt. Vernon's girls win their second straight HHC championship -- at least a piece was clinched tonight with the Marauders' 19th straight conference victory. We also saw a shattered backboard at New Palestine, causing the Dragons' 70-45 victory over Triton Central to be moved across the hall for the second half. And Eastern Hancock scored 70 points, but lost to Lapel by 11.
Let's start with our game:
Mt. Vernon 55, Greenfield-Central 44 (girls): MV used a 9-0 first-quarter run that extended to a 17-3 run in the first half to build leads of 13-6 and 21-9. MV never allowed the lead to slip below six in the victory.
Different players stepped up at different times for MV, which had three players in double figures. Makenzi Reasor had a big first quarter, scoring eight of her 14 points in the opening quarter and then hitting a big 3-pointer in the second.
Erica Moore then scored eight of her 14 points at big moments in the third and early in the fourth quarter as G-C cut the Marauders' lead to six on several occasions. MV kept pushing the lead back to 10 every time the Cougars cut it to six. Jessica Brown then scored 13 of her 19 points in the fourth quarter -- including 9-of-10 from the line -- to put the game away.
Rachel Houck added eight points for MV.
LaRae Cruz finished with 15 points for G-C, including 13 in the second half. Sara Jones added nine points.
MV is now 16-3 and 6-0 in HHC play. The Marauders can clinch the outright title in their final conference game Jan. 28 against Delta. G-C is 11-6 and 4-2 in conference play, moving into third place.
New Palestine 70, Triton Central 45: The Dragons jumped out to a 31-16 halftime lead en route to their 10th win in 12 outings, but that quickly became a sidelight after Boomer, the Pacers' mascot, shattered the backboard on his first dunk attempt of his halftime show.
The game was continued in the auxiliary gym, where the Dragons cruised to the victory.
Justin Ikerd had a season-high 19 points, including five 3-pointers,
to lead the Dragons offensively. He also had three rebounds and three
steals. Josh Penley also had three rebounds, three steals, a big dunk
and 13 points. Michael Morris rounded out three Dragons in double
figures with 10 points and five rebounds.
Reid Clark and Brandon Collins had seven boards apiece. Clark
also had four assists, a team-high. Collins added seven points. Brandon
Jonas scored six.
The Dragons shot 47 percent from the floor and held TC to 32 percent.
The Dragons outscored TC 24-9 in the second to build a 15-point
halftime edge, then pushed it to 59-28 at the end of three with a
28-point third quarter.
NP is back in action Saturday at Whiteland, then travels to Yorktown next Friday in a game we'll broadcast at HancockCountySports.com. Join Andrew & Chris at 7:10 p.m.
Lapel 81, Eastern Hancock 70: The Royals jumped out to an early 15-8 lead, but Lapel had a hot-shooting second quarter and kept a slim lead the rest of the night. Victor Vincz led the Royals with 23 points. Jared Pyle had 16 points and 11 boards. Isaiah McCormick and Cody Wallace were also in double-figures for EH (7-7). The Royals next play Saturday, Jan. 28 at Greenfield-Central. Join Andrew & Chris for the HancockCountySports.com broadcast at 7:10 p.m.
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