All four Hancock County teams were in action Tuesday night, and two remain alive in the IHSAA boys basketball tournament.
New Palestine and Eastern Hancock both posted first-round sectional wins and advanced to Friday night. Greenfield-Central and Mt. Vernon both fell in their openers.
New Palestine 51, Franklin 45: Michael Morris had 18 points as the Dragons pulled away from the Grizzly Cubs in the second half. NP improved to 15-6 on the season with the victory. NP trailed 10-4 early and was behind 20-19 at the half before rallying to take the lead in the third quarter and never relinquishing it. Morris hit several shots down the stretch to lead the Dragons. NP outscored Franklin 12-5 in the third to take a 31-25 lead going into the final eight minutes.
Morris hit 8-of-12 shots from the floor to score his 18 points, and also had seven rebounds. Josh Penley had 13 points and nine boards. Brandon Collins had eight points and three rebounds. Solomon Haynes added seven points. Reid Clark had five rebounds inside.
The Dragons will advance to play Whiteland on Friday night, a rematch of the Warriors' 88-81 win on Jan. 21. The game will tip off at 6 p.m., join Andrew & Chris for the play-by-play at 5:35 at HancockCountySports.com.
Eastern Hancock 68, Hagerstown 51: A big second quarter turned a 9-8 lead into a 30-16 halftime edge, and the Royals kept pulling away from there. Victor Vincz scored 23 points to help EH avenge a defeat from Friday night.
The Royals are now 11-10 on the year. They will face Cambridge City Lincoln at 6 p.m. Friday at Hagerstown.
Guerin Catholic 35, Mt. Vernon 28: Both teams' defenses were stifling, holding the opponent to below 35 percent shooting. But the 10th-ranked Golden Eagles used theirs to take a lead in the third quarter, turning a couple of steals by Riley Rapp and a couple of charges taken by Zach Hufford to get the defensive stands, and cashed in on the other end. Guerin turned a 15-13 halftime deficit into a 23-20 lead going into the fourth, and then used a two-minute possession that ended in an Aaron Brennan putback with 4:05 left that made it 25-20.
MV had two open 3-pointers to tie the game in the final two and a half minutes, but both were long and Guerin was able to secure the rebound.
C.J. Coleman had 12 points to lead MV. Anthony Burnett added nine. Stephen Turner had 10 boards. Bryan Hall scored 10 points -- including five fourth-quarter free throws to help put the game away -- to lead Guerin. Brennan, a solid sophomore who has been drawing major college interest, had nine points and seven rebounds.
MV's season ends at 13-8. Guerin is now 18-5 and advances to face Howe in Friday's semifinals.
Interestingly, Tuesday's game was the second-fewest points ever allowed by Mt. Vernon in a tournament game (and the fewest ever allowed in a sectional game). The only game that eclipsed it was a 45-30 regional victory against Greensburg in 2010. The 28 points were the fewest scored by MV in a tournament game.
Connersville 58, Greenfield-Central 27: The Spartans knocked off G-C for the second time in a week. Connersville jumped out to a 33-12 halftime edge and never looked back in the victory. G-C's season finishes at 3-18. Connersville will face #2 Pendleton Heights in Friday's semifinal.
Local sectional glances
Class 2A at Hagerstown
Tuesday's game
Eastern Hancock 68, Hagerstown 51
Wednesday's games
Northeastern (10-9) vs. Union County (18-2), 6 p.m.
Centerville (16-4) vs. Knightstown (1-19), 7:30 p.m.
Friday's games
Cambridge City Lincoln (10-10) vs. Eastern Hancock (11-10), 6 p.m.
Wednesday's winners, 7:30 p.m.
Winner goes to: Connersville regional, will face Broad Ripple
sectional winner in first semi. Second semi: Triton Central vs. South
Putnam sectional winners.
Class 3A at Mt. VernonTuesday's games
Chatard 67, Arlington 61
Guerin Catholic 35, Mt. Vernon 28
Friday's games
Brebeuf (10-9) vs. Chatard (14-8), 6 p.m.
Howe (8-13) vs. Guerin Catholic (18-5), 7:30 p.m.
Winner goes to: Greencastle regional, will face Beech Grove
sectional winner in the first semi. Second semi: Greencastle vs.
Frankfort sectional winners
Class 4A at New Castle (Greenfield-Central)
Tuesday's games
Richmond 57, Anderson 55
Connersville 58, Greenfield-Central 27
Friday's games
New Castle (15-5) vs. Richmond (20-3), 6 p.m.
#2 Pendleton Hts. (21-2) vs. Connersville (13-10), 7:30 p.m.
Winner goes to: Hinkle regional, will face Northview sectional winner in the second semifinal. First semi: Tech vs. Southport sectional winners
(Tech-Southport--North-view-NC/ BS-Seymour, Evansville-C. Grove)
Class 4A at Center Grove (New Palestine)
Tuesday's games
New Palestine 51, Franklin 45
Franklin Central 59, Greenwood 36
Friday's games
Whiteland (10-10) vs. New Palestine (15-6), 6 p.m. (HancockCountySports.com LIVE broadcast)
Center Grove (11-9) vs. Franklin Central (13-9), 7:30 p.m.
Winner goes to: Shelbyville regional, will face Evansville
sectional winner in the second semifinal. First semi: Bloomington South
vs. Seymour sectional champs.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Monday, February 27, 2012
Sectional week!
It's sectional week. Here are the local pairings. HancockCountySports.com will have broadcasts each night the local teams play! All four Hancock County teams are in action Tuesday. Remember to join us for the live broadcast of Mt. Vernon vs. Guerin Catholic on Tuesday, a semifinal game on Friday (we'll tell you which one Tuesday night!) and the girls State Finals on Saturday, with Mt. Vernon facing Fort Wayne Concordia in Terre Haute.
Class 2A at Hagerstown
Tuesday's game
Eastern Hancock (10-10) vs. Hagerstown (12-8), 7 p.m.
Wednesday's games
Northeastern (10-9) vs. Union County (18-2), 6 p.m.
Centerville (16-4) vs. Knightstown (1-19), 7:30 p.m.
Friday's game
Cambridge City Lincoln (10-10) vs. EH-Hagerstown winner, 6 p.m.
Wednesday's winners, 7:30 p.m.
Winner goes to: Connersville regional, will face Broad Ripple sectional winner in first semi. Second semi: Triton Central vs. South Putnam sectional winners.
Class 3A at Mt. Vernon
Tuesday's games
Chatard (13-8) vs. Arlington (8-13), 6 p.m.
Mt. Vernon (13-7) vs. Guerin Catholic (17-5), 7:30 p.m. (broadcast: HancockCountySports.com) Friday's games
Brebeuf (10-9) vs. Chatard-Arlington winner, 6 p.m.
Howe (8-13) vs. MV-Guerin winner, 7:30 p.m.
Winner goes to: Greencastle regional, will face Beech Grove sectional winner in the first semi. Second semi: Greencastle vs. Frankfort sectional winners
Class 4A at New Castle (Greenfield-Central)
Tuesday's games
Richmond (19-3) vs. Anderson (9-12), 6 p.m.
Greenfield-Central (3-17) at Connersville (12-10), 7:30 p.m.
Friday's games
New Castle (15-5) vs. Richmond-Anderson winner, 6 p.m.
#2 Pendleton Hts. (21-2) vs. GC-Connersville winner, 7:30 p.m.
Winner goes to: Hinkle regional, will face Northview sectional winner in the second semifinal. First semi: Tech vs. Southport sectional winners
(Tech-Southport--North-view-NC/ BS-Seymour, Evansville-C. Grove)
Class 4A at Center Grove (New Palestine)
Tuesday's games
Franklin (8-13) vs. New Palestine (14-6), 6 p.m.
Greenwood (4-16) vs. Franklin Central (12-9), 7:30 p.m.
Friday's games
Whiteland (10-10) vs. Franklin-NP winner, 6 p.m.
Center Grove (11-9) vs. Greenwood-FC winner, 7:30 p.m.
Winner goes to: Shelbyville regional, will face Evansville sectional winner in the second semifinal. First semi: Bloomington South vs. Seymour sectional champs.
Class 2A at Hagerstown
Tuesday's game
Eastern Hancock (10-10) vs. Hagerstown (12-8), 7 p.m.
Wednesday's games
Northeastern (10-9) vs. Union County (18-2), 6 p.m.
Centerville (16-4) vs. Knightstown (1-19), 7:30 p.m.
Friday's game
Cambridge City Lincoln (10-10) vs. EH-Hagerstown winner, 6 p.m.
Wednesday's winners, 7:30 p.m.
Winner goes to: Connersville regional, will face Broad Ripple sectional winner in first semi. Second semi: Triton Central vs. South Putnam sectional winners.
Class 3A at Mt. Vernon
Tuesday's games
Chatard (13-8) vs. Arlington (8-13), 6 p.m.
Mt. Vernon (13-7) vs. Guerin Catholic (17-5), 7:30 p.m. (broadcast: HancockCountySports.com) Friday's games
Brebeuf (10-9) vs. Chatard-Arlington winner, 6 p.m.
Howe (8-13) vs. MV-Guerin winner, 7:30 p.m.
Winner goes to: Greencastle regional, will face Beech Grove sectional winner in the first semi. Second semi: Greencastle vs. Frankfort sectional winners
Class 4A at New Castle (Greenfield-Central)
Tuesday's games
Richmond (19-3) vs. Anderson (9-12), 6 p.m.
Greenfield-Central (3-17) at Connersville (12-10), 7:30 p.m.
Friday's games
New Castle (15-5) vs. Richmond-Anderson winner, 6 p.m.
#2 Pendleton Hts. (21-2) vs. GC-Connersville winner, 7:30 p.m.
Winner goes to: Hinkle regional, will face Northview sectional winner in the second semifinal. First semi: Tech vs. Southport sectional winners
(Tech-Southport--North-view-NC/ BS-Seymour, Evansville-C. Grove)
Class 4A at Center Grove (New Palestine)
Tuesday's games
Franklin (8-13) vs. New Palestine (14-6), 6 p.m.
Greenwood (4-16) vs. Franklin Central (12-9), 7:30 p.m.
Friday's games
Whiteland (10-10) vs. Franklin-NP winner, 6 p.m.
Center Grove (11-9) vs. Greenwood-FC winner, 7:30 p.m.
Winner goes to: Shelbyville regional, will face Evansville sectional winner in the second semifinal. First semi: Bloomington South vs. Seymour sectional champs.
Sunday, February 26, 2012
This week at HancockCountySports.com
Keep up with the action this week at HancockCountySports.com!
Tuesday night, log on as the Mt. Vernon Marauders (13-7) open sectional play against the Guerin Catholic Golden Eagles (17-5). Andrew & Chris have the call at 7:15 p.m.
On Friday night, our broadcast week continues with sectional semifinal action featuring one of the four county schools. Check this space on Wednesday to see what game we'll do!
On Saturday, we'll be in Terre Haute as the second-ranked Marauders (23-5) play for the IHSAA Class 3A state championship against the Fort Wayne Concordia Cadets. Join our crew at 5:30 p.m. for the pregame and the tipoff at 6 p.m.
Tuesday night, log on as the Mt. Vernon Marauders (13-7) open sectional play against the Guerin Catholic Golden Eagles (17-5). Andrew & Chris have the call at 7:15 p.m.
On Friday night, our broadcast week continues with sectional semifinal action featuring one of the four county schools. Check this space on Wednesday to see what game we'll do!
On Saturday, we'll be in Terre Haute as the second-ranked Marauders (23-5) play for the IHSAA Class 3A state championship against the Fort Wayne Concordia Cadets. Join our crew at 5:30 p.m. for the pregame and the tipoff at 6 p.m.
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Marauders advance to State Finals
Mt. Vernon is advancing to the girls basketball State Finals for the first time in 35 years, as the Marauders beat Madison 70-54 today to win the IHSAA 3A Southport semistate title.
MV had another great start, holding a team to one field goal in the first quarter and building a double-digit lead for the third straight game. MV led 14-3 after a quarter and pushed it to 35-17 by halftime. Jessica Brown got the Marauders started, scoring 12 points in the opening eight minutes and finishing with 25 -- also helping MV salt the game away in the fourth with nine points in the final stanza.
Rachel Houck was the run-killer for MV. She hit five 3-pointers and scored 17 points, and nearly every one in the second half seemed to come as Madison was threatening to make a comeback. The Cubs cut MV's lead to 37-24 in the third, and the Marauders responded with six straight points. Madison got as close as 63-54 in the final two minutes, but MV put it away at the line.
Erica Moore also had a strong game, scoring 12 points. Makenzi Reasor, Anna Olson and Kelsie Owens also had big plays at big moments. Owens hit two crucial 3-pointers -- MV hit eight in total -- and Olson quarterbacked the Marauders' defense.
Kelsey Block had a big offensive game for Madison, scoring 21 points. Cadie Polivari added 10 off the bench, including 8-of-12 from the line.
As a result, MV (23-5) earned a berth to the State Finals, where the second-ranked Marauders will face No. 7 Fort Wayne Concordia, which beat Western 46-35 today to win the Warsaw semistate. Concordia is 20-5, having knocked off Hamilton Heights and #3 NorthWood to win the regional last week. The Cadets, coached by ninth-year bench boss David Miller, defeated Rushville in the State Finals to win the 3A title in 2010.
The MV-Concordia game will be at 6 p.m. Saturday. Join our crew at HancockCountySports.com for the worldwide broadcast beginning at 5:30 p.m.
MV had another great start, holding a team to one field goal in the first quarter and building a double-digit lead for the third straight game. MV led 14-3 after a quarter and pushed it to 35-17 by halftime. Jessica Brown got the Marauders started, scoring 12 points in the opening eight minutes and finishing with 25 -- also helping MV salt the game away in the fourth with nine points in the final stanza.
Rachel Houck was the run-killer for MV. She hit five 3-pointers and scored 17 points, and nearly every one in the second half seemed to come as Madison was threatening to make a comeback. The Cubs cut MV's lead to 37-24 in the third, and the Marauders responded with six straight points. Madison got as close as 63-54 in the final two minutes, but MV put it away at the line.
Erica Moore also had a strong game, scoring 12 points. Makenzi Reasor, Anna Olson and Kelsie Owens also had big plays at big moments. Owens hit two crucial 3-pointers -- MV hit eight in total -- and Olson quarterbacked the Marauders' defense.
Kelsey Block had a big offensive game for Madison, scoring 21 points. Cadie Polivari added 10 off the bench, including 8-of-12 from the line.
As a result, MV (23-5) earned a berth to the State Finals, where the second-ranked Marauders will face No. 7 Fort Wayne Concordia, which beat Western 46-35 today to win the Warsaw semistate. Concordia is 20-5, having knocked off Hamilton Heights and #3 NorthWood to win the regional last week. The Cadets, coached by ninth-year bench boss David Miller, defeated Rushville in the State Finals to win the 3A title in 2010.
The MV-Concordia game will be at 6 p.m. Saturday. Join our crew at HancockCountySports.com for the worldwide broadcast beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Friday, February 24, 2012
Semistate Saturday
We have girls hoops forthcoming on Saturday: Join Andrew Smith, Chris Lambert and Greg Elkins for all of the play-by-play as the Mt. Vernon Marauders (22-5) meet the Madison Cubs (18-7) with a State Finals berth on the line.
The broadcast begins at 12:30 p.m. at HancockCountySports.com
The broadcast begins at 12:30 p.m. at HancockCountySports.com
Friday wrap: MV forges 3-way tie for second in HHC
Mt. Vernon emphatically forged a tie for second place in the Hoosier Heritage Conference tonight, knocking off the Yorktown Tigers 61-34 on the road tonight.
MV never trailed, jumping out to leads of 7-0, 13-8 and 28-18 in the first half, before using a 21-4 second-half run to pull ahead 54-26.
As a result, Mt. Vernon, New Palestine and Yorktown all tied for 2nd in the HHC at 5-2.
On Yorktown's senior night, youth reigned for MV. Sophomore guard C.J. Coleman scored 24 points for the Marauders -- 17 in the middle quarters as MV pulled away. Freshman guard Dan Werner hit three 3-pointers -- MV hit seven as a team -- and scored 13 points. Stephen Turner added seven to go along with strong play on the glass and on defense.
MV began to push the game out of reach in the final 20 seconds of the second quarter. Trailing by six, Yorktown missed an open 3-pointer, Coleman rebounded, drew a foul and hit two free throws. On the ensuing possession, Anthony Burnett turned a midcourt steal into a breakaway layup at the buzzer to push MV's lead to 28-18. It never was cut below eight the rest of the way.
Hogan Crenshaw scored nine for Yorktown. The Tigers finished 14-7, the Marauders 13-7. MV opens sectional play at home Tuesday against Guerin Catholic (17-5) in a game that will be broadcast by HancockCountySports.com
New Palestine 53, Greenwood 37: Michael Morris scored 20 points and Brandon Collins added 14 points and seven boards to lead the Dragons to their 14th victory of the season.
NP jumped ahead 19-7 after a quarter and led 35-21 at the half. They pushed it to 47-33 after three before holding Greenwood to four fourth-quarter points
Reid Clark had nine points for NP. Josh Penley added six points and six boards. Solomon Haynes added four assists.
By virtue of MV's win tonight, the Dragons finished in a three-way tie for second in the HHC with Mt. Vernon and Yorktown. NP is 14-6 overall and opens sectional play at Center Grove at 6 p.m. Tuesday against Franklin.
Hagerstown 53, Eastern Hancock 50: The Royals and Tigers met in the first half of their doubleheader, and Hagerstown took this one in a back-and-forth tussle.
Victor Vincz had 19 points, while Jared Pyle had a double-double with 10 points and 15 boards. Isaiah McCormick (7 points) and Cody Clark (6 points) also had strong games for the Royals, who finish the regular season 10-10.
The scene shifts to Hagerstown on Tuesday for the sectional matchup between the same two teams. Tipoff is 7 p.m.
Greenfield-Central (3-17) was idle tonight. The Cougars open sectional play Tuesday against Connersville
MV never trailed, jumping out to leads of 7-0, 13-8 and 28-18 in the first half, before using a 21-4 second-half run to pull ahead 54-26.
As a result, Mt. Vernon, New Palestine and Yorktown all tied for 2nd in the HHC at 5-2.
On Yorktown's senior night, youth reigned for MV. Sophomore guard C.J. Coleman scored 24 points for the Marauders -- 17 in the middle quarters as MV pulled away. Freshman guard Dan Werner hit three 3-pointers -- MV hit seven as a team -- and scored 13 points. Stephen Turner added seven to go along with strong play on the glass and on defense.
MV began to push the game out of reach in the final 20 seconds of the second quarter. Trailing by six, Yorktown missed an open 3-pointer, Coleman rebounded, drew a foul and hit two free throws. On the ensuing possession, Anthony Burnett turned a midcourt steal into a breakaway layup at the buzzer to push MV's lead to 28-18. It never was cut below eight the rest of the way.
Hogan Crenshaw scored nine for Yorktown. The Tigers finished 14-7, the Marauders 13-7. MV opens sectional play at home Tuesday against Guerin Catholic (17-5) in a game that will be broadcast by HancockCountySports.com
New Palestine 53, Greenwood 37: Michael Morris scored 20 points and Brandon Collins added 14 points and seven boards to lead the Dragons to their 14th victory of the season.
NP jumped ahead 19-7 after a quarter and led 35-21 at the half. They pushed it to 47-33 after three before holding Greenwood to four fourth-quarter points
Reid Clark had nine points for NP. Josh Penley added six points and six boards. Solomon Haynes added four assists.
By virtue of MV's win tonight, the Dragons finished in a three-way tie for second in the HHC with Mt. Vernon and Yorktown. NP is 14-6 overall and opens sectional play at Center Grove at 6 p.m. Tuesday against Franklin.
Hagerstown 53, Eastern Hancock 50: The Royals and Tigers met in the first half of their doubleheader, and Hagerstown took this one in a back-and-forth tussle.
Victor Vincz had 19 points, while Jared Pyle had a double-double with 10 points and 15 boards. Isaiah McCormick (7 points) and Cody Clark (6 points) also had strong games for the Royals, who finish the regular season 10-10.
The scene shifts to Hagerstown on Tuesday for the sectional matchup between the same two teams. Tipoff is 7 p.m.
Greenfield-Central (3-17) was idle tonight. The Cougars open sectional play Tuesday against Connersville
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Tuesday wrap: great matchups
All 3 county teams who played tonight fell as the final week of the regular season began tonight, but all three fell in their Tuesday-night contests.
Morristown 80, Eastern Hancock 68: The Royals and Yellow Jackets hooked up in a back-and-forth tussle that saw Morristown pull away in the final five minutes. A big reason why was the play of 6-foot-4 Morristown senior Dylan Langkabel. He had 44 points -- 30 in the second half -- to carry the Yellow Jackets to the victory.
Langkabel scored 15 points in each the third and fourth quarters and helped the Jackets pull away. EH led 31-30 at the half and had a 38-32 lead in the third quarter, but Langkabel led an 8-1 run that saw Morristown take the lead at 40-39. He also hit a 3-pointer and a pull-up jumper on back-to-back possessions to turn a three-point edge into a 65-57 game and essentially put it away midway through the fourth.
Victor Vincz followed up his 52-point game from last week by leading four Royals in double-figures, with 24 points, eight rebounds and eight assists. Isaiah McCormick had 13 points, including three 3-pointers. Garrett Hancock also hit three triples -- EH hit 10 for the game -- and scored 11 points. Jared Pyle battled foul trouble but finished with 12 points and five rebounds. Cody Wallace had six rebounds.
You can listen to the archive of tonight's game at HancockCountySports.com
EH (10-9) finishes Friday against Hagerstown.
Westfield 59, Mt. Vernon 52: The Marauders dropped their third straight game -- all against 4A schools -- against a strong Shamrocks team on the road.
Stephen Turner led the Marauders with 19 points and 10 rebounds. C.J. Coleman scored 15. Center Wade Burtron led Westfield with 21 points.
Westfield built an early 10-point lead. MV cut it to one on several occasions, but couldn't get over the hump, as Westfield outscored the Marauders 26-20 in the fourth quarter.
MV is now 12-7 and finishes the regular season Friday at Yorktown. That game will be live at HancockCountySports.com
Connersville 59, Greenfield-Central 29: The Cougars hung tough for a half, trailing 26-23 at the break, but Connersville started the second half on a big run and outscored G-C 33-6 after the break to pull away.
G-C finishes the regular season 3-17, and opens sectional play Tuesday at New Castle against the same Spartan team it played tonight.
New Palestine was idle tonight, and finishes the regular season Friday at Greenwood. NP is 13-6.
Gymnastics
New Palestine posts season-high score:New Palestine's gymnastics team posted a season-high score in a 103.0-85.725 victory over the Shelbyville Golden Bears.
Morristown 80, Eastern Hancock 68: The Royals and Yellow Jackets hooked up in a back-and-forth tussle that saw Morristown pull away in the final five minutes. A big reason why was the play of 6-foot-4 Morristown senior Dylan Langkabel. He had 44 points -- 30 in the second half -- to carry the Yellow Jackets to the victory.
Langkabel scored 15 points in each the third and fourth quarters and helped the Jackets pull away. EH led 31-30 at the half and had a 38-32 lead in the third quarter, but Langkabel led an 8-1 run that saw Morristown take the lead at 40-39. He also hit a 3-pointer and a pull-up jumper on back-to-back possessions to turn a three-point edge into a 65-57 game and essentially put it away midway through the fourth.
Victor Vincz followed up his 52-point game from last week by leading four Royals in double-figures, with 24 points, eight rebounds and eight assists. Isaiah McCormick had 13 points, including three 3-pointers. Garrett Hancock also hit three triples -- EH hit 10 for the game -- and scored 11 points. Jared Pyle battled foul trouble but finished with 12 points and five rebounds. Cody Wallace had six rebounds.
You can listen to the archive of tonight's game at HancockCountySports.com
EH (10-9) finishes Friday against Hagerstown.
Westfield 59, Mt. Vernon 52: The Marauders dropped their third straight game -- all against 4A schools -- against a strong Shamrocks team on the road.
Stephen Turner led the Marauders with 19 points and 10 rebounds. C.J. Coleman scored 15. Center Wade Burtron led Westfield with 21 points.
Westfield built an early 10-point lead. MV cut it to one on several occasions, but couldn't get over the hump, as Westfield outscored the Marauders 26-20 in the fourth quarter.
MV is now 12-7 and finishes the regular season Friday at Yorktown. That game will be live at HancockCountySports.com
Connersville 59, Greenfield-Central 29: The Cougars hung tough for a half, trailing 26-23 at the break, but Connersville started the second half on a big run and outscored G-C 33-6 after the break to pull away.
G-C finishes the regular season 3-17, and opens sectional play Tuesday at New Castle against the same Spartan team it played tonight.
New Palestine was idle tonight, and finishes the regular season Friday at Greenwood. NP is 13-6.
Gymnastics
New Palestine posts season-high score:New Palestine's gymnastics team posted a season-high score in a 103.0-85.725 victory over the Shelbyville Golden Bears.
Kenzi Hoffman swept the meet, winning first place in all four events
and the all-around. She scored 9.05 on vault, 8.85 on uneven bars, 9.225 on
balance beam and 9.025 on the floor exercise. Her winning all-around score was
36.150. Senior Jessica Marshall placed second on beam (9.0) and in all-around
(32.975). Ciarra Hough was second on floor (8.725) and third in all-around
(30.275). Whitney Weileman was second on vault (8.3) and bars (8.6).Maddie
Wallace and Julie Hilton tied for fourth on vault (8.15).
The Dragons' next meet will be Saturday's Columbus East Olympian
Invitational, which will begin at noon.
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Upcoming broadcasts
HancockCountySports.com will open sectional play on Tuesday, Feb. 28 as the Mt. Vernon Marauders meet the Guerin Catholic Golden Eagles. Join Andrew & Chris at 7:15 p.m. for the live play-by-play of the opening round of the sectional.
HancockCountySports.com will have a broadcast each night a local team is playing in the state tournament. Keep checking here or on our Facebook/Twitter feeds to find out upcoming matchups.
This week, we'll have Eastern Hancock vs. Morristown boys on Tuesday and Mt. Vernon vs. Yorktown boys on Friday. Both broadcasts begin at 7:10 p.m.
Saturday afternoon, log on at 12:30 p.m. to listen as the second-ranked Marauder girls meet the Madison Cubs in the Southport semistate.
HancockCountySports.com is your home for live coverage of high school sports in Hancock County!
HancockCountySports.com will have a broadcast each night a local team is playing in the state tournament. Keep checking here or on our Facebook/Twitter feeds to find out upcoming matchups.
This week, we'll have Eastern Hancock vs. Morristown boys on Tuesday and Mt. Vernon vs. Yorktown boys on Friday. Both broadcasts begin at 7:10 p.m.
Saturday afternoon, log on at 12:30 p.m. to listen as the second-ranked Marauder girls meet the Madison Cubs in the Southport semistate.
HancockCountySports.com is your home for live coverage of high school sports in Hancock County!
Boys sectional draw
We'll fill in the blanks on the boys sectional pairings as we get them.
This year, the county schools will feed into 4 different sectionals.
All championship games will be Saturday, March 3. Big IF here: if Mt. Vernon is playing in both the girls basketball State Finals on March 3 and advances to the boys sectional final, the Mt. Vernon sectional championship game will be played Monday, March 5.
Class 2A at Hagerstown
Tuesday's game
Eastern Hancock (10-8) vs. Hagerstown (10-8)
Wednesday's games
Northeastern (9-9) vs. Union County (16-2)
Centerville (14-4) vs. Knightstown (1-17)
Friday's game
Cambridge City Lincoln (10-8) vs. EH-Hagerstown winner
Wednesday's winners
Winner goes to: Connersville regional, will face Broad Ripple sectional winner in first semi. Second semi: Triton Central vs. South Putnam sectional winners.
Class 3A at Mt. Vernon
Tuesday's games
Chatard (12-8) vs. Arlington (7-12)
Mt. Vernon (12-6) vs. Guerin Catholic (16-5)
Friday's games
Brebeuf (10-8) vs. Chatard-Arlington winner
Howe (7-12) vs. MV-Guerin winner
Winner goes to: Greencastle regional, will face Beech Grove sectional winner in the first semi. Second semi: Greencastle vs. Frankfort sectional winners
Class 4A at New Castle (Greenfield-Central)
Tuesday's games
Richmond (18-3) vs. Anderson (8-11)
Greenfield-Central (3-16) at Connersville (11-10)
Friday's games
New Castle (14-4) vs. Richmond-Anderson winner
#4 Pendleton Hts. (19-2) vs. GC-Connersville winner
Winner goes to: Hinkle regional, will face Northview sectional winner in the second semifinal. First semi: Tech vs. Southport sectional winners
(Tech-Southport--North-view-NC/ BS-Seymour, Evansville-C. Grove)
Class 4A at Center Grove (New Palestine)
Tuesday's games
Franklin (8-12) vs. New Palestine (13-6)
Greenwood (4-14) vs. Franklin Central (11-9)
Friday's games
Whiteland (10-9) vs. Franklin-NP winner
Center Grove (11-8) vs. Greenwood-FC winner
Winner goes to: Shelbyville regional, will face Evansville sectional winner in the second semifinal. First semi: Bloomington South vs. Seymour sectional champs.
This year, the county schools will feed into 4 different sectionals.
All championship games will be Saturday, March 3. Big IF here: if Mt. Vernon is playing in both the girls basketball State Finals on March 3 and advances to the boys sectional final, the Mt. Vernon sectional championship game will be played Monday, March 5.
Class 2A at Hagerstown
Tuesday's game
Eastern Hancock (10-8) vs. Hagerstown (10-8)
Wednesday's games
Northeastern (9-9) vs. Union County (16-2)
Centerville (14-4) vs. Knightstown (1-17)
Friday's game
Cambridge City Lincoln (10-8) vs. EH-Hagerstown winner
Wednesday's winners
Winner goes to: Connersville regional, will face Broad Ripple sectional winner in first semi. Second semi: Triton Central vs. South Putnam sectional winners.
Class 3A at Mt. Vernon
Tuesday's games
Chatard (12-8) vs. Arlington (7-12)
Mt. Vernon (12-6) vs. Guerin Catholic (16-5)
Friday's games
Brebeuf (10-8) vs. Chatard-Arlington winner
Howe (7-12) vs. MV-Guerin winner
Winner goes to: Greencastle regional, will face Beech Grove sectional winner in the first semi. Second semi: Greencastle vs. Frankfort sectional winners
Class 4A at New Castle (Greenfield-Central)
Tuesday's games
Richmond (18-3) vs. Anderson (8-11)
Greenfield-Central (3-16) at Connersville (11-10)
Friday's games
New Castle (14-4) vs. Richmond-Anderson winner
#4 Pendleton Hts. (19-2) vs. GC-Connersville winner
Winner goes to: Hinkle regional, will face Northview sectional winner in the second semifinal. First semi: Tech vs. Southport sectional winners
(Tech-Southport--North-view-NC/ BS-Seymour, Evansville-C. Grove)
Class 4A at Center Grove (New Palestine)
Tuesday's games
Franklin (8-12) vs. New Palestine (13-6)
Greenwood (4-14) vs. Franklin Central (11-9)
Friday's games
Whiteland (10-9) vs. Franklin-NP winner
Center Grove (11-8) vs. Greenwood-FC winner
Winner goes to: Shelbyville regional, will face Evansville sectional winner in the second semifinal. First semi: Bloomington South vs. Seymour sectional champs.
MV vs. Madison at Southport
The Mt. Vernon vs. Madison semistate game will be Saturday at the Southport Fiedhouse at 1 p.m. The Columbus North vs. Ben Davis 4A semistate game will follow at approximately 3:30 p.m.
We will have live coverage of the game at HancockCountySports.com. Log in at 12:30 p.m. to listen!
Between now and then, log on and listen to boys basketball as Eastern Hancock meets Morristown on Tuesday and Mt. Vernon visits Yorktown on Friday. Join our crew at 7:10 p.m. both nights.
We will have live coverage of the game at HancockCountySports.com. Log in at 12:30 p.m. to listen!
Between now and then, log on and listen to boys basketball as Eastern Hancock meets Morristown on Tuesday and Mt. Vernon visits Yorktown on Friday. Join our crew at 7:10 p.m. both nights.
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Saturday wrap: G-C wins swim sectional; 2 runner-up wrestlers
Wrapup of Saturday's events:
Wrestling
Two Hancock County wrestlers were state runners-up tonight at the IHSAA State Finals.
Greenfield-Central's Josh Farrell (138) and New Palestine's Connor Robinson (160) both advanced through the quarter and semifinals to the spotlight matches, where each dropped a decision and finished as the state runner-up -- a tremendous accomplishment for both.
Farrell (39-4) lost to unbeaten Devon Jackson of Yorktown (52-0) by a 12-2 major decision in the 138-pound final. He won two 4-3 decisions -- over SB St. Joe's Mitchell Hartman and Evansville Mater Dei's Jake Lannert -- to advance to the spotlight match. A junior, Farrell will likely be a favorite to return to the Fiedhouse next year.
Robinson (39-9) rallied in the third period to defeat TH South's Tsali Lough 8-5, then beat Perry Meridian's Kirk Johnson 3-2 in OT to get to the championship match, which he fell to unbeaten Brian Harvey of Cathedral by a 12-4 major decision.
Two other county wrestlers placed fifth. At 113, NP's Tommy Cash (45-2) lost his quarterfinal match 7-1 to the eventual state champion, Hanover Central sophomore Stevan Micic. Cash's only two losses this season came to the state champ and state runner-up, Nathan Boston of LN at the semistate round. Cash beat Perry Meridian's Jacob Coffey 4-0 and Penn's Zachary Davis 8-2 to wrestle back to fifth. At 195, G-C's Ian Early lost to eventual runner-up Kourtney Berry of Merrillville by a first-period fall in the quarters. Early then beat Westfield's Taylor DeLong 6-0 and Avon's Dylan Jones 3-1 to wrestle back to fifth place.
Boys swimming
Greenfield-Central won the boys swimming sectional title, totaling 433 points to outdistance second-place Mt. Vernon (337) and third-place New Palestine (284). With 50 points, Eastern Hancock placed 10th.
Several local swimmers will move on out of the sectional to next week's State Finals at the IUPUI Natatorium.
From Greenfield-Central, the 200 medley relay of Josh Cummins, Jon McCormick, James Young and Austin Wilburn (1:39.62) moved on. So did the 200 free relay of Patrick Stutz, Cody Wilburn, Young and Austin Wilburn (1:28.50). The same quartet also moved on in the 400 free relay (3:15.71).
Mt. Vernon's David Hantz (100 backstroke, 55.11) and Kenny Gilpin (100 breaststroke, 59.15) will also advance to next week's State Finals.
MV's David Cochran won the diving competition and will join G-C's Nathan Graber and Austin Gaunt at the diving regional next week.
New Palestine's Jake Greig is moving on in two events: the 50 freestyle (22.31) and 100 freestyle (48.32).
Boys basketball
Greenfield-Central 55, Cambridge City Lincoln 51: The Cougars won for the second time in three games and sent senior David Johnston off with a victory on Senior Night.
Mason Irbe scored 21 points and Jordan Keener 16 to lead the Cougars. Grant Wolfe added eight and Drew Dougherty seven for G-C, which overcame a 23-point night from CCL standout Zac Rea.
The Cougars are now 3-16.They close the regular season Tuesday at Connersville.
Upcoming broadcasts
HancockCountySports.com will broadcast three basketball games next week, so log on and join our crew for the live sports coverage!
Wrestling
Two Hancock County wrestlers were state runners-up tonight at the IHSAA State Finals.
Greenfield-Central's Josh Farrell (138) and New Palestine's Connor Robinson (160) both advanced through the quarter and semifinals to the spotlight matches, where each dropped a decision and finished as the state runner-up -- a tremendous accomplishment for both.
Farrell (39-4) lost to unbeaten Devon Jackson of Yorktown (52-0) by a 12-2 major decision in the 138-pound final. He won two 4-3 decisions -- over SB St. Joe's Mitchell Hartman and Evansville Mater Dei's Jake Lannert -- to advance to the spotlight match. A junior, Farrell will likely be a favorite to return to the Fiedhouse next year.
Robinson (39-9) rallied in the third period to defeat TH South's Tsali Lough 8-5, then beat Perry Meridian's Kirk Johnson 3-2 in OT to get to the championship match, which he fell to unbeaten Brian Harvey of Cathedral by a 12-4 major decision.
Two other county wrestlers placed fifth. At 113, NP's Tommy Cash (45-2) lost his quarterfinal match 7-1 to the eventual state champion, Hanover Central sophomore Stevan Micic. Cash's only two losses this season came to the state champ and state runner-up, Nathan Boston of LN at the semistate round. Cash beat Perry Meridian's Jacob Coffey 4-0 and Penn's Zachary Davis 8-2 to wrestle back to fifth. At 195, G-C's Ian Early lost to eventual runner-up Kourtney Berry of Merrillville by a first-period fall in the quarters. Early then beat Westfield's Taylor DeLong 6-0 and Avon's Dylan Jones 3-1 to wrestle back to fifth place.
Boys swimming
Greenfield-Central won the boys swimming sectional title, totaling 433 points to outdistance second-place Mt. Vernon (337) and third-place New Palestine (284). With 50 points, Eastern Hancock placed 10th.
Several local swimmers will move on out of the sectional to next week's State Finals at the IUPUI Natatorium.
From Greenfield-Central, the 200 medley relay of Josh Cummins, Jon McCormick, James Young and Austin Wilburn (1:39.62) moved on. So did the 200 free relay of Patrick Stutz, Cody Wilburn, Young and Austin Wilburn (1:28.50). The same quartet also moved on in the 400 free relay (3:15.71).
Mt. Vernon's David Hantz (100 backstroke, 55.11) and Kenny Gilpin (100 breaststroke, 59.15) will also advance to next week's State Finals.
MV's David Cochran won the diving competition and will join G-C's Nathan Graber and Austin Gaunt at the diving regional next week.
New Palestine's Jake Greig is moving on in two events: the 50 freestyle (22.31) and 100 freestyle (48.32).
Boys basketball
Greenfield-Central 55, Cambridge City Lincoln 51: The Cougars won for the second time in three games and sent senior David Johnston off with a victory on Senior Night.
Mason Irbe scored 21 points and Jordan Keener 16 to lead the Cougars. Grant Wolfe added eight and Drew Dougherty seven for G-C, which overcame a 23-point night from CCL standout Zac Rea.
The Cougars are now 3-16.They close the regular season Tuesday at Connersville.
Upcoming broadcasts
HancockCountySports.com will broadcast three basketball games next week, so log on and join our crew for the live sports coverage!
- Tuesday: Eastern Hancock at Morristown, 7:10 p.m.
- Friday: Mt. Vernon at Yorktown, 7:10 p.m.
- Saturday: Girls basketball semistate, Mt. Vernon vs. Madison, TBA
Marauders win regional title
Second verse, same as the first.
In the morning semifinal, Mt. Vernon held Lebanon without a field goal for the first 7:50 en route to building a double-digit first-quarter lead and cruising to a 20-point victory. In the second game, the Marauders had a similar start, jumping ahead of No. 10 Edgewood and holding the Mustangs without a field goal for the entire first quarter en route to a 56-38 victory.
MV led Edgewood 15-2 after a quarter, built it to 30-15 by halftime despite batting foul trouble, and continued to extend the lead through the rest of the game.
The Marauders won their first regional championship since 2005 and improved to 22-5 on the season. All five of their tournament victories have been by at least 20 points.
Jessica Brown led MV with 17 points, while Rachel Houck added 16 -- 34 for the day -- and Makenzi Reasor scored 12.
The Marauders will play Madison (18-7) in next week's semistate. The time & location will be announced Sunday. We will pass it along as soon as we know it, and we'll broadcast the game live at HancockCountySports.com!
Re-live the Marauders' victory through our archive at HancockCountySports.com!
In the morning semifinal, Mt. Vernon held Lebanon without a field goal for the first 7:50 en route to building a double-digit first-quarter lead and cruising to a 20-point victory. In the second game, the Marauders had a similar start, jumping ahead of No. 10 Edgewood and holding the Mustangs without a field goal for the entire first quarter en route to a 56-38 victory.
MV led Edgewood 15-2 after a quarter, built it to 30-15 by halftime despite batting foul trouble, and continued to extend the lead through the rest of the game.
The Marauders won their first regional championship since 2005 and improved to 22-5 on the season. All five of their tournament victories have been by at least 20 points.
Jessica Brown led MV with 17 points, while Rachel Houck added 16 -- 34 for the day -- and Makenzi Reasor scored 12.
The Marauders will play Madison (18-7) in next week's semistate. The time & location will be announced Sunday. We will pass it along as soon as we know it, and we'll broadcast the game live at HancockCountySports.com!
Re-live the Marauders' victory through our archive at HancockCountySports.com!
Marauders play in regional final
Anna Olson had a double-double with 10 points and 15 boards, leading four Marauders in double-figures as Mt. Vernon routed Lebanon 64-44 in the 3A Lebanon regional semifinal Saturday morning.
The Marauders advance to face Edgewood in the regional final at 8 p.m. tonight. Listen to the live HancockCountySports.com broadcast beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Rachel Houck led MV in scoring with 18 points. Makenzi Reasor added 12, Jessica Brown had 11 and Erica Moore eight. Kelsie Owens also had six rebounds and seven assists for the Marauders.
MV jumped out to an 11-1 lead and held Lebanon without a field goal for the first 7:50 of the game. The Marauders never trailed, building a lead as high as 57-28 after three.
Edgewood pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat Tri-West 53-47 in the second game.Hannah Rommel (13 points), Angela Hacker (11 points/5 rebounds) and Vanessa Brown (7 points/10 rebounds/4 steals) led Edgewood (20-5).
The Marauders advance to face Edgewood in the regional final at 8 p.m. tonight. Listen to the live HancockCountySports.com broadcast beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Rachel Houck led MV in scoring with 18 points. Makenzi Reasor added 12, Jessica Brown had 11 and Erica Moore eight. Kelsie Owens also had six rebounds and seven assists for the Marauders.
MV jumped out to an 11-1 lead and held Lebanon without a field goal for the first 7:50 of the game. The Marauders never trailed, building a lead as high as 57-28 after three.
Edgewood pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat Tri-West 53-47 in the second game.Hannah Rommel (13 points), Angela Hacker (11 points/5 rebounds) and Vanessa Brown (7 points/10 rebounds/4 steals) led Edgewood (20-5).
Friday, February 17, 2012
Friday wrap: Dragons beat MV 61-38
New Palestine was impressive tonight, scoring the game's first 13 points and holding MV without a field goal for the first 4+ minutes of each of the first two quarters. The Dragons then staved off every Marauder run from the end of the first quarter on en route to a 61-38 victory over MV Friday night.
NP's defense was strong, holding the Marauders to 26 percent shooting in the contest. Meanwhile, the Dragons hit 52 percent from the floor (21-of-40).
Justin Ikerd was key in the early run, hitting two 3-pointers to give the Dragons an 8-0 edge, which was later pushed to 13-0. Michael Morris scored seven first-half points and Ikerd nine. NP's lead was never inside double-digits after the quick start. NP led 15-5 after a quarter, and after a Marauder run at the end of the first half, Solomon Haynes hit an off-balance 3-pointer to make it a 25-11 game at the break.
The Dragons continued to get strong balance and defense in pulling ahead 41-21 after three quarters.
Morris had 16 points on 5-of-10 shooting, to go along with seven rebounds. The Dragons held a 32-21 rebounding edge. Ikerd hit four 3-pointers for his 14 points. Solomon Haynes had eight points and four boards. Reid Clark added eight points on 4-of-6 shooting, seven rebounds and four assists. Josh Penley had six points, four assists and contributed strong defense with five steals. Brandon Jonas had five rebounds as New Palestine had contributions from everywhere. Wade Whitaker contributed strong defense off the bench, and Brandon Collins did the same, with five points and four boards.
NP is now 13-6 and 5-2 in HHC play, with a game next Friday at Greenwood. MV is 12-6 (4-2) with two games remaining -- Tuesday at Westfield and Friday at Yorktown. The Yorktown game will be broadcast live by HancockCountySports.com.
Rushville 56, Greenfield-Central 39: The game was close early, but Rushville pulled ahead in the second quarter.
Jordan Keener had 19 points to lead the Cougars (2-16). Dallas Pribble added eight points and Mason Irbe five for G-C. The Cougars are back in action Saturday, honoring senior David Johnston on Senior Night when they host Cambridge City Lincoln.
Eastern Hancock was idle tonight. The Royals (10-8) will next play Tuesday at Morristown. Listen to the game LIVE at HancockCountySports.com.
Wrestling
Seven Hancock County wrestlers competed tonight in the IHSAA State Finals round of 16. Four -- two each from Greenfield-Central and New Palestine -- advanced to the quarterfinals with Friday-night victories at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
G-C junior Josh Farrell, the semistate champ at 138, defeated Franklin's Jacob Stevenson with a 23-8 tech fall to move on. Farrell (37-3) will meet South Bend Clay's Mitchell Hartman (44-5) in the quarterfinals.
At 195, G-C's Ian Early (40-2) defeated Spencer Raypole of Carroll (Allen) 5-4 to advance. Early will face Kourtney Berry (30-0) of Merrilville in the quarters. Berry was the Merrillville semistate champ.
At 160, New Palestine's Connor Robinson -- who has put together a string of big tournament victories -- improved to 37-8 with a 10-5 victory over Leo's Isaac Steury. Robinson will meet Tsali Lough (45-2) of Terre Haute South in the quarters. Lough is the Evansville semistate champ.
At 106, NP's Tommy Cash improved to 44-1 with an 11-4 decision over Evansville Memorial's Damon Kuhn. Cash will meet Hanover Central's Stevan Micic (44-0) in the quarterfinals. Micic is the Merrillville semistate champ.
Three county wrestlers were defeated in their first-round matches. NP's Taylor Fee (113) lost by fall in his first-round match to undefeated Fort Wayne semistate champ Jared Brooks of Warsaw. G-C's Sam Locke (126) fell in a 5-0 decision to Yorktown's Chandler Carroll. G-C's Austin Gearlds lost by fall at 220 to Aaron See of Northview.
NP's defense was strong, holding the Marauders to 26 percent shooting in the contest. Meanwhile, the Dragons hit 52 percent from the floor (21-of-40).
Justin Ikerd was key in the early run, hitting two 3-pointers to give the Dragons an 8-0 edge, which was later pushed to 13-0. Michael Morris scored seven first-half points and Ikerd nine. NP's lead was never inside double-digits after the quick start. NP led 15-5 after a quarter, and after a Marauder run at the end of the first half, Solomon Haynes hit an off-balance 3-pointer to make it a 25-11 game at the break.
The Dragons continued to get strong balance and defense in pulling ahead 41-21 after three quarters.
Morris had 16 points on 5-of-10 shooting, to go along with seven rebounds. The Dragons held a 32-21 rebounding edge. Ikerd hit four 3-pointers for his 14 points. Solomon Haynes had eight points and four boards. Reid Clark added eight points on 4-of-6 shooting, seven rebounds and four assists. Josh Penley had six points, four assists and contributed strong defense with five steals. Brandon Jonas had five rebounds as New Palestine had contributions from everywhere. Wade Whitaker contributed strong defense off the bench, and Brandon Collins did the same, with five points and four boards.
NP is now 13-6 and 5-2 in HHC play, with a game next Friday at Greenwood. MV is 12-6 (4-2) with two games remaining -- Tuesday at Westfield and Friday at Yorktown. The Yorktown game will be broadcast live by HancockCountySports.com.
Rushville 56, Greenfield-Central 39: The game was close early, but Rushville pulled ahead in the second quarter.
Jordan Keener had 19 points to lead the Cougars (2-16). Dallas Pribble added eight points and Mason Irbe five for G-C. The Cougars are back in action Saturday, honoring senior David Johnston on Senior Night when they host Cambridge City Lincoln.
Eastern Hancock was idle tonight. The Royals (10-8) will next play Tuesday at Morristown. Listen to the game LIVE at HancockCountySports.com.
Wrestling
Seven Hancock County wrestlers competed tonight in the IHSAA State Finals round of 16. Four -- two each from Greenfield-Central and New Palestine -- advanced to the quarterfinals with Friday-night victories at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
G-C junior Josh Farrell, the semistate champ at 138, defeated Franklin's Jacob Stevenson with a 23-8 tech fall to move on. Farrell (37-3) will meet South Bend Clay's Mitchell Hartman (44-5) in the quarterfinals.
At 195, G-C's Ian Early (40-2) defeated Spencer Raypole of Carroll (Allen) 5-4 to advance. Early will face Kourtney Berry (30-0) of Merrilville in the quarters. Berry was the Merrillville semistate champ.
At 160, New Palestine's Connor Robinson -- who has put together a string of big tournament victories -- improved to 37-8 with a 10-5 victory over Leo's Isaac Steury. Robinson will meet Tsali Lough (45-2) of Terre Haute South in the quarters. Lough is the Evansville semistate champ.
At 106, NP's Tommy Cash improved to 44-1 with an 11-4 decision over Evansville Memorial's Damon Kuhn. Cash will meet Hanover Central's Stevan Micic (44-0) in the quarterfinals. Micic is the Merrillville semistate champ.
Three county wrestlers were defeated in their first-round matches. NP's Taylor Fee (113) lost by fall in his first-round match to undefeated Fort Wayne semistate champ Jared Brooks of Warsaw. G-C's Sam Locke (126) fell in a 5-0 decision to Yorktown's Chandler Carroll. G-C's Austin Gearlds lost by fall at 220 to Aaron See of Northview.
Hoops tonight, hoops tomorrow
We have a BIG broadcast tonight as the Mt. Vernon Marauders (12-5) host the New Palestine Dragons (12-6).
HancockCountySports.com is the ONLY place where you can get a LIVE broadcast of tonight's game, and the only place to get live broadcast coverage of all of the county schools.
The Marauders come in having won six of seven and are playing very well. Led by guard C.J. Coleman -- who has topped the 20-point mark on multiple occasions this season -- MV is looking to seal up second place in the HHC. The Dragons are looking to bounce back from Tuesday's 68-64 home loss to a solid Westfield team. Reid Clark posted his second straight double-double and Brandon Collins scored 15 points for the Dragons. Michael Morris had hit double-figures in nine straight games.
Log on at 7:10 p.m. to join Andrew & Chris for the play-by-play.
Saturday, join Andrew Smith, Chris Lambert and Greg Elkins for the play-by-play as the Marauder girls team opens regional play. Join us at 9:30 a.m. for the pregame show as the Marauders meet Lebanon in the opening round, with the tip at 10 a.m. Then, should the Marauders win, we'll be back on-line that evening for the championship at HancockCountySports.com!
Then, on Tuesday night, join us as the Eastern Hancock Royals visit the Morristown Yellow Jackets. The Royals are coming off a week where they've received national attention for Victor Vincz's 52-point game in the 92-91 victory over Alexandria and Mitch Yeagy's 51 points, believed to be the only time in Indiana history where two players have hit 50 in a game. Morristown has its own big scorer in Dylan Langkabel. Join us at 7:10 p.m. for the broadcast at HancockCountySports.com!
Other games tonight:
Greenfield-Central (2-15) at Rushville (4-12): With both teams sitting on one HHC win, conference positioning is up for grabs in Memorial Gymnasium tonight. The Cougars are looking for their second straight victory after last week's buzzer-beater against Knightstown.
Just 1 boys game Saturday: Cambridge City Lincoln (10-8) at Greenfield-Central: The Cougars host Senior Night against Cambridge City Lincoln and big-scorer Zac Rea. Assuming the Marauders are playing Saturday night, we'll have updates during the game.
HancockCountySports.com is the ONLY place where you can get a LIVE broadcast of tonight's game, and the only place to get live broadcast coverage of all of the county schools.
The Marauders come in having won six of seven and are playing very well. Led by guard C.J. Coleman -- who has topped the 20-point mark on multiple occasions this season -- MV is looking to seal up second place in the HHC. The Dragons are looking to bounce back from Tuesday's 68-64 home loss to a solid Westfield team. Reid Clark posted his second straight double-double and Brandon Collins scored 15 points for the Dragons. Michael Morris had hit double-figures in nine straight games.
Log on at 7:10 p.m. to join Andrew & Chris for the play-by-play.
Saturday, join Andrew Smith, Chris Lambert and Greg Elkins for the play-by-play as the Marauder girls team opens regional play. Join us at 9:30 a.m. for the pregame show as the Marauders meet Lebanon in the opening round, with the tip at 10 a.m. Then, should the Marauders win, we'll be back on-line that evening for the championship at HancockCountySports.com!
Then, on Tuesday night, join us as the Eastern Hancock Royals visit the Morristown Yellow Jackets. The Royals are coming off a week where they've received national attention for Victor Vincz's 52-point game in the 92-91 victory over Alexandria and Mitch Yeagy's 51 points, believed to be the only time in Indiana history where two players have hit 50 in a game. Morristown has its own big scorer in Dylan Langkabel. Join us at 7:10 p.m. for the broadcast at HancockCountySports.com!
Other games tonight:
Greenfield-Central (2-15) at Rushville (4-12): With both teams sitting on one HHC win, conference positioning is up for grabs in Memorial Gymnasium tonight. The Cougars are looking for their second straight victory after last week's buzzer-beater against Knightstown.
Just 1 boys game Saturday: Cambridge City Lincoln (10-8) at Greenfield-Central: The Cougars host Senior Night against Cambridge City Lincoln and big-scorer Zac Rea. Assuming the Marauders are playing Saturday night, we'll have updates during the game.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
All-Region football team
Several Hancock County athletes were named to the IFCA All-Region 8 football team. The recipients of this are also eligible to be selected for the IFCA North-South All-Star Classic in July.
From Eastern Hancock
TE-Chandler Hards
From Greenfield-Central
CB-Matt Dickerson
From New Palestine
WR-Brandon Collins
QB-Connor Simmons
CB-Josh Penley
Also, the Academic All-State selections from Region 8 were announced: G-C's Matt Dickerson, Austin Frazier and Chris Sosnowski join NP's Chris Wolf on that prestigious list.
From Eastern Hancock
TE-Chandler Hards
From Greenfield-Central
CB-Matt Dickerson
From New Palestine
WR-Brandon Collins
QB-Connor Simmons
CB-Josh Penley
Also, the Academic All-State selections from Region 8 were announced: G-C's Matt Dickerson, Austin Frazier and Chris Sosnowski join NP's Chris Wolf on that prestigious list.
5 county players in Top 100
Hoosier Basketball Magazine has released its top 100 seniors list this year, and naturally with the strength of this year's senior class, five Hancock County basketball players are on the list:
*-Jessica Brown, Mt. Vernon (1,000 point career scorer, area leader in assists)
*-LaRae Cruz, Greenfield-Central (county's leading scorer)
*-Bethany Murrell, New Palestine (15 ppg, 7 rpg, strong all-around player, Fla. Gulf Coast recruit)
*-Anna Olson, Mt. Vernon (strong defensive player, MV's leading rebounder)
*-Makenzi Reasor, Mt. Vernon (14 ppg scorer, ISU recruit)
*-Jessica Brown, Mt. Vernon (1,000 point career scorer, area leader in assists)
*-LaRae Cruz, Greenfield-Central (county's leading scorer)
*-Bethany Murrell, New Palestine (15 ppg, 7 rpg, strong all-around player, Fla. Gulf Coast recruit)
*-Anna Olson, Mt. Vernon (strong defensive player, MV's leading rebounder)
*-Makenzi Reasor, Mt. Vernon (14 ppg scorer, ISU recruit)
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Wednesday wrap: NP gymnasts win
The Dragon gymnasts beat Tri 98.675-38.375 Wednesday at NPE.
The Dragons won all four events, with Kenzi Hoffman winning
the vault (8.6), balance beam (9.35) and floor exercise (8.85) and
placing second on uneven bars (8.025). She naturally took the all-around
competition (34.825).
Jessica Marshall was second in all-around (32.025), with a
second-place finish on balance beam (8.825) and floor (7.9). Whitney
Weileman was third in all-around (31.1), including a victory on uneven
bars (8.4). She was second on vault (8.55) and third on balance beam
(6.775).
NP swept the top six places in the vault. Also placing in the
top three for NP were Julie Hilton (3rd, vault 8.35), Shelly Huesman
(3rd, bars, 7.675) and Ciarra Hough (3rd, floor, 7.375).
The Dragons visit Morristown Thursday for a 3-way meet with Richmond.
More on EH-Alex shootout
We've been asking some of the state's basketball historians about some of the great individual shootouts in Indiana high school hoops history.
What we've unearthed, so far, are some memorable games, but none where players from both teams topped 50 like Eastern Hancock's Victor Vincz and Alexandria's Mitch Yeagy did last night.
Vincz hit 17-of-25 from the field, 7-of-8 from 3-point range and 11-of-12 from the line. According to VarVee stats, Yeagy was 15-of-25, 4-of-7 from beyond the arc and a whopping 17-of-19 from the stripe in the Royals' 92-91 victory.
Both set their respective schools' single-game scoring records.
Here are some of the other games that fall under the "memorable shootouts" line.
Vincz broke Eastern Hancock's record of 42 set by Dustin Smith last year. It's the third time in the span of 35 games the EH single-game scoring record has been broken -- as Smith set it at 40 on Dec. 17, 2010 at Knightstown, then scored 42 the next night against Cambridge City Lincoln.
Vincz is at least the fourth Hancock County player to break 50 in a game. The county record is 57 points, by Greenfield High School standout Mike Edwards, which he set in the final regular-season game in GHS history (and the final varsity game to be played in the old Greenfield High School gymnasium on School Street) in 1969. Edwards hit 21-of-34 shots that night, was a perfect 15-of-15 from the line, and scored 35 points in the first half of a 99-45 victory over Morristown. Edwards didn't play the last 5:30 of the game. Due to consolidations, that mark doesn't show as a school record, as G-C reset its record book when Greenfield and Hancock Central consolidated at the end of the 1969 school year.
Greenfield-Central's John Hamilton and Kevin Bell have each tallied 50-point games in their careers.
Log on to HancockCountySports.com to listen to a live broadcast of EH's next game, Tuesday at Morristown. Between then, join us for the New Palestine-Mt. Vernon game Friday night, and the Mt. Vernon girls in the Lebanon regional Saturday.
What we've unearthed, so far, are some memorable games, but none where players from both teams topped 50 like Eastern Hancock's Victor Vincz and Alexandria's Mitch Yeagy did last night.
Vincz hit 17-of-25 from the field, 7-of-8 from 3-point range and 11-of-12 from the line. According to VarVee stats, Yeagy was 15-of-25, 4-of-7 from beyond the arc and a whopping 17-of-19 from the stripe in the Royals' 92-91 victory.
Both set their respective schools' single-game scoring records.
Here are some of the other games that fall under the "memorable shootouts" line.
- The "Church Street Shootout" that featured Ray Pavy of New Castle and Jimmy Rayl of Kokomo, which Kokomo Tribune sports editor Bob Ford called, at the time, "the greatest show ever staged in this fabled Indiana high school basketball." Pavy scored 51 that night on 23-of-39 from the floor and 5-of-8 from the line. Rayl hit 18-of-36 from the floor and 13-of-14 from the line and scored 49. Pavy's New Castle team won the game 92-81, the last varsity game ever played in the 1,800-seat Church Street Gymnasium in New Castle. The Trojans moved across town to the 9.325-seat New Castle Fieldhouse the following season. Pavy and Rayl would become teammates at Indiana University.
- Blackmon vs. Alford in 1983 at the New Castle Fieldhouse. Blackmon and Alford were in the race for Mr. Basketball at the time -- Alford would win it -- and their teams were among the state title contenders. Alford scored 48 points that night for New Castle, Blackmon 41 for Marion. New Castle won the game 103-79.
- 1983 state semifinals at Market Square Arena. James Blackmon shows up on this list twice -- the early 1980s were an unbelievable time in the North Central Conference with great scorers throughout the league. This time, Marion and Anderson met up in the state semifinals. Blackmon scored 52 points -- a State Finals record -- and Anderson's Troy Lewis scored 42 in a game that went double-OT (back then, OT was 3:00, so the teams played 38:00 of basketball, not quite one extra quarter). Anderson won 89-87 in 2OT, and then lost to Connersville that night in a game the Spartans won when Lewis missed a would-be game-winning shot at the buzzer.
- 1998 Tournament of Champions another game involving Alexandria. The postseason tournament of the first four single-class state champs featured a matchup between 2A's Alexandria and 1A's Lafayette Central Catholic that would've been one of the most memorable tournament games in state history if anybody had ever paid attention to the short-lived TOC (which, while ill-fated, produced some great basketball games). Dan Schukraft of LCC scored 36 points, Daniel Lustig of Alex scored 37. Lustig hit 13-of-17, including 5-of-6 3s. LCC won 113-106 in a 2OT game that featured multiple buzzer-beaters and some great comebacks -- LCC scored 35 fourth-quarter points, but Lustig hit a 3 at the buzzer to force OT, and teammate David Porter hit another off a turnover to force the second OT. I'm tossing this one in because it's the most amazing high school game I've ever attended. What was even nuttier was that Lustig was averaging less than four points per game prior to that night.
Vincz broke Eastern Hancock's record of 42 set by Dustin Smith last year. It's the third time in the span of 35 games the EH single-game scoring record has been broken -- as Smith set it at 40 on Dec. 17, 2010 at Knightstown, then scored 42 the next night against Cambridge City Lincoln.
Vincz is at least the fourth Hancock County player to break 50 in a game. The county record is 57 points, by Greenfield High School standout Mike Edwards, which he set in the final regular-season game in GHS history (and the final varsity game to be played in the old Greenfield High School gymnasium on School Street) in 1969. Edwards hit 21-of-34 shots that night, was a perfect 15-of-15 from the line, and scored 35 points in the first half of a 99-45 victory over Morristown. Edwards didn't play the last 5:30 of the game. Due to consolidations, that mark doesn't show as a school record, as G-C reset its record book when Greenfield and Hancock Central consolidated at the end of the 1969 school year.
Greenfield-Central's John Hamilton and Kevin Bell have each tallied 50-point games in their careers.
Log on to HancockCountySports.com to listen to a live broadcast of EH's next game, Tuesday at Morristown. Between then, join us for the New Palestine-Mt. Vernon game Friday night, and the Mt. Vernon girls in the Lebanon regional Saturday.
Vincz-Yeagy redux
We have been checking with other basketball historians & record-keepers to find out if there are any other instances of two players scoring 50+ points in the same game, as happened Tuesday when EH's Victor Vincz (52) and Alexandria's Mitch Yeagy (51) scored 50+ in the Royals' 92-91 victory.
According to Jason Wille of the IHSAA, their records did not show any. They do have instances of two 50+ point performances in the same day, but not in the same game. Another basketball historian also believes it to be the first instance. We are also checking with the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.
So, for now, we'll call it the first "known" instance of two 50-point scorers in the same game.
According to Jason Wille of the IHSAA, their records did not show any. They do have instances of two 50+ point performances in the same day, but not in the same game. Another basketball historian also believes it to be the first instance. We are also checking with the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.
So, for now, we'll call it the first "known" instance of two 50-point scorers in the same game.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Upcoming broadcasts
We have several broadcasts coming up at HancockCountySports.com:
FRIDAY: New Palestine at Mt. Vernon BOYS, 7:10 p.m.
The Dragons come in with a 12-6 mark. The Marauders are 12-5. NP won a 61-55 matchup for the county title, but these two teams are evenly-matched and have some outstanding inside-outside games. Positioning in the HHC is on the line.
SATURDAY: Mt. Vernon GIRLS in regional, 9:30 a.m. and (if necessary), 6:30 p.m.
The #2 Marauders face Lebanon in the opening round of the Lebanon regional. Should MV (20-5) win, the Marauders will face either #8 Edgewood or Tri-West in the title game.
TUESDAY: Eastern Hancock at Morristown BOYS, 7:10 p.m.
A preview of the Mid-Hoosier Conference for the Royals. Fresh off a double 50-point game with Victor Vincz setting EH's school record with 52 and Alexandria's Mitch Yeagy scoring 51, the Royals head to Morristown and face one of the area's most dynamic players in Dylan Langkabel. Join Andrew Smith & Chris Lambert for the LIVE audio webcasts of all of these games at HancockCountySports.com, the only place in Hancock County to get LIVE, professional broadcast coverage of local sports.
FRIDAY: New Palestine at Mt. Vernon BOYS, 7:10 p.m.
The Dragons come in with a 12-6 mark. The Marauders are 12-5. NP won a 61-55 matchup for the county title, but these two teams are evenly-matched and have some outstanding inside-outside games. Positioning in the HHC is on the line.
SATURDAY: Mt. Vernon GIRLS in regional, 9:30 a.m. and (if necessary), 6:30 p.m.
The #2 Marauders face Lebanon in the opening round of the Lebanon regional. Should MV (20-5) win, the Marauders will face either #8 Edgewood or Tri-West in the title game.
TUESDAY: Eastern Hancock at Morristown BOYS, 7:10 p.m.
A preview of the Mid-Hoosier Conference for the Royals. Fresh off a double 50-point game with Victor Vincz setting EH's school record with 52 and Alexandria's Mitch Yeagy scoring 51, the Royals head to Morristown and face one of the area's most dynamic players in Dylan Langkabel. Join Andrew Smith & Chris Lambert for the LIVE audio webcasts of all of these games at HancockCountySports.com, the only place in Hancock County to get LIVE, professional broadcast coverage of local sports.
Tuesday wrap: Vincz sets Royal record
A year ago, when we saw Dustin Smith drop 40 on Knightstown, a short-lived Eastern Hancock single-game school record was set -- because Smith broke it with 42 the next night.
That record, too, was short-lived.
Victor Vincz broke it tonight, becoming the first player in the 48-year history of Eastern Hancock boys basketball to score 50 points in a game, scoring 52 in the Royals' 92-91 victory over Alexandria.
But that wasn't all. Vincz was the game's leading scorer by just one point. Mitch Yeagy of Alex scored a school-record 51 in the loss.
Vincz hit 17-of-25 from the floor, including 7-of-8 from 3-point range. He was also 11-of-12 from the FT line and had five assists. He hit two free throws and two 3-pointers in the final 30 seconds to try to cut the Royals' advantage, the last coming at the buzzer.
He scored 18 points in the first quarter, seven in the second, 15 in the third to get to 40, and then added 12 of the Royals' 28 fourth-quarter points.
Yeagy hit 15-of-25 from the floor, including 4-of-7 from beyond the arc and 17-of-19 from the line. He also had six assists.
Alex outscored EH 22-11 in the second quarter to take a 44-35 lead into the locker room. EH then outscored the host Tigers 29-13 in the third to seize the lead back at 64-57 going into the final eight minutes, which saw 62 points scored between the two teams. Alex had 34 in the final quarter, but the Royals scored just enough to win.
Jared Pyle added 16 points and eight boards and Garrett Hancock scored eight off the bench for the Royals. Alex had three double-figure scorers, with Jordan Allen scoring 13 and freshman Blaize Kelley 10.
It was the Royals' most points since a 93-58 victory over Lapel last year on Jan. 21, 2011.
EH is now 10-8 on the year, its sixth consecutive season with double-digit victories. The Royals are idle until next Tuesday, when they visit Morristown, a game we'll be broadcasting at HancockCountySports.com. Log on at 7:10 p.m. Tuesday for the play-by-play as EH faces Dylan Langkabel and the Yellow Jackets.
(thanks to VarVee and EH assistant coach Joe Paxton for additional game info. The eyewitness game story can be found from the Anderson Herald-Bulletin)
Westfield 68, New Palestine 64: Center Wade Burtron scored 25 points to lead the Shamrocks to the come-from-behind victory over the Dragons, spoiling NP's senior night.
Burtron hit 12-of-14 from the floor and carried the Shamrocks, especially early, when he had 10 first-quarter points.
Westfield hit 63 percent of its shots -- 26-of-41 -- in the game, but the Dragons led throughout the first half despite having leading scorer Michael Morris saddled with early foul trouble, and maintained the lead through the late stages of the third quarter, when Westfield rallied. The Shamrocks outscored NP 19-10 in the third to take the lead at 44-43. The Shamrocks then opened the fourth with an 8-2 run to push the lead to seven.
The Dragons managed to keep fighting back. Trailing by six in the final three minutes, two backcourt turnovers led to a basket by Josh Penley and a 3-pointer by Justin Ikerd to cut a Westfield lead to 56-55. The Dragons again nearly rallied from a late six-point deficit, with Ryan Curry coming off the bench and hitting a 3-pointer to make it a 67-64 game. Penley then stole an inbounds pass with 5.5 seconds left and raced to the top of the key, but his 3-pointer fell short and the Shamrocks rebounded and hit a free throw with 0.3 seconds left to ice it.
Brandon Collins had a strong first-half for the Dragons, scoring 13 of his 15 points. Reid Clark continued his strong play with a 15-point night, hitting 6-of-10 from the floor and a perfect 3-of-3 from the line. He added 11 rebounds for his second straight double-double and fifth of the season. Penley added seven points, while fellow senior Wade Whitaker started and had two rebounds. The four make up a senior class that has been part of two sectional and two county title teams during their four years.
Justin Ikerd hit three 3-pointers for nine points for NP. Morris had seven points and five rebounds. Freshman Brandon Jonas had a strong floor game and scored five points.
The Dragons are now 12-6 on the year. They next play Friday at Mt. Vernon, a game we'll broadcast at HancockCountySports.com. Log on at 7:10 p.m. for the play-by-play.
That record, too, was short-lived.
Victor Vincz broke it tonight, becoming the first player in the 48-year history of Eastern Hancock boys basketball to score 50 points in a game, scoring 52 in the Royals' 92-91 victory over Alexandria.
But that wasn't all. Vincz was the game's leading scorer by just one point. Mitch Yeagy of Alex scored a school-record 51 in the loss.
Vincz hit 17-of-25 from the floor, including 7-of-8 from 3-point range. He was also 11-of-12 from the FT line and had five assists. He hit two free throws and two 3-pointers in the final 30 seconds to try to cut the Royals' advantage, the last coming at the buzzer.
He scored 18 points in the first quarter, seven in the second, 15 in the third to get to 40, and then added 12 of the Royals' 28 fourth-quarter points.
Yeagy hit 15-of-25 from the floor, including 4-of-7 from beyond the arc and 17-of-19 from the line. He also had six assists.
Alex outscored EH 22-11 in the second quarter to take a 44-35 lead into the locker room. EH then outscored the host Tigers 29-13 in the third to seize the lead back at 64-57 going into the final eight minutes, which saw 62 points scored between the two teams. Alex had 34 in the final quarter, but the Royals scored just enough to win.
Jared Pyle added 16 points and eight boards and Garrett Hancock scored eight off the bench for the Royals. Alex had three double-figure scorers, with Jordan Allen scoring 13 and freshman Blaize Kelley 10.
It was the Royals' most points since a 93-58 victory over Lapel last year on Jan. 21, 2011.
EH is now 10-8 on the year, its sixth consecutive season with double-digit victories. The Royals are idle until next Tuesday, when they visit Morristown, a game we'll be broadcasting at HancockCountySports.com. Log on at 7:10 p.m. Tuesday for the play-by-play as EH faces Dylan Langkabel and the Yellow Jackets.
(thanks to VarVee and EH assistant coach Joe Paxton for additional game info. The eyewitness game story can be found from the Anderson Herald-Bulletin)
Westfield 68, New Palestine 64: Center Wade Burtron scored 25 points to lead the Shamrocks to the come-from-behind victory over the Dragons, spoiling NP's senior night.
Burtron hit 12-of-14 from the floor and carried the Shamrocks, especially early, when he had 10 first-quarter points.
Westfield hit 63 percent of its shots -- 26-of-41 -- in the game, but the Dragons led throughout the first half despite having leading scorer Michael Morris saddled with early foul trouble, and maintained the lead through the late stages of the third quarter, when Westfield rallied. The Shamrocks outscored NP 19-10 in the third to take the lead at 44-43. The Shamrocks then opened the fourth with an 8-2 run to push the lead to seven.
The Dragons managed to keep fighting back. Trailing by six in the final three minutes, two backcourt turnovers led to a basket by Josh Penley and a 3-pointer by Justin Ikerd to cut a Westfield lead to 56-55. The Dragons again nearly rallied from a late six-point deficit, with Ryan Curry coming off the bench and hitting a 3-pointer to make it a 67-64 game. Penley then stole an inbounds pass with 5.5 seconds left and raced to the top of the key, but his 3-pointer fell short and the Shamrocks rebounded and hit a free throw with 0.3 seconds left to ice it.
Brandon Collins had a strong first-half for the Dragons, scoring 13 of his 15 points. Reid Clark continued his strong play with a 15-point night, hitting 6-of-10 from the floor and a perfect 3-of-3 from the line. He added 11 rebounds for his second straight double-double and fifth of the season. Penley added seven points, while fellow senior Wade Whitaker started and had two rebounds. The four make up a senior class that has been part of two sectional and two county title teams during their four years.
Justin Ikerd hit three 3-pointers for nine points for NP. Morris had seven points and five rebounds. Freshman Brandon Jonas had a strong floor game and scored five points.
The Dragons are now 12-6 on the year. They next play Friday at Mt. Vernon, a game we'll broadcast at HancockCountySports.com. Log on at 7:10 p.m. for the play-by-play.
More weekend wrap: Gymnastics
The New Palestine gymnastics
team placed fifth out of 14 teams in Saturday's Valentine's Invitational at
Bloomington North.
The Dragons totaled a score
of 98.25. Kenzi Hoffman placed eighth on floor (8.85), second on vault ( 9.45)
and seventh in all-around (33.975).
Jessica Marshall placed 10th
on beam (8.15) Whitney Weileman placed 11th on bars (8.0). The Dragons host
Tri Wednesday and travel to Morristown Thursday for a three-way meet with the
host Yellow Jackets and Richmond.
Monday, February 13, 2012
Dragons' Shepler-Tucker signs with IUPUI
New Palestine High School
senior Kalli Shepler-Tucker has signed to play soccer at Indiana
University-Purdue University at Indianapolis.
Shepler-Tucker
is a senior at NPHS and is a four-year member of the girls soccer program,
where she was a part of four sectional championship teams and two Hoosier
Heritage Conference champions. The Dragons had back-to-back unbeaten regular
seasons in both her junior and senior years.
Shepler-Tucker
had 11 goals and 11 assists in 21 games for the Dragons this season. For her
career, she had 23 goals and 20 assists in three years as a varsity player.
This season was her second straight 10-goal season, as she had 10 goals and
seven assists during the 2010 season, her junior year.
She will
be one of two former Dragons currently competing for the Jaguars and veteran
coach Chris Johnson, joining defender Sammi Deer, who will be a junior for
IUPUI next season.
Kalli is
the daughter of Darren Tucker and Susie Selke. She plans to major in elementary
education at IUPUI.
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Marauders win sectional 77-32
Mt. Vernon showed why it's the second-ranked team in Class 3A tonight, outscoring Chatard 77-32 in the sectional championship game at Arlington High School.
The Marauders were suffocating on defense, forcing several steals & deflections and turning them into fast-break points.
MV trailed 5-4 early, but then went on a sizeable run that never seemed to stop. The Marauders finished the first quarter with a 15-2 spurt that put them up 19-7 after one, then started the second on a 12-2 run that saw the lead pushed to 31-9.
Sophomore forward Erica Moore had 18 of her game-high 24 points in the first half, and when she scored her 24th point, she had as many as the opposing team.
Jessica Brown then had a big second half, scoring 13 of her 19 points as MV extended a 39-16 halftime lead and turned it into a 59-24 edge by the end of the third quarter. MV scored at least 18 points in each quarter, and held Chatard to single-digits in each.
Four Marauders scored in double-figures, as Makenzi Reasor added 11 points and Rachel Houck 10.
The Marauders are now 20-5 on the season, and have won county, conference and sectional championships. They'll play in the Lebanon regional next week, facing the host Tigers in the 10 a.m. first semifinal. Lebanon beat No. 8 Western Boone 68-61 in the sectional title game at WeBo. The second semifinal will feature Tri-West and No. 10 Edgewood. TW beat Indian Creek 75-70 in OT at Beech Grove, while Edgewood beat Brown County 56-48 at Owen Valley. The championship game will be at 7 p.m.
All of the Marauders' games the rest of the tournament will be LIVE at HancockCountySports.com the rest of the way!
The Marauders were suffocating on defense, forcing several steals & deflections and turning them into fast-break points.
MV trailed 5-4 early, but then went on a sizeable run that never seemed to stop. The Marauders finished the first quarter with a 15-2 spurt that put them up 19-7 after one, then started the second on a 12-2 run that saw the lead pushed to 31-9.
Sophomore forward Erica Moore had 18 of her game-high 24 points in the first half, and when she scored her 24th point, she had as many as the opposing team.
Jessica Brown then had a big second half, scoring 13 of her 19 points as MV extended a 39-16 halftime lead and turned it into a 59-24 edge by the end of the third quarter. MV scored at least 18 points in each quarter, and held Chatard to single-digits in each.
Four Marauders scored in double-figures, as Makenzi Reasor added 11 points and Rachel Houck 10.
The Marauders are now 20-5 on the season, and have won county, conference and sectional championships. They'll play in the Lebanon regional next week, facing the host Tigers in the 10 a.m. first semifinal. Lebanon beat No. 8 Western Boone 68-61 in the sectional title game at WeBo. The second semifinal will feature Tri-West and No. 10 Edgewood. TW beat Indian Creek 75-70 in OT at Beech Grove, while Edgewood beat Brown County 56-48 at Owen Valley. The championship game will be at 7 p.m.
All of the Marauders' games the rest of the tournament will be LIVE at HancockCountySports.com the rest of the way!
Saturday afternoon updates
Some quick updates before we head to Arlington to broadcast the Mt. Vernon-Chatard game for the regional championship tonight, which you can hear LIVE at HancockCountySports.com at approximately 6:35 p.m.
Boys basketball
Mt. Vernon fell 61-45 to Lawrence Central in a Saturday-afternoon road game. With his future college coach, Tom Crean, in the house, LC's Jeremy Hollowell scored 28 points. C.J. Coleman had 21 for the Marauders.
The loss puts MV's record at 12-5 and snaps a six-game winning streak that was punctuated with an impressive 15-point victory over Warren Central earlier this week. LC is 13-5 on the year.
The Marauders' next game is Friday vs. New Palestine, which you can hear LIVE at HancockCountySports.com!
Wrestling
7 Hancock County wrestlers: four from Greenfield-Central and three from New Palestine, will wrestle in next week's State Finals at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
The State Finals prelims are Friday, with the round of 8 wrestling down to the state title matches on Saturday.
Greenfield-Central's Josh Farrell (138) won the semistate title, defeating Perry Meridian's Nick Bova in the title match. Farrell is 36-3 and will have one of the four top seeds at the State Finals next week.
G-C's Ian Early (195) and Austin Gearlds (220) finished second in their weight classes. The Cougars' Sam Locke won third place at 126.
New Palestine advanced three wrestlers. Tommy Cash (106) suffered his first loss of the season -- to unbeaten Nathan Boston of Lawrence North by a 1-0 score on an escape late in the second period. Cash is the semistate runner-up and will take a 42-1 record to Bankers Life Fieldhouse next week. Taylor Fee (113) finished fourth in his weight class. Connor Robinson (160) placed third.
Undefeated New Palestine 106-pounder Tommy Cash will wrestle for the semistate title. Taylor Fee (113) and Connor Robinson (160) are wrestling in the consolation matches.
Swimming
Mt. Vernon's Lauren Reifel placed sixth in diving at the IHSAA State Finals today. Reifel totaled 416.95 points, with state champ Shelby Bartlett of Fishers totaling 458.55. MV's Sarah Barker also scored at the state meet, placing 12th.
Boys basketball
Mt. Vernon fell 61-45 to Lawrence Central in a Saturday-afternoon road game. With his future college coach, Tom Crean, in the house, LC's Jeremy Hollowell scored 28 points. C.J. Coleman had 21 for the Marauders.
The loss puts MV's record at 12-5 and snaps a six-game winning streak that was punctuated with an impressive 15-point victory over Warren Central earlier this week. LC is 13-5 on the year.
The Marauders' next game is Friday vs. New Palestine, which you can hear LIVE at HancockCountySports.com!
Wrestling
7 Hancock County wrestlers: four from Greenfield-Central and three from New Palestine, will wrestle in next week's State Finals at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
The State Finals prelims are Friday, with the round of 8 wrestling down to the state title matches on Saturday.
Greenfield-Central's Josh Farrell (138) won the semistate title, defeating Perry Meridian's Nick Bova in the title match. Farrell is 36-3 and will have one of the four top seeds at the State Finals next week.
G-C's Ian Early (195) and Austin Gearlds (220) finished second in their weight classes. The Cougars' Sam Locke won third place at 126.
New Palestine advanced three wrestlers. Tommy Cash (106) suffered his first loss of the season -- to unbeaten Nathan Boston of Lawrence North by a 1-0 score on an escape late in the second period. Cash is the semistate runner-up and will take a 42-1 record to Bankers Life Fieldhouse next week. Taylor Fee (113) finished fourth in his weight class. Connor Robinson (160) placed third.
Undefeated New Palestine 106-pounder Tommy Cash will wrestle for the semistate title. Taylor Fee (113) and Connor Robinson (160) are wrestling in the consolation matches.
Swimming
Mt. Vernon's Lauren Reifel placed sixth in diving at the IHSAA State Finals today. Reifel totaled 416.95 points, with state champ Shelby Bartlett of Fishers totaling 458.55. MV's Sarah Barker also scored at the state meet, placing 12th.
Friday, February 10, 2012
Semifinals: Marauders in sectional final, Dragons fall in 4th
Mt. Vernon is one game away from its second straight sectional title -- and the fourth under coach Julie Shelton -- after a blowout victory over Howe in tonight's semifinal at Arlington.
Meanwhile, New Palestine saw its season end after losing an 11-point second-half lead and falling to Franklin 60-52 in the 4A semifinal at Franklin.
The Marauders were never challenged in their game against Howe, leading 32-0 after a quarter and allowing just one point in the first half. MV, ranked No. 2 in Class 3A, improved to 19-5 with the victory and advanced to Saturday night's sectional championship against the Chatard Trojans, who beat Guerin Catholic 66-59 in the second game at Arlington.
Chris Lambert and Andrew Smith will have the broadcast at 6:35 p.m. Saturday from Arlington High School, live at HancockCountySports.com.
Thanks for listening tonight as the New Palestine Dragons played a tremendous first three quarters in building a 44-33 lead late in the third, but Franklin went on a 17-3 run to take the lead and salted a 60-52 victory away at the foul line.
The Dragons had three players in double-figures and held Franklin to below 30 percent shooting, but the Grizzly Cubs' 24 offensive boards and 20 Dragon turnovers -- several in the second half -- ended up turning the tide.
Shelby Parmer scored 24 points for Franklin. Bethany Murrell (20), Tori Stephenson (16) and Emily Curry (10) all scored in double-figures for the Dragons. Abby Seifert had 13 rebounds as the six Dragon seniors -- Murrell, Stephenson, Curry, Seifert, Kyleigh Smock and Lauren Tieman -- finished their careers at New Palestine. The Dragons finished the season 11-11.
Franklin moves on to face Greenwood in Saturday's sectional title game at Franklin.
Meanwhile, New Palestine saw its season end after losing an 11-point second-half lead and falling to Franklin 60-52 in the 4A semifinal at Franklin.
The Marauders were never challenged in their game against Howe, leading 32-0 after a quarter and allowing just one point in the first half. MV, ranked No. 2 in Class 3A, improved to 19-5 with the victory and advanced to Saturday night's sectional championship against the Chatard Trojans, who beat Guerin Catholic 66-59 in the second game at Arlington.
Chris Lambert and Andrew Smith will have the broadcast at 6:35 p.m. Saturday from Arlington High School, live at HancockCountySports.com.
Thanks for listening tonight as the New Palestine Dragons played a tremendous first three quarters in building a 44-33 lead late in the third, but Franklin went on a 17-3 run to take the lead and salted a 60-52 victory away at the foul line.
The Dragons had three players in double-figures and held Franklin to below 30 percent shooting, but the Grizzly Cubs' 24 offensive boards and 20 Dragon turnovers -- several in the second half -- ended up turning the tide.
Shelby Parmer scored 24 points for Franklin. Bethany Murrell (20), Tori Stephenson (16) and Emily Curry (10) all scored in double-figures for the Dragons. Abby Seifert had 13 rebounds as the six Dragon seniors -- Murrell, Stephenson, Curry, Seifert, Kyleigh Smock and Lauren Tieman -- finished their careers at New Palestine. The Dragons finished the season 11-11.
Franklin moves on to face Greenwood in Saturday's sectional title game at Franklin.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Thursday hoops: Dragons, Cougars win; Royals fall
24 hours earlier than normal, we had a big night of hoops across the state and in Hancock County tonight.
New Palestine and Greenfield-Central both won, while Eastern Hancock dropped a 52-45 decision to Triton Central in the game we broadcast at HancockCountySports.com.
This weekend, the girls take center stage. We'll broadcast New Palestine vs. Franklin at 7:15 p.m. Friday at HancockCountySports.com. We will also broadcast a sectional championship game Saturday night.
Let's look back at Thursday's games:
New Palestine 54, Franklin 39: The Dragons took the lead with 15-7 second quarter that put them ahead by five at halftime, then outscored the Grizzly Cubs 17-9 in the fourth quarter to pull away for a big road victory.
Junior Michael Morris continues to lead the Dragons, tonight scoring 15 points and grabbing four boards. He hit 6-of-13 from the floor. Reid Clark had a double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds. He hit 5-of-6 from the floor and his only free throw attempt. Josh Penley added nine points on 4-of-5 shooting to go along with four assists. Brandon Collins had seven points, four assists and five steals.
The Dragons hit 48 percent from the floor. Franklin shot 41 percent.
The Dragons are now 12-5. They next play at home Tuesday against Westfield, then travel to Mt. Vernon next Friday 2/17 in a game we'll broadcast at HancockCountySports.com.
Greenfield-Central 46, Knightstown 44: Jordan Keener hit a long 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the Cougars their second victory of the year.
Keener had 19 points, including the NBA-range shot at the buzzer, to lead the Cougars, who trailed by eight points in the fourth quarter. Mason Irbe had eight points and Grant Wolfe six for the Cougars. Anthony Peck led Knightstown with 18.
The Cougars next play Friday 2/17 at Rushville in the first half of a double-weekend which includes a Saturday home game against Cambridge City Lincoln.
Triton Central 52, Eastern Hancock 45: The Royals held TC without a field goal for the first 7:15, but the Tigers rallied, using a 14-6 second quarter to take a 20-18 halftime lead, then pulling away led by center Luke Stephenson, who scored eight fourth-quarter points. TC opened the fourth with a 10-4 spurt, and its lead vacillated between three and five points for much of the final quarter before hitting free throws at the end.
Austin Pitman led TC with 14 points. Stephenson had eight in the fourth quarter, and two other Tigers scored in double-figures as TC improved to 7-9 on the year.
Guard Victor Vincz had a strong offensive game for the Royals, scoring 19 points. Senior Jared Pyle scored 13 points for EH (9-8).
The Royals are next in action Tuesday at Alexandria.
Mt. Vernon was idle, but next plays at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Lawrence Central. The Bears beat Warren Central 59-56 on a last-second 3 from IU recruit Jeremy Hollowell. MV beat Warren 62-47 on Monday.
New Palestine and Greenfield-Central both won, while Eastern Hancock dropped a 52-45 decision to Triton Central in the game we broadcast at HancockCountySports.com.
This weekend, the girls take center stage. We'll broadcast New Palestine vs. Franklin at 7:15 p.m. Friday at HancockCountySports.com. We will also broadcast a sectional championship game Saturday night.
Let's look back at Thursday's games:
New Palestine 54, Franklin 39: The Dragons took the lead with 15-7 second quarter that put them ahead by five at halftime, then outscored the Grizzly Cubs 17-9 in the fourth quarter to pull away for a big road victory.
Junior Michael Morris continues to lead the Dragons, tonight scoring 15 points and grabbing four boards. He hit 6-of-13 from the floor. Reid Clark had a double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds. He hit 5-of-6 from the floor and his only free throw attempt. Josh Penley added nine points on 4-of-5 shooting to go along with four assists. Brandon Collins had seven points, four assists and five steals.
The Dragons hit 48 percent from the floor. Franklin shot 41 percent.
The Dragons are now 12-5. They next play at home Tuesday against Westfield, then travel to Mt. Vernon next Friday 2/17 in a game we'll broadcast at HancockCountySports.com.
Greenfield-Central 46, Knightstown 44: Jordan Keener hit a long 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the Cougars their second victory of the year.
Keener had 19 points, including the NBA-range shot at the buzzer, to lead the Cougars, who trailed by eight points in the fourth quarter. Mason Irbe had eight points and Grant Wolfe six for the Cougars. Anthony Peck led Knightstown with 18.
The Cougars next play Friday 2/17 at Rushville in the first half of a double-weekend which includes a Saturday home game against Cambridge City Lincoln.
Triton Central 52, Eastern Hancock 45: The Royals held TC without a field goal for the first 7:15, but the Tigers rallied, using a 14-6 second quarter to take a 20-18 halftime lead, then pulling away led by center Luke Stephenson, who scored eight fourth-quarter points. TC opened the fourth with a 10-4 spurt, and its lead vacillated between three and five points for much of the final quarter before hitting free throws at the end.
Austin Pitman led TC with 14 points. Stephenson had eight in the fourth quarter, and two other Tigers scored in double-figures as TC improved to 7-9 on the year.
Guard Victor Vincz had a strong offensive game for the Royals, scoring 19 points. Senior Jared Pyle scored 13 points for EH (9-8).
The Royals are next in action Tuesday at Alexandria.
Mt. Vernon was idle, but next plays at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Lawrence Central. The Bears beat Warren Central 59-56 on a last-second 3 from IU recruit Jeremy Hollowell. MV beat Warren 62-47 on Monday.
Gymnastics: New Palestine wins
The New Palestine gymnastics
team won a three-way meet Wednesday against Hagerstown and Muncie South. The
Dragons scored 96.2 to edge Hagerstown (94.725). Muncie South was third with
70.65.
Kenzi Hoffman led the Dragons
with first-place finishes on vault (9.0) and floor exercise (9.1). She was also
second on uneven bars (8.3), third on balance beam (7.8) and second in the
all-around (34.2).
Other strong performances
came from Jessica Marshall, who was second on beam and fourth on both vault and
floor. Shelly Huesman was third on bars. Ciarra Hough was third on floor, fifth
on vault and sixth on bars.
Julie Hilton was also fourth on vault and eighth on floor
exercise. Maddie Wallace was eighth on the vault. Kylie Zehner was eighth on the
balance beam. Savannah Eldridge was eighth on bars and eighth in the all-around.
The Dragons will travel to
Bloominton North High School Saturday to compete in the Valentine's
Invitational.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Sectional broadcasts
Friday night, we will be broadcasting the New Palestine vs. Franklin sectional semifinal game at HancockCountySports.com. The Dragons are 11-10, the Grizzly Cubs 10-9. The two teams played a down-to-the-wire 47-44 game on Dec. 30, in which Franklin prevailed. NP advanced with a 45-41 victory over Whiteland on Tuesday.
We will also be endeavoring to provide updates from the Mt. Vernon-Howe game.
On Saturday, we will broadcast either Mt. Vernon or New Palestine, and we will announce the game we plan to broadcast upon completion of Friday's semifinals. If both MV and NP are playing, we will have continual score updates from both sites.
Also, don't forget that on Thursday, we'll broadcast boys hoops as Triton Central visits Eastern Hancock. Join Andrew & Chris at 7:10 p.m. for the broadcast at HancockCountySports.com!
We will also be endeavoring to provide updates from the Mt. Vernon-Howe game.
On Saturday, we will broadcast either Mt. Vernon or New Palestine, and we will announce the game we plan to broadcast upon completion of Friday's semifinals. If both MV and NP are playing, we will have continual score updates from both sites.
Also, don't forget that on Thursday, we'll broadcast boys hoops as Triton Central visits Eastern Hancock. Join Andrew & Chris at 7:10 p.m. for the broadcast at HancockCountySports.com!
Tuesday night: Marauders & Dragons move on
All four Hancock County teams were in action to open sectional play tonight.
Mt. Vernon and New Palestine moved on to the semifinals with victories, while Eastern Hancock and Greenfield-Central fell in their opening-round contests.
First, let's look at the wins:
Mt. Vernon 57, Brebeuf 28: The Marauders used their powerful inside game to build a big lead and win their first-round sectional contest. Erica Moore had 15 points to lead three Marauders in double-figures. Anna Olson had a strong game inside with 13 points. Guard Jessica Brown added 11.
MV used its patented runs to pull away quickly. The Marauders scored the game's first 17 points, and then went on a 17-1 run in the second half. MV held Brebeuf without a field goal for the game's first 12 minutes, during which the Marauders built up a 21-7 edge. It was 30-16 at halftime, with Moore scoring all 15 of her points in the opening half. MV outscored Brebeuf 15-0 in the third quarter to go up 45-16 at the end of three.
However, the game might have been costly for the Marauders, as 6-foot-2 center Makenzi Reasor appeared to suffer an injury due to contact with the head late in the first quarter and did not play the rest of the game.
MV is now 18-5 on the year and faces Howe in Friday's semifinal round at 6 p.m.. Guerin Catholic and Chatard will play the second semi at Arlington.
New Palestine 45, Whiteland 41: The Dragons took the lead early in the second with a 10-0 run that put them up 15-7, and pushed it as high as double-digits on several occasions. A late Whiteland push cut the lead, but the four-point final margin was as close as the Warriors got from the early moments of the second quarter on.
Senior Bethany Murrell scored 18 points and added nine rebounds and four steals for the Dragons. NP shot 48 percent in the second half to pull away after leading 19-14 at halftime. NP led 31-21 after three quarters. Senior guard Tori Stephenson added eight points. Abby Seifert had six points and nine rebounds. Lauren Tieman had six points and six boards.
The Dragons' rebounding prowess helped them grab 17 offensive boards and outrebound Whiteland 38-23.
Interestingly, the Dragons won despite not hitting a 3-pointer -- they went 0-for-8 from beyond the arc in the game. The Dragons had been very strong from the 3-point arc in the latter stages of the season.
Now 11-10, NP has won five of six games. The Dragons will play host Franklin at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the game that will be broadcast by HancockCountySports.com. Join Chris Lambert and Greg Elkins at approximately 7:15 p.m. for the call. Center Grove will face Greenwood in the first semifinal.
Pendleton Heights 55, Greenfield-Central 45: PH used a 9-point run late in the third quarter to take a 39-31 lead, then held the Cougars at bay in the fourth to move on. Kenzie Gustin led PH with 23 points.
LaRae Cruz led G-C with 12 points.
The Cougars finish their season with a 13-8 record. PH moves on to face Richmond in the first semifinal at G-C on Friday night. Anderson will meet New Castle in the other semi.
Hagerstown 53, Eastern Hancock 22: The Tigers have been one of 2A's top teams all season, and clinched their 20th victory with the win. The Royals had a breakout year finish at 12-9 under first-year coach Jeremy Powers. Hagerstown is now 20-2.
Local sectional pairings
Class 4A sectional at Franklin
Tuesday, Feb. 7
Center Grove 40, Franklin Central 38
New Palestine 45, Whiteland 41
Friday, Feb. 10
Greenwood (18-2) vs. Center Grove (9-12), 6 p.m.
Franklin (11-9) vs. New Palestine (11-10), 7:30 p.m. (LIVE BROADCAST)
Saturday, Feb. 11
Championship, 7:30 p.m.
Winner goes to: Bedford North Lawrence regional (pairings: winners at Evansville Central vs. Seymour; winners at Franklin vs. Columbus North). Regional games 2/18 at 10/12, championship at 8
Class 3A sectional at Arlington
Tuesday, Feb. 7
Mt. Vernon 57, Brebeuf 28
Chatard advances via forfeit over Arlington
Friday, Feb. 10
Howe (5-14) vs. Mt. Vernon (18-5), 6 p.m.
Guerin Catholic (16-7) vs. Chatard (9-12), 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 11
Championship, 7 p.m.
Winner goes to: Lebanon regional (pairings: winners at Western Boone vs. Arlington; winners at Owen Valley vs. Beech Grove). Regional games 2/18 at 10/12, championship at 7
Class 4A sectional at Greenfield-Central
Tuesday, Feb. 7
Pendleton Heights 55, Greenfield-Central 45
Anderson 50, Connersville 46
Friday, Feb. 10
Richmond (13-7) vs. Pendleton Heights (15-7), 6 p.m.
New Castle (5-15) vs. Anderson (17-5), 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 11
Championship, 7:30 p.m.
Winner goes to: Decatur Central regional (pairings: winners at Ben Davis vs. Warren Central; winners at Terre Haute North vs. Greenfield-Central). Regional games 2/18 at 10/12, championship at 7
Class 2A sectional at Cambridge City Lincoln
Tuesday, Feb. 7
Hagerstown 53, Eastern Hancock 22
Wednesday, Feb. 8Centerville (14-6) vs. Cambridge City Lincoln (8-11), 6 p.m.
Knightstown (14-6) vs. Union County (4-16), 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 10
Northeastern (7-12) vs. Hagerstown (20-2), 6 p.m.
Wednesday winners, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 11
Championship, 7:30 p.m.
Winner goes to: Speedway regional (pairings: winners at Attucks vs. Broad Ripple; winners at Cascade vs. Cambridge City Lincoln). Regional games 2/18 at 10/12, championship 8
Mt. Vernon and New Palestine moved on to the semifinals with victories, while Eastern Hancock and Greenfield-Central fell in their opening-round contests.
First, let's look at the wins:
Mt. Vernon 57, Brebeuf 28: The Marauders used their powerful inside game to build a big lead and win their first-round sectional contest. Erica Moore had 15 points to lead three Marauders in double-figures. Anna Olson had a strong game inside with 13 points. Guard Jessica Brown added 11.
MV used its patented runs to pull away quickly. The Marauders scored the game's first 17 points, and then went on a 17-1 run in the second half. MV held Brebeuf without a field goal for the game's first 12 minutes, during which the Marauders built up a 21-7 edge. It was 30-16 at halftime, with Moore scoring all 15 of her points in the opening half. MV outscored Brebeuf 15-0 in the third quarter to go up 45-16 at the end of three.
However, the game might have been costly for the Marauders, as 6-foot-2 center Makenzi Reasor appeared to suffer an injury due to contact with the head late in the first quarter and did not play the rest of the game.
MV is now 18-5 on the year and faces Howe in Friday's semifinal round at 6 p.m.. Guerin Catholic and Chatard will play the second semi at Arlington.
New Palestine 45, Whiteland 41: The Dragons took the lead early in the second with a 10-0 run that put them up 15-7, and pushed it as high as double-digits on several occasions. A late Whiteland push cut the lead, but the four-point final margin was as close as the Warriors got from the early moments of the second quarter on.
Senior Bethany Murrell scored 18 points and added nine rebounds and four steals for the Dragons. NP shot 48 percent in the second half to pull away after leading 19-14 at halftime. NP led 31-21 after three quarters. Senior guard Tori Stephenson added eight points. Abby Seifert had six points and nine rebounds. Lauren Tieman had six points and six boards.
The Dragons' rebounding prowess helped them grab 17 offensive boards and outrebound Whiteland 38-23.
Interestingly, the Dragons won despite not hitting a 3-pointer -- they went 0-for-8 from beyond the arc in the game. The Dragons had been very strong from the 3-point arc in the latter stages of the season.
Now 11-10, NP has won five of six games. The Dragons will play host Franklin at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the game that will be broadcast by HancockCountySports.com. Join Chris Lambert and Greg Elkins at approximately 7:15 p.m. for the call. Center Grove will face Greenwood in the first semifinal.
Pendleton Heights 55, Greenfield-Central 45: PH used a 9-point run late in the third quarter to take a 39-31 lead, then held the Cougars at bay in the fourth to move on. Kenzie Gustin led PH with 23 points.
LaRae Cruz led G-C with 12 points.
The Cougars finish their season with a 13-8 record. PH moves on to face Richmond in the first semifinal at G-C on Friday night. Anderson will meet New Castle in the other semi.
Hagerstown 53, Eastern Hancock 22: The Tigers have been one of 2A's top teams all season, and clinched their 20th victory with the win. The Royals had a breakout year finish at 12-9 under first-year coach Jeremy Powers. Hagerstown is now 20-2.
Local sectional pairings
Class 4A sectional at Franklin
Tuesday, Feb. 7
Center Grove 40, Franklin Central 38
New Palestine 45, Whiteland 41
Friday, Feb. 10
Greenwood (18-2) vs. Center Grove (9-12), 6 p.m.
Franklin (11-9) vs. New Palestine (11-10), 7:30 p.m. (LIVE BROADCAST)
Saturday, Feb. 11
Championship, 7:30 p.m.
Winner goes to: Bedford North Lawrence regional (pairings: winners at Evansville Central vs. Seymour; winners at Franklin vs. Columbus North). Regional games 2/18 at 10/12, championship at 8
Class 3A sectional at Arlington
Tuesday, Feb. 7
Mt. Vernon 57, Brebeuf 28
Chatard advances via forfeit over Arlington
Friday, Feb. 10
Howe (5-14) vs. Mt. Vernon (18-5), 6 p.m.
Guerin Catholic (16-7) vs. Chatard (9-12), 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 11
Championship, 7 p.m.
Winner goes to: Lebanon regional (pairings: winners at Western Boone vs. Arlington; winners at Owen Valley vs. Beech Grove). Regional games 2/18 at 10/12, championship at 7
Class 4A sectional at Greenfield-Central
Tuesday, Feb. 7
Pendleton Heights 55, Greenfield-Central 45
Anderson 50, Connersville 46
Friday, Feb. 10
Richmond (13-7) vs. Pendleton Heights (15-7), 6 p.m.
New Castle (5-15) vs. Anderson (17-5), 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 11
Championship, 7:30 p.m.
Winner goes to: Decatur Central regional (pairings: winners at Ben Davis vs. Warren Central; winners at Terre Haute North vs. Greenfield-Central). Regional games 2/18 at 10/12, championship at 7
Class 2A sectional at Cambridge City Lincoln
Tuesday, Feb. 7
Hagerstown 53, Eastern Hancock 22
Wednesday, Feb. 8Centerville (14-6) vs. Cambridge City Lincoln (8-11), 6 p.m.
Knightstown (14-6) vs. Union County (4-16), 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 10
Northeastern (7-12) vs. Hagerstown (20-2), 6 p.m.
Wednesday winners, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 11
Championship, 7:30 p.m.
Winner goes to: Speedway regional (pairings: winners at Attucks vs. Broad Ripple; winners at Cascade vs. Cambridge City Lincoln). Regional games 2/18 at 10/12, championship 8
Monday, February 6, 2012
Marauders upend #8 Warren Central
Mt. Vernon had an impressive 62-47 victory over 4A #8 Warren Central tonight, as the Marauders got an early lead and took advantage of Warren's foul trouble to pull ahead in the second quarter.
MV then never looked back, maintaining a lead that was in double-digits for much of the second half, and responding to Warren Central's best run midway through the third quarter -- one that cut a Marauder lead to 6 -- with an 8-2 spurt of their own to go back up by double-digits.
The Marauders then salted things away at the free throw line -- matter of fact, MV only hit one field goal in the fourth quarter, a 3-pointer by Alex Payne from the top of the key, but outscored the Warriors 23-16 thanks to 20-of-24 FT shooting in the final eight minutes.
C.J. Coleman led the Marauders with 18 points, including 9-of-11 from the line. Anthony Burnett hit 13-of-14 from the stripe -- including his last 13 -- and scored 17 points. Payne & Dan Werner scored eight each -- Werner with six first-quarter points to kick-start the Marauders. Payne had six in the fourth quarter.
MV hit 32-of-39 from the line. Warren Central outscored the Marauders 38-30 from the field -- MV hit 13 field goals, four of them 3s, while WC hit 17 shots, including four 3s -- but the Marauders had a decided free throw edge. WC was 9-of-16.
The Warriors -- who were playing their third game in four days -- fell to 12-5 on the season. MV, which won its sixth straight, is now 12-4.
Both teams play at Lawrence Central next. The Marauders' tilt will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
The other 3 Hancock County teams will next be in action Thursday. Greenfield-Central hosts Knightstown, New Palestine travels to Franklin and Eastern Hancock will host Triton Central. We will have the EH-TC game at HancockCountySports.com!
MV then never looked back, maintaining a lead that was in double-digits for much of the second half, and responding to Warren Central's best run midway through the third quarter -- one that cut a Marauder lead to 6 -- with an 8-2 spurt of their own to go back up by double-digits.
The Marauders then salted things away at the free throw line -- matter of fact, MV only hit one field goal in the fourth quarter, a 3-pointer by Alex Payne from the top of the key, but outscored the Warriors 23-16 thanks to 20-of-24 FT shooting in the final eight minutes.
C.J. Coleman led the Marauders with 18 points, including 9-of-11 from the line. Anthony Burnett hit 13-of-14 from the stripe -- including his last 13 -- and scored 17 points. Payne & Dan Werner scored eight each -- Werner with six first-quarter points to kick-start the Marauders. Payne had six in the fourth quarter.
MV hit 32-of-39 from the line. Warren Central outscored the Marauders 38-30 from the field -- MV hit 13 field goals, four of them 3s, while WC hit 17 shots, including four 3s -- but the Marauders had a decided free throw edge. WC was 9-of-16.
The Warriors -- who were playing their third game in four days -- fell to 12-5 on the season. MV, which won its sixth straight, is now 12-4.
Both teams play at Lawrence Central next. The Marauders' tilt will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
The other 3 Hancock County teams will next be in action Thursday. Greenfield-Central hosts Knightstown, New Palestine travels to Franklin and Eastern Hancock will host Triton Central. We will have the EH-TC game at HancockCountySports.com!
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Girls sectional week: Change in MV's sectional
It's girls basketball sectional week, and all four Hancock County schools will be in action Tuesday night as things begin.
We will begin our broadcasts in the semifinal round. Follow us on Twitter for live updates from Tuesday's first-round games.
There has been one schedule change in the Arlington sectional, as the Mt. Vernon Marauders will play Brebeuf at 7 p.m. Tuesday, rather than the originally-scheduled 6 p.m.
Arlington -- which was scheduled to play Chatard in the second game that evening -- will have to forfeit its game because of a lack of available players, due to suspensions from its final regular-season game. So, the start time of the Marauders' game was pushed back an hour as it will be the only game played at Arlington that night. The winner will face Howe on Friday.
For the first time in history, the four Hancock County schools will be divided amongst four sectionals. So, here are the pairings.
Class 4A sectional at Greenfield-Central
Tuesday, Feb. 7
Pendleton Hts. (14-7) vs. Greenfield-C. (13-7), 6 p.m.
Anderson (16-5) vs. Connersville (14-7), 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 10
Richmond (13-7) vs. PH/G-C winner, 6 p.m.
New Castle (5-15) vs. Anderson/Connersville winner, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 11
Championship, 7:30 p.m.
Winner goes to: Decatur Central regional (pairings: winners at Ben Davis vs. Warren Central; winners at Terre Haute North vs. Greenfield-Central). Regional games 2/18 at 10/12, championship at 7
Class 4A sectional at Franklin
Tuesday, Feb. 7
Franklin Central (11-9) vs. Center Grove (8-12), 6 p.m.
New Palestine (10-10) vs. Whiteland (6-15), 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 10
Greenwood (18-2) vs. FC/CG winner, 6 p.m.
Franklin (11-9) vs. NP/Whiteland winner, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 11
Championship, 7:30 p.m.
Winner goes to: Bedford North Lawrence regional (pairings: winners at Evansville Central vs. Seymour; winners at Franklin vs. Columbus North). Regional games 2/18 at 10/12, championship at 8
Class 3A sectional at Arlington
Tuesday, Feb. 7
Brebeuf (7-13) vs. #2 Mt. Vernon (17-5), 7 p.m.
Chatard (9-12) advances via forfeit over Arlington (1-18)
Friday, Feb. 10
Howe (5-14) vs. Brebeuf/MV winner, 6 p.m.
Guerin Catholic (16-7) vs. Chatard (9-12), 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 11
Championship, 7 p.m.
Winner goes to: Lebanon regional (pairings: winners at Western Boone vs. Arlington; winners at Owen Valley vs. Beech Grove). Regional games 2/18 at 10/12, championship at 7
Class 2A sectional at Cambridge City Lincoln
Tuesday, Feb. 7
Eastern Hancock (12-8) vs. Hagerstown (19-2), 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 8
Centerville (14-6) vs. Cambridge City Lincoln (8-11), 6 p.m.
Knightstown (14-6) vs. Union County (4-16), 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 10
Northeastern (7-12) vs. EH-Hagerstown winner, 6 p.m.
Wednesday winners, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 11
Championship, 7:30 p.m.
Winner goes to: Speedway regional (pairings: winners at Attucks vs. Broad Ripple; winners at Cascade vs. Cambridge City Lincoln). Regional games 2/18 at 10/12, championship 8
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Saturday tourney wrap: MV wins swim sectional
Mt. Vernon won the New Palestine girls swim sectional, nipping Connersville 354-352 in the team score. Richmond (315) was one point ahead of the host Dragons for third place. Greenfield-Central was sixth with 263 points, Eastern Hancock ninth with 55 points.
MV winners were the 200 medley relay team of Jessica Hantz, Ellen Werner, Madeline Powell and Jessica Blackburn (1:56.53) and Lauren Reifel in diving (456.10).
Emily Trimpe was NP's lone sectional champion, finishing the 100 breaststroke in 1:09.54.
G-C had three individual sectional champions: Carly Fernandes in the 200 IM (2:14.81) and 100 backstroke (1:00.13) and Taylor Johnson in the 100 butterfly (1:00.30).
The individual sectional champions move on to next weekend's State Finals at the Indiana University Natatorium at IUPUI, The top divers move on to the diving regional in mid-week.
Several local swimmers had top-three finishes. For Mt. Vernon, Werner in the 100 breaststroke, Powell in the 100 butterfly finished second. Third-place finishes went to Powell in the 100 backstroke, Blackburn in the 100 freestyle and the 200 free relay team of Powell, Hantz, Eve Gonzales and Blackburn.
For NP, runners-up were Erin Trimpe in the 500 freestyle, Emily Trimpe in the 200 freestyle and the 200 free relay team of Emily Trimpe, Jordan Rogers, Karen Emminger and Olivia Ayer.
G-C's runner-up was Johnson in the 50 freestyle. The 200 medley relay team of Fernandes, Taylor Cermak, Johnson and Bethany Weldon finished third.
Full results
Wrestling
New Palestine advanced eight wrestlers and Greenfield-Central seven from the Perry Meridian wrestling regional Saturday.
Three of the county wrestlers will move on to the New Castle as regional champions. NP's Tommy Cash improved to 39-0 with three victories at 106, including a 7-3 decision over Ben Davis' C.J. Whitten in the championship match.
G-C had two regional champions: Josh Farrell (138), who defeated Perry Meridian's Nick Bova 9-4 in the title match to improve to 32-3. Also winning was Ian Early (195), who beat Warren Central's Dyrek Chowning 13-3 in the title match. Early is now 36-1.
Also moving on from NP were runner-up Taylor Fee at 113 (31-4), third-place finishers Robbie Elsea at 138 (35-6), Nick Ulrey at 145 (32-6), Connor Robinson at 160 (43-7) and Cameron Denney at 195 (29-12); and fourth-place finishers Rylan McCarty at 120 (21-13) and Brian Wagner at 170 (28-9).
Also moving on from G-C were runners-up Sam Locke at 126 (28-8), Dezmen McGinley at 170 (31-5) and Austin Gearlds at 220 (31-4), third-place finisher Austin Rose at 152 (28-7) and fourth-place finisher Tyler Beeson at 285 (21-12).
The top four wrestlers from each 16-wrestler bracket at the New Castle semistate next Saturday will move on to the State Finals at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
Regional brackets
MV winners were the 200 medley relay team of Jessica Hantz, Ellen Werner, Madeline Powell and Jessica Blackburn (1:56.53) and Lauren Reifel in diving (456.10).
Emily Trimpe was NP's lone sectional champion, finishing the 100 breaststroke in 1:09.54.
G-C had three individual sectional champions: Carly Fernandes in the 200 IM (2:14.81) and 100 backstroke (1:00.13) and Taylor Johnson in the 100 butterfly (1:00.30).
The individual sectional champions move on to next weekend's State Finals at the Indiana University Natatorium at IUPUI, The top divers move on to the diving regional in mid-week.
Several local swimmers had top-three finishes. For Mt. Vernon, Werner in the 100 breaststroke, Powell in the 100 butterfly finished second. Third-place finishes went to Powell in the 100 backstroke, Blackburn in the 100 freestyle and the 200 free relay team of Powell, Hantz, Eve Gonzales and Blackburn.
For NP, runners-up were Erin Trimpe in the 500 freestyle, Emily Trimpe in the 200 freestyle and the 200 free relay team of Emily Trimpe, Jordan Rogers, Karen Emminger and Olivia Ayer.
G-C's runner-up was Johnson in the 50 freestyle. The 200 medley relay team of Fernandes, Taylor Cermak, Johnson and Bethany Weldon finished third.
Full results
Wrestling
New Palestine advanced eight wrestlers and Greenfield-Central seven from the Perry Meridian wrestling regional Saturday.
Three of the county wrestlers will move on to the New Castle as regional champions. NP's Tommy Cash improved to 39-0 with three victories at 106, including a 7-3 decision over Ben Davis' C.J. Whitten in the championship match.
G-C had two regional champions: Josh Farrell (138), who defeated Perry Meridian's Nick Bova 9-4 in the title match to improve to 32-3. Also winning was Ian Early (195), who beat Warren Central's Dyrek Chowning 13-3 in the title match. Early is now 36-1.
Also moving on from NP were runner-up Taylor Fee at 113 (31-4), third-place finishers Robbie Elsea at 138 (35-6), Nick Ulrey at 145 (32-6), Connor Robinson at 160 (43-7) and Cameron Denney at 195 (29-12); and fourth-place finishers Rylan McCarty at 120 (21-13) and Brian Wagner at 170 (28-9).
Also moving on from G-C were runners-up Sam Locke at 126 (28-8), Dezmen McGinley at 170 (31-5) and Austin Gearlds at 220 (31-4), third-place finisher Austin Rose at 152 (28-7) and fourth-place finisher Tyler Beeson at 285 (21-12).
The top four wrestlers from each 16-wrestler bracket at the New Castle semistate next Saturday will move on to the State Finals at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
Regional brackets
Saturday hoops wrap: EH wins, NP falls at buzzer
It was a big night for the Eastern Hancock Royals as they pulled away to a 74-35 victory over Tri tonight on the road.
The Royals won their second straight game -- and the second in which they held an opponent to 35 points -- to improve to 9-7 on the year.
EH's next game is at home Thursday against Triton Central. You can listen to the game live at HancockCountySports.com!
Mooresville 65, New Palestine 63: In one of the area's marquee games tonight, the Dragons and Pioneers locked horns in a tussle that was decided at the buzzer.
NP trailed by double-digits after a quarter, and rallied from a 37-25 halftime deficit to cut the Pioneers' lead to two by the late stages of the third quarter. But the Pioneers managed to maintain the lead until the closing seconds. Trailing by eight in the final minute, NP hit a 3-pointer, forced a turnover, got a layup to Brandon Jonas to cut the deficit to three, then saw Mooresville miss both halves of a two-shot foul.
Ikerd drilled a 3 out of the left wing to tie the game with 7.3 seconds left. On the ensuing possession, Mooresville's Brandon Smalling threw up a 3-pointer, but drew contact and was awarded a 3-shot foul. He hit the first and third shots with no time on the clock to give the Pioneers the victory.
Josh Penley scored 16 points to lead the Dragons, and added six assists. Michael Morris recorded his third double-double of the year with 15 points and 10 rebounds, hitting 6-of-11 from the floor. Ikerd hit four second-half 3-pointers for 12 points, while Reid Clark had 11 points and six boards. Jonas added six points.
Mooresville was led by Smalling's 21 points, leading four Pioneers in double-figures.
NP shot 42 percent from the floor, but just 13-of-24 from the line. Mooresville hit 50 percent of its shots, and was 11-of-17 from the stripe.
NP fell to 11-5 with the loss. Mooresville is now 11-3. The Dragons next play Thursday at Franklin.
Greenwood 60, Greenfield-Central 37: Mason Irbe scored 11 points, Jordan Keener and Zach Batton six to lead the Cougars in a loss on the road.
The Woodmen had a double-digit lead at the half and extended it after the break. G-C is now 1-15 on the year and next plays Thursday against Knightstown.
Mt. Vernon was idle tonight, but plays Warren Central on Monday at home. You can listen to the game LIVE at HancockCountySports.com!
The Royals won their second straight game -- and the second in which they held an opponent to 35 points -- to improve to 9-7 on the year.
EH's next game is at home Thursday against Triton Central. You can listen to the game live at HancockCountySports.com!
Mooresville 65, New Palestine 63: In one of the area's marquee games tonight, the Dragons and Pioneers locked horns in a tussle that was decided at the buzzer.
NP trailed by double-digits after a quarter, and rallied from a 37-25 halftime deficit to cut the Pioneers' lead to two by the late stages of the third quarter. But the Pioneers managed to maintain the lead until the closing seconds. Trailing by eight in the final minute, NP hit a 3-pointer, forced a turnover, got a layup to Brandon Jonas to cut the deficit to three, then saw Mooresville miss both halves of a two-shot foul.
Ikerd drilled a 3 out of the left wing to tie the game with 7.3 seconds left. On the ensuing possession, Mooresville's Brandon Smalling threw up a 3-pointer, but drew contact and was awarded a 3-shot foul. He hit the first and third shots with no time on the clock to give the Pioneers the victory.
Josh Penley scored 16 points to lead the Dragons, and added six assists. Michael Morris recorded his third double-double of the year with 15 points and 10 rebounds, hitting 6-of-11 from the floor. Ikerd hit four second-half 3-pointers for 12 points, while Reid Clark had 11 points and six boards. Jonas added six points.
Mooresville was led by Smalling's 21 points, leading four Pioneers in double-figures.
NP shot 42 percent from the floor, but just 13-of-24 from the line. Mooresville hit 50 percent of its shots, and was 11-of-17 from the stripe.
NP fell to 11-5 with the loss. Mooresville is now 11-3. The Dragons next play Thursday at Franklin.
Greenwood 60, Greenfield-Central 37: Mason Irbe scored 11 points, Jordan Keener and Zach Batton six to lead the Cougars in a loss on the road.
The Woodmen had a double-digit lead at the half and extended it after the break. G-C is now 1-15 on the year and next plays Thursday against Knightstown.
Mt. Vernon was idle tonight, but plays Warren Central on Monday at home. You can listen to the game LIVE at HancockCountySports.com!
Friday, February 3, 2012
More hoops
We have a BIG schedule of games next week:
Monday: Warren Central at Mt. Vernon, including WC guard (and IU recruit) Devin Davis
Thursday: Triton Central at Eastern Hancock
Friday: Girls sectional semifinal, TBA
Saturday, Girls sectional final, TBA
Make sure to log on to HancockCountySports.com and listen!
Monday: Warren Central at Mt. Vernon, including WC guard (and IU recruit) Devin Davis
Thursday: Triton Central at Eastern Hancock
Friday: Girls sectional semifinal, TBA
Saturday, Girls sectional final, TBA
Make sure to log on to HancockCountySports.com and listen!
Friday wrap: Dragons win
Thanks for listening tonight as we broadcast 2 games -- NP vs. Shelbyville and MV vs. North Central. Both games featured second-half comebacks, a good one for the Dragons and a not-so-good result for the Marauders.
NP beat Shelbyville 72-51, but the Dragons trailed for much of the first half. Michael Morris led the Dragons with 23 points, including 14 in the second half and eight in a 10-0 run that opened the half and gave NP a 44-36 lead. Reid Clark had a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds, with seven in the third quarter. Josh Penley had 14 points, including five in the final minute of the first half that helped rally NP back from a 36-27 deficit. Penley's banked-in off-balance shot from a step inside half-court gave NP a big momentum boost for the second half, and the Dragons pulled away from there. They had several big runs, including 10-0 to start the third and 12-3 to start the fourth. NP is now 11-4/4-2.
In the other boys game, Greenfield-Central fell to Delta 66-39. Mason Irbe scored 12 points and Jordan Keener nine for the Cougars, who fell to 1-14 on the year and 1-5 in HHC play.
Pendleton Heights also clinched the HHC title with a victory over Yorktown. It's the Arabians' second straight title -- they shared it with Rushville last seaosn.
In girls basketball, Mt. Vernon led for much of the game, but eventually fell to North Central 42-38. Jessica Brown had 11 points in her final home game as a Marauder. Rachel Houck added nine. Anna Olson, Makenzi Reasor and Kelsie Owens were also all celebrated on Senior Night. MV is now 17-5, with two losses to teams who have been top-5 4A teams in the final week by a total of six points. The Marauders will likely open the state tournament ranked No. 2 or No. 3 in the 3A poll. They will face Brebeuf at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Arlington.
Eastern Hancock had a great experience at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, but the Royals fell to Triton Central 44-26. EH fell behind 25-11 at halftime. The Royals finish the regular season 12-8, and open sectional play at 7 p.m. Tuesday against Hagerstown at Cambridge City Lincoln.
NP beat Shelbyville 72-51, but the Dragons trailed for much of the first half. Michael Morris led the Dragons with 23 points, including 14 in the second half and eight in a 10-0 run that opened the half and gave NP a 44-36 lead. Reid Clark had a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds, with seven in the third quarter. Josh Penley had 14 points, including five in the final minute of the first half that helped rally NP back from a 36-27 deficit. Penley's banked-in off-balance shot from a step inside half-court gave NP a big momentum boost for the second half, and the Dragons pulled away from there. They had several big runs, including 10-0 to start the third and 12-3 to start the fourth. NP is now 11-4/4-2.
In the other boys game, Greenfield-Central fell to Delta 66-39. Mason Irbe scored 12 points and Jordan Keener nine for the Cougars, who fell to 1-14 on the year and 1-5 in HHC play.
Pendleton Heights also clinched the HHC title with a victory over Yorktown. It's the Arabians' second straight title -- they shared it with Rushville last seaosn.
In girls basketball, Mt. Vernon led for much of the game, but eventually fell to North Central 42-38. Jessica Brown had 11 points in her final home game as a Marauder. Rachel Houck added nine. Anna Olson, Makenzi Reasor and Kelsie Owens were also all celebrated on Senior Night. MV is now 17-5, with two losses to teams who have been top-5 4A teams in the final week by a total of six points. The Marauders will likely open the state tournament ranked No. 2 or No. 3 in the 3A poll. They will face Brebeuf at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Arlington.
Eastern Hancock had a great experience at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, but the Royals fell to Triton Central 44-26. EH fell behind 25-11 at halftime. The Royals finish the regular season 12-8, and open sectional play at 7 p.m. Tuesday against Hagerstown at Cambridge City Lincoln.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Weekend hoops
Friday night is going to be an exciting one in Hancock County. Four games, involving all four schools, with two being boys games and two being girls games.
It touches off an odd week of hoops, that will include a boys or a girls county game every night (except, of course, Sunday and next Wednesday) from tonight through the end of next weekend, and includes a Monday night and Saturday-afternoon boys game.
We'll also do something exciting -- split up our broadcast crew. Chris Lambert and Greg Elkins are headed to Mt. Vernon to call the Marauders' final girls game of the year against North Central. Andrew Smith will broadcast the New Palestine-Shelbyville boys game, a rematch of last year's sectional final. So, you have a choice of which game to listen to on Friday night!
FRIDAY
Boys games
Shelbyville (0-14) at New Palestine (10-4): Dragons are looking to get back on track after dropping three of their last four in January. Michael Morris had a strong game last time out vs. Yorktown, but the rest of the team struggled to shoot. Morris is one of the HHC's top scorers and is the top free throw shooter. Shelby had to replace all five starters from last year and doesn't have a senior in the starting five. Both teams like to push the ball, so expect a lot of points. Listen LIVE link here
Greenfield-Central (1-13) at Delta (9-6): Both teams have identical 1-4 HHC records, so this game will be big for placement in the conference. The Cougars had a good showing against Shelbyville in a victory two weeks ago, then struggled last week offensively in losses to Pendleton Heights and Eastern Hancock. Jordan Keener was a bright spot against EH, scoring 11 points.
Girls games
North Central (15-5) at 3A #1 Mt. Vernon (17-4): The Marauders are looking to bounce back from a tough 51-49 loss to 4A #4 Fort Wayne South on Tuesday, one in which MV came back from a double-digit deficit to tie the game in the late stages. It will be Senior Night for Makenzi Reasor, Jessica Brown, Anna Olson and Kelsie Owens, one of the most decorated classes in MV history. This game is also a rematch of MV's lone regular-season loss from a year ago. North Central is loaded, but recently snapped a three-game skid (against 4A powers Decatur Central, Lawrence North and Warren Central) with a victory over Kokomo on Tuesday. Listen LIVE link here
Eastern Hancock (12-7) vs. Triton Central (18-1), 5:30 p.m. at Bankers Life Fieldhouse: The Royals get to play downtown as the first part of a tripleheader. EH hits the tough part of its schedule at the end of the year, and this will be a good preparation for the first sectional game against 18-2 Hagerstown on Tuesday night. EH is a young team, with every rotation player being an underclassmen and most being either freshmen or sophomores, and has made huge strides this year. TC has been going through a banner year and is poised for a deep tourney run, led by senior guard Emily Alfrey and two solid freshmen in Natalie Stephenson and Samantha Dewey. Both teams will enjoy the game.
SATURDAY
Boys games
Mooresville (10-2) at New Palestine (10-4): Both teams will finish the weekend after playing conference foes the night before. The Pioneers have been strong under coach Bob Carter, led by senior Justin Kenney. This game is NP's Coaches vs. Cancer night, and includes a raffle that has -- among other things -- the rim broken by Boomer during the Dragons' game vs. Triton Central on Jan. 20.
Greenfield-Central (1-13) at Greenwood (1-13): A pair of teams looking to get on track at the end of the season meet up in Greenwood. Like NP-Mooresville, this HHC-Mid-State matchup will feature teams who had played a conference game the night before.
It touches off an odd week of hoops, that will include a boys or a girls county game every night (except, of course, Sunday and next Wednesday) from tonight through the end of next weekend, and includes a Monday night and Saturday-afternoon boys game.
We'll also do something exciting -- split up our broadcast crew. Chris Lambert and Greg Elkins are headed to Mt. Vernon to call the Marauders' final girls game of the year against North Central. Andrew Smith will broadcast the New Palestine-Shelbyville boys game, a rematch of last year's sectional final. So, you have a choice of which game to listen to on Friday night!
FRIDAY
Boys games
Shelbyville (0-14) at New Palestine (10-4): Dragons are looking to get back on track after dropping three of their last four in January. Michael Morris had a strong game last time out vs. Yorktown, but the rest of the team struggled to shoot. Morris is one of the HHC's top scorers and is the top free throw shooter. Shelby had to replace all five starters from last year and doesn't have a senior in the starting five. Both teams like to push the ball, so expect a lot of points. Listen LIVE link here
Greenfield-Central (1-13) at Delta (9-6): Both teams have identical 1-4 HHC records, so this game will be big for placement in the conference. The Cougars had a good showing against Shelbyville in a victory two weeks ago, then struggled last week offensively in losses to Pendleton Heights and Eastern Hancock. Jordan Keener was a bright spot against EH, scoring 11 points.
Girls games
North Central (15-5) at 3A #1 Mt. Vernon (17-4): The Marauders are looking to bounce back from a tough 51-49 loss to 4A #4 Fort Wayne South on Tuesday, one in which MV came back from a double-digit deficit to tie the game in the late stages. It will be Senior Night for Makenzi Reasor, Jessica Brown, Anna Olson and Kelsie Owens, one of the most decorated classes in MV history. This game is also a rematch of MV's lone regular-season loss from a year ago. North Central is loaded, but recently snapped a three-game skid (against 4A powers Decatur Central, Lawrence North and Warren Central) with a victory over Kokomo on Tuesday. Listen LIVE link here
Eastern Hancock (12-7) vs. Triton Central (18-1), 5:30 p.m. at Bankers Life Fieldhouse: The Royals get to play downtown as the first part of a tripleheader. EH hits the tough part of its schedule at the end of the year, and this will be a good preparation for the first sectional game against 18-2 Hagerstown on Tuesday night. EH is a young team, with every rotation player being an underclassmen and most being either freshmen or sophomores, and has made huge strides this year. TC has been going through a banner year and is poised for a deep tourney run, led by senior guard Emily Alfrey and two solid freshmen in Natalie Stephenson and Samantha Dewey. Both teams will enjoy the game.
SATURDAY
Boys games
Mooresville (10-2) at New Palestine (10-4): Both teams will finish the weekend after playing conference foes the night before. The Pioneers have been strong under coach Bob Carter, led by senior Justin Kenney. This game is NP's Coaches vs. Cancer night, and includes a raffle that has -- among other things -- the rim broken by Boomer during the Dragons' game vs. Triton Central on Jan. 20.
Greenfield-Central (1-13) at Greenwood (1-13): A pair of teams looking to get on track at the end of the season meet up in Greenwood. Like NP-Mooresville, this HHC-Mid-State matchup will feature teams who had played a conference game the night before.
Thursday wrap: G-C falls to Greenwood
Greenfield-Central's girls basketball team fell to Greenwood on Senior Night Thursday night by a 62-46 score.
The Woodmen used a 19-8 second quarter to build a 36-20 halftime lead. LaRae Cruz led the Cougars with 19 points, while Emily Koers added 11. Katie Peters and Shelby Davis scored six points each for G-C.
Deauna Evans led Greenwood with 16 points.
The Cougars finish the regular season 13-7 and will host Pendleton Heights at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the opening round of the Greenfield-Central sectional.
The Woodmen used a 19-8 second quarter to build a 36-20 halftime lead. LaRae Cruz led the Cougars with 19 points, while Emily Koers added 11. Katie Peters and Shelby Davis scored six points each for G-C.
Deauna Evans led Greenwood with 16 points.
The Cougars finish the regular season 13-7 and will host Pendleton Heights at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the opening round of the Greenfield-Central sectional.
College commitments
New Palestine released the following college commitments today. Any others we get, we will pass along:
4 New Palestine athletes have recently made college commitments and either have signed or will soon sign National Letters of Intent.
4 New Palestine athletes have recently made college commitments and either have signed or will soon sign National Letters of Intent.
DISMAN, COLLINS MAKE
COMMITMENTS
Several members of New
Palestine’s 11-1 football team are in the process of making commitments to play
college football. Two have recently committed to NCAA Division I Football
Championship Series colleges – lineman Mitch Disman (Indiana State) and wide receiver Brandon Collins (Butler).
“We
are proud of Mitch and Brandon as student athletes. They have pursued high goals
on and off the field. We are excited to see them continue playing football in
college while pursuing their degrees,” New Palestine coach Tim Able said.
Disman has signed a national
letter of intent to play at Indiana State. The Sycamores are a member of the
Missouri Valley Conference and compete at the NCAA Div. I Football Championship
Series level (formerly Div. I-AA). Disman stands 6-foot-6, 255 pounds and played
both offensive and defensive lines for three years for a Dragon team that has
won 20 consecutive Hoosier Heritage Conference games and back-to-back HHC
titles.
He was a key cog in an offense
that shattered the school’s passing records this season. On defense, he had 51
tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss and three sacks in 2011. New Palestine went 30-6 in his
three years as a starter and won one sectional and two conference titles. Disman
is a two-time All-HHC and All-Hancock County performer. Mitch plans to major in
accounting at ISU, where he will play for coach Trent Miles.
“Mitch
was a two time first team all-HHC player the Dragons,” Able said. “Mitch Disman
was our blindside tackle who protected our quarterback’s backside. He possessed
a unique blend of athletic abilities with his 6-foot-6 frame and outstanding
feet. With his versatility, Mitch could end up playing on the defensive or
offensive side of the ball in college.
He has to put on some weight to match the size of college linemen but
that will be no problem.”
Wide receiver Brandon Collins has
committed to play for the Butler Bulldogs. Butler is also a member of the Div. I FCS, but
is a non-scholarship program and competes in the Pioneer Football League.
Collins broke many of the school’s existing receiving records in a stellar
senior season, setting the school’s single-season and career receptions
records.
Collins set single-season records
with 60 catches and 923 yards. He also had 10 touchdown receptions this year,
second-most in school history to teammate Josh Penley. He also set a career
record with 76 total catches, and his 1,141 career yards are second in New
Palestine history. Collins is an All-HHC and All-Hancock County performer. Collins is also a key
player on the Dragons’ basketball team, which won a sectional championship in
2011. He was also named to both the Associated Press and Indiana Football
Coaches Association All-State teams as a senior. He will play for coach Jeff
Voris at Butler.
“Brandon was a pivotal
player in our passing game, pass defense and special teams,” Able said. “He was
named first team all HHC and 1st team 4A IFCA All
State. Brandon possessed great
leadership qualities that enhanced his value to our team’s success.”
NAPARIU COMMITS TO MARYLAND
New Palestine High
School senior Sonya Napariu has committed to compete in track
and field at the University of Maryland.
Napariu will compete for the Terrapins
and coach Andrew Valmon in 2012-13.
Competing in the shot put and discus,
Napariu has had a decorated career at NPHS, competing in the 2012 Indiana High
School Athletic Association State Finals in the discus. She is the defending
sectional, Hoosier Heritage Conference and Hancock County champion in both
events, and helped lead the New Palestine team to back-to-back HHC and Hancock
County championships. Sonya is also the school recordholder at NPHS in both
events.
She also won the shot put event at the
Midwest Meet of Champions in 2012.
Sonya has a 3.8 grade point average.
Sonya plans to major in business at
Maryland
SHEPLER-TUCKER TO PLAY SOCCER AT IUPUI
New Palestine High
School senior Kalli Shepler-Tucker has committed to play soccer at IUPUI.
A
versatile player, Shepler-Tucker scored 11 goals and had 11 assists for
the Dragons this past season, leading them to a 17-1-3 record and a
spot in the regional championship game, the team's first regional game
victory in school history.
During her career, the Dragons won four sectional championships and three Hoosier Heritage Conference championships.
As a senior, Shepler-Tucker had three multi-goal games and also had two three-assist games.
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