Mt. Vernon's boys basketball team emphatically extended its winning streak to three with a 67-21 victory over Knightstown on Thursday night.
MV set the tone early with defense, using four steals-turned-layups in the opening minutes to build an 11-2 lead and not looking back. MV also controlled the offensive glass in the victory. MV led 19-4 after a quarter and 37-11 at halftime. Sophomore guard C.J. Coleman had several of the early deflections and finished the game with 19 points. Junior guard Anthony Burnett added 13 points.
All five MV starters scored at least eight points, with Stephen Turner scoring 10 and Alex Payne and Dan Werner eight each. Freshman Zach Spears came off the bench to score seven points. Werner also played strong defense on Knightstown's Clay Ratliff, the Panthers' leading scorer coming into the night. Turner did the same against Knightstown's post players, denying the Panthers the opportunity to get the ball to their big men.
Dakota Smucker led Knightstown with six points. Ratliff scored five.
MV (9-4) is next in action Friday 1/27 at Connersville. Knightstown (1-10) will visit Shenandoah Friday.
Girls basketball
Eastern Hancock 52, Cowan 28: The Royals outscored Cowan 23-1 in the third quarter to pull away to the victory.
Hannah Best and Kristen Eischen each had 11 points to lead EH. Eischen also had seven boards. Alora Marshall had seven points and nine rebounds. Guard Kiersten Schrope also added seven points for EH.
The Royals are now 11-4, and host Waldron at 12:30 p.m. Saturday. The game will be a varsity-only contest.
New Palestine 57, Beech Grove 22: The Dragons used a
strong defensive effort, holding BG to 21 percent shooting and 25
turnovers in the contest and winning on Senior Night.
NP also had a big night from all six
seniors. Senior guard Kyleigh Smock scored a career-high 19 points,
hitting five 3-pointers. She added five rebounds. Lauren Tieman added 15
points and eight rebounds, as well as four steals. Tori Stephenson
added 12 points. Bethany Murrell had seven points, five rebounds, four
assists and three steals, while Abby Seifert had a game-high 10 boards.
Emily Curry had two points.
The Dragons scored a season-high 24
points in the third quarter, outscoring the Hornets 24-5 in the
penultimate eight minutes to take a 53-18 lead going into the final
quarter.
Swimming
Greenfield-Central's boys and girls swim teams both posted victories over Shelbyville on Thursday evening.
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Thursday, January 19, 2012
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
New Palestine wins 5th straight
The New Palestine basketball team trailed at halftime, but seized the lead in the third quarter and eventually pulled away to a 62-48 road victory over Beech Grove Wednesday night.
The victory was the Dragons' fifth straight, and their first since receiving votes in the AP Class 4A poll. The Dragons are now 6-1 on the season heading into the Dec. 27 Hancock County Tournament.
Reid Clark and Josh Penley helped the Dragons take the lead after Beech Grove led for much of the first half. Penley and Michael Morris combined for 16 points in the third quarter after scoring two between them in the first half, helping the Dragons turn a 19-17 deficit into a 39-30 lead. It would be cut to 39-38 when BG's Cody Utterback and Ronnie Dietz hit back-to-back 3-pointers to sandwich the quarter break, but the Dragons responded.
Justin Ikerd's 3-pointer -- the only one for the Dragons in the game -- helped the Dragons re-build a six-point edge and they pulled away from there. Clark scored 10 of his team-high 18 points in the fourth quarter. Penley added 17 points -- 10 in the third quarter, 15 in the second half -- to help lead a balanced attack. Penley also had four rebounds and three steals.
Clark had a double-double -- his second of the season -- by adding 13 rebounds to his 18 points. The Dragons outrebounded Beech Grove 36-20. He scored five straight points in the fourth quarter to help the Dragons pull out to a double-digit lead.
The Dragons had to rally from an early 11-4 deficit, as they scored nine straight points to take a brief lead in the second quarter before BG took the lead at halftime.
Morris added eight second-half points for the Dragons. Brandon Collins had seven points and five rebounds off the bench. Brandon Jonas also had five rebounds. The Dragons' defense held Beech Grove to 34 percent shooting. Zach Barkdull led the Hornets with 22 points and three assists. Ronnie Dietz had 12 points and nine rebounds.
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The next games for all of the county teams will be Dec. 27 in the county tournament. New Palestine (6-1) will host Greenfield-Central (0-7); while Eastern Hancock (5-3) will host Mt. Vernon (4-2) in the semifinal rounds, which will begin at 10 a.m. The girls games will follow each.
The boys championship and consolation games will be played at 6 p.m. that evening at Mt. Vernon. Listen to the title game live at HancockCountySports.com beginning at 5:40 p.m.
The victory was the Dragons' fifth straight, and their first since receiving votes in the AP Class 4A poll. The Dragons are now 6-1 on the season heading into the Dec. 27 Hancock County Tournament.
Reid Clark and Josh Penley helped the Dragons take the lead after Beech Grove led for much of the first half. Penley and Michael Morris combined for 16 points in the third quarter after scoring two between them in the first half, helping the Dragons turn a 19-17 deficit into a 39-30 lead. It would be cut to 39-38 when BG's Cody Utterback and Ronnie Dietz hit back-to-back 3-pointers to sandwich the quarter break, but the Dragons responded.
Justin Ikerd's 3-pointer -- the only one for the Dragons in the game -- helped the Dragons re-build a six-point edge and they pulled away from there. Clark scored 10 of his team-high 18 points in the fourth quarter. Penley added 17 points -- 10 in the third quarter, 15 in the second half -- to help lead a balanced attack. Penley also had four rebounds and three steals.
Clark had a double-double -- his second of the season -- by adding 13 rebounds to his 18 points. The Dragons outrebounded Beech Grove 36-20. He scored five straight points in the fourth quarter to help the Dragons pull out to a double-digit lead.
The Dragons had to rally from an early 11-4 deficit, as they scored nine straight points to take a brief lead in the second quarter before BG took the lead at halftime.
Morris added eight second-half points for the Dragons. Brandon Collins had seven points and five rebounds off the bench. Brandon Jonas also had five rebounds. The Dragons' defense held Beech Grove to 34 percent shooting. Zach Barkdull led the Hornets with 22 points and three assists. Ronnie Dietz had 12 points and nine rebounds.
Listen to the archive at HancockCountySports.com
The next games for all of the county teams will be Dec. 27 in the county tournament. New Palestine (6-1) will host Greenfield-Central (0-7); while Eastern Hancock (5-3) will host Mt. Vernon (4-2) in the semifinal rounds, which will begin at 10 a.m. The girls games will follow each.
The boys championship and consolation games will be played at 6 p.m. that evening at Mt. Vernon. Listen to the title game live at HancockCountySports.com beginning at 5:40 p.m.
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Tuesday wrap: Marauders fall to Anderson
Mt. Vernon ran into one of the state's highest-scoring teams in the Anderson Indians Tuesday evening.
The Marauders saw why. MV fell to the Indians 72-61, as Anderson scored 46 second-half points, including a 24-12 third-quarter run that gave the Indians a 50-41 edge going into the final eight minutes.
MV battled foul trouble for much of the second half, as well.
Ranked No. 1 in Class 3A, the Marauders are now 5-2. They will next play Saturday at home against Yorktown.
Swimming
The New Palestine swim teams continued a busy stretch of six meets in 13 days with a pair of three-way victories Tuesday at Beech Grove.
The Dragon girls scored 175 points to beat Beech Grove (50) and Tech (45). The Dragon boys outdistanced BG 147-135. Tech scored 34.
Winners for the Dragon girls included Emily Trimpe in the 200 freestyle and 100 breaststroke, swimming season-best times in each event, Erin Trimpe in the 200 IM and 500 freestyle, Karen Emminger in the 50 freestyle and 100 butterfly, Hannah Ayer in diving, Jordan Rogers in the 100 freestyle, Megan Prosser in the 100 backstroke with a season-best time, the 200 medley relay of Prosser, Addison Virt, Lily Horn and Olivia Ayer, the 200 freestyle relay of Emily Trimpe, Rogers, Emminger and Olivia Ayer, and the 400 freestyle relay of Rogers, Katie Mustard, Emminger and Emily Trimpe.
In the boys race, several swimmers swam "off" events and led victories. The Dragons got victories from Grant Gish in the 200 freestyle, Sam Baker in the 200 IM and 500 freestyle, Jake Greig in the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle with season-best times, Zach Nagel in diving, Luke Steigerwalt in the 100 backstroke, the 200 free relay of Greig, Gish, Baker and Jake Uppfalt and the 400 free relay of Greig, Gish, Steigerwalt and Baker.
Coming up
Listen to HancockCountySports.com Friday night for a basketball doubleheader: Greenfield-Central at New Palestine. Join Chris Lambert, Andrew Smith and Greg Elkins for the action beginning at 5:40 p.m. with the play-by-play of the girls game, with the boys to follow.
Next week, join us on Thursday, Dec. 15 for Mt. Vernon at New Palestine girls basketball, then on Friday, Dec. 16 for Knightstown at Eastern Hancock boys/girls basketball, all on HancockCountySports.com!
The Marauders saw why. MV fell to the Indians 72-61, as Anderson scored 46 second-half points, including a 24-12 third-quarter run that gave the Indians a 50-41 edge going into the final eight minutes.
MV battled foul trouble for much of the second half, as well.
Ranked No. 1 in Class 3A, the Marauders are now 5-2. They will next play Saturday at home against Yorktown.
Swimming
The New Palestine swim teams continued a busy stretch of six meets in 13 days with a pair of three-way victories Tuesday at Beech Grove.
The Dragon girls scored 175 points to beat Beech Grove (50) and Tech (45). The Dragon boys outdistanced BG 147-135. Tech scored 34.
Winners for the Dragon girls included Emily Trimpe in the 200 freestyle and 100 breaststroke, swimming season-best times in each event, Erin Trimpe in the 200 IM and 500 freestyle, Karen Emminger in the 50 freestyle and 100 butterfly, Hannah Ayer in diving, Jordan Rogers in the 100 freestyle, Megan Prosser in the 100 backstroke with a season-best time, the 200 medley relay of Prosser, Addison Virt, Lily Horn and Olivia Ayer, the 200 freestyle relay of Emily Trimpe, Rogers, Emminger and Olivia Ayer, and the 400 freestyle relay of Rogers, Katie Mustard, Emminger and Emily Trimpe.
In the boys race, several swimmers swam "off" events and led victories. The Dragons got victories from Grant Gish in the 200 freestyle, Sam Baker in the 200 IM and 500 freestyle, Jake Greig in the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle with season-best times, Zach Nagel in diving, Luke Steigerwalt in the 100 backstroke, the 200 free relay of Greig, Gish, Baker and Jake Uppfalt and the 400 free relay of Greig, Gish, Steigerwalt and Baker.
Coming up
Listen to HancockCountySports.com Friday night for a basketball doubleheader: Greenfield-Central at New Palestine. Join Chris Lambert, Andrew Smith and Greg Elkins for the action beginning at 5:40 p.m. with the play-by-play of the girls game, with the boys to follow.
Next week, join us on Thursday, Dec. 15 for Mt. Vernon at New Palestine girls basketball, then on Friday, Dec. 16 for Knightstown at Eastern Hancock boys/girls basketball, all on HancockCountySports.com!
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