HancockCountySports.com is proud to announce that it is partnering with iHigh to stream our broadcasts and provide news about the four Hancock County high schools.
The first broadcast on iHigh will be Saturday's boys basketball regional game between New Palestine and Castle. All of the HancockCountySports.com spring sports broadcasts will be streamed via iHigh, as well.
Our iHigh page: http://www.ihigh.com/hancockcountysports will also include all of the news that had previously been on this blog. For the past year, HancockCountySports.com has used two different
vendors -- one to stream broadcasts and another to post news via our
blog, so all news
"This new partnership with iHigh significantly increases our ability for our customers to access and hear live broadcasts of their favorite team's games," HancockCountySports.com owner/announcer Andrew Smith said. "The archiving is longer-term. Our goal is to make it as easy as possible for our listeners to access the high-quality broadcasts that they have come to know and love."
It also allows for longer-term archiving of broadcasts -- HancockCountySports.com's current vendor archived broadcasts for only 3-5 days, while iHigh will archive them for a much longer period of time. Fans will also be able to access the broadcasts and HancockCountySports.com's news about their respective schools through both the HancockCountySports.com site and their respective school's iHigh site, increasing visibility.
"This is a big step forward for us," Smith said. "The mission of HancockCountySports.com is to serve our community's four high schools with high-quality broadcasts and coverage. This allows us many more avenues to reach our four schools' fans and, in turn, our community."
For the time being, live broadcasts will also be streamed on the www.justin.tv/hancockcountysports site, so users with iPhone/iPads (with the requisite apps) or Android phones can continue to access the broadcasts.
HancockCountySports.com will produce more than 50 broadcasts of football, boys basketball, girls basketball, volleyball, boys soccer, baseball and softball this season. Our staff includes broadcasters Andrew Smith, Chris Lambert, Mike Jackson, Keith Meyers and Greg Elkins.
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Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Tuesday's games
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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)
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.
Saturday, February 11, 2012
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.
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.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
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
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!
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