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.
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Saturday, February 11, 2012
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Wednesday wrap: Dragons fall to LC
New Palestine's three-game GBB winning streak came to an end Wednesday night as the Dragons fell to Lawrence Central 60-49 on the road.
The Dragons jumped ahead early, but LC used a 17-2 first-quarter run to pull ahead to a double-digit lead. LC forced several first-half turnovers and led 19-8 late in the quarter.
NP's Bethany Murrell hit a half-court shot at the first-quarter buzzer and she had seven of her team's 11 early points. The Bears were able to build a 34-25 lead going into halftime, led by 15 points from guard Kacey Johnson. Murrell had 12 of the Dragons' 25 points in the first half.
Despite falling behind by 12 on the first possesion of the third after a 3-pointer by Calyn Hosea, the Dragons made several runs to cut into LC's lead in the third quarter, and cut the deficit to two on several occasions. LC's McKenzy Telfair hit a 3-pointer out of the corner at the buzzer to give the Bears a 42-37 edge, and LC then scored the first four points of the fourth quarter. NP cut the deficit to four on several occasions, but the Bears were able to stave off each run.
LC had 12 second-chance points -- outrebounding the usually-strong-on-the-glass Dragons 34-29 -- and added and 28 points off NP's 23 turnovers.
Murrell had 14 points to lead the Dragons. Stephenson added 12 points and three assists. Kyleigh Smock had nine points on 3-of-4 shooting and two steals. Abby Seifert -- the HHC's top rebounder -- had eight points and nine rebounds.
Johnson led LC with 22 points, five rebounds and six steals, while Hosea added 15 points nad eight reobunds.
The Dragons are now 9-10 on the year. They will conclude the regular season Saturday at Pendleton Heights. Our friends at WEEM-91.7 will have the live broadcast of that game.
You can listen to the archive of the NP-LC game at HancockCountySports.com. Join us this weekend for boys basketball -- NP at Yorktown on Friday and Eastern Hancock at Greenfield-Central on Saturday. Join our crew at 7:10 p.m. each night!
The Dragons jumped ahead early, but LC used a 17-2 first-quarter run to pull ahead to a double-digit lead. LC forced several first-half turnovers and led 19-8 late in the quarter.
NP's Bethany Murrell hit a half-court shot at the first-quarter buzzer and she had seven of her team's 11 early points. The Bears were able to build a 34-25 lead going into halftime, led by 15 points from guard Kacey Johnson. Murrell had 12 of the Dragons' 25 points in the first half.
Despite falling behind by 12 on the first possesion of the third after a 3-pointer by Calyn Hosea, the Dragons made several runs to cut into LC's lead in the third quarter, and cut the deficit to two on several occasions. LC's McKenzy Telfair hit a 3-pointer out of the corner at the buzzer to give the Bears a 42-37 edge, and LC then scored the first four points of the fourth quarter. NP cut the deficit to four on several occasions, but the Bears were able to stave off each run.
LC had 12 second-chance points -- outrebounding the usually-strong-on-the-glass Dragons 34-29 -- and added and 28 points off NP's 23 turnovers.
Murrell had 14 points to lead the Dragons. Stephenson added 12 points and three assists. Kyleigh Smock had nine points on 3-of-4 shooting and two steals. Abby Seifert -- the HHC's top rebounder -- had eight points and nine rebounds.
Johnson led LC with 22 points, five rebounds and six steals, while Hosea added 15 points nad eight reobunds.
The Dragons are now 9-10 on the year. They will conclude the regular season Saturday at Pendleton Heights. Our friends at WEEM-91.7 will have the live broadcast of that game.
You can listen to the archive of the NP-LC game at HancockCountySports.com. Join us this weekend for boys basketball -- NP at Yorktown on Friday and Eastern Hancock at Greenfield-Central on Saturday. Join our crew at 7:10 p.m. each night!
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Hoop update
On Monday night, Eastern Hancock celebrated its Coaches vs. Cancer girls basketball game, but a furious second-half Royal rally fell just short in a 47-41 loss to Blue River.
EH trailed 9-2 after a quarter and 27-9 at halftime. The Royals used a 14-3 third quarter to slash the deficit to 30-23 after three, but the Vikings staved off the comeback.
Kristen Eischen led the Royals with eight points and 10 rebounds. Kiersten Schrope had seven points, seven boards and four assists. Hannah Best also had seven points and four assists. Lauren Harmon and Kaytlin Eastes added six points each.
The Royals (11-5) continue a three-game week this week by traveling to Tri on Thursday and hosting Waldron at 3:30 p.m. Saturday.
Several girls games are on the docket for midweek. On Tuesday, the Greenfield-Central Cougars (11-6/4-2) conclude HHC play at Yorktown. On Wednesday, the New Palestine Dragons (9-9) look to extend their three-game winning streak at a tough Lawrence Central outfit. And on Thursday, the aforementioned EH-Tri game.
The NP-LC game will be broadcast live at HancockCountySports.com. Also, you can catch Friday's New Palestine at Yorktown and Saturday's Eastern Hancock at Greenfield-Central boys games at HancockCountySports.com. All broadcasts begin at 7:10 p.m.
EH trailed 9-2 after a quarter and 27-9 at halftime. The Royals used a 14-3 third quarter to slash the deficit to 30-23 after three, but the Vikings staved off the comeback.
Kristen Eischen led the Royals with eight points and 10 rebounds. Kiersten Schrope had seven points, seven boards and four assists. Hannah Best also had seven points and four assists. Lauren Harmon and Kaytlin Eastes added six points each.
The Royals (11-5) continue a three-game week this week by traveling to Tri on Thursday and hosting Waldron at 3:30 p.m. Saturday.
Several girls games are on the docket for midweek. On Tuesday, the Greenfield-Central Cougars (11-6/4-2) conclude HHC play at Yorktown. On Wednesday, the New Palestine Dragons (9-9) look to extend their three-game winning streak at a tough Lawrence Central outfit. And on Thursday, the aforementioned EH-Tri game.
The NP-LC game will be broadcast live at HancockCountySports.com. Also, you can catch Friday's New Palestine at Yorktown and Saturday's Eastern Hancock at Greenfield-Central boys games at HancockCountySports.com. All broadcasts begin at 7:10 p.m.
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