Mt. Vernon is advancing to the girls basketball State Finals for the first time in 35 years, as the Marauders beat Madison 70-54 today to win the IHSAA 3A Southport semistate title.
MV had another great start, holding a team to one field goal in the first quarter and building a double-digit lead for the third straight game. MV led 14-3 after a quarter and pushed it to 35-17 by halftime. Jessica Brown got the Marauders started, scoring 12 points in the opening eight minutes and finishing with 25 -- also helping MV salt the game away in the fourth with nine points in the final stanza.
Rachel Houck was the run-killer for MV. She hit five 3-pointers and scored 17 points, and nearly every one in the second half seemed to come as Madison was threatening to make a comeback. The Cubs cut MV's lead to 37-24 in the third, and the Marauders responded with six straight points. Madison got as close as 63-54 in the final two minutes, but MV put it away at the line.
Erica Moore also had a strong game, scoring 12 points. Makenzi Reasor, Anna Olson and Kelsie Owens also had big plays at big moments. Owens hit two crucial 3-pointers -- MV hit eight in total -- and Olson quarterbacked the Marauders' defense.
Kelsey Block had a big offensive game for Madison, scoring 21 points. Cadie Polivari added 10 off the bench, including 8-of-12 from the line.
As a result, MV (23-5) earned a berth to the State Finals, where the second-ranked Marauders will face No. 7 Fort Wayne Concordia, which beat Western 46-35 today to win the Warsaw semistate. Concordia is 20-5, having knocked off Hamilton Heights and #3 NorthWood to win the regional last week. The Cadets, coached by ninth-year bench boss David Miller, defeated Rushville in the State Finals to win the 3A title in 2010.
The MV-Concordia game will be at 6 p.m. Saturday. Join our crew at HancockCountySports.com for the worldwide broadcast beginning at 5:30 p.m.
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Saturday, February 25, 2012
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Tuesday hoops: Successful night for county teams
Three girls basketball games on the Hancock County calendar tonight as we get back to action.
Class 3A No. 3 Mt. Vernon kept its winning ways going, beating Southport 61-42.
Makenzi Reasor scored 25 points to lead the Marauders in scoring. Jessica Brown added 14 points. Junior Rachel Houck had seven and sophomore Erica Moore added six.
The Marauders built a 33-17 lead at halftime and then finished the game on a 16-4 run after Southport cut into the lead in the fourth quarter.
MV is now 12-3, and the Marauders' next game is Saturday afternoon at Noblesville. Listen to the game LIVE with Chris Lambert at 1:10 p.m. Saturday at HancockCountySports.com.
Eastern Hancock 43, Southwestern (Shelby) 38: The Royals had great balance, as four different players scored at least eight points for EH in a victory over Southwestern.
Hannah Best led the Royals in scoring with 10 points and six rebounds. Kristen Eischen had eight points and 11 boards. Kiersten Schrope added nine points, six rebounds and six assists. Kaytlin Eastes had eight points,. Alora Marshall added six points and seven rebounds.
The victory gave the Royals a 9-4 record on the season heading into the Thursday 1/12 game against Morristown.
Greenfield-Central 58, Delta 44: The Cougars improved to 9-5 on the season with the victory. G-C is also 4-1 in Hoosier Heritage Conference play, setting a showdown the weekend of Jan. 20 that could be for the HHC title.
The Cougars were led by LaRae Cruz's 20 points. Katie Peters added 17 and Regan Lewis 9 for the Cougars. G-C outscored Delta 17-12 in the second quarter to take a 24-20 halftime lead, and pulled away in the fourth, outscoring the Eagles 19-9 in the last eight minutes to turn a four-point edge into a double-digit victory.
G-C next plays Thursday 1/12 against Knightstown in the Cougars' annual Pink Game.
New Palestine is idle until 1/10, when the Dragons visit Greenwood in the first of two NP GBB games we'll have on HancockCountySports.com next week. Also log on to listen as the Dragons face Triton Central on Thursday 1/12.
Class 3A No. 3 Mt. Vernon kept its winning ways going, beating Southport 61-42.
Makenzi Reasor scored 25 points to lead the Marauders in scoring. Jessica Brown added 14 points. Junior Rachel Houck had seven and sophomore Erica Moore added six.
The Marauders built a 33-17 lead at halftime and then finished the game on a 16-4 run after Southport cut into the lead in the fourth quarter.
MV is now 12-3, and the Marauders' next game is Saturday afternoon at Noblesville. Listen to the game LIVE with Chris Lambert at 1:10 p.m. Saturday at HancockCountySports.com.
Eastern Hancock 43, Southwestern (Shelby) 38: The Royals had great balance, as four different players scored at least eight points for EH in a victory over Southwestern.
Hannah Best led the Royals in scoring with 10 points and six rebounds. Kristen Eischen had eight points and 11 boards. Kiersten Schrope added nine points, six rebounds and six assists. Kaytlin Eastes had eight points,. Alora Marshall added six points and seven rebounds.
The victory gave the Royals a 9-4 record on the season heading into the Thursday 1/12 game against Morristown.
Greenfield-Central 58, Delta 44: The Cougars improved to 9-5 on the season with the victory. G-C is also 4-1 in Hoosier Heritage Conference play, setting a showdown the weekend of Jan. 20 that could be for the HHC title.
The Cougars were led by LaRae Cruz's 20 points. Katie Peters added 17 and Regan Lewis 9 for the Cougars. G-C outscored Delta 17-12 in the second quarter to take a 24-20 halftime lead, and pulled away in the fourth, outscoring the Eagles 19-9 in the last eight minutes to turn a four-point edge into a double-digit victory.
G-C next plays Thursday 1/12 against Knightstown in the Cougars' annual Pink Game.
New Palestine is idle until 1/10, when the Dragons visit Greenwood in the first of two NP GBB games we'll have on HancockCountySports.com next week. Also log on to listen as the Dragons face Triton Central on Thursday 1/12.
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