Tonight's scores:
Mt. Vernon 52, Hamilton Heights 37
Shelbyville 55, Rushville 52
Listen to the championship game at 7:10 p.m. Saturday between the Marauders (20-2) and Golden Bears (11-8) here.
MV won its first sectional game since 2002 by making an early statement -- P.J. Hubert drained 3s on the Marauders' first two possessions and they never trailed from there. MV led 16-8 after a quarter and pushed the lead to 20-10 early in the second. HH cut it to three at one point in the third, but Daniel Turner scored 13 of his game-high 21 points in the second half to help the Marauders pull away.
MV's D'Armond Davis scored 11, while Hubert had 10 and Jake Stafford had 8 on 8-of-12 FT shooting.
MV won the game at the line -- going 22-for-34. Turner was 7-of-12, while Davis was 5-of-6 from the stripe.
The Marauders also held HH's Austin Etherington to 11 points, as he battled foul trouble most of the night. Freshman Alex Etherington had nine.
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In the second game, Shelbyville held on to beat Rushville 55-52. The Golden Bears had a huge early lead, but Rushville came storming back and tied the game on multiple occasions in the fourth quarter. With the game tied at 52, Shelby's Patrick Ellis stole an inbounds pass in the final minute for the second straight night. That set up John Krise, who hit three free throws in the final 29 seconds to give the Bears the lead for good, while Rushville missed three shots that would have tied the game on two possessions. Ben Kramer led Shelby with 12 points, while John Hartnett had 11 and Ellis 10. Jon Thompson led Rushville with 20 and Spencer Comer had 15.
MV beat Shelbyville 99-82 when they played in December. Should be a fun matchup. We're looking forward to bringing it to you on www.crosscomsports.com!
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Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Welcome!
CCSN would like to introduce a new addition to our team in football analyst Jim Ryan. Jim brings a lot of enthusiasm and a lot of experience to the booth from his days as a high school and college football player. Jim was an All-County and All-HHC player at Mt. Vernon High School. Jim has also been around the HHC as a coach -- as he assisted the track and field teams at Yorktown and Delta. After graduating from Ball State University, Jim served as a youth minister and currently works with churches.
Jim Ryan and Andrew Smith will have the call of all of CCSN's football games this season, with Tim Adams making a few appearances, starting with the Aug. 21 opener between the Whiteland Warriors and New Palestine Dragons. We hope you'll listen: www.crosscomsports.com.
Jim Ryan and Andrew Smith will have the call of all of CCSN's football games this season, with Tim Adams making a few appearances, starting with the Aug. 21 opener between the Whiteland Warriors and New Palestine Dragons. We hope you'll listen: www.crosscomsports.com.
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Two-a-days upon us
The high school fall sports season is officially here, as two-a-day practices began statewide Monday, and will culminate in most schools -- including all of the Hancock County schools -- at the end of the week.
Everybody is getting ready for the Aug. 21 openers -- we're gearing up, too, for the maiden broadcast of CCSN's sophomore season. This year, we'll open with the New Palestine Dragons taking on the Whiteland Warriors. We'll have an in-depth preview the week of the game, but both teams will have a new look this season. The Dragons have a lot of familiar faces -- Hancock County Defensive Player of the Year Pat Feeney is one of several returning players on defense, while leading rusher Michael Phelps and quarterback Cary Albrecht are two of several veterans back on the offensive side. But they'll have a new look, as they'll be running schemes and systems employed by new head coach Tim Able. Feeney is also armed with some hardware -- he was the second-fastest quarter-miler in the IHSAA Track and Field State Finals in June.
Pardon the pun, but the Dragons are in more-than-able hands, as their coach led East Noble to a 4A title a few years ago, and has been successful at every stop along the way. Closer to home, that includes leading Decatur Central to the only sectional championship in school history at his last stop. He's familiar with Whiteland, having coached against the Warriors in the Mid-State Conference. However, Whiteland graduated more than 30 seniors from an 11-1 team last season, and so the Warriors will have a new look for coach Darrin Fisher this fall.
There are a lot of other stories throughout the county that we'll touch on throughout the year. At Mt. Vernon, the Marauders went through the growing pains of a 2-9 season last year, but the experience gleaned by a host of varsity newcomers should begin paying off soon. There is a lot of talent -- running back Zach McKinney showed flashes last season, while receivers Jake Davis and Jesse Reed both were deep threats as the year went on. Quarterback Austin Parker will also feel a lot more comfortable, even if his favorite target from last season -- Brad Voltz -- has moved on to college football. MV is also seeking to give coach Doug Peacock his 100th win in black and gold this fall. We'll air several Marauder games this season, starting with a Week 2 matchup against Yorktown.
Greenfield-Central has been getting better and better under coach Roger Dodson. They Cougars had this same trajectory a few years ago -- 0 wins to 1 win to 4 wins -- and the next year netted a 7-3 season and an HHC championship. Of course, that 7-win team was loaded with seniors and had a mammoth line blocking for workhorse back Josiah Sears, who later became a standout at Indiana University and is now a rising star in the college coaching ranks. This year's team is younger, but has a handful of key players returning and has the largest player turnout the Cougars have experienced since the years surrounding that HHC title. The fruits of G-C's commitment to the feeder system put into place by Trent Grider a decade ago are beginning to get to the varsity level, which are paying dividends. The first of our three G-C football broadcasts will be on Sept. 11, when the Cougars travel to Yorktown.
Eastern Hancock is entering its second year under coach Mark Reddy. The Royals are also in a transition year as they're a team without a conference. The White River Athletic Conference disbanded after last year, as Wes-Del bailed for a better geographic fit in the Mid-Eastern Conference (which has no football), Lapel went to the Indy-based Indiana Crossroads Conference, and there really are no football-playing small-school independents around. Heck, there are very few small-school independents in the area to form a conference. The three remaining WRAC refugees tried to join the Eastern Indiana-centered Tri-Eastern Conference with no luck (the 8-team TEC only had room for 2 teams, so it rejected them all). EH did catch a break, as it did gain admission into the Mid Indiana Football Conference -- made up of the football-playing members of the Mid-Hoosier Conference plus Milan -- for 2010. EH will compete this year as an independent as it rearranges its schedule, as the Royals currently play five of the six MIFC teams, and will add South Decatur next season. EH will continue to compete as an independent in all other sports, as its application for membership was turned down by the Mid-Hoosier Conference. We get a look at the Royals this fall when they visit ex-WRAC rival Shenandoah on Oct. 9. To say the Royals and Raiders have had their share of donneybrooks over the years would be an understatement. I'd expect this to be no different.
We're looking forward to bringing you the 2009 Hancock County football season on CCSN. Keep tuned to this blog during the week and the games on Friday nights!
Everybody is getting ready for the Aug. 21 openers -- we're gearing up, too, for the maiden broadcast of CCSN's sophomore season. This year, we'll open with the New Palestine Dragons taking on the Whiteland Warriors. We'll have an in-depth preview the week of the game, but both teams will have a new look this season. The Dragons have a lot of familiar faces -- Hancock County Defensive Player of the Year Pat Feeney is one of several returning players on defense, while leading rusher Michael Phelps and quarterback Cary Albrecht are two of several veterans back on the offensive side. But they'll have a new look, as they'll be running schemes and systems employed by new head coach Tim Able. Feeney is also armed with some hardware -- he was the second-fastest quarter-miler in the IHSAA Track and Field State Finals in June.
Pardon the pun, but the Dragons are in more-than-able hands, as their coach led East Noble to a 4A title a few years ago, and has been successful at every stop along the way. Closer to home, that includes leading Decatur Central to the only sectional championship in school history at his last stop. He's familiar with Whiteland, having coached against the Warriors in the Mid-State Conference. However, Whiteland graduated more than 30 seniors from an 11-1 team last season, and so the Warriors will have a new look for coach Darrin Fisher this fall.
There are a lot of other stories throughout the county that we'll touch on throughout the year. At Mt. Vernon, the Marauders went through the growing pains of a 2-9 season last year, but the experience gleaned by a host of varsity newcomers should begin paying off soon. There is a lot of talent -- running back Zach McKinney showed flashes last season, while receivers Jake Davis and Jesse Reed both were deep threats as the year went on. Quarterback Austin Parker will also feel a lot more comfortable, even if his favorite target from last season -- Brad Voltz -- has moved on to college football. MV is also seeking to give coach Doug Peacock his 100th win in black and gold this fall. We'll air several Marauder games this season, starting with a Week 2 matchup against Yorktown.
Greenfield-Central has been getting better and better under coach Roger Dodson. They Cougars had this same trajectory a few years ago -- 0 wins to 1 win to 4 wins -- and the next year netted a 7-3 season and an HHC championship. Of course, that 7-win team was loaded with seniors and had a mammoth line blocking for workhorse back Josiah Sears, who later became a standout at Indiana University and is now a rising star in the college coaching ranks. This year's team is younger, but has a handful of key players returning and has the largest player turnout the Cougars have experienced since the years surrounding that HHC title. The fruits of G-C's commitment to the feeder system put into place by Trent Grider a decade ago are beginning to get to the varsity level, which are paying dividends. The first of our three G-C football broadcasts will be on Sept. 11, when the Cougars travel to Yorktown.
Eastern Hancock is entering its second year under coach Mark Reddy. The Royals are also in a transition year as they're a team without a conference. The White River Athletic Conference disbanded after last year, as Wes-Del bailed for a better geographic fit in the Mid-Eastern Conference (which has no football), Lapel went to the Indy-based Indiana Crossroads Conference, and there really are no football-playing small-school independents around. Heck, there are very few small-school independents in the area to form a conference. The three remaining WRAC refugees tried to join the Eastern Indiana-centered Tri-Eastern Conference with no luck (the 8-team TEC only had room for 2 teams, so it rejected them all). EH did catch a break, as it did gain admission into the Mid Indiana Football Conference -- made up of the football-playing members of the Mid-Hoosier Conference plus Milan -- for 2010. EH will compete this year as an independent as it rearranges its schedule, as the Royals currently play five of the six MIFC teams, and will add South Decatur next season. EH will continue to compete as an independent in all other sports, as its application for membership was turned down by the Mid-Hoosier Conference. We get a look at the Royals this fall when they visit ex-WRAC rival Shenandoah on Oct. 9. To say the Royals and Raiders have had their share of donneybrooks over the years would be an understatement. I'd expect this to be no different.
We're looking forward to bringing you the 2009 Hancock County football season on CCSN. Keep tuned to this blog during the week and the games on Friday nights!
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Welcome to CCSN!
Welcome to the CrossCom Sports Network (aka Crossroads Communications Sports Network) blog. This will be a regular feature that we will use to feature our upcoming broadcasts and pass along other news about the teams we cover and the games they play. We'll also have some fun & interesting stuff from our partners and sites.
We are a broadcast company that currently produces the Hancock County Game of the Week, which airs weekly during football and basketball seasons through our partners onAudio Sports Online to a very large audience.
Our passion is high school sports -- we are a Central Indiana-based company run by two people who have been involved in high school sports for a long time. Play-by-play announcer Andrew Smith was a sportswriter in Indiana for nine years, and is beginning his fourth year as a high school sports announcer. Smith was at the Daily Reporter in Greenfield from 1998-2006, becoming the sports editor in 2002. He now is a teacher and coach at New Palestine High School in addition to his announcing duties. Tim Adams is the other owner. A veteran of 27 years of coaching football and softball, Adams is also the webmaster of The Gridiron Digest and Indiana coordinator for Scout.com. Chris Lambert is the basketball analyst. A veteran of radio in Southern Indiana, Chris will be in his second season with CCSN this winter.
We want to provide a positive experience for Hancock County student-athletes, parents, fans and followers, and will bring you high-quality, professional coverage.
Also, follow us on Facebook!
While waiting for the season opener, you can listen to our 2008-09 archive.
We are currently in the process of finalizing the 2009-10 broadcast schedule, but we are excited about what we will be bringing you. It will begin with Tim Able's debut as New Palestine football coach as the Dragons face Whiteland on Aug. 21. The schedule also includes three football games from Lucas Oil Stadium, and the 2009-10 Hancock County basketball tournament. We are looking forward to you being a part of it!
We are a broadcast company that currently produces the Hancock County Game of the Week, which airs weekly during football and basketball seasons through our partners onAudio Sports Online to a very large audience.
Our passion is high school sports -- we are a Central Indiana-based company run by two people who have been involved in high school sports for a long time. Play-by-play announcer Andrew Smith was a sportswriter in Indiana for nine years, and is beginning his fourth year as a high school sports announcer. Smith was at the Daily Reporter in Greenfield from 1998-2006, becoming the sports editor in 2002. He now is a teacher and coach at New Palestine High School in addition to his announcing duties. Tim Adams is the other owner. A veteran of 27 years of coaching football and softball, Adams is also the webmaster of The Gridiron Digest and Indiana coordinator for Scout.com. Chris Lambert is the basketball analyst. A veteran of radio in Southern Indiana, Chris will be in his second season with CCSN this winter.
We want to provide a positive experience for Hancock County student-athletes, parents, fans and followers, and will bring you high-quality, professional coverage.
Also, follow us on Facebook!
While waiting for the season opener, you can listen to our 2008-09 archive.
We are currently in the process of finalizing the 2009-10 broadcast schedule, but we are excited about what we will be bringing you. It will begin with Tim Able's debut as New Palestine football coach as the Dragons face Whiteland on Aug. 21. The schedule also includes three football games from Lucas Oil Stadium, and the 2009-10 Hancock County basketball tournament. We are looking forward to you being a part of it!
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