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Thursday, July 7, 2011
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Wednesday roundup
Baseball
Greenfield-Central's baseball team fell to Fishers 9-4. Fishers scored five runs in the sixth to break the tie. Jayden Jackson and Mitch Gibson each had two hits and an RBI for the Cougars, who are 7-5 overall and 5-0 in HHC play.
3A #7 Mt. Vernon defeated New Castle 9-3. Zach McKinney had two hits, a homer and five RBI to lead the Marauders at the plate. McKinney also struck out eight in five innings to earn the win on the mound. MV is 10-1/6-0 in the HHC.
Remember, the Marauders and Cougars tangle on Friday night. Listen to both halves of the doubleheader at http://www.hancockcountysports.com.
Softball
Erin Lehman homered in the first and drove in two runs to lead 3A #12 New Palestine to a 3-2 nine-inning victory over Center Grove. Lizzie Garrison had eight strikeouts to get the win for the Dragons.
Eastern Hancock fell to Northeastern 3-2. Savannah Blevins hit a solo homer for the Royals.
Tennis
Mt. Vernon defeated Lapel 4-1. Kayla Negley, Clara Ruegesegger, Taylore Duff/Meg Yeadon and Kelsi Tammen/Lakin Hocker were winners for MV.
Greenfield-Central's baseball team fell to Fishers 9-4. Fishers scored five runs in the sixth to break the tie. Jayden Jackson and Mitch Gibson each had two hits and an RBI for the Cougars, who are 7-5 overall and 5-0 in HHC play.
3A #7 Mt. Vernon defeated New Castle 9-3. Zach McKinney had two hits, a homer and five RBI to lead the Marauders at the plate. McKinney also struck out eight in five innings to earn the win on the mound. MV is 10-1/6-0 in the HHC.
Remember, the Marauders and Cougars tangle on Friday night. Listen to both halves of the doubleheader at http://www.hancockcountysports.com.
Softball
Erin Lehman homered in the first and drove in two runs to lead 3A #12 New Palestine to a 3-2 nine-inning victory over Center Grove. Lizzie Garrison had eight strikeouts to get the win for the Dragons.
Eastern Hancock fell to Northeastern 3-2. Savannah Blevins hit a solo homer for the Royals.
Tennis
Mt. Vernon defeated Lapel 4-1. Kayla Negley, Clara Ruegesegger, Taylore Duff/Meg Yeadon and Kelsi Tammen/Lakin Hocker were winners for MV.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
The new sectionals
Let me preface my words by saying how difficult slotting sectionals together is. It's a very long process -- not just throwing darts on a map and drawing lines.
However, a few things should be somewhat sacrosanct and a major part of the process. One is that counties shouldn't be split up unless totally necessary. With the IHSAA showing an obvious desire to keep all sectionals at 6 or 7 teams, that became easier said than done.
Hancock County has four teams going four different directions come sectional time. While we've had county teams shunted different ways in the class era -- for two successive realignments, Mt. Vernon was shifted opposite of New Palestine and Greenfield-Central in 3A, once into the Indianapolis sectional, once to Muncie -- we've never had four teams going four different ways.
Makes you pine for the old days of the Greenfield-Central sectional.
According to the IHSAA, New Palestine has apparently been grafted into Johnson County -- the Dragons put in the same sectional as Center Grove, Greenwood, Franklin and Whiteland (and Franklin Central). Meanwhile, they'll drive past three 4A schools that would be a better geographic fit on the way there, including fellow new 4A member Roncalli (which is in a sectional with east and northeast side Indianapolis teams). And North Central has apparently been grafted into the Carmel sectional and the Marion regional.
?
Greenfield-Central remained in its sectional -- which saw no change other than the closer of Anderson Highland and the dropping of Muncie Central into 3A leaves the field involving the three easternmost NCC schools, Connersville and Pendleton Heights at six teams. It will feed the Indianapolis regional instead of the Marion one as in years past.
So, New Palestine and Greenfield-Central, rivals, neighbors, can't see each other until the semistate, despite being in the same class. North Central can't see its neighbors to the east or west -- Pike or Lawrence North -- until the State Finals, despite Hinkle Fieldhouse actually being located within the boundaries ofWashington Township.
To say this makes little-to-no sense -- other than some really strange gerrymandering -- would be an understatement.
Here's the sensible way to align things -- and what probably should have happened.
Currently, New Palestine is in sectional 13 with the Johnson County schools and Franklin Central. Shunt the Dragons over into Sectional 9 with Greenfield-Central and half of the North Central Conference, making that a seven-team sectional.
Then, move Roncalli into sectional 13, with schools it actually has a bit of a tie with -- next-door neighbor Franklin Central and half of the Mid-State Conference, a league Roncalli has asked to be a part of.
Then, move North Central out of the Hamilton County/Zionsville sectional and into its old northside sectional with the Lawrence schools, Warren Central and the like.
Makes perfect sense, keeps rivalries intact and has as minimal crossing of county lines as necessary.
Mt. Vernon's sectional is a bit of a puzzler, too, but geographically makes some sense. Putting the Marauders in with the northside parochial/private schools (Brebeuf, Guerin and Chatard) and two IPS schools (Arlington and Howe) will put them in a very competitive sectional, but one that will be winnable in most sports. Historically, the IHSAA would have put Hamilton Heights in that sectional and sent MV to Muncie. That would avoid splitting county lines (HH and Guerin are practically next door to each other) and keep MV together with HHC schools Yorktown and Delta, but would mean more travel for the Marauders.
Eastern Hancock -- no surprise that there weren't any changes there, other than Shenandoah surprisingly dropping out despite being very heavily in the sectional footprint and farther east than EH (again, splitting schools from the same county, as neighboring Knightstown stays with EH). Someone had to drop out, and it was easier to move Shenandoah north than to split up two schools on US 40 with easier access to Hagerstown/Richmond where most of the sectional's schools reside.
Football-wise, everyone is going to be breathing a sigh of relief that Cathedral and Roncalli are farther west, but warm up the buses. All three county schools are in with the Muncie schools and Frankfort. It's winnable for the local schools -- the top five teams from the HHC last season are in the league -- but it's also balanced. Frankfort being in the sectional is a bit puzzling, but the likely "other" team to be moved into the sectional would have been one of the two Indy parochial powers, so the local schools will be happy to drive past all of them if need be.
What does this mean for us broadcast-wise? Some difficult choices come sectional time. In the past, we have primarily focused on the sectional featuring the most Hancock County teams -- in hoops, that meant the Mt. Vernon/New Palestine sectional had priority. Now, being split four ways, we'll have to pick the best game of the night each night and go there. This approach might actually lead to more coverage come sectional time, but it also means we won't be able to do two games in a night like we did this year on semifinal night without being really creative. It means sponsorship will be key -- the schools with the most sponsorship attached will be the ones that likely take priority in the future.
However, a few things should be somewhat sacrosanct and a major part of the process. One is that counties shouldn't be split up unless totally necessary. With the IHSAA showing an obvious desire to keep all sectionals at 6 or 7 teams, that became easier said than done.
Hancock County has four teams going four different directions come sectional time. While we've had county teams shunted different ways in the class era -- for two successive realignments, Mt. Vernon was shifted opposite of New Palestine and Greenfield-Central in 3A, once into the Indianapolis sectional, once to Muncie -- we've never had four teams going four different ways.
Makes you pine for the old days of the Greenfield-Central sectional.
According to the IHSAA, New Palestine has apparently been grafted into Johnson County -- the Dragons put in the same sectional as Center Grove, Greenwood, Franklin and Whiteland (and Franklin Central). Meanwhile, they'll drive past three 4A schools that would be a better geographic fit on the way there, including fellow new 4A member Roncalli (which is in a sectional with east and northeast side Indianapolis teams). And North Central has apparently been grafted into the Carmel sectional and the Marion regional.
?
Greenfield-Central remained in its sectional -- which saw no change other than the closer of Anderson Highland and the dropping of Muncie Central into 3A leaves the field involving the three easternmost NCC schools, Connersville and Pendleton Heights at six teams. It will feed the Indianapolis regional instead of the Marion one as in years past.
So, New Palestine and Greenfield-Central, rivals, neighbors, can't see each other until the semistate, despite being in the same class. North Central can't see its neighbors to the east or west -- Pike or Lawrence North -- until the State Finals, despite Hinkle Fieldhouse actually being located within the boundaries ofWashington Township.
To say this makes little-to-no sense -- other than some really strange gerrymandering -- would be an understatement.
Here's the sensible way to align things -- and what probably should have happened.
Currently, New Palestine is in sectional 13 with the Johnson County schools and Franklin Central. Shunt the Dragons over into Sectional 9 with Greenfield-Central and half of the North Central Conference, making that a seven-team sectional.
Then, move Roncalli into sectional 13, with schools it actually has a bit of a tie with -- next-door neighbor Franklin Central and half of the Mid-State Conference, a league Roncalli has asked to be a part of.
Then, move North Central out of the Hamilton County/Zionsville sectional and into its old northside sectional with the Lawrence schools, Warren Central and the like.
Makes perfect sense, keeps rivalries intact and has as minimal crossing of county lines as necessary.
Mt. Vernon's sectional is a bit of a puzzler, too, but geographically makes some sense. Putting the Marauders in with the northside parochial/private schools (Brebeuf, Guerin and Chatard) and two IPS schools (Arlington and Howe) will put them in a very competitive sectional, but one that will be winnable in most sports. Historically, the IHSAA would have put Hamilton Heights in that sectional and sent MV to Muncie. That would avoid splitting county lines (HH and Guerin are practically next door to each other) and keep MV together with HHC schools Yorktown and Delta, but would mean more travel for the Marauders.
Eastern Hancock -- no surprise that there weren't any changes there, other than Shenandoah surprisingly dropping out despite being very heavily in the sectional footprint and farther east than EH (again, splitting schools from the same county, as neighboring Knightstown stays with EH). Someone had to drop out, and it was easier to move Shenandoah north than to split up two schools on US 40 with easier access to Hagerstown/Richmond where most of the sectional's schools reside.
Football-wise, everyone is going to be breathing a sigh of relief that Cathedral and Roncalli are farther west, but warm up the buses. All three county schools are in with the Muncie schools and Frankfort. It's winnable for the local schools -- the top five teams from the HHC last season are in the league -- but it's also balanced. Frankfort being in the sectional is a bit puzzling, but the likely "other" team to be moved into the sectional would have been one of the two Indy parochial powers, so the local schools will be happy to drive past all of them if need be.
What does this mean for us broadcast-wise? Some difficult choices come sectional time. In the past, we have primarily focused on the sectional featuring the most Hancock County teams -- in hoops, that meant the Mt. Vernon/New Palestine sectional had priority. Now, being split four ways, we'll have to pick the best game of the night each night and go there. This approach might actually lead to more coverage come sectional time, but it also means we won't be able to do two games in a night like we did this year on semifinal night without being really creative. It means sponsorship will be key -- the schools with the most sponsorship attached will be the ones that likely take priority in the future.
Friday, September 3, 2010
Week 3 Friday night football
Friday nights are always special, but tonight, we got one more opportunity to honor and remember our friend & mentor, Tim Adams, before the Mt. Vernon-Connersville contest. Coach A was honored with a nice pregame ceremony in which a plaque bearing the words "Our World is Not Round" was given to his family by MV coach Doug Peacock and several former players were in attendance (two, Greg McGuire and J.J. Girt, joined Jim Ryan for a halftime chat of ex-Marauders remembering the coach).
On the field, it was a good night for MV to stretch its wings. The Marauders scored 13 points on their first three offensive snaps, but the most amazing part was that the Marauders scored 17 points in 22 seconds early in the second quarter -- a TD pass to Jake Davis, a safety on the next play, and then Corey White's 59-yard return of the ensuing free kick. That took a 13-0 game and made it 30-0, and MV scored twice more in the second quarter on TD runs by Zach McKinney and White.
That opened things up for everyone else to play. QB Austin Parker was a perfect 7-for-7 with two touchdowns. McKinney ran for 83 yards, and the younger players were very impressive, too.
MV has made a bit of a statement with its performances the last two weeks, and has a big home game against Rushville coming up next week. It's all conference play from here on out, and the Marauders have made a good accounting of themselves early.
Elsewhere in Hancock County:
New Palestine 20, Pendleton Heights 3: The Dragons built on a lead in the second half to hand PH its first loss of the year -- and build on their own big victory over Delta last week. NP is 2-0 in the HHC heading into a nonconference date with an always-tough Batesville program, before meeting Rushville the next week.
Delta 6, Greenfield-Central 0: The Eagles' defense posts a shutout, but the Cougars' defense puts up an impressive performance in holding Delta to six points. A good game for G-C to build on with Yorktown coming in next week.
Indian Creek 37, Eastern Hancock 12: IC has been one of the top teams in the MIFC ever since Mike Gillin showed up. The Royals have had three loaded teams on their schedule to start the year -- and have a very strong Milan team coming in next week.
Elsewhere in the HHC
Shelbyville 34, Rushville 27: Shelby had a 34-14 lead at one point, but Rushville stormed back in the second half. Big win for the Bears, but Rushville is for real. Two big games with MV and NP the next two weeks will determine the course of the Lions' season.
Muncie South 28, Yorktown 7: The Tigers fall to 0-3 after the loss. RB Derek Kundenreich is putting up 100-yard games and makes Yorktown dangerous.
HHC standings
Mt. Vernon 1-0 HHC, 2-1 overall
New Palestine 1-0 HHC, 2-1 overall
Shelbyville 1-0 HHC, 2-1 overall
Pendleton Heights 2-1 HHC, 2-1 overall
Delta 1-1 HHC, 2-1 overall
Rushville 0-1 HHC, 2-1 overall
Yorktown 0-1 HHC, 0-3 overall
Greenfield-Central 0-2 HHC, 1-2 overall
Next week's games
Batesville at New Palestine, 7:30 p.m. Listen Live
Rushville at Mt. Vernon, 7 p.m.
Yorktown at Greenfield-Central, 7 p.m.
Pendleton Heights at Shelbyville, 7 p.m.
Muncie South at Delta, 7 p.m.
MIFC standings
Indian Creek 2-0 MIFC, 2-1 overall
South Decatur 1-0 MIFC, 2-1 overall
North Decatur 1-1 MIFC, 2-1 overall
Triton Central 1-1 MIFC, 2-1 overall
Milan 0-0 MIFC, 2-1 overall
Edinburgh 0-2 MIFC, 0-3 overall
Eastern Hancock 0-3 MIFC, 0-3 overall
Next week's games
Milan at Eastern Hancock, 7 p.m.
Knightstown at North Decatur, 7 p.m.
South Decatur at Edinburgh, 7 p.m.
Indian Creek at Clarksville Providence, 7:30 p.m.
Greencastle at Triton Central, 7:30 p.m.
On the field, it was a good night for MV to stretch its wings. The Marauders scored 13 points on their first three offensive snaps, but the most amazing part was that the Marauders scored 17 points in 22 seconds early in the second quarter -- a TD pass to Jake Davis, a safety on the next play, and then Corey White's 59-yard return of the ensuing free kick. That took a 13-0 game and made it 30-0, and MV scored twice more in the second quarter on TD runs by Zach McKinney and White.
That opened things up for everyone else to play. QB Austin Parker was a perfect 7-for-7 with two touchdowns. McKinney ran for 83 yards, and the younger players were very impressive, too.
MV has made a bit of a statement with its performances the last two weeks, and has a big home game against Rushville coming up next week. It's all conference play from here on out, and the Marauders have made a good accounting of themselves early.
Elsewhere in Hancock County:
New Palestine 20, Pendleton Heights 3: The Dragons built on a lead in the second half to hand PH its first loss of the year -- and build on their own big victory over Delta last week. NP is 2-0 in the HHC heading into a nonconference date with an always-tough Batesville program, before meeting Rushville the next week.
Delta 6, Greenfield-Central 0: The Eagles' defense posts a shutout, but the Cougars' defense puts up an impressive performance in holding Delta to six points. A good game for G-C to build on with Yorktown coming in next week.
Indian Creek 37, Eastern Hancock 12: IC has been one of the top teams in the MIFC ever since Mike Gillin showed up. The Royals have had three loaded teams on their schedule to start the year -- and have a very strong Milan team coming in next week.
Elsewhere in the HHC
Shelbyville 34, Rushville 27: Shelby had a 34-14 lead at one point, but Rushville stormed back in the second half. Big win for the Bears, but Rushville is for real. Two big games with MV and NP the next two weeks will determine the course of the Lions' season.
Muncie South 28, Yorktown 7: The Tigers fall to 0-3 after the loss. RB Derek Kundenreich is putting up 100-yard games and makes Yorktown dangerous.
HHC standings
Mt. Vernon 1-0 HHC, 2-1 overall
New Palestine 1-0 HHC, 2-1 overall
Shelbyville 1-0 HHC, 2-1 overall
Pendleton Heights 2-1 HHC, 2-1 overall
Delta 1-1 HHC, 2-1 overall
Rushville 0-1 HHC, 2-1 overall
Yorktown 0-1 HHC, 0-3 overall
Greenfield-Central 0-2 HHC, 1-2 overall
Next week's games
Batesville at New Palestine, 7:30 p.m. Listen Live
Rushville at Mt. Vernon, 7 p.m.
Yorktown at Greenfield-Central, 7 p.m.
Pendleton Heights at Shelbyville, 7 p.m.
Muncie South at Delta, 7 p.m.
MIFC standings
Indian Creek 2-0 MIFC, 2-1 overall
South Decatur 1-0 MIFC, 2-1 overall
North Decatur 1-1 MIFC, 2-1 overall
Triton Central 1-1 MIFC, 2-1 overall
Milan 0-0 MIFC, 2-1 overall
Edinburgh 0-2 MIFC, 0-3 overall
Eastern Hancock 0-3 MIFC, 0-3 overall
Next week's games
Milan at Eastern Hancock, 7 p.m.
Knightstown at North Decatur, 7 p.m.
South Decatur at Edinburgh, 7 p.m.
Indian Creek at Clarksville Providence, 7:30 p.m.
Greencastle at Triton Central, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Week 2 lookahead
Last week, we had an awesome game to broadcast on the TGD Game of the Week, as New Palestine beat Whiteland 22-16 in OT on a game with a ton of twists and turns. Re-live it by listening to the archived broadcast while you look ahead to Week 2, both on the Game of the Week and throughout the HHC (and the area). It's the start of conference play for most of the league, as all eight HHC teams will play conference rivals this weekend. Let's look ahead:
TGD Hancock County Game of the Week
Yorktown (1-0, 1-0 HHC) at Mt. Vernon (0-1, 0-0 HHC)
Airtime: 7 p.m.; Kickoff: 7:30 p.m.
Broadcast link: Audio Sports Online
The coaches
Yorktown: Mike Wilhelm (5th year, 25-19)
Mt. Vernon: Doug Peacock (16th year at MV, 96-70; 20th year overall, 116-90)
Last season: Yorktown won 32-0 en route to a sectional championship season.
The series: MV holds a 12-5 edge since the teams began playing in 1996. In the regular season, MV holds an 8-3 advantage. These teams have split the last 4 regular-season meetings. The games they have are often wild -- six of their regular-season meetings have been decided by less than a touchdown.
Scouting the Marauders: MV took one on the chin in a 34-7 loss last week at Kokomo, but that's been nothing new for the Wildkats under Brett Colby's reign. Kokomo is 17-1 against Indiana teams in the regular season during that span, and the one loss was to Carmel. The Marauders were also back to the Wing-T offense after a year of running a 4-wideout spread attack -- and they were facing a fellow Wing-T team in Kokomo. It took some time to get their motors running, but MV gained 120 yards in the second half of the contest, and halfback Zach McKinney just missed the century mark with a 98-yard day running the ball. He was MV's feature back MV's defense held Kokomo off the scoreboard in the second half -- the Kats' only points came off a KOR. There is a lot of experience back for the Marauders -- including McKinney, junior QB Austin Parker, wideout Jake Davis, linebacker Jason McCalley and more. And unlike last week, when they faced a senior-dominated Kokomo team, the Marauders will likely have the experience edge this time around.
Scouting the Tigers: The game we broadcast last week was a nail-biter that came down to a wild last play. So was the one the Tigers played in. They trailed Pendleton Heights 21-17 with enough time for one more play, as QB Kyle Weiss hit WR Brett Alllison end the end zone from 20 yards out with two seconds left to give Yorktown a last-second v ictory, and temporarily put the Tigers on top of the HHC standings. Last week's Yorktown-PH game was the last to be the season opener (and de facto conference opener). Next year, they'll move their game to Week 7. Yorktown had a banner 10-3 season last year and nearly knocked off eventual 3A champ Bellmont in the regional, but the Tigers are reloading. They graduated nearly all of their offensive skill players, but one that is back is fullback Derek Kundenreich, a 1,000-yard rusher from last season who ran for 105 yards and a TD Friday. With him back and a big line to run behind, Yorktown is much more ground-oriented this season. Kyle Weiss, a 6-4 senior, moves in at QB. He was the backup to Jacob Walker last season and completed 6-of-16 in his first start directing Yorktown's pro-style offense. Yorktown also has a huge line, including 6-7, 275-pound tackle Kevin Ellis and 6-2-2456-pound tackle Zach Morgan.
We're looking forward to a great matchup, and we're really looking forward to bringing it to you on the Gridiron Digest Hancock County Game of the Week, with yours truly and Jim Ryan on the call.
Other Hancock County/HHC games
Greenfield-Central (1-0, 0-0) at Pendleton Heights (0-1, 0-1), 7:30 p.m.: G-C was the beneficiary of a huge second half as they scored the game's final 23 points to beat New Castle 29-8. QB Carl Ellison had a good debut, throwing for 110 yards, while RB Brady Conger had a 100-yard day as well. Meanwhile, PH appeared to be on path for a victory until they were beaten in the last 2 seconds. Dezmon Nunn and Clint Nicholson scored TDs for the Arabians last week, while Ravaughn White had a 92-yard kickoff return for a score. White is a big-play performer who is a big threat for PH. This should, as it usually is, be a good game.
New Palestine (1-0, 0-0) at Delta (1-0, 0-0), 7:30 p.m.: The Dragons had an emotional victory last week over a good Whiteland team, and they begin their difficult two-step to open teh season with a trip to help christen Delta's new FieldTurf field. That should help highlight the Dragons' speed, which was shown last week when Pat Feeney had a TD catch of 63 yards and a 10-yard TD run in overtime. QB Cary Albrecht completed 5-of-6 passes and threw for two TDs, and the Dragons spread the ball around on the ground. Feeney also had an interception. Meanwhile, Delta has Indiana University recruit Logan Young at wideout to contend with, and the guy throwing the ball, QB Ozzie Mann, had a pretty good debut by completing 13-of-2o passes. Young caught two TD passes, while underneath threat Teddy Dawson had 99 yards receiving on four catches. This will be an early turning-point game in the HHC schedule.
Rushville (1-0, 0-0) at Shelbyville (1-0, 0-0), 7 p.m.: These two old rivals are at it again. While Shelbyville has had a great run of late, Rushville is also in the midst of an "up" cycle. Shelby has won 7 straight in the series, and had an impressive 35-14 win over Greensburg last week. Rushville had no trouble lighting up the scoreboard in a 46-24 win over rival Connersville. This might be the best matchup between these two programs in quite some time.
Eastern Hancock (0-1) at Scecina (0-1), 7 p.m.: These two Class A teams both struggled against solid, larger schools in their openers, as EH fell 42-14 to Triton Central and Scecina lost 42-0 to Brebeuf. The Crusaders have some youth, and they'll run the ball quite a bit. Meanwhile, EH will throw it all over, with QB Steven Stunda completing 12-of-22 last week for 151 yards, including 140 yards to receiver Jacob Grass. He also had two TD catches and an interception.
The games begin Friday night. Listen to Jim Ryan and myself on the Yorktown-Mt. Vernon game, and we'll keep you up to date on what else is going on in the area.
TGD Hancock County Game of the Week
Yorktown (1-0, 1-0 HHC) at Mt. Vernon (0-1, 0-0 HHC)
Airtime: 7 p.m.; Kickoff: 7:30 p.m.
Broadcast link: Audio Sports Online
The coaches
Yorktown: Mike Wilhelm (5th year, 25-19)
Mt. Vernon: Doug Peacock (16th year at MV, 96-70; 20th year overall, 116-90)
Last season: Yorktown won 32-0 en route to a sectional championship season.
The series: MV holds a 12-5 edge since the teams began playing in 1996. In the regular season, MV holds an 8-3 advantage. These teams have split the last 4 regular-season meetings. The games they have are often wild -- six of their regular-season meetings have been decided by less than a touchdown.
Scouting the Marauders: MV took one on the chin in a 34-7 loss last week at Kokomo, but that's been nothing new for the Wildkats under Brett Colby's reign. Kokomo is 17-1 against Indiana teams in the regular season during that span, and the one loss was to Carmel. The Marauders were also back to the Wing-T offense after a year of running a 4-wideout spread attack -- and they were facing a fellow Wing-T team in Kokomo. It took some time to get their motors running, but MV gained 120 yards in the second half of the contest, and halfback Zach McKinney just missed the century mark with a 98-yard day running the ball. He was MV's feature back MV's defense held Kokomo off the scoreboard in the second half -- the Kats' only points came off a KOR. There is a lot of experience back for the Marauders -- including McKinney, junior QB Austin Parker, wideout Jake Davis, linebacker Jason McCalley and more. And unlike last week, when they faced a senior-dominated Kokomo team, the Marauders will likely have the experience edge this time around.
Scouting the Tigers: The game we broadcast last week was a nail-biter that came down to a wild last play. So was the one the Tigers played in. They trailed Pendleton Heights 21-17 with enough time for one more play, as QB Kyle Weiss hit WR Brett Alllison end the end zone from 20 yards out with two seconds left to give Yorktown a last-second v ictory, and temporarily put the Tigers on top of the HHC standings. Last week's Yorktown-PH game was the last to be the season opener (and de facto conference opener). Next year, they'll move their game to Week 7. Yorktown had a banner 10-3 season last year and nearly knocked off eventual 3A champ Bellmont in the regional, but the Tigers are reloading. They graduated nearly all of their offensive skill players, but one that is back is fullback Derek Kundenreich, a 1,000-yard rusher from last season who ran for 105 yards and a TD Friday. With him back and a big line to run behind, Yorktown is much more ground-oriented this season. Kyle Weiss, a 6-4 senior, moves in at QB. He was the backup to Jacob Walker last season and completed 6-of-16 in his first start directing Yorktown's pro-style offense. Yorktown also has a huge line, including 6-7, 275-pound tackle Kevin Ellis and 6-2-2456-pound tackle Zach Morgan.
We're looking forward to a great matchup, and we're really looking forward to bringing it to you on the Gridiron Digest Hancock County Game of the Week, with yours truly and Jim Ryan on the call.
Other Hancock County/HHC games
Greenfield-Central (1-0, 0-0) at Pendleton Heights (0-1, 0-1), 7:30 p.m.: G-C was the beneficiary of a huge second half as they scored the game's final 23 points to beat New Castle 29-8. QB Carl Ellison had a good debut, throwing for 110 yards, while RB Brady Conger had a 100-yard day as well. Meanwhile, PH appeared to be on path for a victory until they were beaten in the last 2 seconds. Dezmon Nunn and Clint Nicholson scored TDs for the Arabians last week, while Ravaughn White had a 92-yard kickoff return for a score. White is a big-play performer who is a big threat for PH. This should, as it usually is, be a good game.
New Palestine (1-0, 0-0) at Delta (1-0, 0-0), 7:30 p.m.: The Dragons had an emotional victory last week over a good Whiteland team, and they begin their difficult two-step to open teh season with a trip to help christen Delta's new FieldTurf field. That should help highlight the Dragons' speed, which was shown last week when Pat Feeney had a TD catch of 63 yards and a 10-yard TD run in overtime. QB Cary Albrecht completed 5-of-6 passes and threw for two TDs, and the Dragons spread the ball around on the ground. Feeney also had an interception. Meanwhile, Delta has Indiana University recruit Logan Young at wideout to contend with, and the guy throwing the ball, QB Ozzie Mann, had a pretty good debut by completing 13-of-2o passes. Young caught two TD passes, while underneath threat Teddy Dawson had 99 yards receiving on four catches. This will be an early turning-point game in the HHC schedule.
Rushville (1-0, 0-0) at Shelbyville (1-0, 0-0), 7 p.m.: These two old rivals are at it again. While Shelbyville has had a great run of late, Rushville is also in the midst of an "up" cycle. Shelby has won 7 straight in the series, and had an impressive 35-14 win over Greensburg last week. Rushville had no trouble lighting up the scoreboard in a 46-24 win over rival Connersville. This might be the best matchup between these two programs in quite some time.
Eastern Hancock (0-1) at Scecina (0-1), 7 p.m.: These two Class A teams both struggled against solid, larger schools in their openers, as EH fell 42-14 to Triton Central and Scecina lost 42-0 to Brebeuf. The Crusaders have some youth, and they'll run the ball quite a bit. Meanwhile, EH will throw it all over, with QB Steven Stunda completing 12-of-22 last week for 151 yards, including 140 yards to receiver Jacob Grass. He also had two TD catches and an interception.
The games begin Friday night. Listen to Jim Ryan and myself on the Yorktown-Mt. Vernon game, and we'll keep you up to date on what else is going on in the area.
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.
Monday, August 10, 2009
Countdown to kickoff
It's scrimmage week this week ... we're not on-air this Friday night, but we'll be out and about around the county watching the local teams scrimmage and getting ready for our Opening Night broadcast of Whiteland at New Palestine on Aug. 21.
This Friday's local scrimmage schedule:
Eastern Hancock vs. Centerville, 7 p.m.
Greenfield-Central vs. Tri-West, 7 p.m.
Mt. Vernon at Speedway, 7 p.m.
New Palestine vs. Scecina, 7:30 p.m.
CCSN is an advertiser-supported enterprise. If you want to promote your business to a growing number of Hancock County residents for a very low cost, please contact Andrew Smith.
This Friday's local scrimmage schedule:
Eastern Hancock vs. Centerville, 7 p.m.
Greenfield-Central vs. Tri-West, 7 p.m.
Mt. Vernon at Speedway, 7 p.m.
New Palestine vs. Scecina, 7:30 p.m.
CCSN is an advertiser-supported enterprise. If you want to promote your business to a growing number of Hancock County residents for a very low cost, please contact Andrew Smith.
Sunday, July 26, 2009
2009 football schedules & more
Stay tuned over the next few weeks as we begin previewing the football teams from Hancock County and the HHC and preview the Games of the Week.
Our broadcast schedule is currently tentative, but we are very excited about the big games. Once again, we'll air every intra-county matchup, and we will also have three games from Lucas Oil Stadium. You can access all broadcasts from our site: www.crosscomsports.com.
Here is our planned football schedule: 12 games, with some great rivalries and some big conference matchups. Listen to the Voice of Hancock County Sports, Andrew Smith, as he provides the call of all of the action of Hancock County football throughout the season.
2009 CCSN Hancock County Game of the Week schedule
Airtimes are 30 minutes prior to kickoff
Aug. 21: Whiteland at New Palestine, 7 p.m. airtime
Aug. 28: Yorktown at Mt. Vernon, 6:30 p.m. airtime
Sept. 4: Pendleton Heights at New Palestine, 7 p.m. airtime
Sept. 11: Greenfield-Central at Yorktown, 6:30 p.m. airtime
Sept. 12: New Palestine vs. Batesville @Lucas Oil Stadium, 11:30 a.m. airtime
Sept. 18: Pendleton Heights at Mt. Vernon, 6:30 p.m. airtime
Sept. 25: New Palestine at Yorktown, 6:30 p.m. airtime
Oct. 2: Mt. Vernon at Greenfield-Central, 7 p.m. airtime
Oct. 9: Eastern Hancock at Shenandoah, 6:30 p.m. airtime
Oct. 10: Greenfield-Central vs. New Palestine @ Lucas Oil Stadium, 1:30 p.m. airtime
Oct. 10: Mt. Vernon vs. Delta @ Lucas Oil Stadium, 7:30 p.m. airtime
Oct. 16: New Palestine at Mt. Vernon, 6:30 p.m. airtime
2009 team schedules
Eastern Hancock
Greenfield-Central
Mt. Vernon
New Palestine
Our broadcast schedule is currently tentative, but we are very excited about the big games. Once again, we'll air every intra-county matchup, and we will also have three games from Lucas Oil Stadium. You can access all broadcasts from our site: www.crosscomsports.com.
Here is our planned football schedule: 12 games, with some great rivalries and some big conference matchups. Listen to the Voice of Hancock County Sports, Andrew Smith, as he provides the call of all of the action of Hancock County football throughout the season.
2009 CCSN Hancock County Game of the Week schedule
Airtimes are 30 minutes prior to kickoff
Aug. 21: Whiteland at New Palestine, 7 p.m. airtime
Aug. 28: Yorktown at Mt. Vernon, 6:30 p.m. airtime
Sept. 4: Pendleton Heights at New Palestine, 7 p.m. airtime
Sept. 11: Greenfield-Central at Yorktown, 6:30 p.m. airtime
Sept. 12: New Palestine vs. Batesville @Lucas Oil Stadium, 11:30 a.m. airtime
Sept. 18: Pendleton Heights at Mt. Vernon, 6:30 p.m. airtime
Sept. 25: New Palestine at Yorktown, 6:30 p.m. airtime
Oct. 2: Mt. Vernon at Greenfield-Central, 7 p.m. airtime
Oct. 9: Eastern Hancock at Shenandoah, 6:30 p.m. airtime
Oct. 10: Greenfield-Central vs. New Palestine @ Lucas Oil Stadium, 1:30 p.m. airtime
Oct. 10: Mt. Vernon vs. Delta @ Lucas Oil Stadium, 7:30 p.m. airtime
Oct. 16: New Palestine at Mt. Vernon, 6:30 p.m. airtime
2009 team schedules
Eastern Hancock
Greenfield-Central
Mt. Vernon
New Palestine
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