Wow.
Not just the new-look Marauder gymnasium -- which isn't complete yet, but still has received an overhaul that almost makes it unrecognizable to those of us who have been there in the past. It has new bleachers (and is double-decked on both sides), new lights, new paint job, new floor. Looks great, too (for those who might wonder ... yes, it's still a wise idea to wear short sleeves when you attend a game there. Some things don't change :) ).
However, what was even more impressive was the Marauders' performance against 2A #8 Lapel. MV showed it's worth every bit of its #4 ranking in Class 3A with a 68-39 victory. The Marauders won this with their defense -- using four different defenses during the game to befuddle Lapel and then using their size and quickness to create turnovers and turn them into transition baskets -- lots of transition hoops. Many of those touched off an 18-point first-half run that put the Marauders up 30-13. Lapel cut the deficit to 14 late in the third quarter, but MV quickly pushed the lead north of 20 and it stayed there.
Daniel Turner was impressive in his work ethic. He battled foul trouble, but he twice got position, missed the initial shot against 6-5 Lapel center Logan Ingle, and then stuck with it for a putback. He finished with 18 points, most of them in the 3rd and early 4th quartesr. But the guy who was most impressive was Jake Stafford, who scored 14 first-half points and ended up with 16 overall. He also had several rebounds and ran the point much of the night for the Marauders.
For the record, Turner scored the first basket in the newly-renovated gym -- a 3-pointer 12 seconds into the game. He actually scored the first six points in the new gym. MV center D'Armond Davis became the first to dunk, quickly flushing an alley-oop pass late in the third quarter (although it was the Marauders' fifth attempt at said dunk ... the other four went awry somehow). Quinn Williams, a transfer from Fishers, played some point guard and had the move of the night, running on the break using his 5-7 body against three significantly taller Lapel players, squirting through to hit a scoop shot and draw the foul for a 3-point play.
MV has a HUGE game Saturday, traveling to Hinkle Fieldhouse to face Hamilton Heights, the team that upset the Marauders in sectional play last year. Tipoff is approximately 4 p.m., right after the Marauder and Huskie girls play at 2:30.
Wednesday was a good night for Hancock County teams -- including the two we'll have on the next Game of the Week broadcast. Defending sectional champion New Palestine spoiled Dean Foster's debut as Jennings County coach by a 39-38 score. Eastern Hancock won its traditional opening game against Centerville 72-57. Greenfield-Central played Tuesday, and wasn't as fortunate in being doubled up by Richmond in Josh Johnson's debut with the Cougars.
Elsewhere in the HHC, Shelbyville won Tom Beach's debut as the Golden Bears' coach, knocking off Beech Grove 73-70. Pendleton Heights beat Alexandria Tuesday 68-61.
Everyone in Hancock is in action this weekend. In addition to the aforementioned MV game against HH, New Palestine travels to New Castle on Saturday, while Eastern Hancock visits Frankton the same day. Greenfield-Central hosts Whiteland Friday night. Our next Game of the Week broadcast will feature New Palestine at Eastern Hancock at 7:10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
We're back with hoop season!
We've been gone a couple of weeks, but CCSN's Hancock County Game of the Week crew is back TONIGHT with basketball season.
It's the season opener between the 3A #5 Mt. Vernon Marauders and the 2A #8 Lapel Bulldogs.
Lots of great storylines -- MV is the defending Hoosier Heritage Conference champion. Lapel is the defending White River Athletic Conference titlist, although the Bulldogs will be starting play in the Indiana Crossroads Conference this year. MV has two Div. I players -- Daniel Turner (UWGB) and P.J. Hubert (IUPUI), while Lapel has an always-strong attack that is very deep. Both teams have accomplished, outstanding coaches -- MV's Steve Lynch and Lapel's Jimmie Howell, who spent many years at MV and became a legend. He took the Marauders to the Elite Eight twice, in 1987 and 1991.
Yours truly and Chris Lambert will be on at 7:10 tonight to bring you the action of a great season
opener. Listen LIVE!
Make sure you support our game sponsors -- the Daily Reporter, Hancock Telecom, St. Vincent Sports Performance and Hiday Custom Builders.
We'll be back virtually every week, with a slew of great matchups and rivalry games on the schedule. Check www.crosscomsports.com for the season schedule!
It's the season opener between the 3A #5 Mt. Vernon Marauders and the 2A #8 Lapel Bulldogs.
Lots of great storylines -- MV is the defending Hoosier Heritage Conference champion. Lapel is the defending White River Athletic Conference titlist, although the Bulldogs will be starting play in the Indiana Crossroads Conference this year. MV has two Div. I players -- Daniel Turner (UWGB) and P.J. Hubert (IUPUI), while Lapel has an always-strong attack that is very deep. Both teams have accomplished, outstanding coaches -- MV's Steve Lynch and Lapel's Jimmie Howell, who spent many years at MV and became a legend. He took the Marauders to the Elite Eight twice, in 1987 and 1991.
Yours truly and Chris Lambert will be on at 7:10 tonight to bring you the action of a great season
opener. Listen LIVE!
Make sure you support our game sponsors -- the Daily Reporter, Hancock Telecom, St. Vincent Sports Performance and Hiday Custom Builders.
We'll be back virtually every week, with a slew of great matchups and rivalry games on the schedule. Check www.crosscomsports.com for the season schedule!
Friday, November 13, 2009
Regional week
New Palestine's first season under Tim Able was a successful one, led by an outstanding senior class.
It began with a thrilling OT win over Whiteland. It continued with a second-place HHC finish, and a 7-2 record in the regular season whose only blemishes were to undefeated sectional champions.
That record became 10-2 after the Dragons rolled to a sectional title, winning games by an aggregate score of 122-43, winning the school's first title as a 4A school.
However, the Dragons ran into Class 4A's best team Friday night. Heck, they probably ran into Indiana's best team. Led by one of the state's most dynamic players in IU recruit Kofi Hughes and an offensive line & defense that would be the envy of most small colleges, the Dragons saw their season come to a conclusion with a 45-6 loss to No. 1 Cathedral at North Central HS.
Still, it was a successful year for NP -- with Pat Feeney having a huge season offensively & defensively, and a team that saw players step up from everywhere, from Nathan Penley's big receiving games to the 100-yard games of Bryce Pierson and Michael Phelps against Yorktown, to the huge second half by Austin Cahoy in the Boundary Rail Game. It saw Coach Able's 100th career victory. It saw two games at Lucas Oil Stadium, a game where the defense scored almost as many points as the offense (the 33-0 win over Arlington that saw two defensive TDs and a safety), and of course, a sectional championship.
A year that started late ended maybe two weeks sooner than the Dragons had hoped, but it was an outstanding year, both for NP and for football in Hancock County. It's one we were thrilled to bring to you throughout the regular season.
It also ended two weeks to early for the HHC's other surviving team, the Delta Eagles, who fell to Fort Wayne Dwenger 49-12 tonight, ending their perfect season at 12-1.
For us at CCSN, we now turn our sights to basketball, which looks to be strong again. We have a defending sectional champion in NP, a Top 10 team in Mt. Vernon, a team that has been a sectional threat in Eastern Hancock and a team with a new outlook & a new coach in Greenfield-Central. Andrew Smith & Chris Lambert will have the call of the Hancock County Game of the Week broadcasts, starting on Nov. 25, when the Lapel Bulldogs visit the Mt. Vernon Marauders. Stay tuned for CCSN basketball!
It began with a thrilling OT win over Whiteland. It continued with a second-place HHC finish, and a 7-2 record in the regular season whose only blemishes were to undefeated sectional champions.
That record became 10-2 after the Dragons rolled to a sectional title, winning games by an aggregate score of 122-43, winning the school's first title as a 4A school.
However, the Dragons ran into Class 4A's best team Friday night. Heck, they probably ran into Indiana's best team. Led by one of the state's most dynamic players in IU recruit Kofi Hughes and an offensive line & defense that would be the envy of most small colleges, the Dragons saw their season come to a conclusion with a 45-6 loss to No. 1 Cathedral at North Central HS.
Still, it was a successful year for NP -- with Pat Feeney having a huge season offensively & defensively, and a team that saw players step up from everywhere, from Nathan Penley's big receiving games to the 100-yard games of Bryce Pierson and Michael Phelps against Yorktown, to the huge second half by Austin Cahoy in the Boundary Rail Game. It saw Coach Able's 100th career victory. It saw two games at Lucas Oil Stadium, a game where the defense scored almost as many points as the offense (the 33-0 win over Arlington that saw two defensive TDs and a safety), and of course, a sectional championship.
A year that started late ended maybe two weeks sooner than the Dragons had hoped, but it was an outstanding year, both for NP and for football in Hancock County. It's one we were thrilled to bring to you throughout the regular season.
It also ended two weeks to early for the HHC's other surviving team, the Delta Eagles, who fell to Fort Wayne Dwenger 49-12 tonight, ending their perfect season at 12-1.
For us at CCSN, we now turn our sights to basketball, which looks to be strong again. We have a defending sectional champion in NP, a Top 10 team in Mt. Vernon, a team that has been a sectional threat in Eastern Hancock and a team with a new outlook & a new coach in Greenfield-Central. Andrew Smith & Chris Lambert will have the call of the Hancock County Game of the Week broadcasts, starting on Nov. 25, when the Lapel Bulldogs visit the Mt. Vernon Marauders. Stay tuned for CCSN basketball!
Friday, November 6, 2009
Sectional finals: Dragons, Eagles win
When Tim Able took over New Palestine's football program in May, there wasn't a lot of time to get everything put in before the season began.
Learn new personnel. Put in a new defense. Move new players to new positions to maximize talent. And kickoff was only a couple of months away.
The Dragons rapidly became one of the top teams in the area -- and became a sectional champion in the process.
NP had a first quarter for the ages in a 48-22 victory over Anderson Highland, starting from the opening kickoff, to win the Sectional 13 title. It was the Dragons' first sectional title as a 4A school after winning a handful in Class 3A (most recently in 2004-05). NP was barely challenged -- winning by margins of 41-21, 33-0 and 48-22 -- in the sectional.
The Dragons are 10-2 heading into a regional matchup with No. 1 Cathedral.
The first quarter was sparked on the opening kickoff, when Brett Jackson broke free and ran 73 yards to the 3-yard line of Anderson Highland. Pat Feeney ran one in from there, and after 18 seconds, NP led 7-0. The Dragons kept rolling. Feeney's 59-yard run set up a 6-yard pass from Jackson to Feeney on a halfback option.
Next play, a Highland fumble, and a short run by Austin Cahoy to make it 21-0. After a Highland punt, Feeney went 61 yards for his third TD of the night -- on his fourth touch. On NP's next offensive snap, Feeney broke a TD 46 yards.
NP led 35-0. Pat Feeney had five touches -- the four TDs and a 59-yard run to set up another. All told, he had 175 yards in those five touches, an average of 35 yards.
And the first quarter wasn't over.
Feeney finished the night with 190 rushing yards on eight carries, and the six-yard TD reception. Brett Jackson added 3-yard TD runs in the second and third quarter, and Highland rallied a bit after the second TD made it 48-7, as the Scots scored two TDs in the final five minutes to make the score respectable.
The Dragons had 317 rushing yards and had over 330 yards of total offense -- more than half coming in the first quarter. NP went more conservatively later, but still managed to grind out yards and points.
It's been an incredible run for the Dragons, who have now won eight consecutive games to go 10-2. They finished second in the HHC, and their two losses are both to undefeated sectional champions -- Delta and Batesville. They've done their damage with an offense that has been very efficient, and a defense that has allowed very little in the second half of the year.
Next week, it's a trip to No. 1 Cathedral (12-0), a team against which NP will be an underdog.
It wasn't the only sectional title for the HHC, as Delta (12-0) knocked off Fort Wayne Wayne 18-6 on Friday night in Sectional 12. The Eagles have continued to roll, and they'll have a tough contest against unbeaten Fort Wayne Dwenger on the road next Friday night.
Shelbyville nearly made it 3-for-3 tonight, but the Golden Bears (9-3) fell on a late touchdown to East Central 21-17. Shelby led until the closing minutes.
Next Friday is regional night. It should be enjoyable!
Learn new personnel. Put in a new defense. Move new players to new positions to maximize talent. And kickoff was only a couple of months away.
The Dragons rapidly became one of the top teams in the area -- and became a sectional champion in the process.
NP had a first quarter for the ages in a 48-22 victory over Anderson Highland, starting from the opening kickoff, to win the Sectional 13 title. It was the Dragons' first sectional title as a 4A school after winning a handful in Class 3A (most recently in 2004-05). NP was barely challenged -- winning by margins of 41-21, 33-0 and 48-22 -- in the sectional.
The Dragons are 10-2 heading into a regional matchup with No. 1 Cathedral.
The first quarter was sparked on the opening kickoff, when Brett Jackson broke free and ran 73 yards to the 3-yard line of Anderson Highland. Pat Feeney ran one in from there, and after 18 seconds, NP led 7-0. The Dragons kept rolling. Feeney's 59-yard run set up a 6-yard pass from Jackson to Feeney on a halfback option.
Next play, a Highland fumble, and a short run by Austin Cahoy to make it 21-0. After a Highland punt, Feeney went 61 yards for his third TD of the night -- on his fourth touch. On NP's next offensive snap, Feeney broke a TD 46 yards.
NP led 35-0. Pat Feeney had five touches -- the four TDs and a 59-yard run to set up another. All told, he had 175 yards in those five touches, an average of 35 yards.
And the first quarter wasn't over.
Feeney finished the night with 190 rushing yards on eight carries, and the six-yard TD reception. Brett Jackson added 3-yard TD runs in the second and third quarter, and Highland rallied a bit after the second TD made it 48-7, as the Scots scored two TDs in the final five minutes to make the score respectable.
The Dragons had 317 rushing yards and had over 330 yards of total offense -- more than half coming in the first quarter. NP went more conservatively later, but still managed to grind out yards and points.
It's been an incredible run for the Dragons, who have now won eight consecutive games to go 10-2. They finished second in the HHC, and their two losses are both to undefeated sectional champions -- Delta and Batesville. They've done their damage with an offense that has been very efficient, and a defense that has allowed very little in the second half of the year.
Next week, it's a trip to No. 1 Cathedral (12-0), a team against which NP will be an underdog.
It wasn't the only sectional title for the HHC, as Delta (12-0) knocked off Fort Wayne Wayne 18-6 on Friday night in Sectional 12. The Eagles have continued to roll, and they'll have a tough contest against unbeaten Fort Wayne Dwenger on the road next Friday night.
Shelbyville nearly made it 3-for-3 tonight, but the Golden Bears (9-3) fell on a late touchdown to East Central 21-17. Shelby led until the closing minutes.
Next Friday is regional night. It should be enjoyable!
Friday, October 30, 2009
It's Dragons vs. Scots
Welcome from a wet night of high school football. The wet conditions meant some interesting scores from throughout the state -- and in HHC sectional play.
Three of the five surviving HHC teams remained after tonight's play, with two surviving scares and one not as fortunte.
One that wasn't a surprise was New Palestine, which rolled over Arlington 33-0 to improve to 9-2 and move to the Sectional 13 final.
However, the other Hancock County team in Sectional 13 wasn't as fortunate. Despite a big day by Trey Ross, the Marauders had difficulty handling two snaps in OT, and they fell 21-20 to Anderson Highland in 2OT. The Marauders stopped Highland in the first OT, but couldn't punch it in from the 1 on two plays, and a high snap on the field-goal attempt thwarted the possession. Both teams scored in the second OT -- Corey White doing so for MV on the first play -- but the Marauders' PAT attempt was blocked, while the Scots' was good.
Highland is 8-3 on the field (7-4 actually, as the Scots had to forfeit a blowout win over Anderson), while NP is 9-2.
They will play next Friday night at NP for the sectional championship.
Two other conference teams survived scares tonight. Delta beat Muncie South 7-6. The Eagles won big over South a few weeks back, but this one ended up being much closer. Delta (11-0) will meet Fort Wayne Wayne (7-4) at home next week for the Sectional 12 title. Meanwhile, Shelbyville edged South Dearborn 13-12, and will travel to East Central for a sectional championship battle of 9-2 teams.
Another HHC team was knocked out tonight, as Rushville fell to unbeaten Batesville 28-6 in the 3A Sectional 22 semifinals. Rushville finishes the year 4-6.
So, next week's sectional finals
4A Sectional 12
FW Wayne (7-4) at Delta (11-0)
4A Sectional 13
And. Highland (7-4) at New Palestine (9-2)
Eliminated: Mt. Vernon (semis), Greenfield-Central, Pendleton Hts. (quarters)
4A Sectional 15
Shelbyville (9-2) at East Central (9-2)
3A Sectional 22
Eliminated: Yorktown (quarters), Rushville (semis)
Follow the blog for a look at the championship games. Unfortunately, due to IHSAA rights, we cannot broadcast the game, but we will have an account for you here, as we plan to be in attendance next Friday night.
Three of the five surviving HHC teams remained after tonight's play, with two surviving scares and one not as fortunte.
One that wasn't a surprise was New Palestine, which rolled over Arlington 33-0 to improve to 9-2 and move to the Sectional 13 final.
However, the other Hancock County team in Sectional 13 wasn't as fortunate. Despite a big day by Trey Ross, the Marauders had difficulty handling two snaps in OT, and they fell 21-20 to Anderson Highland in 2OT. The Marauders stopped Highland in the first OT, but couldn't punch it in from the 1 on two plays, and a high snap on the field-goal attempt thwarted the possession. Both teams scored in the second OT -- Corey White doing so for MV on the first play -- but the Marauders' PAT attempt was blocked, while the Scots' was good.
Highland is 8-3 on the field (7-4 actually, as the Scots had to forfeit a blowout win over Anderson), while NP is 9-2.
They will play next Friday night at NP for the sectional championship.
Two other conference teams survived scares tonight. Delta beat Muncie South 7-6. The Eagles won big over South a few weeks back, but this one ended up being much closer. Delta (11-0) will meet Fort Wayne Wayne (7-4) at home next week for the Sectional 12 title. Meanwhile, Shelbyville edged South Dearborn 13-12, and will travel to East Central for a sectional championship battle of 9-2 teams.
Another HHC team was knocked out tonight, as Rushville fell to unbeaten Batesville 28-6 in the 3A Sectional 22 semifinals. Rushville finishes the year 4-6.
So, next week's sectional finals
4A Sectional 12
FW Wayne (7-4) at Delta (11-0)
4A Sectional 13
And. Highland (7-4) at New Palestine (9-2)
Eliminated: Mt. Vernon (semis), Greenfield-Central, Pendleton Hts. (quarters)
4A Sectional 15
Shelbyville (9-2) at East Central (9-2)
3A Sectional 22
Eliminated: Yorktown (quarters), Rushville (semis)
Follow the blog for a look at the championship games. Unfortunately, due to IHSAA rights, we cannot broadcast the game, but we will have an account for you here, as we plan to be in attendance next Friday night.
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Tim Adams profiled on VYPE
CCSN's Tim Adams is profiled by VYPE's Mark Morrow, with some nice mentions of the network ... read it here.
Friday, October 23, 2009
Sectional Week 1
So far, a good night for the HHC. Five teams are through, and a sixth gave a really good showing.
No full game reports tonight ... we were unable to broadcast a game tonight due to IHSAA regulations regarding webcasts. We're working with some other online organizations to hopefully be in a position to bring tournament broadcasts to you in the future. Instead, yours truly was at Eastern Hancock covering the game for the local newspaper, and watching a great game between the Royals and Lapel, one won by Lapel 20-14 in a wild fourth quarter. Lapel won with a 23-yard pass by QB Sam Foust setting up a 1-yard touchdown run on third down, and won on a night when EH largely dominated play. The Royals had first-and-10 on the Lapel 11 in the final two minutes, and QB Steven Stunda had an enormous hole to run through, if he was able to beat the one Lapel defender who was rushing. He couldn't, and Lapel was able to hold on the rest of the way.
In 4A Sectional 13 play, 2/3 of the Hancock County schools are through. Mt. Vernon thumped New Castle 48-0, improving to 6-4 on the year. New Palestine is now 8-2 after backing up its regular-season victory over Pendleton Heights 41-21. The Dragons visit Arlington (6-4) next week.
In the other semifinal, MV will face Anderson Highland (6-4), which beat Greenfield-Central 36-6 tonight. The Cougars finish the year with a 1-9 mark. That game will be played on the FieldTurf at Anderson University's Macholtz Stadium.
Elsewhere in sectional play ... Delta (10-0) upended Fort Wayne South 21-7 in a battle of titans in Sectional 12. The Eagles will face a Muncie South team they beat handily earlier this season in the second round. FWS and Delta were the two prohibitive favorites in that sectional.
In 4A's Sectional 15, Shelbyville (8-2) beat Franklin County 34-14, and will move on to face South Dearborn next week. Should the Golden Bears survive, the big matchup looms in two weeks against East Central.
In 3A's Sectional 22, Rushville (4-6) avenged a regular-season loss to Greensburg by beating the Pirates 15-11. Yorktown fell to Hamilton Heights 20-14, but had a good showing for the 5-5 Tigers against a team that has 8 wins and has been getting poll votes all season. Rushville will host unbeaten Batesville next week. The Bulldogs had a bye.
HHC teams -- which had the best combined nonconference record in the state this season -- went 4-2 against non-conference competition tonight.
HHC next week (Friday, Oct. 30)
4A Sectional 12
Delta (10-0) at Muncie South (6-4)
4A Sectional 13
Mt. Vernon (6-4) at Anderson Highland (6-4) at Anderson University
New Palestine (8-2) at Arlington (6-4)
Eliminated: Greenfield-Central (1-9), Pendleton Heights (3-7)
4A Sectional 15
South Dearborn (5-5) at Shelbyville (8-2)
3A sectional 22
Batesville (9-0) at Rushville (4-6)
Eliminated: Yorktown (5-5)
No full game reports tonight ... we were unable to broadcast a game tonight due to IHSAA regulations regarding webcasts. We're working with some other online organizations to hopefully be in a position to bring tournament broadcasts to you in the future. Instead, yours truly was at Eastern Hancock covering the game for the local newspaper, and watching a great game between the Royals and Lapel, one won by Lapel 20-14 in a wild fourth quarter. Lapel won with a 23-yard pass by QB Sam Foust setting up a 1-yard touchdown run on third down, and won on a night when EH largely dominated play. The Royals had first-and-10 on the Lapel 11 in the final two minutes, and QB Steven Stunda had an enormous hole to run through, if he was able to beat the one Lapel defender who was rushing. He couldn't, and Lapel was able to hold on the rest of the way.
In 4A Sectional 13 play, 2/3 of the Hancock County schools are through. Mt. Vernon thumped New Castle 48-0, improving to 6-4 on the year. New Palestine is now 8-2 after backing up its regular-season victory over Pendleton Heights 41-21. The Dragons visit Arlington (6-4) next week.
In the other semifinal, MV will face Anderson Highland (6-4), which beat Greenfield-Central 36-6 tonight. The Cougars finish the year with a 1-9 mark. That game will be played on the FieldTurf at Anderson University's Macholtz Stadium.
Elsewhere in sectional play ... Delta (10-0) upended Fort Wayne South 21-7 in a battle of titans in Sectional 12. The Eagles will face a Muncie South team they beat handily earlier this season in the second round. FWS and Delta were the two prohibitive favorites in that sectional.
In 4A's Sectional 15, Shelbyville (8-2) beat Franklin County 34-14, and will move on to face South Dearborn next week. Should the Golden Bears survive, the big matchup looms in two weeks against East Central.
In 3A's Sectional 22, Rushville (4-6) avenged a regular-season loss to Greensburg by beating the Pirates 15-11. Yorktown fell to Hamilton Heights 20-14, but had a good showing for the 5-5 Tigers against a team that has 8 wins and has been getting poll votes all season. Rushville will host unbeaten Batesville next week. The Bulldogs had a bye.
HHC teams -- which had the best combined nonconference record in the state this season -- went 4-2 against non-conference competition tonight.
HHC next week (Friday, Oct. 30)
4A Sectional 12
Delta (10-0) at Muncie South (6-4)
4A Sectional 13
Mt. Vernon (6-4) at Anderson Highland (6-4) at Anderson University
New Palestine (8-2) at Arlington (6-4)
Eliminated: Greenfield-Central (1-9), Pendleton Heights (3-7)
4A Sectional 15
South Dearborn (5-5) at Shelbyville (8-2)
3A sectional 22
Batesville (9-0) at Rushville (4-6)
Eliminated: Yorktown (5-5)
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