Eastern Hancock continued its roll at the end of the regular season, winning its 10th straight game Saturday night by beating Hagerstown 65-54 on the road. The Royals finish the regular season 17-3 -- one of their best seasons in school history. Dustin Smith had 22 points -- including a perfect 11-of-11 from the free-throw line -- and Jared Pyle scored 20 and grabbed 12 rebounds. Steven Stunda had seven points and eight boards, while Zach Kissick scored 11. EH led 22-13 after a quarter and led at every quarter break thereafter. It's the second-best regular season in EHHS history, according to EHHoops.com.
New Palestine closed the regular season on a high note, as the Dragons beat Greenwood 63-58. NP finishes the regular season with a 9-11 mark and snaps a three-game skid in a busy end-of-season stretch.
Also, in swimming and diving, Greenfield-Central's 200 free relay team of sophomore Patrick Stutz, senior Bryan Forbes and juniors James Young and Austin Wilburn finished 12th in the IHSAA State Finals with a time of 1:27.68. Bloomington South's winning time was 1:24.85.
Next week, boys basketball sectional play begins. On Wednesday night, Greenfield-Central (9-11) opens against Pendleton Heights in the 4A New Castle sectional at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Hancock (16-3) opens against Cambridge City Lincoln in the 2A Hagerstown sectional at 7:30 p.m.
Mt. Vernon and New Palestine open Friday at the NP sectional. The Dragons (9-11) open play at 6 p.m. Friday against No. 5 Hamilton Heights, with MV (7-13) following against either No. 2 Rushville or Shelbyville. Join Andrew & Chris for the play-by-play call starting at 5:35 p.m. Friday afternoon!
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Saturday, February 26, 2011
Friday, February 25, 2011
Swimming results
Greenfield-Central's 200 freestyle relay team advanced to the second day of the IHSAA State Finals by placing 13th in the preliminary round Friday night.
That guarantees the Cougars will come home with points from the state meet. The team of Patrick Stutz, Bryan Forbes, James Young and Austin Wilburn beat their seed time by 76 hundredths of a second and came home in 1:27.62, placing 13th out of 32 teams.
That was the only local team to advance past Friday's state meet prelims.
G-C's 200 medley relay team of Forbes, Jon McCormick, Young and Wilburn had the only other top-20 finish in the county, finishing in 1:40.01, two-tenths of a second ahead of seed time.
Individually for the Cougars, Wilburn was 25th in the 50 free (22.12, .21 ahead of seed), Young 29th in the 100 butterfly (54.46), Forbes 29th in the 200 IM (2:01.66) and 31st in the 100 backstroke (57.58) and McCormick was 31st in the 100 breaststroke (1:03.50).
For New Palestine, the 200 free relay team of Jake Greig, Grant Gish, Sam Baker and Phil Webster finished 26th (1:30.36). The same quartet was 28th in the 400 free relay (3:20.37). Greig placed 31st in the 100 freestyle (48.75).
Mt. Vernon junior David Cochran will compete in the diving prelims Saturday morning.
That guarantees the Cougars will come home with points from the state meet. The team of Patrick Stutz, Bryan Forbes, James Young and Austin Wilburn beat their seed time by 76 hundredths of a second and came home in 1:27.62, placing 13th out of 32 teams.
That was the only local team to advance past Friday's state meet prelims.
G-C's 200 medley relay team of Forbes, Jon McCormick, Young and Wilburn had the only other top-20 finish in the county, finishing in 1:40.01, two-tenths of a second ahead of seed time.
Individually for the Cougars, Wilburn was 25th in the 50 free (22.12, .21 ahead of seed), Young 29th in the 100 butterfly (54.46), Forbes 29th in the 200 IM (2:01.66) and 31st in the 100 backstroke (57.58) and McCormick was 31st in the 100 breaststroke (1:03.50).
For New Palestine, the 200 free relay team of Jake Greig, Grant Gish, Sam Baker and Phil Webster finished 26th (1:30.36). The same quartet was 28th in the 400 free relay (3:20.37). Greig placed 31st in the 100 freestyle (48.75).
Mt. Vernon junior David Cochran will compete in the diving prelims Saturday morning.
Marauders win 3rd straight
Mt. Vernon is on a roll going into the sectional, winning three straight games after tonight's 47-36 victory over Yorktown.
MV had two runs in the game -- an 8-0 spurt led by Quinn Williams in the second quarter that put the Marauders up 14-7, and a 16-3 run in the third spanning into the fourth that was keyed by Corbin Bundy's two 3-pointers and a couple of baskets each from Alex Payne and Anthony Burnett, which put MV up 36-23. Junior guard Seth Cook tried to get Yorktown back in it -- and did the first time, hitting 5 3s and scoring 17 points, but the Marauders had too much firepower in the end.
On Senior Night, Williams scored 16 points -- hitting five shots and 6-of-10 from the line -- while Bundy scored 12, half of which came from beyond the arc. Senior Darrion Colbert also started and played significant minutes. Payne had eight points for the Marauders.
MV is now 7-13, but has won three straight and ties Shelbyville for fifth in the tough Hoosier Heritage Conference with a 3-4 mark. Yorktown finishes 6-14 and plays Muncie South Tuesday night in the Muncie sectional.
MV does not yet know its first-round foe -- the Marauders will play next Friday against either No. 6 Rushville or Shelbyville in the second semifinal at New Palestine. The host Dragons will meet Hamilton Heights to start Friday's festivities at 6 p.m. We will broadcast both games on HancockCountySports.com.
The other two games scheduled tonight will be played Saturday -- Greenwood at New Palestine at 7:30 p.m. and Eastern Hancock at Hagerstown at 8 p.m.
MV had two runs in the game -- an 8-0 spurt led by Quinn Williams in the second quarter that put the Marauders up 14-7, and a 16-3 run in the third spanning into the fourth that was keyed by Corbin Bundy's two 3-pointers and a couple of baskets each from Alex Payne and Anthony Burnett, which put MV up 36-23. Junior guard Seth Cook tried to get Yorktown back in it -- and did the first time, hitting 5 3s and scoring 17 points, but the Marauders had too much firepower in the end.
On Senior Night, Williams scored 16 points -- hitting five shots and 6-of-10 from the line -- while Bundy scored 12, half of which came from beyond the arc. Senior Darrion Colbert also started and played significant minutes. Payne had eight points for the Marauders.
MV is now 7-13, but has won three straight and ties Shelbyville for fifth in the tough Hoosier Heritage Conference with a 3-4 mark. Yorktown finishes 6-14 and plays Muncie South Tuesday night in the Muncie sectional.
MV does not yet know its first-round foe -- the Marauders will play next Friday against either No. 6 Rushville or Shelbyville in the second semifinal at New Palestine. The host Dragons will meet Hamilton Heights to start Friday's festivities at 6 p.m. We will broadcast both games on HancockCountySports.com.
The other two games scheduled tonight will be played Saturday -- Greenwood at New Palestine at 7:30 p.m. and Eastern Hancock at Hagerstown at 8 p.m.
Friday updates
Mt. Vernon vs. Yorktown is ON! tonight. Join Andrew Smith and Chris Lambert at 7:10 p.m.
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Also, the other two county games scheduled for tonight have been postponed 24 hours.
Greenwood at NP will be at 7:30 p.m. Saturday
EH at Hagerstown will be at 8 p.m. Saturday
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Also, the other two county games scheduled for tonight have been postponed 24 hours.
Greenwood at NP will be at 7:30 p.m. Saturday
EH at Hagerstown will be at 8 p.m. Saturday
Join us tonight!
Tonight's basketball
Lots o' snow around Hancock County means treacherous roads and school is out.
Of the three games scheduled for tonight:
Yorktown at Mt. Vernon -- no decision yet, MV admin is evaluating and will make a decision later today. If it is played, join Chris & Andrew at 7:10 p.m. tonight
Eastern Hancock at Hagerstown -- ppd to 8 p.m. Saturday
Greenwood at New Palestine -- likely postponed. Will update.
Of the three games scheduled for tonight:
Yorktown at Mt. Vernon -- no decision yet, MV admin is evaluating and will make a decision later today. If it is played, join Chris & Andrew at 7:10 p.m. tonight
Eastern Hancock at Hagerstown -- ppd to 8 p.m. Saturday
Greenwood at New Palestine -- likely postponed. Will update.
Swim state tonight
The boys swimming State Finals begins tonight, and Hancock County will be well-represented.
Of course, a lot of that representation will be from Greenfield-Central, which is coming off its first sectional championship in 26 years.
G-C will have five student-athletes competing in seven different events, with senior Bryan Forbes competing in four (200 medley relay, 200 free relay, 200 IM, 100 backstroke) and junior James Young in three (200 MR, 200 FR, 100 butterfly). Junior Jon McCormick (200 MR, 100 breaststroke) and junior Austin Wilburn (200 MR, 200 FR) will compete in two events, while sophomore Patrick Stutz rounds out the 200 free relay.
New Palestine is represented by the 400 free relay team of freshman Grant Gish, senior Phil Webster, junior Jake Greig and junior Sam Baker and the 200 free relay team consisting of the same quartet, with Greig also competing in the 100 freestyle. The 200 free relay team finished second to G-C in the sectional, but advanced to state on time.
Mt. Vernon's David Cochran will also be competing in the event in diving.
The State Finals begins at 6 p.m. tonight at the IUPUI Natatorium with swimming prelims. Diving prelims are at 9 a.m. Saturday, with the finals and consolation finals in swimming at 1 p.m.
Here are the local seeds (top 8 to finals, 9-16 to consolation finals)
G-C
200MR: Forbes, McCormick, Young, Wilburn, 28th (1:40.21)
200IM: Forbes, 27th (1:59.21)
50 freestyle: Wilburn, 30th (22.33)
100 butterfly: Young, 27th (53.76)
200 free relay: Stutz, Forbes, Wilburn, Young, 19th (1:28.38)
100 backstroke: Forbes, 31st (55.05)
100 breaststroke: McCormick, 29th (1:02.37)
NP
100 freestyle: Greig, 3oth (48.11)
200 free relay: Greig, Gish, Baker, Webster, 26th (1:29.39)
400 free relay: Gish, Webster, Greig, Baker, 29th (3:19.07)
MV
Diving: Cochran, 22nd (380.50).
Of course, a lot of that representation will be from Greenfield-Central, which is coming off its first sectional championship in 26 years.
G-C will have five student-athletes competing in seven different events, with senior Bryan Forbes competing in four (200 medley relay, 200 free relay, 200 IM, 100 backstroke) and junior James Young in three (200 MR, 200 FR, 100 butterfly). Junior Jon McCormick (200 MR, 100 breaststroke) and junior Austin Wilburn (200 MR, 200 FR) will compete in two events, while sophomore Patrick Stutz rounds out the 200 free relay.
New Palestine is represented by the 400 free relay team of freshman Grant Gish, senior Phil Webster, junior Jake Greig and junior Sam Baker and the 200 free relay team consisting of the same quartet, with Greig also competing in the 100 freestyle. The 200 free relay team finished second to G-C in the sectional, but advanced to state on time.
Mt. Vernon's David Cochran will also be competing in the event in diving.
The State Finals begins at 6 p.m. tonight at the IUPUI Natatorium with swimming prelims. Diving prelims are at 9 a.m. Saturday, with the finals and consolation finals in swimming at 1 p.m.
Here are the local seeds (top 8 to finals, 9-16 to consolation finals)
G-C
200MR: Forbes, McCormick, Young, Wilburn, 28th (1:40.21)
200IM: Forbes, 27th (1:59.21)
50 freestyle: Wilburn, 30th (22.33)
100 butterfly: Young, 27th (53.76)
200 free relay: Stutz, Forbes, Wilburn, Young, 19th (1:28.38)
100 backstroke: Forbes, 31st (55.05)
100 breaststroke: McCormick, 29th (1:02.37)
NP
100 freestyle: Greig, 3oth (48.11)
200 free relay: Greig, Gish, Baker, Webster, 26th (1:29.39)
400 free relay: Gish, Webster, Greig, Baker, 29th (3:19.07)
MV
Diving: Cochran, 22nd (380.50).
Cougars win, school out today
Greenfield-Central rallied in the fourth quarter to beat Knightstown 38-37 Thursday night in the Cougars' regular-season finale.
G-C trailed 13-2 after a quarter and 24-16 going into the fourth before catching fire. Josh Mayes scored 12 points and Derek Conley 10 for the Cougars, who finish the regular season with a 9-11 mark -- their best in seven years.
The Cougars open sectional play Wednesday against Pendleton Heights (16-5) in the 4A New Castle sectional.
Tonight's games are likely postponed, as all four Hancock County school corporations are out of school today.
However, because the Mt. Vernon-Yorktown game is a conference game, there is still a chance it will be played. MV's administration is currently in the process of making that decision. If the game is on, we will have a broadcast.
G-C trailed 13-2 after a quarter and 24-16 going into the fourth before catching fire. Josh Mayes scored 12 points and Derek Conley 10 for the Cougars, who finish the regular season with a 9-11 mark -- their best in seven years.
The Cougars open sectional play Wednesday against Pendleton Heights (16-5) in the 4A New Castle sectional.
Tonight's games are likely postponed, as all four Hancock County school corporations are out of school today.
However, because the Mt. Vernon-Yorktown game is a conference game, there is still a chance it will be played. MV's administration is currently in the process of making that decision. If the game is on, we will have a broadcast.
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