After winning regular league play last weekend with a 7-1 record, the Bulldogs slipped past the Irish 73-65 to win the league tournament Sunday at Nolan Fieldhouse.

Providence senior Ryan Dixon was named league MVP after the championship game but did not play because he was scheduled to pitch in Monday’s baseball sectional.

The Floyd Central senior duo of Wade Nieoff and Nick Veroff scored 23 and 17 points, respectively, to boost the Bulldogs to the tournament championship.

Jennings County’s Dustin Lawson totaled 23 points and New Albany’s Landon Howard added 13 to lead the Irish in defeat.

Semifinals

Bulldogs 67, Boilermakers 65: Providence’s Cory Calahan netted 23 points and Veroff 13 as the Bulldogs held off the Irish. Louisville St. Xavier’s Nathan Smith scored 19 points, Eastern Pekin’s Philip Boudreaux added 16 and New Albany’s Trevor Brown 13 for the Boilermakers.

Irish 92, Aces 47: Lawson poured in 34 points and Kameron Draper (Austin) and Blake Lieras (Jeffersonville) each added 19 as the Irish pounded the short-handed Aces. Clarksville’s Wes Rittman finished with 11 points for the Aces.

First round

Aces 55, Cardinals 40:Rittman netted 13 points as the Aces cruised to the semifinals. The Hoosiers were led by Silver Creek’s Ryan Kinzer; he finished with 16 points.

Irish 65, Hoosiers 60: Lawson scored 24 points, Lieras added 16 and Austin’s Dylan McIntosh 14 as the Irish advanced. The Hoosiers were led by Charlestown’s Tim Hall (12).

Bulldogs 58, Sycamores 40: Veroff finished with 25 and Nieoff chipped in 22, and the Bulldogs walloped the Sycamores. South Ripley’s Brandon Sizemore led the Sycamores with 18.

Boilermakers 71, Crusaders 66: Boudreaux (22), West Washington’s Clayton Sullivan (20) and Brown (16) finished with double figures as the Boilermakers held off the Crusaders. Charlestown’s Joe Wilson exploded for 32 points in the Crusaders’ loss.