By GREG MENGELT

Corydon’s girls’ basketball team is 6-0 for the first time since 2002 … and the Panthers definitely didn’t do it by scheduling feeble opponents early in the season.

After wins over New Washington and a big Mid-Southern Conference victory over Brownstown last week, the Panthers went 4-0 this week to earn this week’s Hoosier Hills Hoops Team of the Week honor.

“Our girls did a great job this week taking one game at a time and getting better each time they stepped on the court,” Corydon second-year coach Josh Conrad said.

The Panthers averaged better than 58 points per game and held three of their four opponents to 34 points or fewer last week. After winning at Perry Central 74-26 on Tuesday, Corydon knocked off Southridge 48-28 on Friday to start the Battle at the First Capitol. In Saturday’s final rounds, the Panthers beat Greenwood Christian 67-51 then handed Class A No. 2 Lanesville its first defeat of the year, 44-34.

“Four wins in a week is a great, but seeing the girls improve defensively and gain confidence in each other was a big takeaway,” Conrad said.

Corydon shot 46 percent from the floor and averaged fewer than 15 turnovers per game during the four-game stretch. The Panthers were also plus-10 on the boards for the week.

Corydon hosts Paoli (1-2) on Tuesday before going to Silver Creek to face the defending Class 3A state champion Dragons next Monday.

“We have a difficult stretch of games coming up but plan to continue to improve and play our best basketball in February,” Conrad said.