By GREG MENGELT

Austin went 0-2 last week, but senior Brysen Montgomery had two memorable performance against two of the area’s best teams to earn the Hoosier Hills Hoops Player of the Week honor.

First, Montgomery scored 39 points, grabbed eight rebounds, had three steals, six deflections and an assist in the Eagles’ 82-62 loss to Performer of the Week Logan McIntire and Class 3A No. 13 North Harrison (7-2) on Friday.

The following night, Montgomery went for 37 points, seven rebounds, two assists, two deflection and a steal as Austin fell 78-61 to Class 2A No. 16 Eastern, which has won nine games in a row.

Montgomery and the Eagles go to Borden (8-4) on Friday and Clarksville (4-6) on Saturday to try to improve on their 2-7 record.

WEEK’S TOP PERFORMERS
• Matthew Arthur, New Washington: The New Washington junior averaged 25 points per game as the Mustangs went 0-3 last week. Arthur went over 1,000 points in his 33-point outing in Saturday’s 62-60 loss at Clarksville. “Matthew has started to really grow into the leadership role that we are asking him to fill,” second-year New Wash head coach Kyle Brown said. “His scoring has never been a question, but it is the other areas where we have asked him to improve. He has taken our challenge and has stepped his defense and decision-making up to a higher level. We, as a team, are in a bit of a slump at the moment, but we feel like we have turned a corner and are trending in the right direction. Matthew is a catalyst for that trend.”
• Jacob Cherry, Eastern: The 6-foot-10 junior had 21 points, seven rebounds and three assists as the Musketeers defeated defending Class 3A state champion Silver Creek on Friday. He went 8 for 11 from the field and 5 for 6 at the line in the victory. Last week’s Hoosier Hills Hoops Player of the Week followed that with 26 points and eight boards in Saturday’s victory over Austin. He was 8 for 10 from the field and 10 for 12 from the line in Saturday’s win.
• Hayden Cutter, Scottsburg: Cutter finished with 37 points and 12 rebounds as the Warriors went 1-1 last week. Cutter first had 21 points and six boards as Scottsburg defeated Madison 58-54 on Friday. On Saturday, Cutter had 16 points and six boards in a 57-53 overtime loss to North Harrison.
• Kasym Nash, Borden: Nash scored 45 points as Borden went 2-1 in last week. Nash had nine points and three assists in Tuesday’s 58-26 win over Shawe. On Friday, he contributed 18 points and three assists to the Braves’ 52-47 triumph over New Washington. He finished the week with an 18-point, 5-rebound outing in a 57-42 loss to Rock Creek on Saturday.