BOYS’ TEAM OF THE WEEK | Panthers win at Eastern for seventh straight victory
Tuesday, February 15th, 2022By GREG MENGELT For the second time in three weeks, Corydon Central is the Hoosier Hills Hoops Team of the Week. The Panthers won their sixth and seventh straight games and moved up to third place in the Mid-Southern Conference standings with a pair of conference road wins. Corydon, which is 11-1 in its last […]
GIRLS’ TEAM OF THE WEEK | Dragons win second straight regional title
Tuesday, February 15th, 2022By GREG MENGELT In the morning session of Saturday’s regional at Charlestown, Silver Creek senior Kynidi Mason-Striverson carried the Dragons to a 48-44 victory over Rushville. Saturday evening was a little different. After Mason-Striverson scored half of the Dragons’ points in the semifinal, a balanced Silver Creek team captured consecutive regional titles for the first […]
GIRLS’ TEAM OF THE WEEK | Defending champ Dragons win another sectional crown
Thursday, February 10th, 2022By GREG MENGELT Silver Creek began its state championship defense by winning arguably Class 3A’s toughest sectional last week. The Dragons beat Scottsburg, Madison and 12th-ranked Corydon Central at North Harrison to win the program’s seven sectional title and just its third this century and earn the Hoosier Hills Hoops Girls’ Team of the Week […]
BOYS’ TEAM OF THE WEEK | Floyd beats No. 4 Irish, proves it is among state’s elite
Tuesday, February 8th, 2022By GREG MENGELT Floyd Central entered Saturday’s contest against fourth-ranked Cathedral at 13-2 with big wins over New Albany, Bloomington South, Jeffersonville and Evansville Reitz. But the 48-46 win over the Irish, who entered the season ranked No. 1 in Indiana, puts the Highlanders on a different level. The level of true state championship contenders. […]
BOYS’ TEAM OF THE WEEK | Highlanders take control of HHC race
Tuesday, February 1st, 2022By GREG MENGELT So far this season, Floyd Central has passed all of its Hoosier Hills Conference tests. It overcame perhaps its toughest obstacle yet with a 60-50 win over Seymour on Friday. The Highlanders, who then beat Evansville Reitz 58-46 at home on Saturday, are now 5-0 in conference play and only have to […]
GIRLS’ TEAM OF THE WEEK | Highlanders get hot late in regular season
Tuesday, February 1st, 2022By GREG MENGELT Floyd Central began the season with only three wins in their first 13 games. After a win over North Harrison late in 2021 and a victory over rival New Albany early in 2022 showed signs that the Highlanders were turning a corner. Now the corner has been completely turned. After a tough […]