By GREG MENGELT MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Josh Jefferson and the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders won their sixth straight game and moved 2 1/2 games ahead of second-place Western Kentucky in Conference USA’s East Division with a 77-59 blowout win over UTEP on Monday at the Murphy Center. Jefferson, a senior guard, who has twice set […]

By GREG MENGELT BOCA RATON, Fla. — Josh Jefferson continued his hot shooting and helped lead Middle Tennessee to an 87-79 win at Florida Atlantic on Saturday. Jefferson, who’s the Blue Raiders leading scorer at 14.6 points per game, went 7 for 11 from the field and finished with a game-high 26 points. He made […]

By GREG MENGELT LARAMIE, Wyo. — Former Floyd Central star Jake Heidbreder had 11 points and four rebounds but it wasn’t enough as his Air Force Falcons were beaten 75-67 at Wyoming on Saturday at Arena Auditorium. The Wyoming duo of senior guard Hector Maldonado and sophomore forwards Graham Ike combined for 56 points to […]

By GREG MENGELT OAKLAND CITY — Poor shooting cost IU Southeast a chance for a win in its regular-season finale. The Grenadiers made just 22 of their 60 field goal attempts in a 55-53 home loss to Oakland City on Saturday. IU Southeast (14-16, 11-7 RSC) led 30-26 at halftime but scored just 23 points […]

By GREG MENGELT Last year at this time, Silver Creek was experiencing something new. The fourth-ranked Dragons won their first regional and semistate championship in program history en route to the state championship. This year, Silver Creek (26-2) is returning to the state finals after it defeated Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (18-11) 64-54 at Saturday’s Class […]

By GREG MENGELT CINCINNATI — In his final regular-season game for Hanover, former New Albany star Isaac Hibbard had a night to remember. Hibbard went 10 for 19 from the field and finished with 22 points, seven rebounds, six assists and two steals as the Panther won at Mount St. Joseph 79-70 to close out […]