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GIRLS’ PERFORMANCE OF THE WEEK | North Harrison’s Saunders scores 21 in final game

Tuesday, December 21st, 2021

By GREG MENGELT In her final game as a North Harrison Lady Cat, Ali Saunders scored 21 points and she and her teammates upset Salem 55-55 in overtime. Saunders is graduating this winter and will attend Valparaiso and join the Beacons’ basketball team this spring. The Lady Cats begin life without Saunders on Tuesday at […]

BOYS’ WIN OF THE WEEK | Eagles pull off 80-70 upset of Madison

Tuesday, December 21st, 2021

By GREG MENGELT With 29 points from Brysen Montgomery, Austin pulled off perhaps the biggest upset of the year so far with an 80-70 win over Madison on Saturday night. Madison was coming off its own upset, 57-54 in overtime over Bedford North Lawrence on Friday. BNL then beat Silver Creek on Saturday evening. Austin […]

FRIDAY’S BOYS’ GAMES | After early success, Pioneers and Highlanders meet Friday on the heels of tough losses

Thursday, December 16th, 2021

By GREG MENGELT Friday’s Hoosier Hills Hoops Game of the Night is a matchup of two teams with big early wins that are coming off tough losses. Providence (4-1) and Floyd Central (3-1) were both unbeaten until Saturday night. The Pioneers had four strong wins, including three straight on the road, until Friday when the […]

THURSDAY’S GIRLS’ GAMES | Dragons get biggest test yet in No. 4 BNL

Thursday, December 16th, 2021

By GREG MENGELT Silver Creek has had some serious challenges in its first ever season as reigning state champions. Charlestown (9-2) rolled into Sellersburg and left with one of its two losses this season. Corydon Central (11-1) came to town and left with its only loss of the season to date. Then there was the […]

SATURDAY’S BOYS’ GAMES | Pioneers put unbeaten mark on line against 3-1 Scottsburg

Saturday, December 11th, 2021

By GREG MENGELT It hasn’t always been easy or pretty, but the Providence Pioneers are sitting at 4-0 through four games. Providence stared last year 3-0 in Ryan Miller’s second year as head coach, so Providence is no stranger to fast starts. Last year in a bit of a rebuilding season, the Pioneers went 12-9 […]

SATURDAY’S GIRLS’ GAMES | Red Devils face latest tough road test at East

Saturday, December 11th, 2021

By GREG MENGELT There’s really no such thing as a “road trip” in high school basketball. After all, the team returns to their homes between every game. What Jeffersonville (7-4) has been through the last three weeks, though, as about as tough as a schedule maker can be on a high school team. The Red […]