GIRLS’ PERFORMANCE OF THE WEEK | North Harrison’s Saunders scores 21 in final game
Tuesday, December 21st, 2021By 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, 2021By 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, 2021By 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, 2021By 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, 2021By 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, 2021By 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 […]