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BOYS’ POWER POLL | Silver Creek, the defending champ, No. 1 for now

Sunday, November 28th, 2021

By GREG MENGELT The Hoosier Hills Hoops Boys’ Power Poll is a weekly feature each Sunday, ranking the top girls’ teams in Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Scott and Washington counties. 1. Silver Creek (1-0). The defending state champions will stay No. 1 until they lose … or one of the teams below would have to do […]

SATURDAY’S BOYS’ GAMES | Strong lineup for first Saturday of the season

Saturday, November 27th, 2021

By GREG MENGELT If you’re the kind of basketball fan that looks for a good game to attend every Tuesday, Friday and Saturday, there’s good news for you. For the first Saturday of the season, the lineup is interesting and has several options. It starts with New Albany at Bloomington South, the Hoosier Hills Hoops […]

TUESDAY’S BOYS’ GAMES | Boys season officially gets underway locally tonight

Tuesday, November 23rd, 2021

By GREG MENGELT There’s no New Albany, no Jeffersonville, no Floyd Central and no Silver Creek on Opening Night of the 2021-22 boys’ basketball season. So it’s not the greatest slate of games on the first night of local basketball, but that’s not to say there aren’t some games of interest. (There were 7 games […]

GIRLS’ PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Borden’s Emily Cissell scores 40 in win over Crothersville

Tuesday, November 23rd, 2021

By GREG MENGELT Junior guard Emily Cissell scored 40 of Borden’s 61 points in the Braves’ 61-44 victory over Crothersville on Tuesday night. The 40-point performance is a Borden record. Cissell went 14 for 26 from the floor and knocked down 10 of his 19 3-pointers. Her 10 3s is also a program record. She […]

GIRLS’ PERFORMANCE OF THE WEEK: Borden’s Emily Cissell scores 40 in win over Crothersville

Tuesday, November 23rd, 2021

By GREG MENGELT Junior guard Emily Cissell scored 40 of Borden’s 61 points in the Braves’ 61-44 victory over Crothersville on Tuesday night. The 40-point performance is a Borden record. Cissell went 14 for 26 from the floor and knocked down 10 of his 19 3-pointers. Her 10 3s is also a program record. She […]

MONDAY’S GIRLS’ PREVIEWS: Silver Creek, Corydon meet in big MSC matchup

Monday, November 22nd, 2021

By GREG MENGELT It’s been an interesting start to the season for both Silver Creek and Corydon. Successful too. The Dragons have begun defense of their Mid-Southern Conference and Class 3A state championships nicely. The Dragons are 5-0 with three wins against Class 4A teams — Jeffersonville, New Albany and Seymour. The Panthers came in […]