By GREG MENGELT We may be beating a dead horse at this point, but this hasn’t been the year Jeffersonville basketball expected. The defending sectional champion Red Devils were viewed as outside state championship contenders when the season began, but due to circumstances — many of them out of their control — they started the […]

By GREG MENGELT Eastern senior Cade Jones is the Hoosier Hills Hoops Boys’ Player of the Week for the third time after scoring 86 points in three games last week. Jones helped the Musketeers go 2-1 last week with the lone defeat a 77-73 defeat at the hands of Mid-Southern Conference champion Brownstown Central. Jones […]

By GREG MENGELT It’s been a magical season for Eastern’s basketball team. The Musketeers’ 15 wins is already their best season since Scott Newcomb’s 2009-10 squad went 16-7. At 15-3, Eastern appears to be a slight favorite over Paoli and Perry Central in its sectional, which will be played at Tell City in less than […]

By GREG MENGELT With just over a week to go in the regular season, it’s a packed schedule Tuesday night with several intriguing matchups. The Hoosier Hills Hoops Boys’ Game of the Night, for example, features two teams with state championship expectations. Host Floyd Central (16-2) is ranked sixth in the state, while the Braves […]

By GREG MENGELT Silver Creek is the clear favorite to win their regional Saturday at Charlestown. The Dragons are the defending state champions, are 23-2 (easily the best record in the regional) and will be the only ranked team Saturday in Charlestown. Still, veteran Silver Creek coach Scott Schoen knows getting past sectional champions Rushville […]

By GREG MENGELT There’s rarely a stretch of schedule that’s ever easy for New Albany, but the close of the 2021-22 regular season will be unique for Jim Shannon and the Bulldogs. New Albany (9-7) has six games in the next 15 days — all against teams that present different challenges. It’s starts this weekend […]