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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 […]

BOYS’ WIN OF THE WEEK: Floyd D dominates Dogs in 57-26 victory

Tuesday, December 14th, 2021

By GREG MENGELT Like the Team of the Week, this week’s Win of the Week was an easy choice. Floyd Central’s defense came to play and, on the back of a 30-3 run, the Highlanders cruised to a 57-26 victory over rival New Albany. It will also be a key win if Floyd Central (3-1, […]

Red Devils fall out of boys’ Top 20

Monday, December 13th, 2021

By GREG MENGELT After back-to-back losses, including a 55-47 loss at Seymour on Friday, Jeffersonville has fallen out of the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association single-class poll for the first time this season. The Red Devils (1-2) did receive votes in the poll, which was released Sunday. Floyd Central (3-1) and North Harrison (4-0) also received […]

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 […]

FRIDAY’S BOYS’ GAMES | The first Super Big Friday is upon us

Friday, December 10th, 2021

By GREG MENGELT There have been some good games so far. Some fantastic finishes. (Shout out, Big Boy Dobbs!). Some stellar matchups. But there haven’t been any heavily-anticipated local slates anything like the one for Friday. First, New Albany (2-2) takes on Floyd Central (2-0) for Floyd County Supremacy (for now). The Highlanders appear to […]