SATURDAY’S BOYS’ GAMES | No. 12 Floyd Central picks up game vs. No. 4 Fighting Irish
Saturday, February 5th, 2022By GREG MENGELT In a last-minute change to its schedule, 12th-ranked Floyd Central will battle No. 4 Cathedral in the Knobs on Saturday afternoon. Cathedral, which was ranked No. 1 entering the season, is 14-4 and enters the contest having won four games in a row. The Highlanders (13-2), who clinched the Hoosier Hills Conference […]
Utah State whips Heidbreder, Falcons 73-46
Thursday, February 3rd, 2022By GREG MENGELT LOGAN, Utah — Jake Heidbreder and the Air Force Falcons suffered a tough 73-46 Mountain West road loss Tuesday at Utah State. Utah State senior forwards Justin Bean and Brandon Horvath — two of the Mountain West’s top players — scored 17 points apiece for Utah State (13-9, 4-5 MWC), which has […]
GIRLS’ PLAYER OF THE WEEK | Kaiser’s big week helps Highlanders go 2-0
Tuesday, February 1st, 2022By GREG MENGELT Keegan Kaiser had a big week for Floyd Central. The result was a big upset win over Jennings County and a 61-25 blowout win over Providence last week. Floyd’s senior point guard is the Hoosier Hills Hoops Girls’ Player of the Week. In the Highlanders’ 55-50 upset of Jennings last Tuesday, Kaiser […]
BOYS’ TEAM OF THE WEEK | Highlanders take control of HHC race
Tuesday, February 1st, 2022By GREG MENGELT So far this season, Floyd Central has passed all of its Hoosier Hills Conference tests. It overcame perhaps its toughest obstacle yet with a 60-50 win over Seymour on Friday. The Highlanders, who then beat Evansville Reitz 58-46 at home on Saturday, are now 5-0 in conference play and only have to […]
GIRLS’ TEAM OF THE WEEK | Highlanders get hot late in regular season
Tuesday, February 1st, 2022By GREG MENGELT Floyd Central began the season with only three wins in their first 13 games. After a win over North Harrison late in 2021 and a victory over rival New Albany early in 2022 showed signs that the Highlanders were turning a corner. Now the corner has been completely turned. After a tough […]
Floyd jumps three spots to No. 12 in IBCA poll
Monday, January 31st, 2022By GREG MENGELT Floyd Central, which had been ignored by both polls for much of the season, has moved up to No. 12 in the latest Indiana Basketball Coaches Association poll, which was released Sunday. In the last three weeks, Floyd (12-2), which has won seven games in a row, has gone from not be […]