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 There’s no doubt both Silver Creek and New Albany could use a win in Saturday’s Hoosier Hills Hoops Boys’ Game of the Day. Silver Creek’s Brandon Hoffman and New Albany’s Jim Shannon have both won state championships in the last six years. They’ve combined for 20 sectional championships and over 800 wins. […]

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 […]

By GREG MENGELT Every year, Scottsburg plays one of the area’s toughest schedules. The Warriors have never had a problem with scheduling Southern Indiana’s “big boys” like New Albany and Jeffersonville. Almost a quarter of this year’s opponents are 4A teams. So far it’s been a mixed bag for Scottsburg. During their 6-1 start, the […]

By GREG MENGELT With losses at North Harrison and Corydon, Salem (7-4) lost back-to-back games for the first time in three years. The Lions returned home to beat Floyd Central by 2 points, but few expected the 3A regional powerhouse to ever lose back-to-back games this season. New Albany (5-9) has lost eight of its […]

By GREG MENGELT Charlestown held Jeffersonville to 22 percent shooting and just 28 points in Tuesday’s 14-point victory at Johnson Arena. It was the Pirates’ first road win over the Red Devils in over 30 years. “Jeff was a big win,” Charlestown coach Scott Matthews said. “When you beat Jeff, it’s a step in the […]