By GREG MENGELT Three of the last four times Floyd Central has faced Jennings County, the game has come down to a single possession — or an overtime — to determine the winner. The other time time was a 70-33 victory that gave Floyd its first sectional championship in 39 years. Earlier that season, the […]

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 As expected, 10-time defending sectional champion Bedford North Lawrence and upstart Jennings County will meet in Tuesday’s sectional championship game at Jeffersonville’s Johnson Arena. BNL (22-2) blitzed Floyd Central in a 61-16 victory. The Highlanders, whose season ends with a 9-13 mark, had played well coming into Monday’s sectional semifinal, but the […]

By GREG MENGELT It hasn’t been often lately that playing Jennings County has been a big game for Hoosier Hills Conference teams. In fact, for years Floyd Central vs. Jennings County often determined which team would finished last in the HHC. Not anymore. This year, it appears the Highlanders and Panthers — along with New […]

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 […]

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 […]