By GREG MENGELT On Friday, Jeffersonville suffered its first loss of the season, but the Red Devils also showed they can compete with one of Southern Indiana’s top teams. Jeffersonville (5-1) lost 41-37 to defending Class 3A state champion Silver Creek (4-0) on Friday. The Devils led in the third quarter and never fell more […]

By GREG MENGELT BOSTON — Romeo Langford and the Boston Celtics pulled away from the visiting Los Angeles Lakers for a 130-108 triumph Friday at the TD Center in Boston. Former New Albany Bulldog and Indiana Mr. Basketball Romeo Langford scored two points in 22 minutes off the Celtics bench. Langford was 0-for-4 from the […]

By GREG MENGELT NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS — Josh Jefferson went 14-for-14 from the free throw line and had a game-high 23 points, but his Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders suffered their first loss of the season, 87-74, at Stephen F. Austin’s William R. Johnson Arena on Friday evening. Jefferson — a former New Albany star — went […]

By GREG MENGELT ATLANTA — Former New Albany star Romeo Langford went scoreless and his Boston Celtics dropped a 110-99 decision at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena on Wednesday. Langford was 0-for-2 from from the field in his 14 minutes. He had five rebounds as Boston fell below .500 at 7-8. Atlanta, which led 91-77 through […]

By GREG MENGELT HANOVER — Hanover shot over 50 percent from the field and drilled visiting Spalding 82-56 on Wednesday at John Collier Arena. The Panthers connected on 55.7 percent of their shots and 12 of their 23 3-point attempts (52.2 percent) to improve to 2-0. The Golden Eagles are now 1-3. Junior forward Ty […]

By GREG MENGELT MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — It’s been a hot start for Josh Jefferson and his Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders. On Tuesday, the New Albany graduate scored five points in his team’s 76-65 win over a Winthrop team expected to be an NCAA Tournament team — and a potential Cinderella — in March. Jefferson led […]