Highlanders, Cougars receive votes in coaches poll
Monday, December 20th, 2021By GREG MENGELT Floyd Central and North Harrison were two of the 41 Indiana high school basketball teams to garner votes in the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association single-class poll, which was released Sunday. No local team is in the top 20. Floyd Central (5-1) had a big weekend with wins over rival Providence, 55-43 on […]
FRIDAY’S BOYS’ GAMES | After early success, Pioneers and Highlanders meet Friday on the heels of tough losses
Thursday, December 16th, 2021By GREG MENGELT Friday’s Hoosier Hills Hoops Game of the Night is a matchup of two teams with big early wins that are coming off tough losses. Providence (4-1) and Floyd Central (3-1) were both unbeaten until Saturday night. The Pioneers had four strong wins, including three straight on the road, until Friday when the […]
THURSDAY’S GIRLS’ GAMES | Dragons get biggest test yet in No. 4 BNL
Thursday, December 16th, 2021By 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’ TEAM OF THE WEEK: Cougars gets big win in defense of MSC title
Tuesday, December 14th, 2021By GREG MENGELT Sometimes a Team of the Week is chosen among a handful of strong options. Sometimes, like this week, the choice is a no-brainer. North Harrison is the clear and obvious Hoosier Hills Hoops Team of the Week. The Cougars dominated defending Class 3A state champion Silver Creek (2-2) to the tune of […]
BOYS’ PERFORMANCE OF THE WEEK: McIntire scores 25 in Cougars’ big win at Creek
Tuesday, December 14th, 2021By GREG MENGELT The North Harrison senior played a big role in the Cougars’ big Mid-Southern Conference win over Silver Creek on Friday. Logan McIntire scored a co-game-high 25 points — tied with Silver Creek star Branden Northern — and grabbed 10 rebounds in the 65-46 road victory. McIntire and the 4-0 Cougars are up […]
GIRLS’ PERFORMANCE OF THE WEEK: Creek’s Mason-Striverson scores 28, goes over 1,000 points against Floyd
Tuesday, December 14th, 2021By GREG MENGELT Silver Creek senior Kynidi Mason-Striverson had a big night in Wednesday’s 47-34 home win over Floyd Central. Mason-Striverson finished with a game-high 28 points and 9 rebounds and went over the career 1,000-point scoring mark as the Dragons improved to 10-0 on the season. “Kynidi is that all around player that is […]