MONDAY’S GIRLS’ GAMES | Floyd, Borden meet on rare Monday night matchup
Sunday, January 16th, 2022By GREG MENGELT In a rare Monday with multiple local games, Floyd Central (6-11) will host Borden in the Hoosier Hills Hoops Game of the Night. The Highlanders have been playing their best basketball of late. They’ve won three of their last five and the only two losses since Christmas came against teams with a […]
BOYS’ WIN OF THE WEEK | Lions become sectional favorites with win at Borden
Tuesday, January 11th, 2022By GREG MENGELT Combined with earlier wins over Christian Academy, Rock Creek announced itself as the sectional favorite in March with Saturday’s 57-42 win at Borden. The Lions, who had lost four straight against four larger-class schools, are now 3-0 against Class A competition. “It’s always an exciting place to play and it’s been a […]
MONDAY’S GIRLS’ GAMES | Red-hot Senators take on revived Rock Creek program
Sunday, January 9th, 2022By GREG MENGELT West Washington and Rock Creek have been two of the best stories of the 2021-22 girls’ basketball season. Rock Creek, in its second year under former Miss Basketball Sara Nord, is 7-5 and passed last year’s win total of two on Nov. 18. West Washington, which went 8-15 in its first year […]
BOYS’ PERFORMANCE OF THE WEEK | Northern goes for 31 in Dragons’ win at Jeff
Tuesday, December 21st, 2021By GREG MENGELT Few Silver Creek players have ever won once at Jeffersonville. Branden Northern has now done it twice. Northern had a game-high 31 points and helped the 3-3 Dragons pull away from the 1-4 Red Devils for a 71-57 victory at Johnson Arena on Friday. Northern’s father, Bryant, starred at Jeffersonville. Northern followed […]
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 […]
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 […]