By GREG MENGELT It’s hard to have too impressive of a week when you’re the defending state champions. Wins are expected. But the week 6-0 and reigning 3A state champion Silver Creek had last week was remarkable. The Dragons took down rival Charlestown 54-37 on Tuesday, four days after the Pirates (4-2) beat North Harrison […]

By GREG MENGELT NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Former Silver Creek star Kooper Jacobi went scoreless Monday during Toledo’s matchup with Charlotte, but the Rockets improved to 5-1 on the season with a 98-86 triumph in the first game of the Baha Mar Hoops Nassau Championship in the Bahamas. Jacobi — a freshman forward — went 0 […]

By GREG MENGELT It’s been an interesting start to the season for both Silver Creek and Corydon. Successful too. The Dragons have begun defense of their Mid-Southern Conference and Class 3A state championships nicely. The Dragons are 5-0 with three wins against Class 4A teams — Jeffersonville, New Albany and Seymour. The Panthers came in […]

By GREG MENGELT Seven months after winning a sectional championship, the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association ranked Jeffersonville No. 10 to start the 2021-22 basketball season. The Red Devils, who went 15-7 last season, are the top-ranked team in the region. Rivals New Albany and Floyd Central both received votes from the coaches. The Bulldogs went […]

By GREG MENGELT Silver Creek girls’ team improved to 5-0 last week with three impressive wins. The Indiana Basketball Coaches Association pollsters awarded the Dragons. The defending Class 3A state champions moved up two spots from No. 14 last week to No. 12 this week. The Dragons beat Charlestown 54-37, Jeffersonville 41-37 and New Albany […]

By GREG MENGELT The Hoosier Hills Hoops Girls’ Power Poll is a weekly feature each Sunday, ranking the top girls’ teams in Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Scott and Washington counties. 1. Silver Creek (5-0, Last Week: No. 1). Beating Charlestown, Jeffersonville and New Albany in successive games is a great week for any program. 2. Salem […]