No. 3 Lawrence North falls Franklin Central pulls off the upset, next must face unbeaten No. 1 Bloomington South By Kyle Neddenriep Posted: March 15, 2009 As Franklin Central coach Mark James watched his players celebrate the program's first regional championship Saturday night, he imagined the reaction as word of the Flashes' stunning 49-36 win over Class 4A third-ranked Lawrence North made its way south. "They're smiling down at Bloomington South, I can guarantee you," said James, in his 24th year at Franklin Central. "They beat us ... Read More

Defending 2A champ FW Luers rallies By Kyle Neddenriep Posted: March 14, 2009 TIPTON, Ind. – Second-ranked Fort Wayne Bishop Luers rallied from a 15-point econd half deficit to knock off top-ranked Tipton 60-53 in a Class 2A boys basketball regional semifinal on Saturday afternoon. Luers (20-4), the defending 2A state champion, will play North Miami at 8 p.m. today for the regional championship. North Miami defeated Carroll (Flora) 63-55 in Saturday morning’s first regional game. DeShaun Thomas, Luers’ 6-7 standout, was held without a ... Read More

No. 3 Lawrence North eliminates No. 4 North Central By Kyle Neddenriep Posted: March 8, 2009 drenched with sweat and his team cutting down the nets a few feet away, Lawrence North High School coach Jack Keefer looked down to where the North Central boys had left the court and said what most of the sellout crowd of 2,700 at Arlington were probably thinking Saturday night. "It's just stupid that team is going home right now," Keefer said after third-ranked Lawrence North's thrilling 73-68 win ... Read More

Winchester pulls away late for victory By MICHAEL CASAGRANDE • mcasagrande@muncie.gannett.com • March 8, 2009 LAPEL, Ind. -- Winchester's Levi Cross was running down the floor when he heard a quick request coming from the bench in the fourth quarter of the Class 2A Lapel Sectional boys basketball title game. Advertisement It was coach Chip Mehaffey who asked the sharp shooter, "Where is one of those dagger 3's at?" Just seconds later, Cross found himself in the corner with the ball and "just shot it." Of course, ... Read More

IHSAA CRAWFORDSVILLE BOYS BASKETBALL SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP: Seniors step up, lead North to title Pierce, Kal Airey and Byrd each hit double digits By John Groth Sports Editor North Montgomery's senior class led the charge to their first Indiana High School Athletic Association Class 3A boys basketball sectional title. But they reiterated they're not done just yet. Senior Clay Pierce scored a game-high 18 points, while senior Kal Airey added 13 and senior D.J. Byrd finished with 12 to lead the Chargers to a 63-44 win over Western Boone ... Read More

Dr. Robert Hagen, who performed knee surgery on North Montgomery senior and Purdue recruit DJ Byrd at Home Hospital on Thursday morning, said the forward's chances of returning for the sectional are better than originally thought. Hagen provided me a quick anatomy lesson, including a notepad sketch of the injured knee, during Lafayette Jeff's senior night festivities at Crawley Center. He explained that the arthroscopic procedure revealed a small, clean tear of the medial meniscus in Byrd's left knee. Hagen cut away the ... Read More

Koch nets record 53 LEWISVILLE, Ind. -- Records fell for Winchester on Saturday. Tyler Koch pumped in a career-high -- and school record -- 53 points for the Falcons as they trumped TEC foe Tri High 90-34. The old record was 50 points. Koch scored 20 field goals and hit eight 3-pointers in the win. He wasn't alone in breaking single-game records, either. Andrew Haney set the record for assists with 15. He had twice tied the old mark of 14. Levi Cross added 13 points for Winchester, ... Read More

Defensive Devils shut down Bison Top-ranked Tipton stifles BC in 44-25 victory By TRIBUNE SPORTS STAFF OXFORD — Derek Elston, Greg Dickey and Kyle Coleman combined for 38 points to lead Tipton’s Class 2A No.1-ranked boys basketball squad to a 44-25 Hoosier Conference victory over Benton Central here Friday night. The win gives Tipton a 5-0 HC record and clinches a share of the conference title. The 11-1 Blue Devils can win the conference title outright with a win over Sheridan on Wednesday. But before then ... Read More

Giants pull away Wood surpasses 1,000 point mark in 81-65 victory over Anderson BY CHUCK LANDIS clandis@chronicle-tribune.com Published: Saturday, January 24, 2009 1:08 AM EST After a close and intensely played first half, the Marion boys’ basketball team shifted into overdrive and won a big North Central Conference game Friday evening. Led by their two Indiana All-Star candidates, Scott Wood and JaRob McCallum, the Giants pulled away for an 81-65 victory over archrival Anderson before nearly 3,000 fans in Bill Green Athletic Arena. Wood had 33 points and became ... Read More

Falcons end drought against Jay County THE STAR PRESS • January 24, 2009 WINCHESTER, Ind. -- It's been a while since the Falcons did this. And it took a big fourth quarter to pull it off. Winchester's boys basketball team defeated Jay County 49-44 on Friday night. It was the first time since 2005 that the Falcons beat the previously unbeaten Patriots. "This is such a special place to coach, and we've got all the respect in the world for the Jay County program -- they do ... Read More