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

Here we go, folks! The first week of the Indiana High School Boys Basketball tourney has begun! We have a few favorites, as do you, and can't wait to see how things play out! Only Indiana could bring you the hype that these next few weeks will unravel! While we are waiting on the best basketball to still be played, be sure and check out our front page exclusive interview with ESPN owned, SportsPower.com! Read More

Ryan becomes all-time scoring leader Batesville High School senior Colt Ryan turned in quite a memorable evening in his final home basketball game. Ryan surpassed Michael Menser as the school all-time leading scorer. Ryan needed just four points entering the game against Shelbyville to pass the existing mark of 1,700 points. The game was stopped briefly to recognize his accomplishment. Menser was in attendance to present Ryan with the game ball. In addition to breaking the career mark, the Indiana All-Star candidate went on ... 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

As usual, the powerhouses are still sitting on top, can't wait to see what the tournament brings. IBCA Coaches Weekly Top 20 Poll Rankings 2/22/08 Rank Team Record Votes 1st Place Votes 1 Bloomington South 19-0 400 20 2 New Albany 18-0 367 3 North Central 19-1 352 4 Lawrence North 19-2 344 5 Ft. Wayne Snider ... Read More

DETROIT COUNTRY DAY 67 3P AFG FT Reb PF Pts Kirk, f 0- 0 2- 5 1- 2 4 5 5 Dumars, f 4- 7 5- 9 0- 0 1 3 14 Riley, c 0- 0 2- 3 0- 0 9 3 4 BFowler, g 0- 0 2- 3 1- 2 0 2 5 McCallum, g 1- 4 7-14 2- 2 1 2 17 Williams 0- 0 7- 7 2- 3 8 2 16 CFowler 0- 1 0- 1 2- 2 1 3 2 Knight 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 ... Read More

2009 Indiana High School Boys Basketball Class Sectional Pairings Dates: March 3, 4, 6, 7, 2009. Admission: $5 per session; $9 all sessions. Home Team: The second team listed in each tournament pairing is the designated home team. Class 4A 1.   East Chicago Central (7) Game 1 – Lowell vs. Munster. Game 2 – Hammond Morton vs. Gary West Side. Game 3 – East Chicago Central vs. Lake Central. Game 4 – Highland vs. Winner of Game 1. Game 5 – Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3. Championship ... 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