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January 25, 2020
VEEDERSBURG — Crawfordsville set the tempo with an opening possession alley-oop dunk from Jesse Hall, and never backed down in a 60-39 win over Fountain Central on Friday night.
The Athenians jumped out to an early 16-3 lead late in the first quarter, and forced 16 first half turnovers by the Mustangs to take a commanding 39-19 lead into halftime.
“I think you could tell defensively we just wore Fountain Central down,” Crawf...
January 24, 2020
FRANKFORT — It was 10 players to win 11 for Southmont’s girls basketball team in a 55-33 Sagamore Conference win at Frankfort.
The win moves the Mounties to 11-7 on the season and 2-3 in the league while the Hot Dogs fall to 2-18 overall and 0-6 in the conference.
“We are playing as well as any team I have coached here,” South coach Dustin Oakley said. “We are unselfish, we communicate. We are really focused. It was a good n...
January 23, 2020
GREENCASTLE — Turnovers led to lost offensive chances for Wabash in a 58-53 North Coast Athletic Conference loss at DePauw Wednesday.
The loss drops the Little Giants to 9-7 on the season and 5-4 in the league, while the Tigers even their season mark at 8-8 and stand at the same 5-4 in the conference.
A 3-point halftime lead by Wabash wasn’t enough, as the visitors could only muster three field goals in the last six minutes....
January 23, 2020
Crawfordsville and Southmont will meet on Saturday evening with Journal Review County Chase points on the line. It will be the second meeting for both the girls’ and boys’ teams. The Mounties took down the Athenians 53-48 in the opening round of the girls Sugar Creek Classic back in November, while the Athenians dominated the boys contest just two weeks ago at the Sugar Creek Classic, 84-43.
Southmont coach Jake Turner was di...
January 22, 2020
Crawfordsville drops to 7-5 following non-conference loss
Crawfordsville’s boys’ basketball team experienced the highs and lows of a game within the final 13.1 seconds of its 53-50 loss at home to McCutcheon Tuesday evening.
The elation of a Jesse Hall game-tying 3-pointer with 13.3 seconds to play was quickly erased when McCutcheon junior Joe Phinisee hit the game-winning 3-pointer with just .9 seconds left in the game to h...
