BOYS BASKETBALL: Mounties outlast Stars on senior night NEW MARKET — Southmont was pushed to its limits, but passed the test in a 62-56 win over Western Boone on Friday in boys’ basketball to move to 2-0 in the Sagamore Conference. Tied 39-39 heading into the final quarter, the Mounties outscored the Stars 23-17 over the last eight minutes, and put the game away with a 5-0 run sparked by senior Cale Hess. “It’s senior night and that was a big point of emphasis,” Southmont coa

NEW MARKET — Southmont shot the ball well, and North Montgomery simply did not in a 67-30 Mountie victory on Friday in boys’ basketball. The Mounties (1-1, 1-0 SAC) connected on 26-of-48 shots from the field for a 56% clip in the win, led by Carson Chadd’s 20 points. “I thought for the most part the guys played pretty hard,” Southmont coach Jake Turner said. “Still some things to clean up and that weren’t good enough in my book, but I did think we competed and our guys reboun

NEW MARKET — Brody Whitaker’s hot start to his senior season continued on Saturday night with a 32-point effort in a 64-45 Greencastle win over Southmont. With a 20-17 lead, Whitaker took the Tiger Cubs (3-2) on a 9-2 run to close the last two minutes and change of the first half and put Greencastle up 29-19 at the break. Southmont had no answer in the third quarter, watching the Tiger Cubs’ lead grow to 20. “I’ve got to admit that I was disappointed,” Southmont coach Ja

A back and forth game turned into a game of catchup as Crawfordsville lost a 76-69 contest to West Lafayette. After five lead changes in the first half and extending the lead to eight points early in the third quarter, the Athenians offense turned cold at the same time the Red Devils found a higher gear. A 20-0 run turned what had been a 39-31 Athenians lead into a 51-39 Westside margin. The home squad, missing four players, whittled the lead back to one with less than a minu

LINDEN — An inside presence led Fountain Central past a shorthanded North Montgomery 44-25 on Saturday afternoon in girls’ basketball. “We wanted to make sure we got the ball inside every chance we could,” Fountain Central coach Jason Good said. “We’ve talked a lot about becoming a better rebounding team over the last few days as well. We can still improve in that area, especially on the defensive end.” The Mustangs (1-2) outrebounded the Chargers (2-6), who were lacking at t

CLOVERDALE — North Montgomery traveled to Cloverdale Friday and was defeated 72-38. The Clover’s good shooting and rebounding spelled doom for the Chargers. With 2:15 left in the first quarter Cloverdale led 10-9 which they extended to 18-9 at the break. The Chargers would not score again until the 5:12 mark of the second period. The Chargers were outscored 18-6 in the second quarter and Cloverdale led 36-15 at intermission. The Chargers would never get closer. Cloverdale en

LINDEN – The North Montgomery girls basketball team was looking to snap a four-game losing streak on Thursday night as they hosted the Covington Trojans. A 13-point third quarter saw the Chargers take a 28-25 lead into the fourth, however the Trojan defense held them to just four points in the final quarter as the Trojans squeaked out a 34-32 win over North Montgomery. “We started to force some shots and force some passes a lot more in that fourth quarter,” Coach Ryan Nuppnau

It was a night the Crawfordsville girls basketball team will want to put in the rearview mirror. The team hosted the West Lafayette Red Devils and were defeated by a final score of 75-18. The Athenians were never able to figure out the Red Devils full-court trap defense. That defense combined with 31 Athenian turnovers allowed the Red Devils to get a double-digit lead within the first few minutes and they never look back. “We just simply didn’t bring it tonight,” Coach

LAFAYETTE — A pair of Madi Welch free-throws cut the Faith Christian lead to just one on Tuesday night. But that’s as close as the Chargers would get as they fell 43-36 to the Eagles. The Chargers had multiple chances to take the lead but a few defensive miscues allowed the Eagles to seal the win. The Chargers trailed by as many as 11 and by nine entering the final quarter. “The girls fought back well in that final quarter,” Coach Ryan Nuppnau said. “We missed some chances la