Late Athenian rally falls short against Park Tudor
The Crawfordsville Athenians closed out their regular season Friday night against a red-hot Park Tudor team. The visitors entered with an eight-game winning streak and made it nine by defeating Crawfordsville 64-61. After being tied at 27 at the half the Panthers dominated the third quarter, out-scoring the Athenians 25-14 to take a 52-41 lead into the final quarter. The lead grew to as many as 15 for the Panthers before the Athenians came storming back. Crawfordsville cut th
Oppy, Saunders lead Mounties over Crusaders in OT
NEW MARKET — Southmont saved the best for last, literally. A 17-6 run in overtime, following a 3-pointer at nearly the last second of regulation, propelled the Mounties to a 68-57 win over Indianapolis Scecina in the last game of the regular season. They also used a double career-high by Avery Saunders, for a double-double, to grab the win and move to 11-9 at the conclusion of the regular season, the 19th time in Southmont’s 50-year history that a winning season is guaranteed
Seniors playing their part in Mounties’ success
Long after the final team breakdown, members of the Southmont boys’ basketball team are still in the gym getting shots up. On Monday night, the eve of a regular season showdown with fifth-ranked Parke Heritage, coach Jake Turner had to shoo a pair of players off the court and tell them to go home and get some rest. Wednesday night assistant coach Dan Chadd was sticking around for any guys who wanted to get extra shots up. The Mounties are on the verge of their first winning s
Hall’s perfect night gets Athenians back in win column
OXFORD — After suffering back to back losses to Danville and Lafayette Central Catholic the Crawfordsville Athenians were once again back on the road, this time to take on the Benton Central Bison. At halftime the Bison and the Athenians were all even at 29 apiece, but a 14-point 3rd quarter from senior Jesse Hall propelled the Athenians to a comfortable 74-59 win. Hall led all scorers in the game with 29 points and went a perfect 13-of-13 from the field in the win. Despite h
Davis, Wolves put away Mounties 64-54
NEW MARKET — Southmont erased an early 19-5 lead, but led by senior Connor Davis, Parke Heritage prevailed with a 64-54 win over the Mounties on Tuesday night. Davis scored a game-high 35 points, including 21 in the second half as the Wolves outscored Southmont 39-29 over the last 16 minutes. “This is the time of season when seniors are suppose to show up,” Parke Heritage coach Rich Schelsky said. “Obviously Connor is a real good player, but he stepped up big time tonight. Cr
IHSAA Sectional pairings announced
The Indiana High School Athletic Association announced the sectional pairings for the upcoming boys’ basketball state tournament that will start next week. Class 2A 38 at Fountain Central Fountain Central will host the Class 2A Sectional No. 38, a six-team sectional. The Mustangs (9-11) will play in the first quarterfinal game on Tuesday, March 2 at 6 p.m. against Seeger (6-11). In the regular season, Seeger beat Fountain Central 47-44 in the Bi-County on Dec. 30 and 44-42 at
After 49 years, Fleetwood to retire from coaching
GREENCASTLE — There he was, pacing the sideline of the basketball court, just like the old days. It’s funny, sometimes, how people you remember from important moments never seem to change much. So it is for this writer and Roger Fleetwood. It’s been 22 years since he coached his last game at Southmont but that doesn’t seem possible, because this soon to be 71-year year old coach sure hasn’t changed much. He paces a little bit in front of his players, gets up off the bench to
Athenians, Warriors to meet for SAC title
Crawfordsville boys’ basketball is searching for a Sagamore Conference title for the second time in three years. It’ll be winner take all when the Athenians travel to Danville on Friday night. A win would give Crawfordsville its first outright league championship since 1973. The Athenians shared the conference title in 2019 with Tri-West. Danville is hoping to repeat as the outright SAC champion, and is looking for its fifth league crown since 2014. Crawfordsville enters Frid
Three-Peat County Champs
For the third year in a row, the Southmont Jr. High 8th Grade Basketball team won the county title. The Mounties beat Crawfordsville 28 -21 on December 9th and North Montgomery 40 -19 on January 14th. Pictured: Front Row L-R Isla Stetler, Jenna Calder, Kendra Swick, Caeleigh Reinken, Hillary Haltom, Ami Shannon, Lily Bushong, Savannah Bradley. Back Row L-R Shylee Stewart, Emily Fox, Evan Watson, Lucas Oppy, Cale Chadd (7th), Jackson Bushing, Aaron McMasters, Ian Snook (7th),
Athenians stay perfect in SAC with 78-66 win over Bruins
Crawfordsville turned a four-point halftime advantage into nine-point lead after three quarters — cruising to a 78-66 Sagamore Conference win over Tri-West. Jesse Hall scored a career-high 34 points, helping the Athenians to a 20-of-21 effort from the free throw line with a 14-of-15 night of his own. “Huge team effort,” Crawfordsville boys’ basketball coach David Pierce said. “I thought Jesse, that’s a couple games in a row where Jesse was going to just try and push himself a
