Charger boys back in win column, down Ramblers
ATTICA – North Montgomery stopped a six-game losing streak on Saturday with a dominating 54-29 win at Attica. After the Red Ramblers jumped to a 4-0 lead, the Chargers ended the first quarter on a 14-0 run to lead 14-6. North Montgomery led 28-10 at the half. The Chargers, who improved to 2-14 with the win, have struggled offensively in January — and those struggles continued on Saturday — but they found other ways to pull away from Attica. “I thought we had good looks all ni
Davidson stands alone in history as Little Giants claim 1st place in NCAC
Jack Davidson became the all-time leading scorer in Wabash College Basketball history by scoring 31 points in Wabash’s 94-80 over Wooster. Wabash also secured 1st place in the North Coast Athletic Conference. Photo Provided by Wabash College Athletics Sunday afternoon couldn’t have been more perfect for Wabash College Basketball. The Little Giants hosted the College of Wooster as the top two teams in the North Coast Athletic Conference squared off. Senior Jack Davidson needed
Mountie seniors Saunders and Oppy show out on senior night
NEW MARKET — Every senior athlete no matter the sport dreams of playing their best on their senior night. For Southmont’s Avery Saunders and Logan Oppy they did just that as the Mounties hosted Owen Valley on Saturday and dominated the Patriots for an 81-56 victory. The 81 points was a season high for the Mounties as their offense couldn’t be stopped shooting 75 percent from the field. Saunders and Oppy led the way as Saunders scored career high 30 points and grabbed 11 rebou
Athenians pick up big win in OT over Knights
Last season it was Northview getting the better of Crawfordsville in overtime with a 67-61 victory. This time Crawfordsville would get back at the Knights but for a second straight year the game would go into overtime. Crawfordsville and the Knights were tied at 50-50 after regulation but the Athenians found their groove in OT outscoring Northview 13-2 to pull away for a 63-52 win. Early on the Athenians trailed the Knights 17-6 after the opening quarter, but Crawfordsville g
Charger boys can't get late lead vs Stars
North Montgomery boys’ basketball has had the rematch against Western Boone in its sights since the final buzzer of their 57-31 loss to the Stars three weeks ago at the Sugar Creek Classic, and this time, they put up a far better battle. They were within three points in the final minute of Friday night’s game, before settling at a 41-33 final. The Chargers (1-14, 0-5 in SAC) introduced a zone in this game, which caused problems for the Stars, who, coupled with the loss of jun
Lady Athenians celebrate senior night win
Lady Athenians celebrate senior night win Crawfordsville knocked down a season-high 11 3-pointers on Friday night in a 52-47 girls’ basketball win over Sagamore Conference foe Frankfort. Celebrating five seniors, the Athenians (7-16, 1-6) led 12-6 after a quarter and 26-20 at the half behind six made triples in the first 16 minutes. “From film we had a good feeling they were going to play 2-3 (zone defense) and we were really working on some different sets to get looks and I
Mounties swept by Tigers as boys lose chance to claim SAC outright
NEW MARKET — Southmont hosted Lebanon Friday in a Sagamore Conference double-header as the Lady Mounties concluded their regular season and the boys faced their stiffest competition yet in the SAC. The girls game from the opening tip was controlled by the visiting Tigers and forced the Mounties into a total of 30 turnovers as the Lady Tigers defeated the Mounties in a convincing 55-31 win. Over on the boys side Southmont and Lebanon battled for the top spot in the SAC and the
Lady Chargers end season with OT win vs Stars
Piper Ramey scored a game-high 16 points for the Chargers to help them close out the regular season with a 43-39 OT win over Western Boone. LINDEN — The North Montgomery girls’ basketball team was not to be stopped in its rematch with the Western Boone Stars, taking a 43-39 overtime victory. The thrilling win, which snapped a three-game losing streak, put the Chargers (12-9, 4-3 in SAC) in sole possession of fourth place in the Sagamore Conference, behind perennial powers Tri
Athenian boys earn hard fought win
A grind it out type of win. That’s how Crawfordsville coach David Pierce described the Athenians 67-62 Sagamore Conference victory over Frankfort on Friday. For an 8th-straight game, the Athenians (10-4, 2-2) struggled from the field — connecting on just 22-of-51 (43%) shots — including only five made 3-pointers on 19 attempts. “Until they get over that hump in game situations, they’re just going to have to keep grinding,” Pierce said. “I’m proud of their effort. When we got
Mounties make it three straight wins vs Blackhawks
SHERIDAN — The goal for every girls basketball team is to be playing their best basketball at this point in the season with sectional play beginning next week. For the Southmont Lady Mounties, they seem to be doing just that as Wednesday night they hit the road for their second game of a back-to-back against a Sheridan Blackhawks team who had a 12-4 record on the season. The Mounties continued to play a great style of basketball using a balanced scoring effort to hand the Bla
