11-29 Roundup: Athenians and Mounties victorious on the mat
Girls Basketball Chargers fall to Eagles North Montgomery girls basketball hit the road on Tuesday and fell to Faith Christian by a final score of 69-31. The Chargers fall to 2-7 on the season and will be back in action on Thursday when they host Covington. Athenians bested by Eagles Crawfordsville girls basketball was also on the road Tuesday as CHS traveled to South Putnam. The host Eagles picked up a 45-28 win over the Athenians. CHS falls to 2-7 on the season and returns
Wolves survive late Mountie rally
NEW MARKET — In a clash of two Class 2A Sectional 44 teams, Parke Heritage visited Southmont on Tuesday in a re-match of last years sectional matchup where the Wolves ended the Mounties season. This year the Mounties were out for revenge and through the first 16 minutes of the game, both teams weren’t giving an inch as the Wolves took a 28-25 lead into halftime. The battle continued for much of the third quarter until what ended up being a 14-0 run for the visiting Wolves gav
Mounties cruise to win over Blackhawks in home opener
NEW MARKET -- Southmont boys basketball knew they had to play better after their season opening 46-36 loss to North Putnam on Tuesday. The Mounties were back in action on Saturday night for their home opener as they hosted the Sheridan Blackhawks. From the opening tip South attacked the basket and was getting good looks left and right. The Mounties held a 16-10 lead after the opening quarter and were able to continue to build their lead as they cruised to a bounce back 57-43
Athenian hoops fall on road on Saturday
Crawfordsville boys and girls basketball were in action on Saturday. The Lady Athenians traveled to Danville for a matchup against the high-powered Warriors. Danville dominated all afternoon long and came away with a 75-29 win over the Athenians. CHS falls to 2-6 (0-2 SAC) on the season and returns to action on Tuesday when they hit the road again for a matchup against South Putnam. The Athenian boys were also on the road Saturday night as they traveled to Benton Central for
Athenians struggle in loss vs Tiger Cubs
Elyse Widmer fires a pass for the Athenians. The Athenians were put to the sword by a Tiger Cub side that forced numerous turnovers and hounded the visitors all over the court defensively as CHS fell 52-8 on Tuesday night. “Coming into the game, if you would have told me we would hold (Greencastle) to 52 points, I might have taken it,” Crawfordsville head coach Tyler Smith said. “We did a decent job of making them work for points. “Obviously nothing worked on offense for us.
Athenians open up season with win over Tiger Cubs
GREENCASTLE – A quick 7-0 start helped Crawfordsville open up the 2022-23 season with a wire-to-wire win at Greencastle, claiming a 58-48 victory and a 1-0 start to the new campaign. “I’m super proud of our effort,” Crawfordsville head coach David Pierce said. “We played at a pace that gassed (Greencastle’s) shooters in the end as they have great shooters. We felt like, for three quarters, we got them up-and-down, get their legs tired, get some missed shots and hopefully pull
Mounties cold shooting leads to loss in season opener
ROACHDALE - There were more problems than solutions for Southmont’s boys basketball team in a 46-36 season-opening loss to North Putnam. The Mounties offense, aside from shots close to the rim, never got going, and the defense had their own issues, as the Cougars jumped out to an early lead and played keep away for most of the second half. “We didn’t do a lot well tonight,” South coach Jake Turner said. “We have to get a lot better in a lot of areas. Give North Putnam a lot o
Mountie comeback falls one point short
ROACHDALE – A furious fourth quarter comeback effort by Southmont’s girls basketball team fell a point short in a 46-45 loss to North Putnam. The Mounties, trailing 41-28 only seconds into the final quarter, looked to be dead in the water, and out of gas after a big win Monday. They fall to 4-5 for the season, while the Cougars move to 6-2. But the next seven points were all on the South ledger, and four minutes later, they scored seven again and were down 44-42, with the bal
Mustang boys dominate Chargers in season opener
LINDEN - Fountain Central boys have high expectations for this season. The 2022-23 campaign began for them on Tuesday with a dominating display on the defensive side of the ball in their 46-24 win over the Chargers. What highlighted the effort was holding North Montgomery scoreless in the third quarter as the Chargers didn’t score in the second half until 4:45 mark of the fourth. For the game FC held the Chargers to 11-48 (23%) from the floor and 0-17 from behind the three-po
Mustang defense leads to third straight win over Chargers
LINDEN - Fountain Central girls basketball is beginning to find some momentum. The 29-13 win over the Chargers marked the third straight victory for the Mustangs under first year coach Sam Karr. In that stretch of games FC has given up scores of 30, 13, and 13 as their defense has been the key reason for the streak. Tuesday against the Chargers FC held North Montgomery to just 5-31 (16%) percent from the field. The Chargers shooting woes carried over to the free-throw line wh
