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Published February 6, 2012 | Hamilton SE Host Site For Diving Regional
Diving for the IHSAA Regionals will be held Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Hamilton Southeastern.
The first four divers from each sectional qualify for regionals. Five from Hamilton County qualified.
Local divers advancing include Fishers’ state-ranked No. 1 Shelby Bartlett, who won the Fishers Sectional, and Noblesville sophomore Meme Sharp, the Carmel Sectional champion.
Fishers’ Bethany Jones placed second 1-meter diving, while Southeaster’s Courtney Wilder and Jaya Brown placed third and fourth, respectively.
The top eight divers from each regional qualify for the state meet.
Carmel-Hamilton SE Showdown Moved To Feb. 9
The regularly scheduled Carmel-Hamilton Southeastern boys basketball game on Feb. 8 has been moved to Feb. 9 to accommodate the girls Sectional 8 games on Feb. 8 at Carmel.
Class 4A Carmel vs. top-ranked HSE at 7:30 p.m.
Hamilton County Freshman Hoops Tourney Set
The Hamilton County boys freshman basketball tournament will run Feb. 8 through Feb. 11.
The final two dates are scheduled for The Mill in Noblesville. First-round games are at 6 p.m. ubless otherwise noted; semifinals at 9 a.m. on Feb. 11, with the consolation and championship games scheduled for 11:30.
First-round games on Feb. 9:
HSE at Carmel
Guerin Catholic at Hamilton Heights, 5:30 p.m.
Westfield at University
Noblesville at Fishers
Girls Basketball Sectionals: Time to Gear Up
Published February 6, 2012 | Indiana high school girls basketball sectionals tip off at five different sites on Tuesday.
Coaches' quotes, player facts & figures, sectional site schedules: click on continue reading.
Hamilton County Girls
Basketball
Records/Season Averages
| Teams | W | L | Off | Def |
| Hamilton SE | 20 | 0 | 65.2 | 43.0 |
| Hamilton Heights | 18 | 4 | 65.1 | 46.2 |
| Guerin Catholic | 16 | 7 | 67.3 | 49.3 |
| Sheridan | 14 | 5 | 54.6 | 39.0 |
| Fishers | 13 | 8 | 70.1 | 61.8 |
| Westfield | 12 | 8 | 56.6 | 46.4 |
| Carmel | 10 | 10 | 54.8 | 55.3 |
| Noblesville | 9 | 11 | 49.9 | 47.6 |
| University | 4 | 15 | 28.4 | 45.2 |
Here are a few things that appear likely for Hamilton County Teams:
>>>Class 4A No. 1 Hamilton Southeastern (20-0) will be and should be cast as the favorite at Sectional 8, arguably the toughest schedule in the state.
>>>3A No. 6 Hamilton Heights (18-4) is the team to beat at in Sectional 24 at Yorktown.
>>>Guerin Catholic (16-7), winner of six games in succession, should get a shot at No. 2 Mt. Vernon (17-5) in the championship game if the Lady Golden Eagles can avenge a season loss to Bishop Chatard in a 2A Sectional 26 semifinal bye game.
>>>Sheridan (14-5), which has won eight straight games, would appear to have an excellent shot of surviving 2A Sectional 38 at Delphi. The Lady Blackhawks have beaten three sectional opponents, but they meet first-time foe Fountain Central in the opener.
>>>University, despite a 4-15 record, is 2-1 against sectional teams in Class A Sectional 58 at Bethesda Christian (and the loss was by one point to Deaf School), could spring a surprise.
Boys HS Basketball: There’s Plenty Of Parity
Published February 6, 2012 | If there’s ever a year to make an argument against Class Basketball, well, maybe we’re seeing it.
Welcome to the 2011-12 season, folks.
We’re seeing possibly the most parity since the IHSAA scrapped the single-class system in the 1997-98 season.
Is there really all that much difference in talent? Arguably not as much as one might have expected coming into the current season.
Class A No. 1 Park Tudor put a butt whipping on then-Class 4A No. 1 North Central in late December.
Class 2A Bowman Academy lost to North Central and Cathedral each by three points, and beat 4A No. 8 Lawrence Central by eight points.
Last Friday night, Bowman Academy, the 2010 Class A state champion, gave 4A No. 1 Hamilton Southeastern fits in the first half; but the Eagles, who scored 72 points, could not overcome the combined 71 points by Zak Irvin and Gary Harris and Jacobby Bledsoe.
Muncie Central is ranked No. 1 in Class 3A. The Bearcats have beaten several 4A teams (they lost twice to Southeastern, one loss coming in overtime; North Central beat them by four and Pendleton Heights beat them by four in OT). Pretty competitive team I’d say, and I think the Bearcats could do quite well if we still had a single-class tournament.
Actually, I can’t imagine Muncie Central not winning the 3A title this season. Yeah, the Bearcats are that good.
Same must be said for fourth-ranked Bowman Academy. After seeing the Eagles, I can understand why the private Gary school has trouble scheduling opponents and is forced to travel distances to find quality competition. It stands to reason that not many teams want to play them.
They also travel with a huge entourage. Five busses made the trip to Southeastern.
Royals, Hounds win; Guerin Catholic Falls
Published February 5, 2012 | Hamilton County Sports Daily
Class 4A No. 1 Hamilton Southeastern and No. 4 Carmel survived close games, while 3A No. 7 fell to Lapel on Saturday.
Southeastern's Gary Harris scored 40 points, upping his season scoring average to 24.8. He also made 24 straight free throws in two weekend games/HC sports Daily photo: Steve Risley.
Lapel handed host Guerin Catholic a 60-42 loss, snapping the Golden Eagles’ seven-game winning streak.
| HOW RANKED TEAMS FARED |
The red-hot Bulldogs also handed the Golden Eagles (15-4) their worst loss this season.
“Trailing by a point at halftime, the Golden Eagles could not stop Lapel on offense and could not make a shot on defense. That’s not a good combination,’’ GCHS coach Pete Smith said.
Sophomore Aaron Brennan had 13 points and blocked 2 shots, and Adam Hufford added 19 points and 8 rebounds for the Golden Eagles.
>>>At Southeastern, Lawrence North (4-10) played HSE (16-2) tough, but the Wildcats had no answer for Gary Harris in a 70-64 loss that saw the Royals extend their winning streak to 11 games.
Harris scored a single-game 40 points. He made 6-of-11 shots from 3 points range, and also mad 12-of-12 free throws for the second straight night. The 6-foot-5 senior added 7 rebounds, 3 steals 2 assists and 1 block.
Zak Irvin scored 14 points and pulled down 5 rebounds, while Jacobby Bledsoe had nine points and 6 assists.
>>>At Zionsville, Carmel found itself in quite a battle before pulling away for a low-scoring 39-36 decision. The Greyhounds, who visit Southeastern next Thursday, improved to 14-2 and are riding a five-game winning streak.
Fishers’ Balance Key In Romp Over Southport
Published February 5, 2012 | Hamilton County Sports Daily
Joe Retic was one of three Tigers to score 14 points in the 73-39 victory on Saturday night.
Fishers lowered the boom in a big way on visiting Southport on Saturday night.
The Tigers pretty much hit on all cylinders and shot down the Cardinals 73-39.
They also centered 14 of their 19 free-throw attempts and made 27 field goals compared to only 13 for Southport.
The Tigers came out hot. They held a 22-13 after one quarter and 36-19 at intermission. They hit the cardinals with 22 more points in the third and were home free at 58-32 going into the final eight minutes of play.
The Tigers (10-7) have won two straight games.
They were all about balance. CJ Johnson, Tyler Alderman and Joe Retic had 14 points apiece, and J.P. Pena, Jon Fleming and Forrest Schneider each netted seven points.
Johnson pretty much pulled the trigger that got the Tigers going. The junior scored nine first-quarter points.
Six of Alderman’s points came in the final quarter, while Retic helped Fishers pull away with his eight third-quarter points.
Thomas Kellon’s 17 points topped Southport.
Red-Hot Rocks Overpower Hamilton Heights
Published February 5, 2012 | Hamilton County Sports Daily
Westfield's Ajay Lawton tseemed to stumble while trying to keep from getting his shot blocked/HC Sports Daily photos: Shawn Barney.
Westfield bounced back from Friday’s 48-47 loss at Brownsburg to register a resounding 70p-36 victory over visiting Hamilton Heights.
The Huskies' Alex Etherington drives for two of his game-high points. Wade Burtron is in the background.
The Rocks are now 8-7 on the season, and Hamilton Heights is 6-11.
Westfield outscored the Huskies 41-15 in the second half, with a 19-4 third-quarterback scoring advantage opening up a 48-25 lead for the Rocks.
Matt Liebbe led the Rocks with 16 points, and Wade Burtron netted 12.
Westfield’s depth played a prominent role.
Three Rocks players scored eight points, while Ajay Lawton had nine markers.
Sectional Swimming: Carmel, Fishers Repeat; Lady Greyhounds Win Record 28th Title In Row
Published February 5, 2012 | Carmel and Fishers repeated as champions as expected at their respective girls swimming and diving sectionals on Saturday.
Fishers' Shelby Bartlett took first place in 1-meter diving. She's ranked No. 1 in the state. She smashed her previous state-best 484.54 point total with 486.80 points in the Fishers Sectional.
Fishers' Bethany Jones, who was second in diving, performs one of her dives/HC Sports Daily photos; Jeff Engel.
Hamilton County Sports Daily
Carmel scored 520 points en route to setting an all-time record by winning 28 straight sectional championships. Noblesville was second (440) and Westfield third (381).
The Lady Greyhounds had shared the all-time standard with Columbus North, which won 27 in a row from 1983 to 2010.
Carmel sophomore Hanna House was a double winner, capturing the 100-yard butterfly and 100 backstroke for Carmel.
House set a pool record in the fly, while defending state champion Lacey Locke also set a pool record in the 200-yard individual medley.
Westfield’s Kayla Effinger also won two events, the 50 and 100 frees, and set a pool record in the 100. Noblesville sophomore Meme Sharp set a pool record in diving.
At Fishers, the host Lady Tigers outdistanced runner-up Hamilton Southeastern 536 to 457.
Lady Golden Eagles Post Best Record Ever
Published February 4, 2012 | Hamilton County Sports Daily
Talk about a complete turnaround.
Carly Osinski (11) had 14 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals for 16-7 Guerin Catholic/HC Sports Daily file photo.
The Guerin Catholic girls basketball team polished off host Muncie South 87-59 on Saturday, finishing the regular season portion of its 2011-12 schedule with a school-best 16-7 record.
It’s also the most single-season victories and fewest number of losses in the private Noblesville school’s six seasons of varsity competition.
The Lady Golden Eagles, who were 12-9 in the 2009-10 season, improved on last season’s 10-13 record in coach Scott Miller’s second season.
Guerin Catholic will ride a six-game winning streak into Class 3A Sectional 26 next week. The Lady Golden Eagles will play the Bishop Chatard-Arlington winner in the second semifinal game on Friday, Feb. 10.
County Wrestlers Win 9 Titles In Regional
Published February 4, 2012 | 
Fishers' 195-pounder Mitch Sliga is No. 1 in the state and 41-0. He's the highest-ranked wrestler from Hamilton County moving on to the New Castle Semistate/HC Sports Daily file photo.
Hamilton County Sports Daily
Hamilton County wrestlers did well in the Individual Regional championships on Saturday.
The county was represented by nine champions.
Hamilton Southeastern won four championships, Westfield took three first-place finishes, and Fishers won two events.
The top four finishers from North Montgomery and Pendleton Heights now advance to the New Castle Semistate on Saturday, Feb. 11.
Southeastern’s wins came from Chase Watson (126, 36-3), John Tatom (145, 35-2), Matt Irick (170, 36-3) and Hayden Janney (285, 31-3).
Westfield’s wins came from AJ Belden (113, 42-6), Logan Floor (160, 38-10) and Lukas Schaeffer (182, 46-0).
Fishers got wins from Jordan Lile (120, 39-1) and Mitch Sliga (195, 41-0).
Sliga is ranked No. 1 in the state, and Schaeffer is No. 2 in his class.
At Pendleton Heights, Noblesville failed to land a winner.
Sophomore Niko Barrantes (106, 26-8) Mitch Hensley (170, 29-8) finished second and were the highest finishers for the Millers.
Results on Scoreboard
HSE’s ‘Big 3′ Jolt Strong Bowman Academy
Published February 4, 2012 | 
HSE's Gary Harris finds a way to score even with a player in his way.
Gary Harris and Zak Irvin do what stars are supposed to do.
Jacobby Bledsoe dishes off for one of his game-high seven assists/HC Sports Daily photos: Steve Risley.
Jacobby Bledsoe just goes about business and does what the team’s vocal leader and playmaker needs to do to set the table.
And what they do, they obviously all do it quite well.
| STATE POWERS COLLIDE |
Hamilton Southeastern’s Big Three combined for 71 points, leading the Class 4A No. 1 Royals over a very good 2A No. 4 Bowman Academy team 84-72 on Friday night.
Dejuan Marrero (1) can't get there in time to stop Zak Irvin from scoring.
The 6-7 Irvin and 6-5 Harris combined for 55 points, with the junior scoring 28, 23 coming in a second half that saw the Royals (15-2) explode for 49 points while extending their winning streak to 10 games.
It was a career-high performance by two points for Irvin, who also had seven rebounds.
“When Zak gets going, he can really get going. He was in a zone in the second half, and was able to knock down some big shots. You could just see how confident he was getting with each shot he made,’’ coach Brian Satterfield said. “He can shoot over anybody. He has great length.
“We got several stops off deflections in the second half. Zak scored a lot off transition, and got some great looks. But he also got better looks than he did in the first half. He tried to attack in the first half, but sorta jumped away and didn’t initiate things in the first half, like he did in the second half.’’
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