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GCHS Notches Regular-Season Best 17th Win
Published February 22, 2012 | Parity didn’t come into the mix on Tuesday night at Guerin catholic High School. There was a big difference between Class A and Class 3A basketball. They were miles apart.
Guerin Catholic sophomore Whit Rapp recorded 14 assists, breaking his own school record/HC Sports Daily photos: Shawn Barney.
Class 3A No. 11 Guerin Catholic rolled over Class A No. 8 University by a resounding 82-39.
Jordan Pickett floats among traffic for two points. The University High junior scored 25 of his team's 39 points.
The bottom line was that University (15-4) couldn’t buy a basket, while the Golden Eagles bombed away at a 54.0 percent clip from the field.
In the process, Guerin Catholic (17-5) matched the most victories in school history and established a regular-season record for victories in six seasons of varsity basketball.
The 2007-08 team won 16 regular-season games and finished 17-6 overall.
Guerin senior Adam Hufford pulled down 12 rebounds. Grant Randle (13) tries to reach for the ball.
Coach Pete Smith’s Golden Eagles now prepare for next week’s Sectional 26 at Mt. Vernon against the host and No. 12-ranked Marauders on Wednesday.
University, the host at Sectional 58, begins play next Tuesday night.
Guerin Catholic came out on fire, racing to a 22-5 first-quarter lead. It was 36-16 at intermission, and the Golden eagles drove the final nail in the coffin with a 26-15 third-quarter margin and a 46-23 second-half scoring onslaught.
Senior Riley Rapp, a four-year starter, led the Golden Eagles with his season-high 21 points on Senior Night.
Mitchell Paige scored 12 and Bryan Hall netted 10 more. Sophomore Aaron Brennan chipped in nine points and Cal Lyons added eight points.
GAME ON! HSE, NC Meet In Sectional 8 Opener
Published February 20, 2012 | The season will end early for one of the two highest ranked basketball teams in Class 4A, when Sectional 8 tips off at the Mill in Noblesville on Feb. 28.
Top-ranked Hamilton Southeastern (19-2) and No. 2 North Central (18-4) were matched up right off the bat in Sunday’s blind draw pairings.
Sectional Tournament Pairings on SCOREBOARD.
North Central, the preseason No. 1, has been perched at the top of the rankings twice this season, as has Southeastern. Both the Panthers and Royals arguably are the most experienced teams in the field.
Hamilton Southeastern, which has won 13 straight games and two of the past three sectionals, and North Central, which won state two years ago and lost to eventual state champion Bloomington South in last year’s Southport Semistate, will be meeting for the third time this season.
North Central defeated visiting HSE 81-76 on Dec. 17, and the Royals smacked the Panthers 89-80 in the championship game of the City Securities Hall of Fame Classic at New Castle 13 days later.
So Game On!
Hamilton Southeastern is the defending champion at Noblesville in what is the state’s toughest big-school sectional this season, and most seasons for that matter. It’s also a sectional that could not be more wide open.
Greyhounds Earn Share Of MIC Championship
Published February 18, 2012 | Hamilton County Sports Daily
Carmel senior Shawn Heffern gets hammered from behind while trying to score/George Sinnis/Courtesy: kidsportphotos.
Class 4A No. 4 Carmel closed the deal on 16-game winner Terre Haute North 56-40 on Friday night and earned a share of the Metropolitan
Michael Volovic drives for two of his team-high 13 points in a 56-40 win over Terre Haute North.
Interscholastic Conference championship.
The Greyhounds, who lost to Warren Central on a last-second 3-pointer on Tuesday, joined the Warriors with 6-1 MIC records.
Carmel moved to 15-4 on the season. The Hounds end regular-season play Feb. 24 against visiting Brebeuf Jesuit.
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Carmel moved to 15-4 on the season. The Hounds end regular-season play Feb. 24 against visiting Brebeuf Jesuit.
HSE Wins County Frosh BB Tourney To Go 18-1
Published February 11, 2012 | Hamilton County Sports Daily
Hamilton Southeastern captured the 2012 Hamilton County freshman basketball Tournament championship on Saturday at the Mill in Noblesville.
The young Royals defeated Westfield 45-33 in the final. Hamilton Heights finished third with a 35-31 victory over Fishers.
Southeastern reached the fin al with a 50-25 decision over Hamilton Heights, and Westfield advance with a 55-43 decision over fishers.
HSE’s toughest came in the opener against Carmel. The Royals pulled out a 52-48 overtime vict5ory. In other first-round games, Hamilton Heights edged Guerin Catholic 46-43; Westfield upended University 48-35; and Fishers got past Noblesville 46-39.
Hamilton Southeastern has won 18 of 19 games this season.
Hamilton Heights, University Advance To Finals
Published February 11, 2012 | Hamilton County Sports Daily
Hamilton Heights and University advanced to sectional championship games tonight at different, while Guerin Catholic and Sheridan saw their seasons come to an end on Friday night
Class 3A No. 6 Hamilton Heights (20-4) derailed Blackford 69-45 in Sectional 24 at Yorktown and will meet Delta (17-5) for the title. First-year Lady Huskies coach Tod Windlan coached at Delta in the 2009-10 season.
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Class A University (6-15) hung on against the Intl. School of Indiana 28-23 and will meet Indpls. Tindley in a rematch at Bethesda Christian. The Lady Trailblazers (6-15) defeated Tindley 38-32 in the Carroll (Flora) holiday tournament on Dec. 17.
Sheridan (15-6), a winner of nine straight games going into the semifinal, pretty much shot blanks in Class 2A Sectional 38 at Delphi, falling to 17-game winner Seeger 48-24.
In Class 3A Sectional 26 at Indpls. Arlington, Guerin Catholic (16-8) lost to Bishop Chatard 66-57, for the second time this season. The Lady Golden Eagles entered the tournament riding a six-game winning streak. Chatard meets No. 2 Mt. Vernon (19-5) for the Sectional 26 championship.
Burtron Shoots Rocks Past Avon In HCC Action
Published February 10, 2012 | Hamilton County Sports Daily
Westfield’s up-and-down season is up once again after Thursday night’s 42-38 Hoosier Crossroads Conference victory over visiting Avon,
Wade Burtron scores 18 of Westfield's 42 points/HC Sports Daily file photo.
one of the stronger and more talented teams in the HCC.
The victory moved the Rocks (9-8) to 5-3 in the league. Avon is 12-6 and 5-3 in the HCC.
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Senior Wade Burtron, a three-spot standout who has signed to play football at Saint Joseph’s College in the fall, pulled the trigger that shot Westfield to the impressive victory. He made 8-of-13 shots and finished with 18 points. He also added 3 rebounds.
No other Westfield player scored in double figures.
Matt Fischer scored six points, while Ajay Lawton and Jacob Haubner each netted five points.
Lawton had 3 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals, and Dejuan Simmons had 2 steals to help spark the defense.
The Rocks play host to Class 4A top-ranked Hamilton Southeastern on Feb. 17 in their final HCC encounter.
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 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.
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.
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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.
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.
Class 4A No. 4 Greyhounds Skin ‘Cats
Published February 4, 2012 | Hamilton County Sports Daily
Class 4A No. 4 Carmel took care of business and remained unbeaten in Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference play on Friday night.
Junior Michael Volovic shared scoring honors with 16 points, but made only one basket. He was 14-of-16 from the charity stripe/HC Sports Daily photo: Jeff Engel.
The Greyhounds made 5-of-9 3-point goals, centered 22-of-29 free throws and shot 46.7 percent from the field in a 55-39 victory over the visiting Lawrence North Wildcats.
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Carmel, now 13-2 and winner of four straight, visit Zionsville tonight.
A 15-3 scoring edge in the third quarter was the difference. It gave the Hounds a 40-23 lead going into the final quarter.
Three Greyhounds scored in double digits, with Michael Volovic and Sam Curts each getting 16 points, and Ben Gardner scoring 14.
Volovic also had five assists and 2 steals; Curts had two rebounds and 2 steals; Zach McRoberts had seven points, 3 rebounds and blocked 2 shots; and Karl Schneider added eight rebounds.
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