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Anderson Snaps Millers’ Winning String At 6
Published February 22, 2012 | Hamilton County Sports Daily
Sam Philpott
Noblesville had a tough night on the road, dropping a hard-fought, 59-58 decision to Anderson.
The Millers (13-8) also had their six-game winning streak snapped.
Noblesville, which trailed 33-24 at halftime, fought back to within 45-40 after three quarters, but its 18-14 scoring edge in the final eight minutes wasn’t enough.
Sam Philpott, a 6-7 junior, led the Millers with 23 points. He also had 5 rebounds, 1 blocked shot and 1 steal.
Junior Deris Duncan followed with 13 points and 6 rebounds; senior Daniel Purvlicis had 12 points and 5 rebounds; and junior guard Jordan Goodman had nine assists to go along with his 4 points.
Noblesville plays host to Lebanon Class 3A No. 6 Lebanon (17-4) on Friday night.
4 Hamilton County Divers Qualify for State Meet
Published February 22, 2012 | Hamilton County Sports Daily
Four underclassmen will represent Hamilton County in Saturday’s state diving competition at IU Natatorium
Hamilton Southeastern sophomore Cody Coldron placed second in Tuesday's Regional Diving at Fishers/photo: Carolyn Laughlin, correspondent.
on the IUPUI campus.
The Diving prelims and semis begin at 9 a.m., followed by the 1 p.m. consolations and finals in all events.
Hamilton Southeastern sectional champion Cody Coldron was second in the regional diving competition Tuesday night at Fishers.
The Millers’ Zach Hall, the Noblesville Sectional champion, placed third.
Coldron is a sophomore and Hall a junior.
HSE sophomore Seth Winslow finished seventh in the regional.
Fishers freshman Austin smith earned the eighth and final qualifying berth to the state meet.
Muncie Central’s Zane Parker won the regional with 465.95 points.
Coldron scored a 47.30-point total, and Hall finsihed with 440.20 points.
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Top 8 State Qualifiers
1. Zane Parker Muncie Central 465.95
2. Cody Caldron Hamilton SE 447.30
3. Zach Hall Noblesville 440.20
4. Dustin Miller Lafayette Jeff 407.55
5. Jonah Snyder F.W. Carroll 388.95
6. Tyler Warren Homestead 378.40
7. Seth Winslow Hamilton SE 356.00
8. Austin Smith Fishers 351.10
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.
Sectional Swimming: 20th Title In Row For HSE
Published February 19, 2012 | With only a couple of events remaining and the outcome not in doubt, Hamilton Southeastern swimming coach Andy Pedersen was asked, “Does winning ever get old.’’
HSE coach Andy Pedersen (right) and high school principal Matt Kegley share a laugh toward the end of the boys sectional.
He leaned back, folded his arms and chuckled, “What do you think?’’ His Royals not only won the Southeastern Sectional boys swimming and diving championship, it marked the 20thconsecutive year for his team to hoist the trophy high in the air.
Hamilton Southeastern sophomores Cody Coldron (right), the champion, and third-place finisher Seth Winslow qualified for Tuesday's Diving Regional at Fishers High School. Competition starts at 6 p.m./HC Sports Daily photos: Mark Morrow.
“I went through the other side of it last year when Fishers snapped our 15thstraight girls sectional champion winning streak. I like this feeling much, much better,’’ Pedersen said with a big smilie. Southeastern totaled 537 points to runner-up Fishers’ 381. At Noblesville, top-ranked Carmel won its fifth straight sectional. The Greyhounds compiled 514.5 points to runner-up Noblesville’s 391 and third-place Westfield’s 377.5 The Royals’ depth showed, but they also won all three relays, and got wins from Ricky Kelley (100 fly), Jackson Russell (200 IM) and sophomore Cody Coldron (diving). Fishers had two double winners in juniors Chris Cutter (500 free and 100 back) and Davis Arick (50 and 100 free).
| BOYS STATE SWIMMING
Feb. 24: Prelims, 6 p.m. Feb. 25: Diving prelims and semis, 9 a.m.; Consolations & Finals (all events), 1 p.m. Site: IU Natatorium. |
At Noblesville, Carmel’s Roma Sarapin (50 free and 100 fly) and Westfield’s Nathan Hopkins (200 free and 500 relay) each won two individual events. The Greyhounds also won all three relays. Continue reading
Millers Impressive In HCC Win Over Fishers
Published February 18, 2012 | 
Fishers' Jon Flemming comes up with the loose ball/HC Sports Daily photos: Shawn Barney.
Noblesville wasn’t necessarily trying to send a message to other Sectional 8 teams, but the Millers probably did.
Fishers' Tyler Alderman blocks Sam Philpott's shot. The 6-8 senior had 7 blocks, while the 6-7 Noblesville junior led all scorers with 23 points
They might have sent one to themselves, too. Even though it’s unlikely they need to be reminded just how well they are playing.
Noblesville's Daniel Purvlicis comes down with one of his seven rebounds.
They are a good, deep team. They know it, and for most of the game they showed it.
And it appears safe to say that the Millers will have to be reckoned in a little less than two weeks, when arguably the most competitive sectional in the state tips off at The Mill.
The Millers defeated a solid Fishers ball club 67-59 on Friday night, a win on the road that gave coach Dave McCollough a reason to feel good. He seemed pretty relaxed while talking about it, and he even smiled a little.
Noblesville coach Dave McCollough gets his point across to one of the striped shirts.
“It was a win we needed . . . and really wanted to get. Anytime you can win on the road, especially in this league (Hoosier Crossroads Conference), it’s big,’’ he said while hanging up his suit coat on a hanger in the dressing room. “Actually it wasn’t just a good night . . . it’s been a good week, a really good week.’’
Fishers coach Joe Leonard goes over strategy during a timeout.
On Tuesday, the Millers (13-7), winners of six straight games, knocked off No. 15 Lawrence Central 75-67. They finished the conference at 6-3.
As good of a win as it was for Noblesville, it had to be an especially crushing loss to Fishers, which battled hard and has been quite competitive in every game this season. The loss knocked the Tigers (10-9, 6-2 HCC) out of the conference title picture as Hamilton Southeastern (8-0 ) has wrapped up first place with one game remaining.
“Fishers is a very good basketball team, and it was a good challenge for us, and with the exception of a few moments, and some turnovers, I thought we handled the challenge well,’’ McCollough said. “We were a little rattled at one point, but we held together.’’
One of those moments came in the final quarter, where the Millers turned over the ball six times.
“We got in a hurry,” McCollough said. “We started rushing things. Our vision narrowed. We need to work on being like quarterbacks, where we’re seeing the field of play, not just one or two spots.”
Still, it was a good win. What makes the victory even more satisfying, perhaps, is that McCollough is developing depth. He lost two players to injuries and another to a health issue early in the season.
‘Depth-wise, Noblesville was able to use 10 different players, a couple of whom got more playing time than usual because of foul problems to starters.
Carmel, HSE Lead Boys Sectional Swim Prelims
Published February 17, 2012 | Defending champions Carmel and Hamilton Southeastern led the boys sectional swimming preliminaries at Noblesville and HSE, respectively, on Thursday night.
Carmel, the defending state champion, and Hamilton SE qualified 27 swims for Saturday’s finals, scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. Diving is first up at 9 a.m.
Noblesville and Westfield also showed their strength by qualifying 26 and 25 swims, respectively.
Over at Southeastern, Fishers, which had top seeds in eight events, followed the Royals by qualifying 20 swims for Saturday.
Fishers had two lead the way in two individual events. Davis Arick was tops in the 50-yard and 100-free events, and Chris Cutter was the top seed in the 50-freestyle and 100-yard backstroke.
Also, Anderson senior Kyle Johnson topped two events — 200 free and 100 butterfly.
Carmel and Westfield also produced two double seeds. Roma Sarapin was tops in both the 50 free and 100-yard butterfly, and Westfield’s Peter Koss led the field in the 100 free and the 200 IM.
The Greyhounds’ Zech Banks, whose 56.57 time is No. 1 in the state, turned in a 58.71 clocking in the 100-yard breaststroke.
Results on Scoreboard
Millers Upend Bears For 5th Straight Victory
Published February 15, 2012 | Hamilton County Sports Daily
Junior Jordan Goodman led Noblesville with 23 points/HC Sports Daily file photo.
Host Noblesville continued its strong play of late by defeating 4A No. 15 Lawrence Central 75-67 at the Mill on Tuesday night.
The Millers (12-7) will ride a five-game winning streak into Friday’s Hoosier Crossroads Conference game at Fishers.
The Tigers are 6-1 in the conference, while the Millers are tied for third at 5-3 with Westfield and Avon.
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The Millers enjoyed a big shooting night, making 25-of-41 shots for a red-hot 60.9 percent.
But in the end, Noblesville had to overcome a superb effort by Jeremy Howell, who led the Bears with 33 points and 13 rebounds.
Jordan Goodman led the way with 23 points while making 8-of-11 shots, including 3-of-6 from behind the arc.
Goodman also had 3 steals and 2 rebounds.
Sam Philpott had 19 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists.
Daniel Purvlicis had 13 points, 3 rebounds and 1 block, while Neal Dotson added 8 points, 5 assists and 4 steals for the Millers.
SPORTS SHORTS
Published February 14, 2012 | Hamilton Heights Regional Basketball Ducats Now On Sale
Hamilton Heights’ 200 presale tickets for Saturday’s Class 3A Bellmont Regional at Decatur will be sold in the Athletic Office during school time hours Wednesday & Thursday and Friday, 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Ticket prices are $6 per session or $9 for both sessions.
Boys Basketball Pairings Show Sunday At 3 p.m.
The pairings for the 102nd boys basketball state tournament will be announced at 3 p.m. on Sunday.
They will be televised on WTTV-4, and a live Webcast will streamlined on www.ihsaatv.org .
Boys Swim Prelims On Thursday, Finals Set For Saturday
Boys swimming sectionals are set for Thursday at Hamilton Southeastern and Noblesville.
Friday’s preliminaries begin at 5:30 p.m.
Diving kicks off Saturday’s competition at 9 a.m. Swimming championships get under way at 1 p.m.
Ticket prices are $5.
The host Royals are defending champions at HSE, and Carmel is the reigning champ at Noblesville. The Greyhounds are also defending state champions.
Valentine’s Day Games Sweeten The Mix
Published February 13, 2012 | Carmel basketball coach Scott Heady just shook his head, smiled, and let out a slight chuckle when asked about playing a basketball game on Valentine’s Day.
“All I know is we’re playing for the conference championship that night. That’s all I’m thinking about right now . . . we’ve got to take care of the conference,’’ Heady said after his Class 4A No. 3 Greyhounds lost by two points last Thursday at top-ranked Hamilton Southeastern.
So, in other words, that means Cupid’s arrow will have to wait as Heady’s wife and a few other coaches’ wives will have to put any Valentine’s Day celebration on hold.
Six Hamilton County teams will be playing on Tuesday night.
Carmel (14-3) can win the Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference outright with a win at Warren Central (13-6), which has one loss in the conference.
The Greyhounds are unbeaten in the MIC.
After Tuesday’s encounter, the Hounds on Friday play host to MIC foe Terre Haute, which has three conference losses.
Another big game will be at Pike, where Hamilton Southeastern clearly has a Bull’s-Eye on its back. The Royals can only hope the Red Devils don’t have a different kind of arrow in mind for them.
Southeastern (17-2), seeking its 13th straight victory, can match the school’s longest winning streak. The Royals won 13 consecutive regular-season games in the 2002-03 season.
Pike, which has been ranked most of the season, owns a 12-5 record.
Other games Tuesday find Heritage Christian at University; Lawrence Central is at Noblesville; Northwestern visits Hamilton Heights in Mid-Indiana Conference play; and Westfield treks to New Palestine.
Click on continue reading for this week’s full boys schedule.
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.
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