Lady Lions look ahead to softball campaign

March 22, 2023 EIAC Sports Leave a comment

The Rushville Lady Lions’ softball team lost a few key pieces from last year’s 9-14 squad that will need replaced. A battery that hasn’t changed for several seasons (Grace Muir and Kara Chandler) are graduated, and coach Amanda Norris replaced by Chrissy Tabeling.

Rushville will be returning sophomore Stacey Roberts, who spent time in the circle as a freshman. Roberts started eight games for the Lady Lions while filling in for Chandler, who missed time with an injury. She was 4-9 on the season in her 75.1 innings pitched with 51 strikeouts.

2021 All-EIAC shortstop Briley Munchel will lead Rushville’s infield, while CLASSMATE Belle Gossett will lead the outfield again from her center field position. Molly Zachery, along with Munchel and Gossett, are the three seniors for the Lady Lions this season. Munchel led the team in hits with 30 while hitting .333 with five extra base hits. Gossett was a .296 hitter a season ago and her two dingers tied with Zachery for the team lead. Zachery hit .300 with 12 RBIs while manning the hot corner for Rushville; she is also a candidate to take Muir’s spot behind the plate.

Layla Shepherdson was a sparkplug at second base for the Lady Lions in her freshman season and played gold glove caliber defense. She struck out 14 times as a rookie but still managed a .324 batting average.

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Rushville Varsity

# Name Gr.

2 Stacey Roberts So.

3/13 Belle Gossett Sr.

7/00 Kylie Gray Jr.

10/24 Karma Wilson So.

11/38 Katelyn Asher Jr.

15/11 Molly Zachery Sr.

17 Layla Shepherdson So.

18/32 Makenna Ripberger Fr.

22 Ericka Kuhn Jr.

25/27 Briley Munchel Sr.

70/36 Becca Tabeling Fr.

Head Coach Chrissy Tabeling

Batesville, Boys Basketball, Connersville, East Central, Girls Basketball, Greensburg, Lawrenceburg

Can’t have an East/West game without a few EIAC players

March 20, 2023 EIAC Sports Leave a comment

NDIANAPOLIS – Four Eastern Indiana Athletic Conference basketball stars will team up at the annual All-Star Classic.

The Hoosier Basketball Coaches Association has named the 24 players that will make up the East and West teams on Sunday, April 16 at North Daviess High School.

Playing for the East Team will be Lawrenceburg guard Logan Rohrer, Greensburg guard Ki Dyer, Connersville guard Josh Williams, and Batesville forward Cole Pride.

On the girls side, East Central’s Josie Trabel was selected to be a member of the East team.

Stats

Rohrer: 12.1 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 2.2 APG, 1.6 SPG
Dyer: 18.4. PPG, 3.2 RPG, 2.5 APG, 1.5 SPG
Williams: 15.4 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 4.6 APG, 1.9 SPG
Pride: 16.1 PPG, 7.0 RPG, 2.0 APG, 1.7 SPG, 3.1 BPG

All players selected to the All-Star Classic were voted upon by HBCA member coaches.

WEST

Wes Aigner — Castle High School
Peyton Bledsoe — Loogootee
Peter Combs — Bloomfield
Cale Donoho — South Spencer High School
Joey Hart — Linton-Stockton
Blake Herdes — Evansville Mater Dei
Colten Leach — Bedford North Lawrence
Jaylen Mullen — North Daviess HS
Tyler Myers — Evansville Day School
Brycen Neidigh — Washington
JaQualon “JQ” Roberts — Bloomington North
Logan Webb — Linton-Stockton

EAST

Josten Carter — New Albany High School
Jacob Cherry — Eastern
Ki Dyer– Greensburg
Cooper Horn — Columbus North
Casey Kaelin — Providence
Owen Law — Jennings County
Keegan Manowitz — Jennings County
Kaden Oliver — Silver Creek
Cole Pride — Batesville
Logan Rohrer — Lawrenceburg
Caleb Washington — Floyd Central
Josh Williams — Connersville

Batesville, Boys Basketball, Connersville, East Central, Franklin County, Greensburg, Lawrenceburg, South Dearborn

EIAC Boys Basketball All-Conference Selections

March 14, 2023 EIAC Sports Leave a comment

Congratulations to the EIAC boys basketball All-Conference selections. Listed below are the MVp’s and players for the 2022-23 season as selected by the coaches.

1. MVP: JOSH WILLIAMS – (CONNERSVILLE) & KI DYER – (GREENSBURG) (81)

3. COLE PRIDE – BATESVILLE (67)

4. RYAN WILLOUGHBY – SOUTH DEARBORN (55)

5. BRAXTON MYERS – CONNERSVILLE (51)

6. JETER EDWARDS – GREENSBURG (47)

7. BRANT ERTEL – FRANKLIN COUNTY (40)

8. LUCAS BARRON – CONNERSVILLE (36)

9. LOGAN ROHRER – LAWRENCEBURG (34)

10. CARSON PIECZONKA – EAST CENTRAL (33)

11. COOPER BOBO – LAWRENCEBURG (31)

12. CADE KAISER – BATESVILLE (21)

12. BRODIE TEKE – SOUTH DEARBORN (21)

_{BESIDE EACH NAME IS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF POINTS ACCUMULATED IN THE VOTING.}

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Batesville, East Central, Franklin County, Greensburg, Lawrenceburg, South Dearborn

EIAC indoor qualifier results

March 13, 2023 EIAC Sports Leave a comment

Six EIAC teams saw action this past weekend. The Whiteland Qualifier took place on Friday in Indianapolis and the Pike Championship’s took place on Saturday. EIAC teams that participated in the meets where, East Central, Batesville, and Franklin County at Whiteland and Greensburg, South Dearborn, and Lawrenceburg at Pike. listed below are the results of the EIAC teams.

Whiteland Girls Results

East Central Girls

1^st – 4X200 ( Ferguson, Toney, Graf, Edwards) 1:50.79

1^st – 4×400 (Ferguson, Wells, Bentley, Campbell) 4:10.88

2^nd – 4×800 (Campbell, Brewer, Wells, Bentley) 9:54.67

2^nd Ellie Hill Long Jump 16’6”

8^th – Rylee Edwards Long Jump 15’4.5”

6^th – Jorjia Ferguson 60M Hurdles 9.96

3^rd Audrey Buesing Shot Put 32’2”

5^th 400M DMR (Bender, Toney, Gindling, Brewer) 13:58.37

14^th – Sarah Albrinck Pole Vault 7’0”

Batesville Girls

5^th – 4×800 (Luers, Hanson, Myers, Dozier) 10:32.01

7^th – 4×200 (Nobbe, Kuisel, Pohlman, Lipps) 1:54.94

7^th– 400 DMR (Weiler, Luers, Raver, Allgeier) 14:07.71

8^th – 4×400 ( Luers, Hanson, Myers, Dozier) 4:30.12

6^th Ava Hanson High Jump 4’10”

12^th Cora Deputy High Jump 4’7”

19^th – Katherine Lipps Long Jump 14’1.5”

10^th – Nadine Davis Pole Vault 8’0”

14^th – Elena Kuisel Pole Vault 7’0”

Franklin County Girls

4^th – 4×200 (Harper, Merritt, Flannery, Brzezinski) 1:52.76

6^th – Ella Flannery High Jump 4’10”

16^th – Izzie Riffle Shot Put 27’4.75”

9^th – Emma Rosenberger Long Jump 15’4”

12^th – Daniella Balach Long Jump 14’11”

14^th Emma Rosenberger and Keyona Madden Pole Vault 7’0”

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Whiteland Boys Results

East Central Boys

6^th – 4×200 (Bellman, Brotherton, Koelling, Ringer) 1:37.60

9^th – 4×400 (Bellman, Ringer, Koelling, Schutte) 3:46.81

15^th – 4X800 (Allison, Geisen, Hicks, Scudder) 9:32.93

10^th – DMR (G. Hicks, L. Hicks, Curry, Hatton) 12:04.53

10^th – Pole Vault Bowden Johnson 10’6”

9^th – Long Jump Josh Ringer 19’5.5”

6^th – Shot Put Will Kemper 48’2.25”

15^th – Shot Put Remus Reatherford 42’9”

Batesville Boys

17^th – 4×200 (Hornberger, Westerfeld, Davalos, Mahon) 1:42.19

8^th – 4×800 (Clark, Basler, Trossman, Chapman) 9:12.37

8^th– 400 DMR (Clark,Ranka, Trossman, Chapman) 11:46.91

9^th – High Jump Cannon Clark and Hudson Kohlman 5’7”

27^th – Long Jump Dylan Comer 17’3”

19^th – Shot Put Brock Mahon 41’11”

30^th Shot Put Carson Meyer 37’9”

Franklin County Boys

8^th – 4×200 (Bowling, Stortz, Carr, Harvey) 1:38.99

12^th – 4×400 (Harvey, Marshall, Carr, Stortz) 3:19.62

13^th – 4X800 (Marshall, Carr, Perry, Martin) 9:27.89

16^th – 400 DMR (Martin, McClure, Perry, Schwab) 13:03.93

14^th – High Jump Dalton Ward and Wyatt Bowling 5’4”

23^rd – Long Jump Phoenix Simmons 17’8”

31^st – Shot Put Clayton Bolser 37’8”

35^th – Shot Put Ian Flaspohler 34’3”

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Pike Girls Results

South Dearborn Girls

6^th – 60M Dash Natalie Cantrell 8.37

20^th – 200M Kaileigh Harrison 29.39

9^th – 400M Natalie Cantrell 1:08.34

15^th – 400M Izabella Bear 1:11.04

9^th – 1600M Ava Brandt 6:40.21

10^th – 1600M Reva Geiser 6:40.32

11^th – 1600M Sylvea Kraemer 6:44.58

13^th – 1600M Shelby Rohe 6:55.38

14^th – 1600M Emma Cesene 6:55.54

Lawrenceburg Girls

4^th – 60M Lucy Thornton 8.27

8^th – 400M Morgan Jackson 1:08.15

21^st – 400M Reigha Ghiatis 1:15.10

6^th – 800M Ellie Foz 2:49.02

19^th– 800M Mia Davis 3:01.62

5^th – 1600M Ellie Fox 6:13.66

2^nd – Shot Put Molly Steuer 11.04m

3^rd – Shot Put Alahna Beinkemper 10.56m

2^nd – High Jump Ivy Hinkle 1.42m

1^st – Pole Vault Mia Davis 2.43m

1^st – Long Jump Lucy Thornton 5.16m

Greensburg Girls

1^st – Shot Put Emarie Jackson 13.53m

5^th – Shot Put Olivia Grimes 9.60m

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Pike Boys Results

South Dearborn Boys

13^th – 200M Blake Lagaly 25.12

24^th – 200M Jacob Daugherty 25.71

7^th – 400M Blake Lagaly 55.82

9^th – 400M Corbin Cassidy

7^th – 1600M Nakia Scruggs 5:07.25

12^th – 1600M Jason Hail 5:18.08

14^th – 1600M Adam Bruner 5:20.02

4^th – Shot Put Brayden Johnson 13.89m

5^th – Shot Put Blake Pruss 13.86

Lawrenceburg Boys

18^th – 200M Dezmon Maloney 25.48

22^nd – 200M AJ Nelson 25.60

20^th – 400M Andrew Bosch 1:02.00

5^th – 800M Andrew Bosch 2:15.98

18^th – 800M Buddy Haase 2:33.54

22^nd 1600M Buddy Haase 5:48.16

13^th – Shot Put Bryson Henry 11.37m

14^th – Shot Put Brayden Tudor 11.17m

1^st – Long Jump Kasey Sharpshair 1.87m

8^th – Long Jump Liam Mitchell 1.67m

19^th – High Jump Keaton McGrath 5.37m

Greensburg Boys

4^th – 3200M Jacob Hawkins 10:29.21

7^th – 3200M Joseph Hawkins 10:37.76

8^th – 3200M Zackery Blodgett 10:42.84

6^th – Shot Put Eli Moore 13.84m

7^th – Shot Put Elliott Weber 12.97m

Boys Basketball, Greensburg

Championship slips away from Pirates

March 13, 2023 EIAC Sports Leave a comment

WASHINGTON – The 3A Sectional 29 champion Greensburg Pirates took on the Scottsburg Warriors for the regional championship on Saturday afternoon. The Bucs hustled their way into the lead with under a minute left in the game, but Scottsburg took the lead on an old-fashioned three-point play. With Greensburg down by two points, Ki Dyer worked himself open for the final shot. Unable to get completely open, Dyer fired a jumper over two Warriors that hit the rim and bounced off. The game ended with a 48-46 loss for the Bucs, ending the season with a 20-7 record. Dyer led Greensburg in scoring with 18 points, 12 of those coming in the second half.

Jeter Edwards got the Pirates on the board with the first basket of the game. A run of six unanswered points from the Warriors was ended with a Justin Adkins layup to make it a 6-4 game. Scottsburg’s 6’9” center Wyatt Zellers got into the scoring column, but Dyer outran everyone down the court and scored to make it 10-8, still in the Warriors’ favor. Edwards got himself to the charity stripe and tied the game up with 2:50 left in the frame. Scottsburg’s Kody Clancy took the lead for his team by scoring the next five points. Jack McKinsey scored for Greensburg with :30 remaining in the frame but Clancy put his team up 18-12 after draining a three-pointer at the buzzer to end the first period.

The Warriors scored first in the second quarter to go up by eight points. McKinsey added two freebies and baskets were traded over the next few possessions; the score was 23-18 with less than two minutes remaining in the half. Jack Miller scored for Scottsburg and Dyer for the Bucs, keeping it at a five-point lead for the Warriors. Holding for the last possession, the Bucs worked it around the arc and hit an open McKinsey who drained the deep ball to make it just a two-point affair at the half. The Warriors’ eight-point lead had been trimmed and the score was 25-23.

The third frame started with Clancy and Zellers scoring for the Warriors and Edwards and Adkins matching for the Bucs. With the game still at two points, Dyer drove to the basket and scored while drawing a foul. The senior netted the free throw and gave the Pirates the lead 30-29 midway through the third quarter. The lead didn’t last long. Scottsburg went on a 6-0 run over the next two minutes. Dyer ended the run with a three-point field goal and the Warriors’ lead was just three points. Clancy got to the line for the Warriors and hit both freebies. With :30 to go in the quarter, the Bucs held for the last shot and senior Grainger Maxwell was the recipient of the open three-pointer; he did not disappoint, netting the deep ball and making it a three-point game with the Warriors up 42-39 through three quarters.

The fourth period began with another Clancy basket. Then the Bucs got a McKinsey basket, followed by a quick turnover and two points for Dyer. The Pirates found themselves down by two points midway through the quarter when McKinsey drew a shooting foul to get to the line. The sophomore hit one of the freebies to tie the game at 44-44. Neither team was able to score a basket until Dyer scored with :41 seconds left in the contest, giving Greensburg the lead 46-44. Clancy’s three-point play with 23.3 seconds left put SHS up one. A Bucs’ turnover got Clancy the ball back with one second remaining, and he went back to the line hitting another freebie, giving the Warriors a narrow win.

Clancy led all scorers with 28 points; Zellers was the only other double-digit scorer for Scottsburg, finishing with 10. Dyer’s 18 was followed by McKinsey with 10, Edwards and Adkins 6, Maxwell 3, Bryce Stringer 2, Abe Tebbe 1.

Boys Basketball

EIAC boys basketball scoring leaders

March 9, 2023 EIAC Sports Leave a comment

Player (Team) PPG

Ryan Willoughby (SD) 19.4

Ki Dyer (GCHS) 18.4

Brandt Ertel (FCHS) 16.4

Cole Pride (BHS) 15.6

Josh Williams (CHS) 15.4

Carson Pieczaonka (ECHS) 14.9

Cade Kaiser (BHS) 13.0

Cooper Bobo (LHS) 12.6

Logan Rohrer (LHS) 12.1

Brodie Teke (SD) 11.8

Ryan Willoughby – South Dearborn

Willoughby led the EIAC in scoring at nearly 20 a clip his senior season with the Knights. He averaged 10.3 ppg his junior season and finished with 15.0 ppg for his career. In 45 games over his two varsity seasons, he scored 673 points, this season he scored 447 in 23 games. Willoughby shot 52% from the field on the season and hit 32% from deep (25-78) with a 68% FT percentage this year.

Ki Dyer – Greensburg

Dyer is currently 20-points shy 1,000 for his career, sitting at 980. He is putting up 18.4 this season while shooting; 48% FG, 45% 3PT, and 79% FT. The three-year starter has led the Bucs to highest scoring offense in the EIAC at 56.2 ppg.

Brant Ertel- Franklin County

Ertel had the Cats off to a 5-0 start while scoring 20-points in three of those games. The FC senior went down with a foot injury in early January but came back and dropped a career high 31-points against Talawanda (Oxford,OH) and finished the season scoring 263 in his 16 games.

Cole Pride – Batesville

Cole “Big Smooth” Pride used his size and shooting ability to lead the Dogs to their most wins (17) since the 2013-14 season (18) and first sectional championship game since 2019. Pride scored 374 points this season while shooting 56% (149-264) from the field, connecting on 38% (30-79) of his deep balls, and he hit 72% (46-62) from the charity stripe.

Josh Williams – Connersville

Williams led a talented senior class for the Spartans, scoring 355 points this season. Williams hit 56% (119-212) from the field and shot 40% (38-56) from three-point land, good for third in the EIAC among players with +50 attempts. He finished his career with 568 points in 73 games, good for 7.8 ppg.

Batesville, Connersville, East Central, Greensburg, Rushville, South Dearborn, Track and Field

East Central Indoor Invite results

March 8, 2023 EIAC Sports Leave a comment

ST.LEON- East Central Indoor Invite got several EAIC teams season started on Saturday. Listed below are the results of the meet.

One of the highlights was Connersville’s Ahniyah Bennett a freshman who set meet records in the 55-meter with a time of 7.23 and in the 200-meter with a time of 26.51.

Boys 55

Carter DeBoard Connersville 6.94

Carson Koelling East Central 7.05

Charles Evans South Dearborn 7.12

Boys 200

Micah Buchanan 25.44

Carter DeBoard Connersville 25.76

Parker Sweet Connersville 25.76

Boys 800

Ayden Potts Milan 2:14:57

Jake Chapman Batesville 2:14:96

Cannon Clark Batesville 2:16:28

Boys 3200

Ayden Potts Milan 10:49:77

Jake Hawkins Greensburg 10:55:03

Bradyn Hatton East Central 10:59:78

Boys 55 Hurdles

Parker Sweet Connersville 8.19

Trevor Perkins East Central 9.14

Gage Pohlman Batesville 9.31

Boys 4×400

Bellman,Koelling,Schutte,Geisen East Central 3:56:21

Bopp,Campell,Henrdickson,Williamson Indy Genesis 3:57:25

Pohlman,Davis,Ranka,Hornberger Batesville 3:59:84

Boys 4×800

Hess,Hawkins,Gorman,Blodgett Greensburg 9:18:34

Lagaly,Hail,Schumann,Scruggs South Dearborn 9:31:65

Clark,Ranka,Adams,Champman Batesville 9:32:61

Boys Sprint Medley(776meters)

Bellman,Garrison,Roope,Koelling East Central 1:42.09

Evans,Wickersham,Thompson,McClure South Dearborn 1:44.45

Mahon,Westerfeld,Ranka,Hornberger Batesville 1:44.76

Boys High Jump

Trenton Dyer Rushville 6’0″

Blake Collins Greensburg 6’0″

Ayden Eckstein Batesville 5’10”

Boys Pole Vault

Bowden Johnson East Central 10’0″

Lincoln Pflum Connersville 10’0″

Hudson Knolman Batesville 9’6″

Boys Long Jump

Carter DeBoard Connersville 19’8.75″

Carson Koelling East Central 19’3″

Tristan Norris Rushville 18’4.5″

Boys Shot Put

Tyler Biddinger Greensburg 46’8.5″

Eli Moore Greensburg 45’1″

Will Kemper East Central 43’9″

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Girls 55

Ahniyah Bennett Connersville 7.23

Anna Graf East Central 7.85

Ellie Hill East Central 7.89

Girls 200

Ahniyah Bennett Connersville 26.51

Erika Wells East Central 28.22

Rachel Campbell East Central 28.23

Girls 800

Callie Bentley East Central 2:28.66

Ashtyn Gindling East Central 2:33.20

Macy Cline Indy Genesis 2:47.28

Girls 3200

Adeline Brewer East Central 13:28.69

Abigail Struewing Connersville 13:46.85

Faith Harmeyer East Central 13:57.45

Girls 55 Hurdles

Jorjia Ferguson East Central 10.09

Lexi Barr Connersville 10.61

Cora Deputy Batesville 10.63

Girls 4×400

Ferguson,Bentley,Wells,Campbell East Central 4:18.90

Allgeier,Hanson,Raver,Dozier Batesville 4:27.67

Graf,Davis,Toney,Hill East Central 4:30.62

Girls 4×800

Bentley,Gindling,Brewer,Campbell East Central 10:22.78

Weiler,Bedel,Hanson,Allgeier Batesville 10:38.94

Wells,Henderson,Bowling,Bender East Central 11:07.43

Girls Sprint Medley (776 meters)

Dozier,Kuisel,Lipps,Pohlman Batesville 1:57.10

Nobbe,Davis,Garcia-Villena,Luers Batesville 2:00.65

Senour,Burnett,Morgan,Combs Rushville 2:02.93

Girls High Jump

Ellie Hill East Central 5’2″

Leah West Greensburg 4’8″

Ava Hanson Batesville 4’8″

Girls Pole Vault

Nadine Davis Batesville 8’0″

Sarah Albrinck East Central 7’6″

Gwynn Higbie Connersville 7’0″

Girls Long Jump

Ellie Hill East Central 16’4.5″

Rylee Edwards East Central 15’9.25″

Carley Senour Rushville 15’9″

Girls Shotput

Emarie Jackson Greensburg 42’5.25″

Jenna Lawler Rushville 35’3.5″

Olivia Grimes Greensburg 31’9″

Franklin County, Rushville

EIAC gymnasts conclude season at regional

March 6, 2023 EIAC Sports Leave a comment

INDIANAPOLIS – The Rushville Lady Lions were one of six complete teams competing at Friday night’s Franklin Central gymnastics regional hoping to make it one step farther to the state finals. The Rush County girls gave it their best shot but came in sixth with a score of 93.675. Bloomington North won the meet with 108.625, followed by fellow state qualifiers Columbus North and New Palestine.

“RCHS is proud to have been represented by our Lady Lions,” said head coach Jenni Philpot. “Each of the girls had a great meet. Thank you to the huge group of fans at all our meets this year.”

Bell Westphal secured the highest score and finish for Rushville on the evening, her vault of 8.85 good for 11^th on the apparatus. Westphal placed 12^th in all-around with a total of 33.05; she was 18^th on uneven bars (7.8), 22^nd on balance beam (8.1) and the same on floor exercise (8.3).

Cora Emory and Cyndi Tush were among the top 20 girls competing in every rotation as Emory placed 17^th (31.325 total) and Tush 19^th (28.15).

Emory outscored her personal sectional scores on vault (23^rd; 8.55), beam (20^th; 8.3) and floor (21^st; 8.375). Tush did so on bars (31^st; 5.525). Emory’s bar routine netted 29^th place (6.1). Tush added 27^th on vault (8.3) and 30^th on both beam (6.55) and floor (7.775).

Mallory McDaniel outperformed her sectional marks on bars (28^th; 6.325), beam (29^th; 6.65) and floor (28^th; 8.025).

Karma Wilson competed on vault, scoring 31^st with 7.75 or slightly better than her sectional tally. Gabby Pavey was also in attendance at Rushville’s first team trip to regionals since 1998.

Audrey Harper of Franklin County also competed at every regional rotation, claiming 18^th in all around (30.675). The junior was 25^th on bars (6.9), tied for 26^th on floor (8.2), 27^th on beam (7.675) and 30^th on vault (7.9).

Batesville, Boys Basketball, Greensburg

Pirates are Champs

March 5, 2023 EIAC Sports Leave a comment

GREENSBURG- The Greensburg Pirates took on the Batesville Bulldogs in the sectional 29 championship game Saturday evening and earned themselves a 58-47 victory.

The Bulldogs started hot with Cade Kaiser leading the charge and scoring six of the Dogs first eight-points as they jumped out to an early lead. Ki Dyer and Jeter Edwards got the Bucs right back in the game after hitting a three-pointer each. Cole Pride scored for Batesville and the game was tied at ten. Jack McKinsey hit the final shot of the period giving the Pirates a 12-10 lead after one quarter.

Dyer opened the second period hitting another long ball and Bradley Lutz followed with a corner three putting Greensburg up 18-10. A pair of Gus Prickel free throws got the Dogs on the board in the frame. Dyer and Lutz continued to score for the Bucs to increase thier lead, Kaiser scored again for BHS, and Dyer hit from deep again to give the Bucs a 13-point advantage with 1:30 to go in the half. Jack Grunkemeyer scored for the Dogs, then Grainger Maxwell for GCHS, and with a half court buzzer beater Prickel cut the gap to 10 to close out the second quarter with the score, Greensburg 29 Batesville 19.

The third quarter started with Kaiser and Grunkemeyer scoring for the Dogs and Justin Adkins and McKinsey keeping it a 10-point Greensburg advantage. Addison Barnes-Petitt hit a three-point basket for the Bucs putting them up by 11, then Batesville went on an 11-0 run tying the game up at 37-37. Prickel, Sam Johnson and Kaiser all connected from outside the arch, and Pride added a field goal. Barnes Petitt stopped the run with basket and Dyer hit a runner on the final possession of the period giving the Bucs a 41-37 lead.

Edwards and McKinsey both scored for the Bucs to start the fourth quarter. Prickel hit for BHS, but then Dyer scored six of Greensburg’s next eight-points giving the Pirates an 11-point lead with just two minutes remaining. Grunkmeyer picked up his fifth foul sending Dyer to the line where he hit both attempts, Kaiser scored for BHS, then Abe Tebbe went to the charity stripe and put the Bucs up by 13-points. Kaiser closed out the contest with another basket for BHS, but it was Greensburg who claimed the sectional title with a 58-47 win. Greensburg will face the winner of the Corydon Central vs Scottsburg matchup in a Regional Championship game at Washington High School on Saturday, March 11th, with a 4pm tip.

Dyer led all scorers with 23-pionts in the Bucs victory. Kaiser led Batesville with 18 and Prickel added 10 in the loss. Batesville’s season end with a record of 17-7

Boys Basketball, Greensburg, Lawrenceburg

Pirates fend off Tigers to play in final

March 4, 2023 EIAC Sports Leave a comment

GREENSBURG- The Greensburg Pirates eliminated the Lawrenceburg Tigers in the semifinals of the sectionals with a 10-point win on Friday evening. They will face Batesville tonight when they look for their 45th sectional championship. The game was just a two-point affair at the half but a huge third quarter from the Bucs put them out front, where they cruised to a 54-44 win.

Jeter Edwards got Greensburg on the board first and Ben Cornett scored for the Tigers. The Pirates then went on a 5-0 run with a Ki Dyer three and another Edwards basket. Logan Rohrer and Cornett then scored back-to-back for LHS and it was 7-6, Greensburg. Another Edwards field goal and three-points from Addison Barnes-Petitt had the Bucs up by six. Rohrer finished off the first frame with a with a shot that made the score 12-8 after one quarter.

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The second period started with Jack McKinsey for the Bucs and Rohrer for the Tigers exchanging deep balls. Grainger Maxwell scored four-points for Greensburg and Rohrer scored again for LHS, and the Bucs had a six-point lead with just 1:50 to go in the half. Lawrenceburg finished off the final two-minutes with a Cooper Bobo jumper and a Cornett field goal to cut the Pirates lead to two, with the score 19-17 at halftime.

The third quarter started with Bobo dropping in a three-point basket and giving the Tigers their first lead of the game. Greensburg responded by going on a 9-2 run over the next four minutes. A pair of McKinsey threes and a basket each for Dyer and Edwards put Greensburg back up by six. Bobo added a pair of freebies before the Bucs finished the frame on another 8-2 run that was capped off by a Dyer three pointer at the buzzer. The Pirates led after three quarters, 36-26.

The final frame started with the Tigers playing aggressive and getting a pair of Bobo free throws and Xavier Eads slashing the lane for a score, but Greensburg played their game and waited for open shots. The teams matched each other in the frame scoring 18-points each with half of the Bucs points coming from the charity stripe. Rohrer, Cornett, and Bobo each scored four-points for the Tigers in the frame but the Greensburg Pirates pulled out a 54-44 win the end the Tigers season with an impressive 19-7 record.

The Pirates, who are now 19-6 on the season, were led in scoring by Edwards who dropped 16-points on the evening. Dyer pitched in 12, McKinsey 11, Barnes-Petitt 10, and Maxwell 5. The Tigers were led by Rohrer’s 15-points, Bobo finished wiht 11, B. Cornett 10, and Noah Knigga, Eads, Charlie Meyer, and Sam Cornett each scored 2-points in the contest.