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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, 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).

Boys Basketball, Franklin County, Rushville

Seniors help Wildcats past Lions

March 2, 2023 EIAC Sports Leave a comment

GREENSBURG – A pair of Franklin County senior running mates were determined not to go home early from Sectional 29 hosted by Greensburg.

Jace Lee and Brant Ertel combined for 32 points Tuesday in the tournament opener against Rushville, an Ertel to Lee basket icing the game late for FC in a 50-45 win. Both Wildcat upperclassmen missed significant time during the 2022-23 season, making up for those lost minutes with Tuesday’s performance – Lee a game-high 18 points and Ertel 14.

The same combo made it 44-38 in FC’s favor around the game’s 3-minute mark but 3-pointers by Quentin Cain and Kameron Morton (Cain assist) tied the contest at 44 with 80 seconds left.

FC senior Brady Morehead was then sent to the free throw line; he missed the front end of a one-and-one but collected the carom and returned to the stripe. This time he was good on both charities. Quinn Gillman rebounded a missed three by Rushville, was fouled and sank 1 of 2 for a 3-point Wildcat lead. Cain made 1 of 2 after being fouled but out of an FC timeout, Lee scored and Morehead added a foul shot with only fractions of a second left.

The Cats enjoyed their largest margins as play went deep into the third period. A reverse layup by Lee made it a 31-23 with 4:32 to go. Rushville managed just six free throws before quarter’s end, while FC got a pair of key 3-point shots – Ertel at 2:33 off a Gillman assist and junior Eli Butt at 1:48 from the wing. It was a 37-29 game with eight minutes to play.

A three by Xxzavien Jenkins made it a 5-point game early in the fourth. Morehead answered with a tip-in and subsequent FT attempt; the missed freebie had FC up 39-32 before another Jenkins triple. A successful drive by Lee and later his drawing a blocking call on Lion big man Dylan Thompson led to a 42-36 count.

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The game had a bizarre opening. Rushville was assessed a technical foul during the warmup session (violations include dunking) so Butt stepped to the 15-foot line to get the contest underway – making 1 of 2. The FC guard soon put the Cats up 4-2 with a 3-point bucket. The Lions scored the next five points, capped by a Morton to Chase Woolf finish.

At 7-7, Cain completed a 3-point play before Gillman found Ertel in the corner for the tie. Rushville, working for a final shot in the quarter, got exactly that as Jenkins connected from beyond the arc for a 13-11 Lion lead.

Cain popped a jumper just inside the foul line to start period two, though he picked up a charging call shortly after. Xander Rodriguez made it 15-13 with an athletic putback. Nick Jarman (from Morton) hit from the 3-point line at 4:53 of the half to put RCHS up five. With the score 19-13, Lee ended a dry spell for FC with back-to-back layups. An Ertel drive completed first-half scoring, leaving the Cats just shy at 21-19.

The Wildcat run reached 9-0 as play resumed. Ertel drove in for two more, Lee was true on two FTs and Gillman finished a successful 3-point play. FC never trailed again. Three more points by Ertel had Lion coach Ryan Ehm calling time at 5:05 of the third.

Jenkins paced RCHS with 13 and Cain scored 11. Morton had 9, Thompson was held to five free throws, Woolf added 4 and Jarman 3. Butt 7, Morehead 5, Gillman 4 and XRod 2 rounded out the winning side.

FC (10-13) faces Batesville in the semifinal round Friday, 6 p.m. Championship is set for Saturday, 7:30 p.m.

Boys Basketball, Rushville

Thompson walk-off defeats Twisters

February 20, 2023 EIAC Sports Leave a comment

OLDENBURG – Dylan Thompson was already having a game Saturday night at Oldenburg Academy but

Rushville’s 6’5” senior put the dot on the exclamation mark with a winning layup as time expired at

Hillenbrand Family Feldhaus.

The Twisters had just tied the game at 46 following a steal by Henry Wanstrath and finish by Jacob Stenger. The Lions advanced the ball in a hurry as the clock ticked under five seconds; Thompson took

the entry pass on the right side and went up for the uncontested game winner. The 48-46 win stopped a

5-game skid by RCHS.

It was a credit to OA to force the late deadlock as the hosts were down six with three minutes remaining

after a Nick Jarman fielder. Oldenburg junior Conner Miles put in two free throws as he capped off a

game-best 23 points. The teams traded missed front ends of a 1-and-1 in the last minute before OA’s

Jacob Cornelius drove in for two; a timeout set up the exciting ending.

The game was a two-possession contest apart from Rushville’s solid stretch to start the second quarter.

Thompson hit two straight buckets and OA coach Michael Higdon called time at 16-9. Another

Thompson score made it 18-11 and Jarman’s transition hoop at 3:08 had the Lions briefly enjoying a 22-

14 lead.

Miles then dropped in a corner three and Lion coach Ryan Ehm signaled timeout. Stenger received a

technical foul around the half’s 2-minute mark but Rushville got just one point off the penalty. Miles hit

two at the stripe and runner in the paint to make it 23-21. Wanstrath and Jarman swapped 2-of-2 visits

at the 15-foot line and it was 25-23 at the break.

Thompson connected to open the second half but Miles tied it up with a pair of short makes. The guests’

Kameron Morton then splashed a three. The back-and-forth continued as Wanstrath scored off a Jacob

Hoff feed and Thompson delivered his second slam of the night; Hoff, the lone senior on OA’s senior

night, tied the game at 32 with a trey. The end of quarter three also had some flair. Morton passed to

Thompson for two with 7.2 seconds left and OA just missed a point-blank shot at the buzzer, keeping the

score at 36-33.

Jarman made it a 5-point game as the final frame unfolded. Morton later matched a Stenger triple with

the more traditional 3-point play. At 4:32, Hoff fouled out of his last home game and Jarman hit 1 of 2 to

send RCHS up 42-36. Cornelius and Miles baskets sandwiched a trip down the lane by the Lions’ Quentin

Cain.

Off an OA turnover, Thompson slammed home the game’s first field goal. Miles scored five straight to

give the Twisters their only lead of the match. Rushville wrangled the advantage with a 6-0 spurt. Four

points by Wanstrath helped OA cut it to one at the end of the first.

Thompson trailed only Miles with 20 points. Morton and Wanstrath scored 11 and 10, respectively. For

the Lions, Jarman added 9, Cain 5, Danny Corn 2 and Kane Thompson a free throw. Stenger had 5 and

Cornelius and Hoff 4 each for the cyclones.

OA (6-13) was at South Decatur Tuesday and finishes at Lawrenceburg Thursday. Rushville (5-17) is also

on the road those nights, heading for Hamilton Heights in Arcadia and down Hwy. 3 to North Decatur.

Girls Basketball, Rushville

Panthers run away from Lady Lions at regional

February 13, 2023 EIAC Sports Leave a comment

CHARLESTOWN – Many a Rushville Lady Lions’ fan probably heard the name Ava Weber in their sleep Saturday night.
Hours earlier, the talented Corydon Central forward had dropped 34 points (13 baskets in 14 tries, 8 free throws) before exiting the game two minutes into the fourth quarter of what would be a 68-40 win for the 25-2 Panthers. The Charlestown gymnasium was a stumbling block for coach Melissa Marlow’s squad for a third straight year as a regional title was not to be.
The Panthers, relentless from opening tip, led 17-6 after eight minutes and forced Marlow to call timeout at two intervals. Rushville woke up offensively in the second period but still trailed 39-21 at the midpoint. By the time CC coach Josh Conrad pulled his stars, it was a 65-32 affair.
Weber singlehandedly put the Harrison County group up 5-0 with a traditional 3-point play and steal at halfcourt followed by a conversion. Off a Belle Gossett screen, sophomore Leonie Boyer put the Lions in the scorebook at the 5:51 mark. But Weber answered with a bucket off an inbound set and her runout at 4:34 triggered the game’s first timeout.
Two free throws by Weber and the senior’s assist to teammate Bailey Orme made it 13-2. Boyer then passed to Briley Munchel for two, though quick responses from Orme and Weber led to another play stoppage at 1:47. A pair of Gracie Buzzard foul shots rounded out the frame.

Corydon scored again in transition to open the next stanza. The senior combo of Munchel to Gossett netted a three and made it a 10-point deficit at 19-9, and Gossett hit 1 of 2 at the line to put RCHS within single digits for the final time.
A backdoor cut by Weber sent the Panthers up 11 and sharpshooting Josie Vaughn hit from the arc for a 24-10 CC advantage. Weber then went across the lane, finishing with her left hand. Orme to Weber made it 28-10 and Marlow had no choice but to call time. The lead grew to three touchdowns after three Weber charities.
Rushville found the net with frequency in the half’s last 1:14, though first suffering two more triples by Vaughn and 39-14 margin. Boyer had a 1 of 2 FT trip and Gossett sank two more. Freshman Carly Senour popped a jumper and Boyer scooted in from the baseline for a goal.
The second half start was nearly identical to game’s beginning as Weber got another and-one chance and a Corydon steal made it 43-21. Boyer was first to score again as she completed a 3-point play. It was soon 47-24, however, with Weber driving in with her off hand. Another Weber field goal preceded a Senour triple. A timeout halted play at 51-28.
Vaughn connected for three more at the 3:48 mark of the third, followed by Weber’s fast-break hoop and her impressive fall-away for a 30-point Panther lead. The scoreboard read 61-28 after three complete.
A Boyer drive opened the last period and Marlow called time to get her seniors back in for their last rodeo. Senour hit another jump shot, with Boyer, Gossett, Munchel and Kiley Parsley scoring before the final horn.
Boyer matched Vaughn’s 16 points to go with six rebounds. Gossett 8, Senour 7, Munchel 5, Buzzard 2, Parsley 2 was other Lion scoring.

RCHS finished at 14-14, Gossett and Munchel exiting the program as major cogs in three postseason runs.
Coach Marlow stated “”Our last game does not define what these young ladies have accomplished this season. These ladies have overcome a season of ups and downs this year. They worked hard last summer and have stayed together throughout the season encouraging each other and striving to achieve success. I have always said it is not where you start but where you end in a season that matters. I am nothing but proud of these young ladies! Our seniors (Belle Gossett, Briley Munchel, Regan Padgett and Tracie Stanley) have left their marks on the Lady Lion Program. They have been totally committed and bought into the Lady Lion Basketball Program. It is the job of our young kids to carry on the tradition!”

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Batesville, Boys Basketball, Rushville

Batesville dominates Lions in EIAC game.

February 10, 2023 EIAC Sports Leave a comment

The Rushville Lions hosted the Batesville Bulldogs in an EIAC matchup on Thursday evening. The Bulldogs got an early lead in the game and never trailed for the entire 32 minutes. The finished the first quarter up by nine, increased the lead to 13 by halftime, and held the Lions to just 13 second half points to pull off a 68-36 win. The Bulldogs are now 13-6 on the season and 4-2 in EIAC games. The loss drops Rushville 4-16 on the season, and they finished their EIAC games with an 0-7 record.

Cole Pride got the Dogs on the board to start the game with an old fashioned three-point play. Cade Kaiser scored for BHS, and Quentin Cain scored for the Lions. Pride added two more buckets, and Dylan Thompson and XxZavien Jenkins scored for the Lions making the score 9-7. The Bulldogs then went on a 7-0 run with Jack Grunkemeyer scoring four-points and Kaiser three. Jenkins hit from deep for Rushville and Thompson scored with two seconds to go in the quarter to make the score 21-12 after the first frame.

The second quarter started with a Sam Johnson basket for the Dogs, and Danny Corn scored twice for Rushville. Pride scored for BHS and Chase Woolf landed a deep three for the Lions and the score was 25-19 midway through the period. Grunkemeyer then went on a tear scoring the next six-points for Batesville. Jenkins scored four for the Lions, then Grunkemeyer and Kaiser finished off the half with a bucket each to make the score 36-23 at the half. The Dogs started the third frame on an 8-2 run, Thompson scored for Rushville then Pride and Kaiser each hit a three-point basket to go up by 23-points. Thompson scored again for RCHS and Pride hit another deep three to close out the frame with the Dogs on top 53-30. The Lions got six points in the final quarter a three-pointer from Braydon Wilson a Thompson basket and a Corn free throw. The Dogs added 15-points from five different players in the period to win the conference matchup 68-36.

1 2 3 4 F

BHS 21 15 17 15 68

RCHS 12 11 7 6 36

Unofficial Scoring-

BHS- Grunkemeyer 26, Pride 17, Kaiser 12, Sam Johnson 7, Gus Prickel 3, Brendan Heiser 3

RCHS- Thompson 12, Jenkins 10, Corn 5, Woolf 3, Wilson 3, Cain 2, Morton 1

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Boys Basketball, Lawrenceburg, Rushville

Tigers pull away from Rushville in fourth quarter for the win

February 9, 2023 EIAC Sports Leave a comment

An EIAC matchup took place Thursday evening when the Rushville Lions traveled to take on Lawrenceburg. A low scoring first quarter kept the Lions in the game, but the Tigers pushed ahead in the second period. Rushville held the Tigers to just eight-points in the third period and it was a one-point contest going into the final quarter. Lawrenceburg doubled up the Lions in the fourth frame and secured the win to improve to 16-4 on the season and 3-2 in EIAC games. The Lions now losers of three straight fall to 4-15 on the season and 0-6 in EIAC games. Rushville will play their final conference game tonight on the road in Batesville (12-6) at 7:30pm. The Tigers host Rising Sun (9-10) on Saturday night.

Sam Cornet got the Tigers on the board first with a turnaround jumper, Nick Jarman tied it up 30 seconds later for Rushville. Cooper Bobo scored for Lawrenceburg then a scoreless streak started for both teams over the next 2:30. Ben Cornett went to the line for the Tigers and hit both freebies putting LHS up 6-2. Dylan Thompson got a basket to fall for the Lions with two minutes to go in the period, and that was the final score in the frame. Lawrenceburg led after one quarter 6-4, then they went on a 7-0 run to start the second quarter, and two minutes later they were up 13-4, with Logan Rohrer and Bobo scoring for the Tigers on the run. Rushville’s point guard Quentin Cain, in his first game back got his first points of the game after driving to the lane and making a shot while getting hacked. He completed the three-point play, then Cornett scored again, and Charlie Meyer hit a basket for Lawrenceburg, Rohrer hit a pair of free throws and the Tigers were up 19-8 with under three minutes to go in the half. The Lions finished the second quarter strong, Thompson scored back-to-back, and Chase Woolf drained a three-pointer to pull Rushville within four-points of the hosts. Meyer got Lawrenceburg back up by six before the half with two points from the charity stripe, and the Tigers led at the half 21-15.

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The second half started with the Lions getting a three from Cain, Ben Cornett scored for LHS, and Rushville got a basket from Jarman and another from Kam Morton. Midway through the frame Rushville had pulled to within one-point of the Tigers, the score was Lawrenceburg 23 Rushville 22. After swapping baskets Rushville scored again at 1:45 remaining when Thompson hit a mid-range jump shot and tied the game up at 26-26. Lawrenceburg went back up by three after Bobo collected an old fashioned three-point play, and Thompson responded when he collected a pair of free throws, making the score Lawrenceburg 29 Rushville 28, through three quarters played. Noah Knigga scored the first basket in the final period for the Tigers, and B. Cornett scored from under the rim, then again on a jumper to put Lawrenceburg up 35-28. Knigga scored again and the Tigers were on an 8-0 run. Thompson scored for RCHS to stop the Lawrenceburg run. Bobo added four more points for the Tigers and B. Cornett scored three times from the foul line. Rushville got a basket from Morton and two more from Thompson that made it an eight-point game in Lawrenceburg s favor with just one minute remaining in the contest. The Lions collected two more points in the contest on a pair of XxZavien Jenkins free throws. But the Tigers got four-points from Bobo and Rohrer scored at the buzzer giving the Tigers a 50-38 conference win.

1 2 3 4 F

LHS 6 15 8 21 50

RCHS 4 11 13 10 38

Individual Scoring

LHS- Bobo 15, B. Cornett 14, Rohrer 9, S. Cornett 4, Knigga 4, Meyer 4

RCHS- Thompson 18, Cain 6, Jarman 4, Morton 4, Woolf 3, Jenkins 3

Girls Basketball, Lawrenceburg, Rushville

Lady Lions claim third straight sectional title

February 5, 2023 EIAC Sports Leave a comment

The Rushville Lady Lions can have a down year, finishing the regular season with a rare losing record (11-13) and still be one of the top teams in the EIAC. They proved that last night by winning their 34th sectional championship with a nine-point win over the Lawrenceburg Lady Tigers. This is coach Melissa Marlow’s 13th sectional title and the third in row for RCHS. Lawrenceburg held with Rushville and even led at halftime, but the Lady Lions used the third quarter to take the lead, and the fourth quarter to go up by 10 put it in cruise control and earn the victory. Rushville is now 14-13 on the season and will take on #6 Corydon Central (24-2) next Saturday at 4pm in Charlestown. The Lady Tigers finished the season with a record of 12-13, the first losing season since 2015-16 for Lawrenceburg.

The Lady Tigers got early baskets from senior Lizzie Redar and Kamryn Ferreira to go up 4-0 to start the game. Rushville got on the board with a three from Belle Gossett, then Natalie Knigga knocked down two freebies and hit a jumper giving the Lady Tigers an 8-3 lead. The squads swapped three-pointers with Leonie Boyer knocking down Rushville’s and Redar hitting Lawrenceburg’s. A 7-0 run for the Lady Lions with Briley Munchel, Gossett, and Boyer all scoring put them up by four-points. Aubree LaBazzo scored pulling it back to a two-point contest to close out the first quarter. Rushville led after the first frame 15-13. The second quarter was a defensive battle with the Lawrenceburg offense doing the only scoring. Knigga scored five of the eight Lady Tiger points in the period to go with a Redar three-point basket, all while shutting down Rushville’s offense and holding them scoreless through the first seven minutes of the period. Lawrenceburg had a six-point lead with under a minute remaining in the half and Boyer was finally able get a basket to fall in for Rushville and the score at the half was Lawrenceburg 21 Rushville 17. After a combined 10 points in the second quarter the teams tallied 20-points together in the first half of the third period. Knigga started the scoring off for LHS, Munchel and Boyer scored for RCHS, Knigga and Redar scored for the Lady Tigers and Gossett hit a jumper for Rushville to make it a three-point game with the Lady Tigers still holding the slim lead. Boyer scored for Rushville and LaBazzo hit a deep ball to make it 30-26 in Lawrenceburg’s favor. Munchel and Gossett put up the next eight-points for the Lady Lions and they had their first lead since the beginning of the second period. Knigga scored again for the Lady Tigers before Munchel hit the last shot of the quarter, a three ball that put RCHS in the lead by five, it was 37-32 after three quarters. Rushville added another 20-points in the final quarter with Munchel scoring 10 of those, Gracie Buzzard, and Kylee Herbert both added four-points each in the frame. Lawrenceburg tallied 16-points in the fourth quarter with Brooklyn Craig hitting twice from deep, and LaBazzo and Knigga each adding four-points in the period. The final score was Rushville 57 Lawrenceburg 48.

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         1   2   3   4   F

RCHS 15 2 20 20 57
LHS 13 8 11 16 48

Unofficial Scoring
Rushville– Munchel 23, Boyer 13, Gossett 10, Herbert 7, Buzzard 4
Lawrenceburg– Knigga 19, Redar 12, LaBazzo 9, Craig 6, Ferreira 2

Franklin County, Girls Basketball, Rushville

Lady Lions take down FC, will play for championship tonight

February 4, 2023 EIAC Sports Leave a comment

The Rushville Lady Lions and Franklin County Lady Wildcats faced off in game two Friday night in the 3/A sectional 29. The Lady Cats led the game until halftime where they went into the lock room up by six-points. A huge third quarter from Rushville where they outscored FC by 18-points put the Lady Lions up by 12 going into the final period. A fast fourth quarter start for the Lady Cats got them back to within a basket of Rushville, midway through the frame. The aggressive Franklin County defense put Rushville in the double bonus and Melissa Marlow’s Lady Lions are one of the best teams from the free throw line in the EIAC. They netted 10 points from the line over the final three minutes of play and claimed a 51-44 victory. The Lady Lions will face the Lawrenceburg Lady Tigers as they look to win their third consecutive sectional championship.

The Lady Wildcats got a pair of three-pointers from seniors Josie Rofles and Kassidy Schell to take the lead in the start of the first period. Briley Munchel and Belle Gossett scored for RCHS and it was 6-5 in favor of FC midway through the first frame. Schell hit another basket and Nicole Mears scored putting the Lady Cats up by five. Gossett scored again to make it a three-point game after the first period, FC led 10-7. Schell and Mears scored for FC to start the second quarter, then Rofles hit from deep and the Lady Cats led 17-9 with Leonie Boyer getting a layup for Rushville being the Lady Lions only basket for the first six minutes of the period. Gracie Buzzard scored for Rushville and Munchel scored off a steal pulling Rushville back within three of FC. Mears scored for the Lady Cats, Olivia Smith knocked down a free throw for Rushville, and with less then a second remaining, Mears sank a shot to give Franklin County the lead at halftime. The Lady Cats led at the break 21-15.

In similar fashion to their round one game against Greensburg, the Lady Lions came out of the break and took control of the game. Boyer scored the first four-points of the quarter, and Munchel sank a three-pointer making it a one-point affair. Kiersten Schell hit from deep putting FC back up by two possessions, but Rushville started a run with Buzzard and Gossett scoring, Boyer and Kylee Herbert chipped in and two minutes later Rushville’s 10-0 run put them on top 32-26. Marcy Crain scored inside for FC to start the Lady Lions run, but Rushville kept the momentum going in their favor and finished the period on a 5-0 run to take a 40-28 lead into the final frame.

Franklin County wasn’t out of the game yet, they started the final quarter with Mears getting two-points, and a Ka. Schell long ball to pull FC out of the double-digit deficit. Ka. Schell then hit another three-point basket and the score was 40-38. The Lady Cats 12-0 run was stopped by a Buzzard free throw, then the next five-points came from Rushville free throw shooters. With a minute to go in the game the Lady lions had pulled back ahead 46-38. Four-points from Mears pulled FC within four, but the Lady Lions held off the FC comeback and secured themselves a spot in the Championship game this evening against Lawrenceburg. The win puts Rushville at .500 on the season with a 13-13 record. The Lady Cats finish the season with a 16-7 record.

1 2 3 4 F

RCHS 7 8 25 11 51

FCHS 10 11 7 16 44

Unofficial Scoring

RCHS- Munchel 17, Gossett 11, Buzzard 10, Boyer 7, Herbert 3, and Smith 3

FC- Ka. Schell 16, Mears 15, Rofles 6, Ki. Schell 3, Crain 2, and Ruby Singer 2

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