By GREG MENGELT COLORADO SPRINGS — Jake Heidbreder drew a foul from Denver’s K.J. Hunt with 30 seconds left. The former Floyd Central star stepped to the line and knocked down both ends to give Air Force a 66-65 lead. Denver’s Taelyr Gatlin missed a 3-point attempt at the buzzer and the Heidbreder and the […]

By GREG MENGELT CANCUN, Mexico — Josh Jefferson scored a team-high 13 points and his Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders blew by Mercer, 82-58 Wednesday in the final round of the Cancun Challenge at the Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya. Middle Tennessee went 2-1 on its trip to Mexico. Jefferson, a New Albany graduate, was one […]

By GREG MENGELT SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Grant Sherfield scored 31 points and Desmond Cambridge Jr. finished with 21 to lead Nevada past George Mason 88-69 in the second round of the Crossover Classic in Sioux Falls, S.D. Tuesday evening. Former Jeffersonville star Tre Coleman went scoreless in 23 minutes, but the Wolfpack outscored the […]

By GREG MENGELT NEW ALBANY — A late 13-4 run helped IU Southeast pull away for a tightly-contested 80-72 victory over Midway on Wednesdays the Activities Center. The Grenadiers (2-7) trailed 61-56 at the halfway point of the second half, but sophomore guard Jathan Ritter’s 3-pointer started an 8-0 spurt. Junior guard Anthony Wales Jr.’s […]

By GREG MENGELT HANOVER — New Albany graduate Isaac Hibbard scored 19 points to lead Hanover to a 76-69 win over visiting Wittenburg and a 3-0 start to the 2021-22 season. The Panther senior went 7 for 10 from the floor and 4 for 6 from the line in the win. He also led Hanover […]

By GREG MENGELT LAS VEGAS — Bellarmine won its first game of the season, 76-69 over Central Michigan on Tuesday in the Knights’ final game in Las Vegas. The Knights jumped out to an 8-0 lead, then fell behind 19-13, then went on a 22-7 run and led 39-32 at the break. The Chippewas got […]