By GREG MENGELT

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Freshman Langdon Hatton went scoreless in 20 minutes Tuesday and his William & Mary Tribe took a 74-59 home loss to in-state rival Old Dominion 74-59 at Kaplan Arena.

Hatton, a former star for North Harrison, went 0 for 2 from the field. He did have 2 rebounds and 3 blocked shots in the defeat.

Old Dominion (5-5) led 32-29 at the half before outscoring William & Mary 45-27 after halftime.

Three Tribe players scored in double figures, led by freshman guard Tyler Rice, who finished with 15 points. Sophomore forward Ben Wight had 14 and sophomore guard Connor Kochera had 13 in the loss. William & Mary shot just 38.6 percent from the floor (22 for 57) and turned the ball over 16 times in the defeat.

Old Dominion junior forward Kalu Ezikpe led all scorers with 18 points. He also had 8 rebounds and 3 assists for the Monarchs, who have won three of their last four after a 2-4 start to the season.

Hatton and the Tribe, who are now 1-9 on the year, host Hampton (3-6) on Thursday. The Pirates, also an in-state rival to William & Mary, snapped a 6-game losing streak with a 58-57 upset of Norfolk State (9-2) on Saturday.

By GREG MENGELT

IU Southeast suffered a 40-point road loss Tuesday at Georgetown College. The host Tigers led by 14 points at halftime then outscored the Grenadiers 57-31 in the second half for a 105-65 victory at Davis-Reid Alumni Gym.

Junior Glenn Hill Jr. (Louisville) led the Grenadiers with 15 points and freshman Gabriel Casillas Cruz (Puerto Rico) scored 14 points in 18 minutes off the IU Southeast bench in the loss. IUS shot just 34 percent from the floor (25 for 72), turned the ball over 12 times and scored just two points at the free throw line.

Junior forward Drew LaMont — a transfer from Wyoming — went 7 for 14 from behind the 3-point arc and scored 25 points to pace Georgetown. He also had 10 rebounds in the victory’s which makes the Tigers 8-2 on the season.

IU Southeast (3-9) is off until Saturday when it hosts IU Kokomo (11-2) in an RSC contest at 1 p.m. at the IUS Activities Building.

By GREG MENGELT

It could be argued that Tucker Biven was the best player on the floor against one of the state’s top teams Saturday.

Biven finished with 30 points in a 63-56 overtime defeat by now-No. 1 Zionsville (4-0). In the defeat, Biven went 10 for 23 from the floor, 4 of 15 from behind the 3-point arc and made 6 of his 9 free throw attempts. He also had 8 rebounds and 2 assists to earn the Hoosier Hills Hoops Player of the Week Award.

The night before — in New Albany’s 61-59 win over Evansville Harrison — Biven finished with 9 points, 5 assists and 3 rebounds. He went 5 for 6 from the line in the victory.

By GREG MENGELT

After going 6-18 last year, the Scottsburg Warriors are the surprise team of the early part of the 2021-22 season.

There was certainly buzz coming out of Scottsburg about the this year’s team, but few expected the Warriors to start the season with a 29-point win over Austin, a 19-point win over Eastern, which had buzz of its own entering the season, and a 35-point road win at Charlestown.

The Mid-Southern Conference wins over Eastern and Charlestown — by a combined 54 points — makes the Warriors the Hoosier Hills Hoops Team of the Week.

“Having a young team we talked about having a good start to the season, especially getting off to a great start because both games last week were Mid-Southern conference games,” second-year Scottsburg head coach Eric Richardson said. “We are happy with the start we have had, but we know we have a lot areas that need improvement.”

Last week, senior Hayden Cutter led the Warriors at 14 points and 4 rebounds per contest. Sophomore Kody Clancy averaged 11.5 points and 2.5 assists, freshman Colby Hall contributed 9.5 points and 4 rebounds and sophomore Jack Miller averaged 7 points and was the Warriors’ Defensive Player of the Week.

Scottsburg had 14 assists in both wins.

By GREG MENGELT

With his team’s top player missing and down 24-16 at the half in their season opener Friday, Jeffersonville senior Brandon Rayzer-Moore took over.

Rayzer-Moore scored 15 of his game-high 33 points in the third quarter as the Red Devils outscored Evanvsille Harrison 23-8 to take control of the 61-47 victory.

Rayzer-Moore also had 9 rebounds in the victory to help him earn the Hoosier Hills Hoops Performance of the Week honor.

OTHER TOP PERFORMANCES
• Hayden Cutter, Scottsburg: The Scottsburg senior finished with 16 points as the Warriors knocked off Eastern 62-43 in a Mid-Southern Conference game last Tuesday. Cutter averaged 14 points per game as the Warriors went 2-0 last week.
• Marial Diper, Rock Creek: Rock Creek’s junior center nearly had a triple-double with 11 points, 10 rebounds and 7 blocked shots in the Lions’ 57-38 win over Henryville last Tuesday.
• Brady Dunn, Christian Academy: Dunn scored a game-high 30 points as the Warriors won their first game of the season, 95-67 at Portland Christian (Ky.) on Monday.
• Tyler Fessel, Corydon Central: In his season debut, Fessel scored 23 points — on 9 of 15 shooting and 4 of 5 from 3-point range — in the Panthers’ 76-57 win over Madison on Saturday.
• Jake Helton, Charlestown: After going scoreless in the first quarter Saturday afternoon against Holy Cross, Helton finished with a game-high 26 points in the Pirates’ 72-59 loss in the BodyArmor Showcase. Helton scored 18 points after halftime.
• Mason Jones, Borden: Jones had a game-high 13 points as the Braves fell to Providence 47-45 on Saturday evening.
• Logan McIntire, North Harrison: McIntire scored 24 points in just three quarters as the Cougars won the Big Cat Classic 65-41 over rival Corydon Central. McIntire was 8 for 12 from the field, including 4 of 7 from behind the 3-point arc, with 6 rebounds in the victory.
• Brandon Northern, Silver Creek: The Dragon senior followed his 30-point performance in the season opener with 30 points in Tuesday’s 73-40 victory over Charlestown. Northern knocked down four 3-pointers and scored 13 points in the third quarter of the win.
• Joshua Renfro, Christian Academy: Renfro finished with 24 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 4 steals in the Warriors’ win over Portland Christian last Monday.
• Jayden Thompson, New Albany: Thompson had a season-high 19 points in Friday’s 61-59 come-from-behind win over Evansville Harrison. Thompson sealed the win with a steal with 6 seconds left.
• Layton Walton, Henryville: Walton put up a team-best 18 points in the Hornets’ 52-51 win over Salem on Saturday.
• Caleb Washington Floyd Central: Washington was one of four Highlanders with at least 8 points. His 20 led the way in Floyd’s 64-60 overtime win over Evansville Harrison on Saturday.

By GREG MENGELT

Henryville trailed Salem most of the night Saturday, but Layton Walton, Sam Guernsey and Braydon Dobbs weren’t going to let the Hornets fall to 0-3.

Walton finished with a gam-high 18 points, Guernsey scored 10 and Dobbs saved the best of his eight points for last.

Dobbs rebounded a Walton miss at the buzzer to give the Hornets a 52-51 win over the host Lions for the Hoosier Hills Hoops Win of the Week.

“We were playing from behind almost all night and even up to the last second, but Braydon ‘Big Boy’ Dobbs sealed the deal with one of the most impressive putbacks I’ve ever seen at the buzzer,” Hornets head coach Jared Hill told the News and Tribune..

Henryville (1-2) hosts Charlestown (0-3) on Tuesday evening.