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FRIDAY’S BOYS’ GAMES | Grantz likes Devils’ progress heading into regulars-season finale

Friday, February 25th, 2022

By GREG MENGELT We may be beating a dead horse at this point, but this hasn’t been the year Jeffersonville basketball expected. The defending sectional champion Red Devils were viewed as outside state championship contenders when the season began, but due to circumstances — many of them out of their control — they started the […]

SATURDAY’S BOYS’ GAMES | Floyd looks to bounce back vs. North

Saturday, February 19th, 2022

By GREG MENGELT Sixth-ranked Floyd Central’s 11-game winning streak came to an end Tuesday when the Highlanders let a late lead slip away and Brownstown Central’s Jack Benter hit a 3-pointer from near mid-court at the overtime buzzer. It certainly wasn’t a bad loss. Brownstown is 18-3 and one of the top 3A teams in […]

SATURDAY’S GIRLS’ GAMES | Red Devils face latest tough road test at East

Saturday, December 11th, 2021

By GREG MENGELT There’s really no such thing as a “road trip” in high school basketball. After all, the team returns to their homes between every game. What Jeffersonville (7-4) has been through the last three weeks, though, as about as tough as a schedule maker can be on a high school team. The Red […]

TUESDAY’S GIRLS’ GAMES: Jeff vs. Jennings is top game on a Tuesday full of rivalries and interesting storylines

Tuesday, November 23rd, 2021

By GREG MENGELT With boys basketball getting underway, the girls no longer have the basketball season to themselves. That doesn’t mean there aren’t some great games and great storylines. For example, Scottsburg (3-2) and Austin (1-4) renew their Scott County rivalry — one of the best rivalries in Indiana going back to the beginning when […]