By GREG MENGELT It’s been a magical season for Eastern’s basketball team. The Musketeers’ 15 wins is already their best season since Scott Newcomb’s 2009-10 squad went 16-7. At 15-3, Eastern appears to be a slight favorite over Paoli and Perry Central in its sectional, which will be played at Tell City in less than […]

By GREG MENGELT With just over a week to go in the regular season, it’s a packed schedule Tuesday night with several intriguing matchups. The Hoosier Hills Hoops Boys’ Game of the Night, for example, features two teams with state championship expectations. Host Floyd Central (16-2) is ranked sixth in the state, while the Braves […]

By GREG MENGELT Corydon Central started slow, but then the Panthers got healthy and they’ve turned an early-season 2-4 record into 10-6 with eight wins in their last 10 games. Corydon has some big wins during the run, but the truth is it hasn’t truly been tested since its 65-52 loss at Floyd Central. Before […]

By GREG MENGELT Friday’s Hoosier Hills Hoops Game of the Night is a matchup of two teams with big early wins that are coming off tough losses. Providence (4-1) and Floyd Central (3-1) were both unbeaten until Saturday night. The Pioneers had four strong wins, including three straight on the road, until Friday when the […]

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 […]

By GREG MENGELT There have been some good games so far. Some fantastic finishes. (Shout out, Big Boy Dobbs!). Some stellar matchups. But there haven’t been any heavily-anticipated local slates anything like the one for Friday. First, New Albany (2-2) takes on Floyd Central (2-0) for Floyd County Supremacy (for now). The Highlanders appear to […]