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ROMEO TRACKER | Langford out with groin injury, yet to make Spurs debut

Saturday, February 26th, 2022

By GREG MENGELT WASHINGTON, D.C. — Since being traded from Boston to San Antonio, Romeo Langford missed his third straight game Friday when his Spurs won 157-153 in double overtime at Washington on Friday evening at Capital One Arena. Langford, a former Mr. Basketball from New Albany, appeared on Friday’s injury list with a groin […]

Jefferson, Raiders win seventh straight

Friday, February 25th, 2022

By GREG MENGELT MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Josh Jefferson struggled from the field Thursday but it didn’t stop his Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders from winning their seventh straight game, 74-65 over visiting Marshall at Murphy Center. Jefferson, a senior from New Albany, scored in double figures for the 10th straight time despite going 2 for 12 […]

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 […]

Hibbard leads Hanover past Lions, into HCAC semis

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022

By GREG MENGELT HANOVER — Isaac Hibbard had 25 points, nine rebounds, seven assists and two steals to help Hanover edge Mount St. Joseph 73-67 in Sunday’s Heartland Conference Tournament quarterfinal at John Collier Arena. The former New Albany star went 10 for 20 from the field and made three of his six 3-point attempts […]

Jefferson, Raiders blow by UTEP for sixth straight win

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022

By GREG MENGELT MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Josh Jefferson and the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders won their sixth straight game and moved 2 1/2 games ahead of second-place Western Kentucky in Conference USA’s East Division with a 77-59 blowout win over UTEP on Monday at the Murphy Center. Jefferson, a senior guard, who has twice set […]

Raiders win sixth straight behind Jefferson’s 26

Sunday, February 20th, 2022

By GREG MENGELT BOCA RATON, Fla. — Josh Jefferson continued his hot shooting and helped lead Middle Tennessee to an 87-79 win at Florida Atlantic on Saturday. Jefferson, who’s the Blue Raiders leading scorer at 14.6 points per game, went 7 for 11 from the field and finished with a game-high 26 points. He made […]