By GREG MENGELT Floyd Central lost twice last week. It wasn’t a huge deal. They were two non-conference games late in the season. Two games stuck in between the Highlanders clinching the Hoosier Hills Conference championship and the sectional beginning next week. The Highlanders were also playing without Caleb Washington. Of course, any team — […]

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 There’s no doubt both Silver Creek and New Albany could use a win in Saturday’s Hoosier Hills Hoops Boys’ Game of the Day. Silver Creek’s Brandon Hoffman and New Albany’s Jim Shannon have both won state championships in the last six years. They’ve combined for 20 sectional championships and over 800 wins. […]

By GREG MENGELT There’s rarely a stretch of schedule that’s ever easy for New Albany, but the close of the 2021-22 regular season will be unique for Jim Shannon and the Bulldogs. New Albany (9-7) has six games in the next 15 days — all against teams that present different challenges. It’s starts this weekend […]

By GREG MENGELT Covid and weather delays have dampened the 2021-22 season a little bit, but there is good news. If you’re the type of fan who’s obsessed with local high school basketball — like we are at Hoosier Hills Hoops — you’ll get a chance to see a game every day this week. Due […]

By GREG MENGELT New Washington junior Matthew Arthur continued his hot scoring streak with 57 points last week to earn the Hoosier Hills Hoops Boys’ Player of the Week award. Arthur finished with 27 points, four rebounds and two steals in a 70-55 loss to Southwestern on Tuesday. Four days later, Arthur had an even […]