Boys Basketball

College Comparison

By Rob Lafary EIAC/ORVC Beat Writer
                                             
                                             Versailles-  In an unusual setting during the regular season, the Greensburg
                                             Pirates traveled to Tyson Auditorium to take on the South Ripley Raiders on a
                                             Tuesday night for an EIAC/ORVC showdown.  For the Pirates, another unusual
                                             occurence happened, a 56-41 loss to the Raiders.  The Pirates, who have
                                             dominated the overall series versus South Ripley over the last five years found
                                             putting the ball in the basket very difficult on Tuesday night.  The first half
                                             would be the only highlights for Greensburg as they led the ballgame after the
                                             first and second quarters.  South Ripley had trouble getting started in the
                                             first quarter as Greensburg big man Alex Meyer had his way with the Raiders
                                             inside game getting two blocked shots and several early rebounds helping the
                                             Pirates take a 8-3 lead after one quarter.  The tide would turn however in the
                                             second quarter as Meyer would find himself on the bench with three fouls and the
                                             Raiders immediately went to work inside with center Trent Tucker who played
                                             himself a fine ballgame with 11 points and 13 rebounds.  Two three pointers by
                                             BJ Sieverding later in the quarter would put the Raiders down 19-18 at halftime
                                             but South Ripley was just getting started.  The second half would be a matter of
                                             who shot the basketball better and South Ripley won by a long shot. 
                                             Greensburg
                                             shot a dismal 27% from the field leading to an overall 29% for the game while
                                             South Ripley shot 53% from the field in the second half.  South Ripley outscored
                                             the Pirates 24-12 in the third as the Raiders would have big quarters from
                                             junior Kyle Patrick and senior superstar Michael Fear.  From there the Raiders
                                             took off and never looked back as the Raiders continued dominance on the
                                             defensive end and outrebounded the Pirates for the night 40-27.  The score
                                             though was the only thing that mattered as the Raiders took a win on Senior
                                             Night 56-41.  Leading the scoring for South Ripley was BJ Sieverding and Trent
                                             Tucker with 11 points.  Also having big games were Kyle Patrick who finished
                                             with 9 points and 4 rebounds and Michael Fear who despite only having 8 points
                                             dropped 8 assists on the Pirates.  For Greensburg, Bobby Koors would lead the
                                             Pirates with 15 points and Alex Meyer finished with 10 points, 6 rebounds, and 4
                                             blocked shots.  Greensburg, now 8-11 on the year travels to East Central on
                                             Friday night to take on the Trojans in an EIAC matchup while South Ripley now
                                             9-9 finishes their season this week against two ORVC opponents traveling to
                                             Rising Sun on Thursday and then traveling to the Eagle's Nest to take on the 1A
                                             ranked Jac-Cen-Del Eagles.

HSG SOUTHERN INDIANA SUPER POLL

1. Edgewood Mustangs

2. New Albany Bulldogs

3. Forest Park Rangers

4. Barr Reeve Vikings

5. Bloomington South Panthers

6. Evansville Reitz Panthers

7. Evansville Bosse Bulldogs

8. Bedford North Lawrence Stars

9. Madison Cubs

10. Orleans Bulldogs

11. Lanesville Eagles

12. Jac-Cen-Del Eagles

13. Washington Hatchets

14. Columbus East Olympians

15. Castle Knights

16. Owen Valley Patriots

17. South Knox Spartans

18. Eastern Greene Thunderbirds

19. Evansville Memorial Tigers

20. Vincennes Lincoln Alices

21. Tecumseh Braves

22. Loogootee Lions

23. Tell City Marksmen

24. Shakamak Lakers

25. Bloominton North Cougars

THE AVENGERS

Teams which avenged regular-season losses in sectionals

SEASON WINNER SCORE SECTIONAL WINNER SCORE DIFF

Crown Point † 69-64 Chesterton † 70-65 10

South Bend Riley 60-55 South Bend Washington 71-61 15

Elkhart Memorial 78-69 Mishawaka 53-44 18

DeKalb † 44-38 Carroll (Fort Wayne) 47-42 11

Homestead 62-52 Fort Wayne Snider 56-51 15

McCutcheon 41-27 Harrison (West Lafayette) 58-52 20

Anderson Highland 63-61 Muncie South † 72-70 4

Zionsville 51-48 Brownsburg 60-43 20

Avon †† 76-75 Ben Davis 64-56 9

Lakeland 51-45 Northridge 58-45 19

Leo 72-67 New Haven † 88-86 7

Mount Vernon (Fortville) 74-55 New Palestine 47-34 32

Sullivan 61-55 West Vigo 74-69 11

Princeton 48-33 Pike Central † 67-61 21

Gibson Southern 58-51 Washington 44-27 24

Northfield † 74-60 Wabash 42-41 15

Northeastern 57-46 Hagerstown 54-43 22

Switzerland County 40-39 South Ripley 41-33 9

Eastern Greene 63-42 North Knox 48-42 27

Clarksville ††††† 34-33 Providence 49-36 14

Perry Central 56-55 Tell City 62-55 8

Tri 47-36 Randolph Southern 64-50 25

Edinburgh 70-62 Morton Memorial 80-57 31

Clay City 50-29 Shakamak 63-55 29

Indianapolis Cathedral 58-49 Indianapolis Arlington 66-44 31

Wapahani 47-44 Eastern Hancock 62-51 14

South Vermillion 76-65 Monrovia 65-54 22

Culver †† 64-60 South Central (Union Mills) † 74-71 7

Cowan 76-65 Monroe Central 59-47 23

Borden 63-49 Henryville 82-77 19

† overtimes