South Ripley topped Jac-Cen-Del 54-38 in the boys basketball regular season finale heard last night on the Sports Voice. The Raiders’ Drew Volz led all scorers with 17 points; Cole Henry added 14 and Chancie Volz had 11. Johnny Newhart led the Eagles with 12 points. With the win, South Ripley clinches the outright ORVC title with a perfect 6-0 mark, and heads into sectional play next week at 21-1 overall. JCD falls to 6-16 and ends with a 2-4 record in conference play.
Elsewhere, East Central dispatched Greensburg 45-29 to clinch a three-way tie for the EIAC championship. The Trojans share it with the Pirates and Lawrenceburg at 5-2. It’s the first time EC has won at least a share of the conference crown since 2011. The Trojans finish the regular season at 9-13; The Pirates head into the postseason at 12-11…It was Milan over Union County 75-38…And Knightstown held off South Decatur 69-61.
The top-ranked Greensburg Pirates look to finish a perfect season when they take on Norwell in the IHSAA Class 3A girls basketball state championship game this evening at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Coverage begins at 5:30 on 103.9 FM, wrbiradio.com and the WRBI app.
We’ll also have coverage of the 1A title game this morning between Lafayette Central Catholic and Borden. WRBI airtime on the IHSAA Champions Radio Network is 10:00.
The A’s clobbered the Reds 13-1 in Cactus League spring training baseball yesterday in Mesa, Arizona. Cincinnati takes on the San Diego Padres this afternoon in Goodyear. Airtime is 2:50 on 103.9 WRBI.
In the NBA, the Heat edged the Pacers 125-120 last night in Miami. Indiana is back on the court at home tomorrow against the Chicago Bulls. WRBI airtime is 4:30.
College basketball, 20th ranked Purdue snapped a four-game losing streak by downing UCLA 76-66 in West Lafayette. The Boilermakers improve to 20-9 overall and are fourth in the Big Ten standings at 12-6.
Indiana visits Washington tomorrow evening. Tipoff in Seattle is 6 p.m.
