Connersville defeated Batesville 49-35 in girls high school basketball heard last night on the Sports Voice. The Bulldogs fall to 6-4 overall and 2-2 in the EIAC. The Spartans improve to 5-4, and 1-0 in conference play.
In other action, it was Franklin County over North Decatur 51-24, and South Decatur slid past Hauser 51-47.
Several games on last night’s schedule were postponed because of the weather: Columbus North at East Central, South Dearborn at Greensburg, and Shawe Memorial at South Ripley.
North Decatur topped St. Mary’s 49-25 in boys 8th grade basketball last night. Troy Brown led the Chargers with 15 points while Ross Gorrell added 10. North Decatur 8th grade improves to 8-1.
Weather permitting, Batesville is at Lawrenceburg in boys basketball tonight. WRBI airtime is around 7:15…Other area games scheduled for tonight include East Central at Jennings County; Franklin County at Rushville; Greensburg at Columbus North; Shawe at Jac-Cen-Del; South Decatur at Milan; South Ripley at Hauser, and North Decatur at Edinburgh. Oldenburg is scheduled to host Newport Central Catholic from Northern Kentucky in a boys/girls doubleheader.
The Indiana Pacers are in Philadelphia tonight to face the 76ers. WRBI coverage tips off following high school basketball.
The Cincinnati Bengals have placed defensive end Trey Hendrickson on injured reserve with a hip/pelvis injury. The move comes after Hendrickson underwent core muscle surgery on Wednesday. The nine-year veteran played in seven games this season – all starts – and totaled 16 tackles with four sacks.
