It was South Ripley over Milan 53-13 in girls basketball heard last night on the Sports Voice. The Raiders Claire Samples led all scorers with 16 points. Teammate Mallory Kelly added 12 and Ellie Combs chipped in 10…
In other girls hoops action around the area, East Central topped Franklin County 60-30; Union County got past Batesville 46-41; it was Greensburg 71, Franklin Community 66, and Jac-Cen-Del tripped Shawe Memorial 48-24.
Batesville and South Ripley split in boys middle school basketball in Versailles on Tuesday night. The Raiders won the 7th grade contest 39-27. BMS 7th grade is now 3-3 on the season. The Bulldog 8th graders rolled to a 46-4 victory over South Ripley. Ten of 11 Batesville players on the roster got in the scoring column. Miles Lawrence led the way with 11 points. BMS 8th grade improves to 4-2.
The Indiana Pacers take on the Washington Wizards in NBA action tonight in downtown Indianapolis. Coverage begins at 6:30 on 103.9 FM and the WRBI App.
Former East Central Trojan Eli Aston now holds the record for career touchdown receptions at Mount Saint Joseph University in Cincinnati. Aston caught two TD passes in the Lions’ win over Rose-Hulman last Saturday, which gives him 50 for his career. Aston also holds single-season records for touchdown catches and receiving yards.
The second College Football Playoff rankings were released Tuesday night. Notre Dame is in the #5 position while Indiana fell out of the Top Four all the way to 9th. Georgia is #1, followed by Utah, Alabama and UCLA to round out the Top Four.
The Cincinnati Bengals called off a trade with the Philadelphia Eagles for defensive end Arnold Ebiketie for a 2027 6th round draft choice after the team realized they would have to forfeit the 3rd round compensatory pick they are set to receive for Trey Hendrickson leaving the team to sign with Baltimore…The Indianapolis Colts dealt wide receivers Josh Downs and Keenan Allen before Tuesday’s trade deadline. Downs and a 2027 7th round pick are going to the Kansas City Chiefs in exchange for 4th and 5th round selections in ’27. Allen is heading to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for a 2027 6th round choice.
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow has been nominated for FedEx Air & Ground Player of the Week following his performance against Atlanta last Sunday in Madrid, Spain. Burrow completed 24-of-29 passes for 271 yards and three passing touchdowns while also running for a score. Voting opened Monday and will close Wednesday at 3 p.m. Fans can vote at NFL.com/FedEx, on X via the official NFL account or on the NFL mobile app.
