Franklin County got past Class 1A #13 North Decatur 43-41 in girls basketball heard last night on WRBI. Elsewhere, Connersville topped Batesville 46-38. Sophie Gesell led the Bulldogs with 16 points…Columbus North bested East Central 56-41…Class 3A #1 Greensburg boat raced South Dearborn 90-22…It was Shawe Memorial 64, South Ripley 51. Lexi Franklin scored 16 points, Katie Miller added 12 and Claire Samples contributed 10 for the Raiders…And South Decatur grounded Hauser 49-36.
In boys C team basketball, Indian Creek rolled over North Decatur 44-16.
In boys middle school basketball, Batesville took two at East Central. It was the Bulldog 7th graders over the Trojans 45-33, while the BMS 8th grade team won 45-25…St. Louis swept visiting St. Lawrence. It was the Cardinals 7th grade team over the Panthers 26-17. And the St. Louis 8th graders came out on top 46-3.
South Ripley entertains Hauser in boys basketball tonight on WRBI. Coverage begins around 7:15 on 103.9 FM, wrbiradio.com and the WRBI app…In other area action, Batesville is home against Lawrenceburg, Greensburg goes to Triton Central, East Central welcomes Jennings County, Milan visits South Decatur, Franklin County entertains Rushville, Jac-Cen-Del hops the bus to Shawe Memorial, and North Decatur hosts Edinburgh.
The Pacers are in Philadelphia tonight to battle the 76ers. Tipoff is at 7.