Class 1A #3 Hauser rallied to knock off 3A #4 Batesville 56-50 in boys basketball Saturday night at the Jet Hangar in Hope as heard on the Sports Voice. The Jets outscored the Bulldogs 23-10 in the 4th quarter to pull off the win. James Hughes led Batesville with 19 points; Trenten Luers added 13, and Brayden Maple tossed in 11. With the loss, the Bulldogs dip to 14-2 on the season; the Jets soar to 13-2…
In other boys hoops games on Saturday, Milan rolled over Switzerland County 76-49; Oldenburg topped Waldron 51-39; South Ripley went on the road and knocked off Lawrenceburg 70-39. The Raiders’ Eli Gilpin threw in a game-high 28 points, including five 3-pointers, and Blake Gunter added 14; it was South Decatur over New Washington 71-55; Tri got past North Decatur 46-40; Trinity Lutheran grounded Jac-Cen-Del 76-50, and Harrison (Ohio) bounced East Central 40-28.
Franklin County girls basketball dumped South Dearborn 48-34 on Saturday; South Decatur rolled Brown County 51-33, and it was Southwestern (Hanover) over Jac-Cen-Del 75-29.
Several local boys wrestlers have advanced to next weekend’s regional competition following Saturday’s sectional at South Dearborn. Milan will send eight wrestlers to the Richmond regional, including five individual weight class champions: Mason Baylor, Matthew Baylor, Kolton Harris, Beckett Langferman and Carson Ellis, plus 2nd place finishers: Jake Roell, Jayden Disbro, and Kayden McClellan. Batesville has three moving on: weight class champs Carson Weiler and Adam Brewer plus runner up Huston Cook. And East Central had three weight class winners: Nyden Euson, Jaxson Prater, and Brody Wingate. East Central won the team sectional championship. Milan finished second, while Franklin County was third. Greensburg came in seventh in the team standings while Batesville finished eighth.
Join us for another edition of Coaches Corner delivered by Ison’s Family Pizza tonight at 6. Rob Lafary’s scheduled guests include Batesville boys basketball coach Aaron Garrett; North Decatur girls track coach Breanna Metz; Batesville swim coach Greg McMullen, and Batesville girls basketball coach Mitchell Taylor.
The Indiana Pacers entertain the Houston Rockets in NBA action tonight. Coverage begins following Coaches Corner on 103.9 FM and the WRBI App.
