East Central hammered Franklin County 70-47 in boys basketball heard Saturday afternoon on the Sports Voice. The Trojans’ Liam Rogers erupted for 39 points, including a school -record nine 3-pointers. Teammate Aiden Hallahan added 13. Brady Foster led the Wildcats with 14 points while Carson Allen and Evan Flaspohler chipped in 10 a piece…Elsewhere, Batesville topped Southwestern (Hanover) 73-58; Greensburg got past South Dearborn 57-55; Morristown bested Oldenburg Academy 66-35 at the Hoosier Gym in Knightstown; it was South Decatur 85, Southwestern (Shelby) 55. Cayden Drake scored 28 points to lead the Cougars; South Ripley bested Switzerland County 83-43; it was Lawrenceburg over North Decatur 51-35, and Waldron 72, Jac-Cen-Del 52.
In girls action on Saturday, East Central outlasted New Palestine 56-45 in overtime; Greensburg walloped Scottsburg 83-25; it was Oldenburg over South Ripley 54-42 at the Hoosier Gym, and Franklin County 67, Hagerstown 33.
Join us for this week’s edition of Coaches Corner delivered by Ison’s Family Pizza tonight at 6, emanating from the WRBI studios. Substitute host Steve Giesting’s scheduled guests are Batesville Boys Basketball Coach Aaron Garrett: North Decatur Boys Basketball Coach P.J. Metz; and East Central Boys Basketball Coach Tyler Theising.
The top-ranked and 15-0 Indiana Hoosiers play the #10 Miami Hurricanes in the College Football Playoff National Championship tonight. IU is going for its first ever college football national title. Kickoff in Miami is at 7:30.
The Indiana Pacers visit the Philadelphia 76ers in NBA action tonight. Coverage on the Sports Voice begins following Coaches Corner.
In NFL Playoffs Divisional round yesterday, it was New England over Houston 28-16, and the Los Angeles Rams outlasted Chicago 20-17 in overtime.
Recapping college basketball from over the weekend, the Indiana Hoosiers lost to Iowa 74-57; the #5 Purdue Boilermakers were victorious over the USC Trojans out west 69-64; Murray State beat Indiana State 86-81, and Butler snapped a four-game losing streak on Saturday when they 25th-ranked Seton Hall 77-66. On Friday, Ball State notched a win in MAC play with a 76-71 victory over Ohio in Muncie.
