Batesville knocked off South Dearborn 69-24 in girls high school basketball heard last night on the Sports Voice. Molly Gesell and Maggie Jelinek each poured in 16 points to lead the Bulldogs. Teammate Addysin Hughes added 12. Batesville squares its record at 1-1; the Knights fall to 0-3...In other girls games around the area last night, it was Class 2A #5 Eastern Hancock over 1A #5 Oldenburg Academy 66-57; South Decatur turned back Morristown 50-41, and Hauser defeated Milan 45-19…
Coming up tonight, North Decatur heads down State Road 3 to Greensburg; Franklin County goes to Union County, and South Decatur visits Rising Sun.
Batesville Middle School boys basketball played its home opener on Thursday night and came away with a sweep of rival St. Louis in the annual Crosstown Shootout. It was the Bulldog 7th graders over the Cardinals 37-24. A 15-4 third quarter run propelled BMS to the victory. The Bulldog 7th graders are now 4-3…The Batesville 8th graders outscored St. Louis 17-0 in the second half and ran away with a 35-9 win to complete the sweep. Isaiah Hernandez led all scorers with 11 points. The Bulldog 8th grade squad goes to 5-2.
The Indiana Pacers (4-8) wrap up their two-game homestand this evening when they go up against the defending NBA champion New York Knicks (6-5). They’ll tip it off in downtown Indianapolis at 7:00.
In college basketball last night, Indiana dumped Tennessee Tech 90-66. The Hoosiers are now 4-0…Coming up tonight, Purdue entertains the Ohio Bobcats. Tipoff at Mackey Arena is at 7 p.m.
For the third straight week, Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is the FedEx Air and Ground Player of the Week. Burrow completed 24-of-29 passes for 271 yards and three touchdowns and ran for a score in the Bengals’ 34-17 win over Atlanta in Madrid, Spain last Sunday.
