Washington girls grabbed a big win on the road Saturday afternoon over Linton 54-43. The win is the sixth in a row for the Lady Hatchets. Kencia Lavasseur and Alaina Thorne each joined the 1,000 career point club during the game. Great accomplishments for two premier athletes. Washington plays Evansville Meter Dei Thursday night at 6pm at USI.
The Barr Reeve girls fell Saturday on the road at Crawford County 52-34.
Vincennes Lincoln lost at Corydon Central 53-40.
North Knox plays at North Central tonight.
Shoals travels to Shakamak.
In Boys Basketball Saturday:
The Barr Reeve Vikings suffered a tough loss on the road to Terre Haute South 39-38. The short handed Vikings played most of the game without leading scorer Hagen Knepp who left early with an ankle injury.
North Daviess won two Saturday topping Evansville Day School 71-41, then winning a close one over a good North Posey team 52-50.
Shoals lost at Borden 57-49.
Loogootee played two on Saturday defeating Hauser 81-28, then winning a thriller in the night game in overtime over Evansville Christian 79-74.
VIncennes Rivet lost their opener to Shakamak 57-15.
The Indianapolis Colts fell to the Tampa Bay 38-31 on Sunday. The Colts jumped to an early 24-14 lead in the first half, but two turnovers, one fumble one interception, by Carson Wentz allowed the Buccaneers to score 14 unanswered in the third quarter. The Colts finished the day with five total turnovers, their most in a single game. Jonathan Taylor rushed for 83-yards on half the number of carries from last week. Carson Wentz finished the day with over 300 yards passing and two interceptions. Tampa running back Leonard Fournette scored four total touchdowns, three rushing, including the game-winner with twenty seconds left in the fourth. Indianapolis now falls to 6-6 on the season and is two games back from Tennessee in the AFC South. With the loss, Indianapolis still is on the outside looking in for the playoffs.
The Indiana Pacers’ one-hundred point effort against the Bucks was not enough as they fell 118-100. The Blue and Gold struggled defensively throughout the game, being outscored in all but the first quarter, which was a tie. Caris LeVert led the scoring figures with twenty-three. One of the biggest struggles offensively was the inside game, where Indiana only put up thirty-six points to the Bucks sixty-two. Indiana went 1-2 during their home stint and now stand at 9-13 on the season.
IU Football announced changes to their coaching staff for next season. According to the IndyStar, Offensive Coordinator Nick Sheridan has been fired from the Hoosiers staff and Head Coach Tom Allen will take a pay cut. Sheridan has taken a majority of the blame for the disappointing 2-10 season, winless in Big Ten play after the Hoosiers finished 6-2 last season and earned a preseason ranking. The Hoosiers scored seven points or fewer in six of their twelve games this past season, including their 44-7 loss to Purdue. Coach Allen’s pay cut comes as a measure to buy out the remaining $950,000 of Sheridan’s contract, which was set to expire in June 2023. Allen said the search for Sheridan’s replacement will begin immediately.
