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Franklin flies by reeling Shelbyville squad
Posted by Ronald Williams at Feb 1, 2012 4:00PM PST
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| Shelbyville senior Ashley Bush (30) tries to drive around the defense of Franklin’s Kayla Burdine (34) during the second half of their game Tuesday in Franklin. (Steve Bush photo) |
By Jeff Brown
Sports editor
FRANKLIN — Shelbyville girls’ basketball coach Amanda Norris has denied on several occasions that her Lady Golden Bears are tired or just plain don’t care about the rest of the season.
On Tuesday at Franklin, the team may have Norris reconsidering.
A disinterested Shelbyville squad fell behind 16-0 in the first quarter, and failed to score a point in the second quarter. By the time the Franklin quartet of seniors were finished celebrating their last regular-season home game, the final score was 73-25.
Shelbyville, once 6-7 at the beginning of January, finishes the regular season with a 7-13 record. The Lady Golden Bears have lost four straight and six of seven since picking up a rare conference victory over Yorktown on Jan. 5.
Norris politely declined comment after the game.
Franklin pressured Shelbyville from the opening tipoff and the Lady Golden Bears failed to take care of the ball. While Franklin (11-9) was shooting layins, Shelbyville was committing turnovers – 10, in fact, in the opening 133 seconds.
Shelby Parmer had six of those first 16 points for Franklin, who took a 23-6 lead into the first break.
Shelbyville missed all seven of its shot attempts in the second quarter and Franklin continued to find easy shots and second-chance points off rebounds.
Parmer scored eight more points in the second quarter on the way to a game-high 21.
The halftime lead was 47-6. And of Franklin’s 47 points, 34 came from within the paint. Seven more came on free throws.
With the full-court press called off, Shelbyville managed to cut its turnover total in half in the second half but never found any offensive flow.
Franklin’s starting five didn’t contribute to any of the statistical categories in the fourth quarter, yet Shelbyville still struggled.
Beth Adamson teamed with four reserves to outscore the Lady Golden Bears 13-12 over the final eight minutes.
Shelbyville hit just 10-of-40 shots from the field and was outrebounded 41-24.
The Lady Golden Bears have lost four straight to Franklin, who used the halftime break to honor its girls’ sixth-grade basketball team, which is 20-0 and Johnson County champions.
Ashley Bush led Shelbyville with nine points. Chelsey Skipton finished with seven.
On Tuesday at Franklin, the team may have Norris reconsidering.
A disinterested Shelbyville squad fell behind 16-0 in the first quarter, and failed to score a point in the second quarter. By the time the Franklin quartet of seniors were finished celebrating their last regular-season home game, the final score was 73-25.
Shelbyville, once 6-7 at the beginning of January, finishes the regular season with a 7-13 record. The Lady Golden Bears have lost four straight and six of seven since picking up a rare conference victory over Yorktown on Jan. 5.
Franklin pressured Shelbyville from the opening tipoff and the Lady Golden Bears failed to take care of the ball. While Franklin (11-9) was shooting layins, Shelbyville was committing turnovers – 10, in fact, in the opening 133 seconds.
Shelby Parmer had six of those first 16 points for Franklin, who took a 23-6 lead into the first break.
Shelbyville missed all seven of its shot attempts in the second quarter and Franklin continued to find easy shots and second-chance points off rebounds.
Parmer scored eight more points in the second quarter on the way to a game-high 21.
The halftime lead was 47-6. And of Franklin’s 47 points, 34 came from within the paint. Seven more came on free throws.
With the full-court press called off, Shelbyville managed to cut its turnover total in half in the second half but never found any offensive flow.
Franklin’s starting five didn’t contribute to any of the statistical categories in the fourth quarter, yet Shelbyville still struggled.
Beth Adamson teamed with four reserves to outscore the Lady Golden Bears 13-12 over the final eight minutes.
Shelbyville hit just 10-of-40 shots from the field and was outrebounded 41-24.
The Lady Golden Bears have lost four straight to Franklin, who used the halftime break to honor its girls’ sixth-grade basketball team, which is 20-0 and Johnson County champions.
Ashley Bush led Shelbyville with nine points. Chelsey Skipton finished with seven.
Girls’ basketball sectional pairings set
Posted by Ronald Williams at Jan 30, 2012 4:00PM PST
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Teams now know first opponent on road to state finals
By Jeff Brown
Sports editor
All sectionals lead to Terre Haute.
The path to the girls’ basketball state championships became clear Sunday night for a record 398 schools. Sectionals are scheduled to begin Feb. 6 and run through Feb. 11. Regional and semistate rounds follow with four state champions being crowned on March 3 at the Hulman Center on the campus of Indiana State University in Terre Haute.
Last offseason brought sectional realignment for many programs – Shelbyville included. The Lady Golden Bears go from one of the toughest Class 3A sectionals that included four Hoosier Heritage Conference schools to a Class 4A sectional that may prove tougher to navigate.
The Lady Golden Bears (7-12) open Sectional 14 at Columbus North against Bloomington South (12-6), with the winner taking on the host Lady Bull Dogs (17-3) in the semifinals.
The other half of the six-team bracket has Columbus East (14-6) taking on Bloomington North (8-13) in the quarterfinals. The winner meets East Central (10-9) in the semifinals.
“It definitely is not going to be easy,” said Shelbyville coach Amanda Norris. “We went from a tough sectional to a tough sectional.
“I’m really excited to be playing teams not necessarily familiar to us.”
Triton Central has spent the better part of a decade trying to get out of a Class 2A sectional with state-powerhouse Heritage Christian and Mid-Hoosier Conference rival Indian Creek. That’s the biggest reason the Lady Tigers haven’t won a sectional title since 2002.
That could change this year when realignment moved Indian Creek up to Class 3A, and Heritage Christian and Triton Central have been put into separate sectionals.
Triton Central (17-1), ranked fifth in the latest state coaches poll, is now paired with five Indianapolis schools in Sectional 43, which is hosted by Crispus Attucks.
Triton Central kicks off the sectional against Scecina (7-10) in the opener. The winner gets Washington (1-17) in the semifinals.
The bottom half of the bracket has Crispus Attucks (10-8) facing Metropolitan (4-11), with the winner taking on Ritter (10-8).
“I don’t think the draw could have been any better for us,” said Triton Central coach Bryan Graham. “We won’t be able to go in there sleep walking since we play one of the better teams in the first game.”
Scecina’s challenge is to overturn a 53-20 loss to Triton Central on Dec. 19. The Lady Tigers also have a 65-52 win over Ritter this season.
If Heritage Christian wins the Broad Ripple Sectional, the Lady Eagles and Lady Tigers would meet again in the first semifinal of the Speedway Regional.
Traditionally, Morristown, Edinburgh, Southwestern and Waldron have traded sectional titles at Southwestern. The Sectional 59 host site this year is Morristown, but Southwestern is still the regional host and the Spartans are the favorite to play at least one postseason game on its home floor.
The seven-team sectional begins with a quarterfinal matchup between Edinburgh (6-12) and Irvington Prep (4-13). One night later, four teams meet in two quarterfinal games.
Southwestern (10-7) makes its postseason debut against Greenwood Christian (2-15) – a team it beat by 61 points just last week. The second semifinal features Lutheran (3-15) and Waldron (1-17). The winners meet in the semifinals.
Morristown (5-14) received the bye and faces the winner of the Edinburgh-Irvington Prep contest.
“It’s a concern,” said Southwestern coach Bill Taylor on not hosting the sectional. “I like that Morristown is on the other side of the bracket. We don’t have to start the sectional against the home team on their home floor.”
Southwestern is 5-0 against potential sectional opponents this season and a stellar 9-0 against Class A teams.
Morristown has won two straight and has a season finale to go with Greenwood Christian. That could give the Lady Yellow Jackets added momentum entering the sectional at the Bee Hive.
“I don’t think we could have asked for a better draw,” said Morristown coach Mike Smith.
The path to the girls’ basketball state championships became clear Sunday night for a record 398 schools. Sectionals are scheduled to begin Feb. 6 and run through Feb. 11. Regional and semistate rounds follow with four state champions being crowned on March 3 at the Hulman Center on the campus of Indiana State University in Terre Haute.
Last offseason brought sectional realignment for many programs – Shelbyville included. The Lady Golden Bears go from one of the toughest Class 3A sectionals that included four Hoosier Heritage Conference schools to a Class 4A sectional that may prove tougher to navigate.
The Lady Golden Bears (7-12) open Sectional 14 at Columbus North against Bloomington South (12-6), with the winner taking on the host Lady Bull Dogs (17-3) in the semifinals.
“It definitely is not going to be easy,” said Shelbyville coach Amanda Norris. “We went from a tough sectional to a tough sectional.
“I’m really excited to be playing teams not necessarily familiar to us.”
Triton Central has spent the better part of a decade trying to get out of a Class 2A sectional with state-powerhouse Heritage Christian and Mid-Hoosier Conference rival Indian Creek. That’s the biggest reason the Lady Tigers haven’t won a sectional title since 2002.
That could change this year when realignment moved Indian Creek up to Class 3A, and Heritage Christian and Triton Central have been put into separate sectionals.
Triton Central (17-1), ranked fifth in the latest state coaches poll, is now paired with five Indianapolis schools in Sectional 43, which is hosted by Crispus Attucks.
Triton Central kicks off the sectional against Scecina (7-10) in the opener. The winner gets Washington (1-17) in the semifinals.
The bottom half of the bracket has Crispus Attucks (10-8) facing Metropolitan (4-11), with the winner taking on Ritter (10-8).
“I don’t think the draw could have been any better for us,” said Triton Central coach Bryan Graham. “We won’t be able to go in there sleep walking since we play one of the better teams in the first game.”
Scecina’s challenge is to overturn a 53-20 loss to Triton Central on Dec. 19. The Lady Tigers also have a 65-52 win over Ritter this season.
If Heritage Christian wins the Broad Ripple Sectional, the Lady Eagles and Lady Tigers would meet again in the first semifinal of the Speedway Regional.
Traditionally, Morristown, Edinburgh, Southwestern and Waldron have traded sectional titles at Southwestern. The Sectional 59 host site this year is Morristown, but Southwestern is still the regional host and the Spartans are the favorite to play at least one postseason game on its home floor.
The seven-team sectional begins with a quarterfinal matchup between Edinburgh (6-12) and Irvington Prep (4-13). One night later, four teams meet in two quarterfinal games.
Southwestern (10-7) makes its postseason debut against Greenwood Christian (2-15) – a team it beat by 61 points just last week. The second semifinal features Lutheran (3-15) and Waldron (1-17). The winners meet in the semifinals.
Morristown (5-14) received the bye and faces the winner of the Edinburgh-Irvington Prep contest.
“It’s a concern,” said Southwestern coach Bill Taylor on not hosting the sectional. “I like that Morristown is on the other side of the bracket. We don’t have to start the sectional against the home team on their home floor.”
Southwestern is 5-0 against potential sectional opponents this season and a stellar 9-0 against Class A teams.
Morristown has won two straight and has a season finale to go with Greenwood Christian. That could give the Lady Yellow Jackets added momentum entering the sectional at the Bee Hive.
“I don’t think we could have asked for a better draw,” said Morristown coach Mike Smith.
The Lady Golden Bears Finshed The Season With A Record Of (7-13) After Losing To Franklin 73-25. The Lady Bears Will Be Back In Action Tuesday Feb.7th When They Travel To Take On Bloomington South In The Opening Game Of The Columbus North Sectional Tip Is At 6 PM.
The Lady Golden Bears Move Thier Record To (7-12 Overal & 1-6 In HHC Play) After Losing To Connersville Now (13-7) 70-37 Saturday Night. The Lady Bears Will Be Action Next Tuesday Night When They Travel To Take On Franklin 10-9 In Thier Final Regular Season Game. JV Tip Is At 6 PM. & Varsity Tip Is At 7:30 PM. The Girl's Tourney Draw Will Be Sunday Night And Carried Live On TTV4 & WSVX 1520 AM & 96.3.
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| Shelbyville sophomore guard Riley Achenbach goes up for a layin as Triton Central freshman Sam Dewey (14) tries to chase her down from behind during first-half action Tuesday night in Fairland during Triton Central’s “Pink Out” game against the Golden Bears. (Warren Robison photo) |
Triton Central earns gutty win over Shelbyville
By Paul Gable
Staff writer
FAIRLAND — It wasn’t pretty in pink, but it was a win nevertheless for the Triton Central Lady Tigers.
After sleep walking for three quarters, Class 2A, No. 5-ranked Triton Central emerged from its deep slumber, outscoring visiting Shelbyville 16-0 in the fourth quarter en route to a 39-19 win, which was marred by a fast post game handshake between coaches, Tuesday in Triton Central’s “Pink Out” game.
With the win, the Lady Tigers improved to 16-1, while Shelbyville, which has not defeated Triton Central since the 2006-07 season, fell to 7-11.
“I thought Shelbyville had a great game plan, and they, at times, took us out of our game. With the emotions of the night running high, I told the girls to weather the storm. Anytime you outscore a varsity team and you have only two players back with any varsity experience, you are doing something right,” Triton Central coach Bryan Graham said.
Despite the loss, Amanda Norris said she had plenty to be proud of when it came to her Lady Golden Bears.
“Our defensive effort was absolutely amazing. To hold Triton Central to 39 points, I am thinking we’re going to win. We were down four after three quarters and couldn’t get a basket in the fourth. We will walk away with our heads high, and this was a huge stepping stone for us,” Norris said.
In a game that featured both teams being called for a combined 26 fouls and bodies hitting the floor often, Norris said the physicality of the game may have gotten to her team.
“This was the most physical game we’ve played all year. We had some mental lapses tonight, and everything got into our psyche tonight,” Norris said.
After opening the game with a 3-2 lead after the first quarter, Triton Central stormed out to a 9-5 advantage midway through the second quarter, only to see Shelbyville claw right back as a basket by Chelsey Skipton knotted the game at 9-9. The Lady Tigers, who shot 5-of-24 from the field, would take a 12-9 lead into the lockers over the Lady Golden Bears, who had 13 turnovers and shot 4-of-19 from the field.
The two teams alternated baskets in the early moments of the third quarter before Triton Central responded with a 23-16 lead with two minutes remaining.
“I told the girls that the game may have started late, but it didn’t start at 9. For whatever reason, we didn’t start really playing until then,” Graham said.
The scoring ways continued in the fourth quarter for Triton Central, who finished the game shooting 15-of-44 from the field. Leading the way for the Lady Tigers was Sam Dewey, who finished with 17 points and was the only player from either team to crack double figures.
Shelbyville, who shot 7-of-37 from the field, was paced by Skipton, who scored 8.
In the junior varsity clash, Triton Central earned a 35-24 win.
After sleep walking for three quarters, Class 2A, No. 5-ranked Triton Central emerged from its deep slumber, outscoring visiting Shelbyville 16-0 in the fourth quarter en route to a 39-19 win, which was marred by a fast post game handshake between coaches, Tuesday in Triton Central’s “Pink Out” game.
With the win, the Lady Tigers improved to 16-1, while Shelbyville, which has not defeated Triton Central since the 2006-07 season, fell to 7-11.
“I thought Shelbyville had a great game plan, and they, at times, took us out of our game. With the emotions of the night running high, I told the girls to weather the storm. Anytime you outscore a varsity team and you have only two players back with any varsity experience, you are doing something right,” Triton Central coach Bryan Graham said.
“Our defensive effort was absolutely amazing. To hold Triton Central to 39 points, I am thinking we’re going to win. We were down four after three quarters and couldn’t get a basket in the fourth. We will walk away with our heads high, and this was a huge stepping stone for us,” Norris said.
In a game that featured both teams being called for a combined 26 fouls and bodies hitting the floor often, Norris said the physicality of the game may have gotten to her team.
“This was the most physical game we’ve played all year. We had some mental lapses tonight, and everything got into our psyche tonight,” Norris said.
After opening the game with a 3-2 lead after the first quarter, Triton Central stormed out to a 9-5 advantage midway through the second quarter, only to see Shelbyville claw right back as a basket by Chelsey Skipton knotted the game at 9-9. The Lady Tigers, who shot 5-of-24 from the field, would take a 12-9 lead into the lockers over the Lady Golden Bears, who had 13 turnovers and shot 4-of-19 from the field.
The two teams alternated baskets in the early moments of the third quarter before Triton Central responded with a 23-16 lead with two minutes remaining.
“I told the girls that the game may have started late, but it didn’t start at 9. For whatever reason, we didn’t start really playing until then,” Graham said.
The scoring ways continued in the fourth quarter for Triton Central, who finished the game shooting 15-of-44 from the field. Leading the way for the Lady Tigers was Sam Dewey, who finished with 17 points and was the only player from either team to crack double figures.
Shelbyville, who shot 7-of-37 from the field, was paced by Skipton, who scored 8.
In the junior varsity clash, Triton Central earned a 35-24 win.
