As the winter sports season is coming to an end, I am now currently trying to find spring sports schedules. If you have a team schedule, please send them to my email at aaronstainbrook.theherald@gmail.com along with the which sport and what school it is for. I have Scottsburg and Silver Creek but still need some of the others. Although MaxPreps has some information, they do not always have the full schedule. Spring sports include: baseball, softball, boys' golf, girls' tennis, track, boys' volleyball, and boys' golf.
We will also publish senior spotlights, 1,000 career point achievements, and college plans for our high school athletes. Please feel free to send this information along with a photo, athlete name, and what school they play for to aaronstainbrook.theherald@gmail.com. Thank you and God bless.
I want to encourage everyone to attend local high school games this spring. Sadly, spring sports do not get the attendance like fall and winter do. Research done in March of 2015 showed that even if a team is winning the attendance is still less than 50 people at a baseball or softball game. From my experience, teams that play in the spring are lucky if they even look up to see 40 people in the stands watching, and that is just for baseball and softball. I know that golf has little to no one there and tennis is about 15-20 people. So, with that being said, lets make our attendance this season the biggest that it has ever been. Go support your local high school and cheer on your team.
College
The NCAA Men's March Madness Tournament is just under a week away. If you are like me, you have been looking at every prediction of how the bracket might look. In last week's column I shared information about filling in your bracket. So, this week, I want to share with you my top ten Cinderella teams for the tournament this season (this is if these teams make the tournament).
A Cinderella team is usually a seven seed or above who goes further than expected in the tournament. Every year there is at least one team who is considered a 'bracket buster”. First, we have to talk about the Yale Bulldogs. We all remember that Yale upset Auburn last year as a 13 seed and could possible be a bracket buster team again this year. The Bulldogs are currently ranked 73rd in the NET and are projected to get a 12 seed in the tournament. The next team we need to keep our mind on is the Indiana Hoosiers. Indiana has had an interesting year as they started off the season as a top 15 team and are now out of the top 40. However, Indiana has been playing great basketball as of late and are projected to be an 11 seed in the tournament. Next, we have the Georgia Bulldogs. Georgia has been a scrappy team in the SEC this year and was even ranked at one point. If the right team shows up, then they could be a threat. The Bulldogs are projected to be a 10 seed in the tournament. We can not talk about possible Cinderella teams and not mention the Kansas Jayhawks. Kansas started the off the season ranked number one, but have not had a very good season. However, it looks like they will do just enough to earn a eight or nine seed in the tournament. The Gonzaga Bulldogs are another team that could go far in the tournament. Mark Few knows what it takes to win. They are projected to receive a nine seed in the tournament. McNeese State is a team that I would keep my eye on as well. They have been playing great basketball as of late, and have even received votes to be in the top 25. They are currently projected to be a 12 seed in the tournament.
Now, lets get into something crazy. If there were to be a seed to lose who would it be? Well, obviously we do not know yet because we do not know who the one seeds will be. However, I am going to take a guess. As of now, your one seeds are most likely going to be Auburn, Duke, Florida, and Houston. Now, if we look at their tournament history, we know that Duke is the only team that has made it past the Sweet Sixteen in the past three seasons. Houston has not made it out of the second weekend, Auburn struggles in the first weekend and Florida struggles to even win a game in the tournament or to even make the tournament. So, with that being said, if a one seed would to lose to a sixteen seed, I would have to pick the Florida Gators being the team to lose. So, I hope you all have a fun time filling out your brackets and make sure you pick a few upsets.
Long Time Bellarmine Coach Announces Retirement
Over the weekend of March 7-9, Bellarmine men's basketball coach Scott Davenport announced his retirement. Davenport started coaching in 1984 as a grad assistant at the University of Louisville, and in 1985 he became the assistant coach at VCU. In 1986, Davenport became the head coach at Ballard High School before returning to Louisville as an assistant in 1996. Davenport would finally find his long time coaching job as he became the head coach at Bellarmine in 2005 and has been there ever since. Davenport has an overall record of 423-192 as a head coach and has a 69% winning percentage and he also won the NCAA D2 championship back in 2011.
Silver Creek
Dragons End Season With 22-5 Record
The Silver Creek Dragons Basketball Team ended their season with a 22-5 record overall which is the most wins the team has had since the 2020-21 season. The Dragons started off the season winning their first eleven games before losing to Guerin Catholic in a holiday tournament. The Dragons fell short to Brownstown Central in the sectional championship.
Key wins for the Dragons had this season: Dragons vs. Jeffersonville 81-73 on December 14, Dragons vs. New Albany 83-66 on January 24, Dragons vs. Corydon Central 65-32 on February 21 and also 67-64 on March 4. The Dragons are set to return eleven players from this year’s roster. So, next year should be just as good if not better.
Charlestown
Pirates End Season With An 18-6 Record
The Charlestown Pirates boys’ basketball team ended their season with an 18-6 record. This is the most wins the team has had since the 2007-08 season. The Pirates ended their season with a hard loss to Brownstown Central in sectional play. The Pirates started off the season winning eleven out of thirteen games. Key wins for the Pirates this season included: Pirates vs. Corydon Central 43-42 on December 28, Pirates vs. Southwestern (Hanover) 68-50 on February 25.
Henryville
Hornets End Season With An 6-17 Record
The Henryville Hornets boys basketball team ended their season with a 6-17 record overall, which is the worst season the team has had since the 2013-14 season. The Hornets started off the season 3-3 but then went on a 13 game losing streak before winning their last three games of the regular season.
Key wins for the Hornets: Hornets vs. Salem on December 7, Hornets vs. West Washington on February 21, and the Hornets vs. Crothersville on February 22.
Rock Creek Academy
Lions End Season with A 16-8 Record
The Rock Creek Academy Lions ended their season with a 16-8 record which is the most wins the team has had since the 2014-15 season. The Lions ended the season in sectional play with a semi-final loss to Christian Academy of Indiana.
Key wins for the Lions this season: Lions vs. Christian Academy 56-55 on December 13, Lions vs. Eastern (Pekin) 66-53 on February 22, and Lions vs. West Washington on February 25.
New Washington
Mustangs End Season With a 4-19 Record
The New Washington Mustangs finished the season 4-19 which is the worst season the team has had since the 2017-18 season.
Wins that the team had this season included: Mustangs vs. Waldron 66-64 on December 27, Mustangs vs. Southwestern (Shelbyville) 61-53 on December 28, Mustangs vs. Henryville 47-38 on January 17, and the Mustangs vs. Medora 66-60 on February 6.
Borden
Braves End Season With 18-8 Record
The Borden Braves ended their season with a 18-8 record. This is the fourteenth season that Doc Nash has finished with a winning season. The Braves started off the season 1-2 but went on a four game win streak and played great basketball all season long. The Braves ended their season with a hard loss to Christian Academy in the Sectional Championship. Here were some key wins this season for Braves: Braves vs. Austin 50-49 on January 17, Braves vs. Edmonson County 58-56 on February 14, Braves vs. Salem 61-41 on February 27.
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