2012-13 Varsity

2012-13 JV

 

Marcum's all-around game helps her repeat as Area Player of the Year
3/18/2013 by Kevin Harris (Evening News)

NEW ALBANY — Tanner Marcum had a junior season in 2011-12 that a lot of players can only dream about.

The New Albany guard was the Bulldogs’ leading scorer at 17 points per game along with averaging five steals, five assists and four rebounds a contest. That production helped her make the All-Hoosier Hills Conference team and earn the News and Tribune’s Area Player of the Year honor.

Despite putting up those numbers, Marcum knew she was going to have to increase her point production during her senior season after the Bulldogs graduated standout guard Kamaren Cole.

New Albany girls’ basketball coach Tammy Geron told Marcum in a preseason meeting how much she needed to increase her scoring output in 2012-13.

“Coach and I had a talk and she said I had to step up my scoring,” Marcum said.

Marcum did that — and more.

For the second season in a row, she led the Bulldogs in scoring at 22 points per game as they posted a 9-12 record. She was more impressive in HHC contests, as she tallied an unbelievable 33.4 points a clip in those games.

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Marcum would like to play basketball in college, but she also is considering playing collegiate soccer. She has drawn interest from some NCAA Division II and III schools and NAIA institutions on furthering her basketball career.

A handful of smaller NCAA Division I schools have expressed interest as well.

But Hanover College — a Division III school — has been recruiting Marcum to join its women’s soccer program for the 2013 season.

“I definitely want to play [sports] in college,” Marcum said. “But I haven’t decided between soccer and basketball.”

FIRST TEAM - Tanner Marcum, G, Sr., New Albany; Ashley Johnson, G, Jr., New Washington; Caroline Ricks, F, Jr., New Washington; Kriston Sarver, G, Sr., New Washington; Alex Tinsley, F, Sr., Silver Creek

SECOND TEAM - Kaitlynn Henning, G, So., Charlestown; Leslie Beatty, F, Sr., Borden; Madison Kaiser, G, So., Floyd Central; Haley Vogen, F, Jr., Jeffersonville; Emily Hollis, G, Fr., Henryville

THIRD TEAM - Justice Burdin, F, So., Charlestown; Emily Clayton, G, Sr., Silver Creek; Abby Ellis, F, Jr., Borden; Lexi McFarland, G, Sr., Silver Creek; Krista Roberts, F, Sr., Eastern

HONORABLE MENTION - Courtney Amick, G, Jr., New Washington; Carson Casey, F, Jr., Borden; Meredith Endris, G, Sr., Providence; Katie Ernstberger, G, Jr., Eastern; Jasmine Harrell, G, Sr., Henryville; Brooke Hinton, G, Jr., Floyd Central; Tori Kingsley, C, Sr., Floyd Central; Shelby Kirchgessner, G, Jr., Borden; Brianne Nixon, F, So., New Albany

COACH OF THE YEAR - Terry White, New Washington

 

Johnson earns Player of the Year honor in SAC
2/15/2013 by Greg Mengelt (Evening News)

NEW WASHINGTON — Southern Athletic Conference Player of the Year Ashley Johnson was one of three Mustangs named to the All-SAC team on Wednesday. New Wash coach Terry Miller, who led New Wash to the outright SAC title in 2012-13, was also recognized as Coach of the Year for the sixth time.

Joining Johnson on the all-conference team were senior guard Kriston Sarver and junior center Caroline Ricks.

Johnson, Sarver, Ricks and Miller helped lead the Mustangs to the program’s first sectional championship in six years last Saturday. They will play for their first regional title since 2001 at West Washington on Saturday. New Wash (20-2) will face Vincennes Rivet (19-4) in Saturday’s regional opener.

Senior Leslie Beatty and junior Abby Ellis of Borden also made the 10-player All-SAC team, as did Henryville senior Jasmine Harrell and freshman Emily Hollis.

Rounding out the team are Kelsey Miller and Samantha Turner of South Central and Lanesville’s Brooklynn Keinsley.

ALL-SAC TEAM: Ashley Johnson (NW), Kelsey Miller (SC), Brooklynn Keinsley (L), Caroline Ricks (NW), Kriston Sarver (NW), Leslie Beatty (B), Emily Hollis (H), Abby Ellis (B), Samantha Turner (SC), Jasmine Harrell (H)

COACH OF THE YEAR: Terry White (NW)

 

Hornets knocked out at Class 2A Paoli Sectional
2/7/2013 by Kevin Harris (Evening News)

Trailing 16-13 at halftime, it looked like the Hornets (14-10) were getting their offense going.

They outscored the Musketeers (10-12) 12-7 in the stanza on 5-of-11 shooting to go up 25-23. It was Henryville’s first lead since 3-0 in the opening moments of the contest.

But Eastern turned the tables in the fourth quarter. It got more aggressive in its man-to-man defense as the Hornets missed eight of their 10 field-goal attempts in the period and scored just seven points.

 

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“We quit attacking,” Henryville coach Josh Conrad said. “In the third quarter, we did a good job of spreading them out and looking to attack, but be ready to pass it to the open teammate. During the fourth quarter, we got a little bit stagnant. If we hit those little bunnies, it’s probably a different game.”

The Musketeers got the lead back and then pulled away in the fourth thanks to their free-throw shooting. In the final stanza, Eastern connected on 15-of-17 from the stripe. Doing the most damage from the line was Musketeer guard Katie Ernstberger, who was 7-of-8 in the final quarter. For the game, Eastern connected 19 of its 24 foul shots.

Musketeers’ coach Mike McBride was happy to see the efficient free-throw shooting, which is an area Eastern has struggled with this season.

“That’s the first time all year that we’ve stepped up and made free throws like that,” the Charlestown High School graduate said. “Our Achilles’ heel all year has been free throws, so it’s a great time that we are shooting with confidence and under pressure.”

Henryville freshman guard Emily Hollis tallied a team-high 10 points, while fellow freshman Haley Huddleston poured in seven. Huddleston grabbed a team-high seven rebounds, while teammate Jasmine Harrell had six boards.

Harrell and guard Chelsea LaMotte are the lone two seniors for the Hornets. Conrad thinks Friday’s loss should be a good learning experience for his younger players.

“I think it’s a huge learning experience for them,” Conrad said. “We had a young team, but we also had two of the best seniors you can ask for in Jasmine and Chelsea in being leaders and being role models. They didn’t quit and they didn’t quit all year.”

Ernstberger paced Eastern with 15 points, three assists and three steals. Musketeer senior Krista Roberts had 14 points and a game-high nine rebounds.

McBride expected a defensive battle with Henryville after Eastern won the regular-season matchup on Jan. 24 in a low-scoring contest, 41-35.

“They’re going to be patient,” McBride said. “Their guards are very good at taking care of the ball. We were hoping to get a few more transition buckets. But they did a great job in defensive transition. This time of year, it’s going to come down to possession-by-possession games.”

 

Hornets reach semis with 52-40 win over Crawford
2/5/2013 by Greg Mengelt (Evening News)

PAOLI — Henryville won its first Class 2A sectional game in school history, beating Crawford County 52-40 on Friday.

It didn’t look good early against the winless Wolfpack. After winning three of their last four games, including a 59-36 win over Crawford County in their regular-season finale, the Hornets held a slim lead over the Wolfpack 24-23 at the half in Tuesday’s Paoli Sectional quarterfinal.

 

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“Defensively, they did a lot better job of making us play on our heels,” Henryville coach Josh Conrad said. “They hit more shots than they did the other night.”

Haley Huddleston and Emily Hollis scored 13 points apiece for Henryville, which outscored Crawford 15-11 in the third quarter and 13-6 in the fourth to advance to Friday’s second semifinal against Eastern.

“In the second half, we were more balanced defensively,” Conrad said. “We were able to get a couple of stops and get a couple of transition baskets and that helped a lot. It’s nice to get to play another day.”

In the first meeting against Eastern on Jan. 24, Henryville fell behind the Musketeers 32-15 after three quarters before outscoring them 20-9 in the fourth.

“We have to be able to score against them,” Conrad assessed. “In the last quarter [of the 41-35 loss], we were able to do that and it gives us some confidence against them.”

Chelsea LaMotte added 11 points and Lesha Dallas seven for Henryville, which improved to 14-9 with the victory.

Crawford’s season closed with an 0-22 mark.

 

Hornets win at Crawford County
1/31/2013 by Kevin Harris & Greg Mengelt (Evening News)

On Thursday, three Henryville players scored in double figures in the Hornets’ 59-36 victory at Crawford County.

Haley Huddleston led Henryville with 14 points, while teammate Emma Hendricks chipped in 11. The Hornets’ Lesha Dallas scored 10 and Emily Hollis added nine.

“We had a good night offensively. It was nice to see several girls step up and have a balanced scoring attack,” Henryville coach Josh Conrad said. “Our defense in the third quarter was really good. We just lost them on two [3-pointers] late in the quarter. One thing we need to work on is finishing those quarters off, but we played a pretty good game overall.”

 

Hornets win on Senior Night
1/29/2013 by Greg Mengelt (Evening News)

Henryville senior Jasmine Harrell and Chelsea LaMotte went out on a winning note as the Hornets whipped Madison Shawe 39-14 on Senior Night.

 

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The Hornets left no doubt early that they would win their final home game of the year, jumping out to a 16-1 lead after one quarter. After a 13-4 second quarter, Henryville led 29-5 at intermission.

“It was a nice night to honor our seniors,” Henryville coach Josh Conrad said. “Jasmine and Chelsea have been great leaders and role models, and we continue to improve because of their leadership.

Freshman Emily Hollis led all scorers with 13 points, fellow-frosh Emma Hendricks added seven and Harrell finished with six for the Hornets.

Shawe (4-15) was led by Taylor Grote, who had seven.

 

Hornets fall at Eastern
1/24/2013 by Kevin Harris (Evening News)

Henryville suffered its third loss in four games with a 41-35 victory on Thursday at Eastern.

Emily Hollis led the Hornets with 14 points. Emma Hendricks poured in eight.

“Our girls showed a lot of heart and fight tonight,” Henryville coach Josh Conrad said. “We got down 17 [points] in the third quarter mainly because we missed some shots and gave up transition baskets. In the fourth quarter, we cut the lead to one with about two minutes to go. We had a possession where we didn’t execute down by one and that took away some of our momentum. Eastern did a good job getting the ball to the post and hitting their free throws down the stretch.”

 

Hornets snap losing streak
1/22/2013 by Kevin Harris (Evening News)

Host Henryville broke a two-game losing streak with a 37-25 victory against Clarksville.

No Hornets scored in double figures, as Jasmine Harrell and Emily Hollis each tallied nine points. Teammate Chelsea LaMotte scored eight.

“In the first half, we didn’t do a very good job with help-side defense,” Henryville coach Josh Conrad said. “In the second half, we picked up our intensity and got in passing lanes. Offensively, we did a better job attacking the basket.”

Haley Jenkins topped the Generals’ scoring column with a game-high 10 points. Bailey Sharp chipped in nine.

 

Orleans downs Hornets in OT
1/19/2013 by Greg Mengelt (Evening News)

Henryville struggled to score all afternoon and was outscored 10-3 in overtime and fell at Orleans 37-30 on Saturday.

“We weren’t able to get into a flow offensively in the first half,” Henryville coach Josh Conrad said.

Orleans scored more than half of its points from the free throw line, going 19-of-34, while the Hornets made just eight of their 17 shots from the stripe.

“As a team, we need to do a better job adjusting to how the game is being officiated,” Conrad said. “We cannot commit 15 more fouls and put them on the foul line twice as many times and be successful.”

Haley Huddleston led Henryville with 10 points. Emily Hollis added nine and Jasmine Harrell six for the Hornets, who have dropped back-to-back games on the heels of a seven-game winning streak.

“I feel confident that we can regroup and continue to improve for next week and the sectional,” Conrad said.

Shelbi Samsil had a game-high 12 points for Orleans (10-6).

 

Braves win defensive battle against Henryville
1/17/2013 by Kevin Harris (Evening News)

HENRYVILLE — In his 16 seasons as a high school girls’ basketball coach in Indiana, Borden coach Terry Rademacher has built a reputation as a defensive mastermind.

On Thursday night at Spurgeon Gymnasium, Rademacher came up with another great defensive plan and his players executed it to end archrival Henryville’s seven-game winning streak, 36-33.

The Braves’ main focus was to contain Henryville’s leading scorer, Emily Hollis, and they held Hollis to only four points. The freshman guard shot only 2-of-8 from the field and missed both of her 3-point attempts.

 

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Drawing the defensive assignment on Hollis was Borden senior Leslie Beatty, who shadowed Hollis throughout the game, whether the Braves played man-to-man or zone defense.

“Beatty did a good job on her,” Rademacher said. “Leslie works very hard and she’s quick. We had a total team defensive effort. We scrapped on loose balls and rebounds.”

Henryville coach Josh Conrad says Hollis has been struggling with her shot since scoring 23 points in a 57-53 overtime victory at Southwestern on Jan. 10.

“It’s been two games in a row where Emily hasn’t had her feet set,” Conrad said. “But she’s going to rebound from it. She’s going to help us out toward the end of the season.”

For the game, Henryville (10-7, 2-3 Southern Athletic Conference) shot 13-of-45 from the field (28.9 percent). Conrad said his girls struggled to get anything going on offense because of Borden’s intense defensive pressure.

“Borden did a great job applying pressure to us and making us kind of get out of our offense,” Conrad said. “We didn’t really execute, but I think they were giving us a lot of openings that we didn’t take advantage of like back-door cuts. We got into the lane, but we shot off-balance shots and I think that kind of hurt us.”

The Hornets’ zone defense was just as effective as Borden’s defense. The Braves (8-6, 2-2) connected on only 12-of-45 field-goal attempts (26.7 percent) and misfired on all 10 of their 3-point tries. Borden had no one score in double digits.

Rademacher gave credit to Henryville’s defense for preventing the Braves from snapping the 40-point mark for the third time in four games. But the Borden coach also said his team’s offense was out of sync.

“It’s always a combination of both,” Rademacher said. “Their defense had direction in what they are trying to do. They were quick and they were zoning up.”

Leading 25-24 at the start of the fourth quarter, the Braves scored the period’s first four points to build a 29-24 advantage. Junior Abby Ellis made a layup off a fast break after a steal and assist by Borden point guard Shelby Kirchgessner. Teammate Kristen Nestor then knocked down two free throws.

But the Hornets got to within 29-28 after back-to-back buckets by Hollis and freshman forward Emma Hendricks.

Borden got its lead back up to five at 35-30 after Carson Casey made 1-of-2 foul shots with 38.2 seconds remaining in regulation. But a 3 by Chelsea LaMotte from the right corner off an assist from Jasmine Harrell sliced Henryville’s deficit to 35-33 with 14.2 seconds left.

Nestor hit a free throw with 7.1 ticks remaining to give Borden a three-point advantage.

After that, Harrell missed a shot from the right wing as the ball went out of bounds. Then Casey ended the game by intercepting a Hollis inbounds pass. In the final quarter, Borden converted 7-of-12 from the line.

“It was hard-fought all the way down to the end. If there were a couple plays that went [the other way], we don’t win,” Rademacher said. “But we made enough free throws and we handled the ball well enough in the fourth quarter. It was a good night for us. We played extremely hard defensively. We’d like to be a little bit smoother offensively, but Henryville also was playing hard defensively.”

Ellis paced the Braves with eight points, while Beatty and Casey each tallied seven. Nestor chipped in six points. Casey grabbed a game-high eight rebounds.

Kirchgessner had a solid floor game with five rebounds and a team-high five assists along with a strong defensive effort. Kirchgessner shared game-high steal honors with Casey with three.

“She gives us direction,” Rademacher said about Kirchgessner. “She does all the things that need to be done for us to win. She doesn’t care whether she scores. She does the all the other things that makes coaches happy.”

LaMotte scored a game-high 16 points. She made four of her seven 3-point attempts. Harrell did a great job giving the senior the ball, as she dished out six assists along with a game-high three steals.

“Chelsea and Jasmine really showed that the game meant a lot to them and they played hard,” Conrad said. “They’re competitors and that’s why they are great role models for that freshman class.”

Hendricks scored nine points and shared game-high rebounding honors with Harrell and Hollis. Each Hornet grabbed eight rebounds.

 

Hornets beat CAI for seventh straight victory
1/15/2013 by Greg Mengelt (Evening News)

HENRYVILLE — Haley Huddleston and Emily Hollis scored 10 points apiece as Henryville won its seventh straight game, 44-26 over Christian Academy on Tuesday.

The win gives the Hornets a 10-6 record, clinching their seventh consecutive season of double-digit wins.

After jumping out to an 11-6 lead after one quarter, the Warriors outscored Henryville 10-9 in the second quarter to get within 20-16 at intermission.

“We didn’t play as well as we would’ve liked,” Henryville coach Josh Conrad said. “I think CAI deserves a lot of the credit for that.”

In the second half, Henryville pulled away with strong defense and transition offense. Its defense held CAI to three points in a 14-3 fourth quarter.

“In the second half, we made transition baskets and played a little better defense,” Conrad said.

The Warriors’ Nicole Kauchak led all scorers with 13 points, while Brittney Moffett added six for CAI.

 

Young Henryville is suddenly one of area’s hottest teams
1/15/2013 by Greg Mengelt (Evening News)

HENRYVILLE — As was probably expected before the 2012-13 campaign, it’s been a roller-coaster season for the Henryville girls’ basketball team.

After all, the Hornets lost Allison Knox — last year’s leading ... well ... everything — along with Sarah Richey and Hannah Gilstrap.

In stepped what appears to be one of the best freshman classes Henryville’s ever had. Emily Hollis and Emma Hendricks lead a Hornets’ class that has made the departure of Knox bearable.

Of course, it’s not always been smooth. After opening the season 3-0 against mediocre competition, the Hornets lost six straight, including losses against Lanesville and Trinity Lutheran teams they probably should have beaten.

On Dec. 7, Henryville appeared headed for a seventh consecutive defeat. The Hornets trailed visiting Providence 24-8 at halftime. Then suddenly everything must have clicked.

The Hornets outscored the Pioneers 38-20 in the second half for a stunning 46-44 victory — and they haven’t lost since.

Despite their youth, the Hornets are currently 9-6. With several winnable games down the stretch, they’re almost certain to finish with a winning record despite all of their youth. And they’re rolling heading toward the Class 2A tournament.

“This has been a very exciting and rewarding season,” Henryville coach Josh Conrad said. “We have a great group of girls who come in and work hard each and every day.”

Despite a roster dominated by freshmen, seniors Jasmine Harrell and Chelsea LaMotte have played key roles. Both guards are capable of running the Hornet offense and Conrad said the duo has helped the younger players adapt to the varsity level.

“Our seniors have been excellent role models for our younger players, who continue to grow and mature each day,” Conrad said.

Henryville will get challenges this week from Christian Academy on Tuesday, Borden on Thursday and Orleans on Saturday.

The way they’re playing, the Hornets have a chance to push the winning streak to double digits before a trip to Pekin on Jan. 24. If they can beat conference-rival Borden, Orleans and Eastern, it’s possible they could enter the tournament on a 13-game winning streak.

While it’s not likely, just mentioning the possibility just over a month ago would have seemed ludicrous.

 

Hornets’ winning streak grows to six
1/10/2013 by Kevin Harris (Evening News)

Photos by David Campbell (Madison Courier)

HANOVER — The Henryville girls’ basketball team outscored host Southwestern 8-4 in overtime to extend its winning streak to six games with a 57-53 victory on Thursday night.

The Hornets’ star of the night was Emily Hollis. The freshman guard scored a game-high 23 points as she knocked down six 3-pointers.

Along with lauding Hollis for her shooting, Henryville coach Josh Conrad credited senior guards Jasmine Harrell and Chelsea LaMotte for getting the ball to Hollis.

“She’s a shooter and she was ready to shoot tonight,” Conrad said about Hollis. “Jasmine and Chelsea did a good job of getting her the ball. We did the best job this season of moving the ball as a team.”

Henryville freshman Emma Hendricks scored 11 points and Harrell chipped in 10.

Hollis nailed a shot in the opening moments of the extra session, and the Hornets did not look back after that.

“In the overtime, we got a good shot with Emily in the corner, and that got us going,” Conrad said.

 

Hornets win fifth straight, 63-20 over Crothersville
1/2/2013 by Kevin Harris (Evening News)

HENRYVILLE — Henryville won its fifth straight game and its second straight Southern Athletic Conference contest, 63-20 over Crothersville on Wednesday.

Since opening 3-0 then dropping six straight, the Hornets won three close games then blew out Rock Creek and Crothersville in back-to-back outings.

 

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On Wednesday, they held the Tigers to 20 points, including a shutout in the third quarter.

“Our team played well tonight on both sides of the basketball,” Henryville coach Josh Conrad said. “After the first two minutes of the game, our defense got a lot better mainly, because we were more active.”

On offense, freshman Emily Hollis scored 20 points and hit four 3-point shots. Nine different Hornets contributed to the scoring column, including 11 from Emma Hendricks, nine from Jasmine Harrell and eight more from Haley Huddleston.

“We feel like we are building some depth,” Conrad said. “We saw a ton of positives and had all the girls contribute positively.”

 

Hornets win fourth straight, 62-25 over Rock Creek
12/20/2012 by Staff (Evening News)

SOUTHERN INDIANA — Henryville’s girls’ basketball team won its fourth straight game and went above .500 at 7-6 with a 62-25 victory over Rock Creek Academy on Thursday.

The Hornets led 27-7 after one quarter and held the winless Lions to 15 points through three quarters to build a 35-point lead.

 

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“I feel like we continue to get better each day,” Henryville coach Josh Conrad said. “We did a better job on both sides of the court at times tonight. We have been battling injuries and illnesses, so it was nice to see some girls play different positions and make an impact.”

Emily Hollis led the Hornets with 14 poitns, including a pair of 3-pointers. Lesha Dallas (11) and Haley Huddleston (10) joined Hollis in double-figures. However, it has been the Hornets’ improved defense that has led to the impressive streak, Conrad said.

“I think we’ve played better defensively and that’s helped us out,” he said. “We haven’t been making the turnovers we were early on and that’s helped our defense out.”

Brittany Page led the Lions with seven points and Tabitha Tomskevitch and Christa Scholl added six apiece.

 

Henryville earns first SAC victory in OT
12/19/2012 by Greg Mengelt (Evening News)

HENRYVILLE — For the second straight game, the Henryville girls’ basketball team erased a large deficit to earn a comeback victory.

On Tuesday, the host Hornets erased South Central’s 29-17 halftime lead for a 50-45 Southern Athletic Conference victory.

Henryville outscored the Rebels (3-8, 1-1 SAC) 22-10 in the second half and 11-6 in overtime for its first conference win.

South Central’s Kelsey Miller led all scorers with 24 points, but the Hornets contained the Rebels’ senior star during the comeback.

“In the first half, Kelsey Miller controlled the game and made our defense pay,” Henryville coach Josh Conrad said. “In the second half, we played with more determination and intensity. We did a much better job pressuring the basketball and helping each other out.”

Seven different Hornets scored at least three points, led by freshman Emily Hollis with 13 points, fellow freshman Emma Hendricks and junior Sadie Spears with nine apiece and senior Jasmine Harrell with eight.

“We had positives from everyone who played tonight,” Conrad said.

 

Henryville wins again
12/11/2012 by Greg Mengelt (Evening News)

After winning its first three games of the season, Henryville dropped six straight.

But the Hornets have responded with back-to-back wins, including Tuesday’s 40-36 victory over West Washington to improve to 5-6.

“This game should be a nice confidence booster,” Henryville coach Josh Conrad said. “We had lots of positive things happen. Hopefully, we can continue to get better and keep moving in the right direction.”

Freshman Emily Hollis led Henryville with 16 points, including both of the Hornets’ 3-point shots. Senior Jasmine Harrell added six for a balanced Henryville squad.

 

Hornets come from behind to stun Providence
12/7/2012 by Greg Mengelt & Kevin Harris (Evening News)

Tailing 24-8 at halftime, Henryville outscored Providence 38-20 in the second half for a stunning 46-44 upset of the Pioneers on Friday.

“In the second half, our girls did an excellent job attacking their zone,” Hornets coach Josh Conrad said of his young squad. “In the first half, we stood around on offense, which created their offense. Our guards changed the game in the second half by attacking areas of the zone and, for the most part, taking balanced shots.

Henryville freshman Emily Hollis led all scorers with 17 points, including both of the Hornets’ 3-pointers. Senior Jasmine Harrell added 10 points and Haley Huddleston scored eight for Henryville, which snapped a six-game losing streak.

“I’m very proud of our effort and intensity in the second half,” Conrad said.

Providence knocked down eight 3-pointers in the contest, led by Meredith Endris and Nichole Tucker, who hit three apiece. Michaela Hoke also made a pair.

Endris led the Pioneers with 13 points.

 

Trinity holds on in home game against Henryville
12/4/2012 by Staff (Seymour Tribune)

Trinity Lutheran’s girls basketball team built a 33-21 lead at halftime of Tuesday’s home game against Henryville.

The visiting Hornets outscored the Cougars in the second half, but it wasn’t enough to pull out a win. Trinity won 63-56.

Allison Posey led Trinity with 19 points, including 12 of 15 from the free-throw line. Haley Couch scored 15 points in her season debut, while Kyra Klosterman scored 11 of her 13 points from the foul line.

Henryville also had three players score in double figures, led by Jasmine Harrell’s 19 points.

 

Hornets fall to Eagles
11/29/2012 by Kevin Harris (Evening News)

Host Henryville blew a 24-20 lead at start of the fourth quarter and lost to Lanesville on Thursday, 34-33. The Eagles outscored the Hornets in the final stanza, 34-33.

“We had a few miscues late in the game that led to two 3-point shots and a three-point play. In a low-scoring game, that makes it hard to win,” Henryville coach Josh Conrad said.

No one for the Hornets scored in double figures. Freshman Emily Hollis paced Henryville with eight points, knocking down two 3-pointers. Teammates Jasmine Harrell and Tami Burgin each scored six points.

“We did a better job moving the basketball. We just didn’t finish open shots,” Conrad said. “As a team, we have to do a better job being ready to shoot and attacking the basket. Defensively, our intensity was better for the majority of the game, though we have to do a better job finishing.”

 

Pirates rebound for 64-31 win over Henryville
11/24/2012 by Greg Mengelt (Evening News)

HENRYVILLE — Charlestown’s 54-44 loss to rival New Washington the night before Thanksgiving left a bad taste in Pirates coach Sam Terrell’s mouth.

So when his team returned on Friday, Terrell put them through a tough practice, even with a tough game against Henryville the next afternoon.

The results was a 64-31 road victory the Hornets.

“I felt like in the New Wash game, we didn’t play our game,” Terrell said. “I said at Friday’s practice, we’re going to get after it and just work hard. We had a hard two-hour practice, probably harder than we should have the day before a game, but we were like, if we don’t get it together, this could go south for us.

“We came in today and played hard. Hopefully, we can continue to do that.”

“We came back [after Thanksgiving] and talked as a team and talked about how we needed to work more as a team instead of just talking like a team,” senior center Emily Young said. “I think that really was a major factor in how we played today.”

 

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The Pirates shot 50 percent from the floor (23 of 46), got to the foul line 25 times and forced 30 Henryville turnovers to improve to 2-2.

“This is how hard we want to play on a continuous basis,” Terrell said. “We got some shots we didn’t get to fall [against New Wash and Corydon Central].”

The Pirates opened on fire, jumping out to a 10-0 lead in the first three minutes of the contest. Justice Burdin scored the first seven then Shelby Goedeker knocked down a 3-pointer.

Emily Hollis hit one of her three free throws to get the Hornets on the board and Jasmine Harvey scored on a drive to give the Pirates a 12-1 lead and force a Henryville timeout.

“We have to come out ready to play every game,” Young said. “The couple games that we’ve lost so far, we’ve gotten off to slow start and we haven’t been prepared to jump out on them.”

“Charlestown came out ready to play and our effort was pretty poor,” Henryville coach Josh Conrad said. “You can’t compete against good teams if you’re not going to go out and give a lot of effort.”

The Pirates led 19-10 after one quarter and pushed it to 32-17 at the break. Charlestown then put the game away in the third by outscoring the Hornets 22-8.

“We had a lot of people step up,” Terrell said.

One of those to step up was Young, who finished with a season-high nine points.

“She was a little more aggressive offensively,” Terrell said of Young. “Our big girls need to be more offensively aggressive. We’re big and we’re pretty solid on the inside and we need to take advantage of that.”

“This year coach has made it clear to me that I need to be more of an offensive threat,” Young said. “In the past I’ve been more of a defensive threat. This year I’ve kind of tried to focus on scoring a little more.”

Burdin led the Pirates with 22 points and 10 rebounds, including four on the offensive end. She also had two assists, two steals and a blocked shot.

“Burdin’s tough,” Conrad said. “She’s tough to guard. Every time we scored a couple baskets, she’d come back, get right to the rim and score a couple herself. She was hard to stop.”

Kaitlynn Henning added 15 points, three rebounds and three steals. Goedeker scored seven points and Taryn Moore had a Charlestown-best four assists.

Jasmine Harrell led Henryville, which shot 26 percent from the floor, with 10 points. She also had four rebounds and three assists.

“She was offensive there for a little while in the third quarter,” Conrad said of Harrell. “If she plays offense like that, good things will happen.”

 

Inside play leads Dragons to 50-25 bounce back win over Henryville
11/17/2012 by Jon Reiter (Evening News)

SELLERSBURG — Silver Creek girls’ basketball coach Scott Schoen said his squad had difficulty working the ball inside to star forward Alex Tinsley in Friday night’s loss to Jeffersonville.

“We just couldn’t get it there last night,” Schoen said following Silver Creek’s 50-25 home win against Henryville on Saturday. “[Henryville coach] Josh [Conrad] does a great job getting his kids ready, but we thought the middle would be open, and with Alex and Kelsi [Scott], that’s a pretty good tandem for us when we can get it going.”

 

Photos by Joe Ullrich

 

Tinsley scored eight points in the first half and eight more in the second to lead all scorers with 16 points in the Silver Creek (2-1) victory. Scott, a 6-foot center, added five points and six rebounds and senior guard Emily Clayton notched 11 points.

The Dragons controlled the matchup throughout, but found a little bit of danger early in the third quarter, after a three-pointer from Henryville guard Chelsea LaMotte brought the Hornets to within seven at 28-21 with 5:12 remaining in the third quarter.

Immediately following LaMotte’s 3, Schoen called a timeout. Over the remainder of the quarter, Silver Creek put Henryville away, scoring 11 unanswered points to take a 39-21 lead after three.

Schoen said during that timeout he stressed the importance of defensive intensity to his squad. LaMotte’s three-pointer capped a 7-0 run by Henryville that saw jumpers from guards Emily Hollis and Bethanie Harbold find paydirt.

“We’re about defense. We’re about not gambling,” Schoen said. “We were really gambling right there, and we talked about in that timeout getting three holds in a row. We were able to do that, and we pulled our press off — that let us stay in front of them a little bit easier.”

Nine Dragon players scored, and Schoen rotated in 11 players in the first quarter alone.

“It’s going to help us going forward to get these girls experience,” he said. “We had some good play from our bench tonight, Alexis Barnett (seven points) really gave us a lift.”
Henryville had no double-figure scorers, although senior guard Jasmine Harrell notched six points and seven rebounds. LaMotte added six points for the Hornets (3-3).

 

Mustangs defeat Hornets
11/16/2012 by Kevin Harris (Evening News)

SOUTHERN INDIANA - Junior guard Ashley Johnson poured in 30 points to lead host New Washington past Henryville on Friday, 68-48.

“She killed us in the second half,” Hornets’ coach Josh Conrad said. “She pretty much drove down the court and knocked down shots.

Freshman Emily Hollis paced Henryville with 19 points. Senior guard Jasmine Harrell chipped in 14.

 

Henryville commits 28 turnovers to fall in Tipoff Tourney final, 45-33
11/10/2012 by Kevin Harris (Evening News)

HENRYVILLE — On Saturday night at Furnish Gymnasium, the Henryville girls’ basketball team tried to avenge last year’s loss to Oldenburg Academy in the championship game of the Henryville Tipoff Tournament.

But a slew of turnovers prevented the Hornets from paying back the defending champion Twisters.

Henryville committed 28 turnovers, with 17 coming in the first half, to fall to Oldenburg Academy in this year‘s tournament final, 45-33.

 

Photos by C. E. Branham

 

Hornets’ coach Josh Conrad said the miscues were too much for his team to overcome, as Henryville trailed by 18 points at halftime and by as many as 24 points early in the fourth quarter.

“[The turnovers] were more of our lack of effort tonight,” Conrad said. “We were not positioned low to the basketball and not cutting to our passes. [Handling the ball] is one of those things you’ve got to do from the get-go.”

The Twisters’ defense had a lot to do with the Hornet errors, too. It did not matter what defense Oldenburg was in, whether it was its zone full-court press or its half-court man-to-man, because it forced Henryville turnovers. The Twisters (3-0) did a good job of moving their feet and spreading their arms to create deflections.

Conrad expected Oldenburg to apply that kind of stifling pressure throughout the contest.

“We talked about that heading in,” Conrad said. “We got back on our heels early and they had more intensity than we did.”

The Hornets (3-1) made a late run, but it was too little, too late. Trailing 43-19 in the final period, they scored 14 unanswered points to pull within 10 points. Henryville senior guard Chelsea LaMotte scored seven of her nine points during the spurt, which included a 3-pointer.

Freshman guard Emily Hollis led the Hornets with 12 points, shooting 5-of-19 from the field. Conrad credits Hollis’ chemistry with Henryville senior point guard Jasmine Harrell for helping the rookie get the ball in the bucket on Saturday.

“She does a good job of positioning herself, and a lot of that goes to Jasmine. In transition, they do a good job of finding each other,” Conrad said. “[Hollis] can definitely shoot the ball. Tonight, she didn’t get into the flow until the end. But she has a chance to knock down some shots.”

Conrad says there are some benefits to playing a tournament at the start of the season.

“You get to see a lot of defenses and personnel early on. It allows you to see a lot of different things,” Conrad said. “They’re really a fun group to coach. We have a lot of things to work on, but they are good things to work on.”

 

Henryville advances to Tipoff championship
11/9/2012 by Staff (Evening News)

CLARKSVILLE — Henryville improved to 3-0 and advanced to tonight’s Henryville Tipoff Tournament championship game with a 47-28 win over Clarksville on Friday.

The Hornets will face Oldenburg Academy in title game, which is scheduled for 7 p.m.

Clarksville was even with the Hornets through two quarters on Friday before Henryville exploded for a 25-point third quarter to take a 40-23 lead.

“In the third quarter, we finally hit some shots and contained better on the defensive end,” Henryville coach Josh Conrad said. “We were getting good shots in the first half, we just didn’t knock them down.”

“Henryville just came out in the third quarter and knocked down some shots and just played harder than we did,” Generals coach B.D. Ledbetter said.

Freshman Emily Hollis led Henryville for the third straight game, this time with 25 points. She knocked down four three-point shots. She was the only Hornet in double-figures.

Clarksville was led by Haley Jenkins’ nine points.

 

Hornets improve to 2-0
11/8/2012 by Greg Mengelt (Evening News)

Henryville won its second Henrvyille Tip-off Tournament game, defeating Medora 49-31 on Thursday.

“We saw improvement tonight on both ends of the floor,” Henryville coach Josh Conrad said. “I thought we did a good job finding the open person in the first three quarters. We know we have things to work on the defensive end, but the players are working hard and that's what counts.”

For the second straight game, freshman Emily Hollis led the Hornets in scoring. She followed up a 19-point performance in Henryville’s season opening win over Irvington Prep with 24 points against Medora. Nine different Hornets scored in the victory.

Hannah Elkins led Medora with nine points.

 

Hornets open with big win
11/6/2012 by Greg Mengelt (Evening News)

Henryville led host Irvington Prep 41-11 at the half and rolled to a season-opening 72-15 victory.

The contest was also the opener of the Henryville Tipoff Tournament.

Four Hornets scored in double figures, led by Emily Hollis with 19. Haley Huddleston had 12 and Tami Burgin and Lesha Dallas scored 10 apiece.

Henryville coach Josh Conrad praised distributors Chelsea LaMotte and Jasmine Harrell after the win.

“I thought Jasmine and Chelsea did a good job of getting people in the right spots and doing the little things to make the team better,” Conrad said.

 

2012 Fall-Break Lady Hornets Basketball Camp
10/15-19/2012

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We want to thank all the campers for attending - and all the parents for providing the opportunity! In addition, we want to thank all the high school players for their efforts! We hope all involved enjoyed the 2012 Fall-Break Lady Hornets Basketball Camp!

 

 

 

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All-Area Team
3/11/2011 by Matt Koesters (Evening News)

SOUTHERN INDIANA — Jeffersonville’s Lakin Roland has been named the recipient of this year’s Sonya Wahl Award, awarded to the best girls’ basketball player in Clark and Floyd Counties.

Simply put, Roland was the most versatile player on the best team in the state. Despite towering over most opponents at 6-foot-1, Roland is listed as a guard on the Jeff roster.

It’s not a misprint.

“Lakin can play one through five,” Jeffersonville coach Chad Gilbert said. “She can handle the ball, she can shoot the ball, she can pass the ball, she can rebound the ball — she does everything. She’s a throwback Magic Johnson, Larry Bird-type player.”

On a team packed to the brim with talent, Roland’s performance consistently stood out throughout the season.

“Lakin is so versatile,” Gilbert said. “If she gets sombody big on her, she can take her out in the court. If you get someone small, she takes them down the blook. She’s just a tough match-up for teams to go against.”

When contacted with news of the accolade, Roland was surprised and humble in receiving the honor.

“I’m very thankful,” the Jeff junior said, “and I couldn’t have done it without my team, though, because they get me the ball when I need it.”

Along with Roland, three other Jeff players were named to our first-team All-Area Team of the Season.

Jeffersonville senior forward Brooke Valentine, senior guard Jamice Williams and junior forward Jalynn McClain were all named to our first team.

“They all deserve it,” Roland said. “We worked so har this year. I’m not surprised at all that they’re all on that team because they’re great team members and we all did this together.”

New Albany guard Kamaren Cole — the only non-Red Devil — rounds out the first team.

Additionally, Gilbert has been named the 2010-11 Coach of the Year, again by a unanimous vote.

“It’s a great honor,” Gilbert said, “because there’s so many good coaches in our area. But more than anything, it’s a reflection upon our program — our kids, our coaching staff, our parents, our administration, our community. That’s what makes coaching and playing for Jeff so special.

“When you’ve got those things, you feel like you need to live up to that every year and it makes you want to be the best coach you can possibly be.”

TEAM OF THE SEASON
FIRST TEAM
Lakin Roland, Jeffersonville
““She’s such a nice kid. As the season went on, she finally realized how good she is. She took advantage of that and really exploited teams in our tournament run.”
— Jeffersonville coach Chad Gilbert

Brooke Valentine, Jefferosnville
“Brooke’s just so athletic. She gets those tough rebounds in traffic just because she just goes up another level. The one thing about Brooke is, she’s just so unselfish on the court and has such a great understanding of how to play. She really made her teammates better.”
— Gilbert

Jalynn McClain, Jeffersonville
“ Jalynn is a fierce competitor. She wants to win at all costs, and I thought she really played the last 15-16 games as well as any time she’s played in her career. She rebounded the ball extremely well. She took her time and finished her shots inside, and then stepped up and hit her free throws. That was something she worked on and concentrated on, and she just really bought into what we were trying to accomplish here. I’m really proud of the season that Jalynn had.”
— Gilbert

Jamice Williams, Jeffersonville
“Jamice is someone who I thought did a great job of running the show. She improved every year that she played for us, handled the ball wonderfully and distributed the ball. Her and Brooklyn (Kinnaird’s) unselfish play, passing up a good shot in order to take a great shot was key to our team’s success.”
— Gilbert

Kamaren Cole, New Albany
“Kamaren really matured as a basketball player as the year went on. She stepped up and became our go-to kid, our playmaker whenever we needed to make something happen. We would not have made the progress that we did as a basketball team without her leadership on and off the floor. The attitude that she brought to practice and to games made everyone around her better. She has added more dimensions to her game which has made her a very dangerous player.”
— New Albany coach Amanda Carmichael

SECOND TEAM
Erin Mikel, Borden
Morgan Rookstool, Floyd Central
Brooklyn Kinnaird, Jeffersonville
Tanner Marcum, New Albany
Emily Clayton, Silver Creek

THIRD TEAM
Allison Knox, Henryville
Tisha Langford, New Albany
Casey Johnson, New Washington
Mandi Martin, Silver Creek
Alex Tinsley, Silver Creek

HONORABLE MENTIONS: Molly Voyles, Silver Creek; Allison Rademacher, Borden; Kierstin Hall, Clarksville; Emily Foster, Floyd Central;

COACH OF THE YEAR HONORABLE MENTION: Amanda Carmichael, New Albany.

Embry earns Academic All State honors
2/14/2011

Henryville's Carissa Embry earned a spot on the Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association's 2010-11 Academic All State Basketball team. The ICGSA annually selects 25 seniors from across the state to be honored on it's Academic All State team.

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Three Borden players make All-SAC team
2/14/2011 by Kevin Harris (Evening News)

A trio of Borden players have been selected to the all-Southern Athletic Conference girls’ basketball team.

The three Braves are Erin Mikel, Allison Rademacher and Allison Bishop, who are all juniors. They helped Borden win its first Class A sectional title since 2003 last Saturday.

The rest of the team includes New Washington’s Kriston Sarver and Casey Johnson, Henryville’s Allison Knox, Lanesville’s Ashley Schoen, Kayla Smith and Brooklyn Keinsley and South Central’s Shelby Miller and Kelsey Miller.

Shelby Miller has been named the SAC’s Most Outstanding Player, while South Central head coach Randall Schoen is this season’s SAC Coach of the Year.

Knox, Maudlin selected to All Tournament Second Team
2/12/2011

Henryville's Sythea Maudlin and Allison Knox were selected to the IHSAA Class A Sectional 62 All Tournament Second Team.

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Despite strong defense, Henryville falls to South Central, 42-33
2/9/2011 by Matt Koesters (Evening News)

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BORDEN — Henryville was able to contain South Central’s key offensive threats, but an unlikely Rebel double-double helped down the Hornets, 42-33.

South Central’s Katie Saylor scored 12 points and collected 10 rebounds to help the Rebels advance to the Class A Borden Sectional Semifinals.

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“That wasn’t by design, but she played a nice game,” South Central coach Randall Schoen said. “Katie always played hard. You can never fault her effort or what she does.”

Saylor’s unexpected heroism came on the heels of a fine defensive effort by the Hornets on Shelby and Kelsey Miller, the strength of the Rebel offense.

“They’ve got the two Miller girls, and that’s their focus offensively, so that was our focus defensively,” Henryville coach Josh Conrad said. “We tried to stop their transition. They got some buckets, but for the most part I thought we did a pretty good job.”

Transition was the lynchpin of the South Central attack plan, and when Henryville solved Shelby Miller, it was time to reevaluate, Schoen said.

“It’s one of those games where you’ve just got to grind it out, and the girls have proved they’re capable of doing that,” Schoen said. “It’s a little easier when we don’t have to, though.”

The Hornets were able to hold Shelby Miller scoreless in the first quarter of the game, and the Hornets kept it close, trailing 13-12 at the first stop.

The Hornets’ strong defense held up in the second stanza as well, holding the Rebels to just six points. But the Henryville offense could never get going, answering with just four of its own. Henryville trailed 19-16 at the break.

“I just wish we had scored some more points and had a different outcome,” Conrad said. “But the girls worked extremely hard and they followed the game plan, and you can’t compliment them enough.”

After the break, the Rebels came roaring out of the locker room. After scoring just six points in the second quarter, they scored six in the first two minutes of the third. Saylor got an easy bunny on a feed by Shelby Miller, then Miller added two of her own on a runner in transition. Miller found Saylor again after a Henryville turnover, and the lead was suddenly nine, 25-16.

Henryville’s Tyna Harbold was able to stop the run with a pair of free throws, and the Hornets held the Rebels to just four points for the rest of the quarter, but the Henryville offense never got going.

Thanks to some late fouls, Shelby Miller was still able to score 10 points for South Central, and also found other ways to hurt the Hornets. She pulled down 12 boards and dished four assists. Kelsey Miller added 12.

For Henryville, Sythea Maudlin led the way with 11 points, including three 3s. Harbold had nine for the Hornets.

“The seniors all year, you cannot say anything bad about them,” Conrad said. “It’s something our program’s going to miss, just their daily leadership. And it’s good that we get to send girls like that out into the real world, because you know they’re going to be successful.”

Stat Leaders:
Assist - Ja. Harrell (6), Steals - Ja. Harrell (2), Rebounds - Harbold, Knox (5), Blocks - Ja. Harrell, Maudlin (1), Charges - Embry, Harbold (1)

Borden survives Henryville in overtime
2/4/2011 by Matt Koesters (Evening News)

In a closely contested low-scoring affair, visiting Borden came out on top over Henryville in overtime, 45-39.

In a slow fourth quarter, the two teams combined for just five points, but the 3-2 Borden edge forced the extra frame. The Braves (12-8, 3-2 SAC) were 7-of-10 from the free-throw line to seal the win.

“Borden did a nice job taking care of the basketball and hitting free throws in the overtime,” Henryville coach Josh Conrad said.

For Borden, Allison Bishop led the way with 13 points. Allison Rademacher added 10 for the Braves.

Allison Knox led all scorers, putting down 15 for the Hornets (13-9, 1-4).

“We thought it was a pretty well-played game from start to finish for both teams,” Borden coach Terry Rademacher said.

Stat Leaders:
Assist - Ja. Harrell (5), Steals - Gilstrap, Je. Harrell (2), Rebounds - Knox (9), Blocks - , Charges -

Henryville defeats Rock Creek
2/3/2011

With a balanced scoring attack, the Lady Hornets rolled to a 55-25 victory at Rock Creek Community Academy.

Stat Leaders:
Assist - Ja. Harrell (6), Steals - Knox (5), Rebounds - Knox, Je. Harrell (8), Blocks - , Charges -

Henryville downs Shawe
2/1/2011 by Matt Koesters (Evening News)

SOUTHERN INDIANA — Henryville managed to stop Madison Shawe from scoring more than two points in two quarters on its way to victory, 36-25 at home on Tuesday.

The Hornets got out to a fast start in the win, closing the first quarter up 10-2. However, Shawe was able to return the favor in the second stanza with a 13-2 quarter-long run to take a 15-12 lead into the break.

“In the second quarter, we stayed back and didn’t apply as much pressure on the ball, which allowed (the Hilltoppers) to move it better and get open shots,” Henryville coach Josh Conrad said. “The second half, we did a better job defensively.”

The Henryville defense returned to its stellar form in the third frame, once again allowing just two points. A 15-8 fourth sealed it for the Hornets.

“Offensively, we did a decent job moving the basketball and getting open shots,” Conrad said. “I thought our defense was good, especially when they were active.”

For Henryville, Sythea Maudlin led all scorers with 13. Tyna Harbold and Jenna Harrell added eight points apiece for the Hornets.

Stat Leaders:
Assist - Ja. Harrell (6), Steals - Ja. Harrell (5), Rebounds - Je. Harrell (8), Blocks - Gilstrap (1), Charges - Embry, Harbold (1)

Lady Hornets drop road game
1/27/2011

After trailing by only four at half-time, the Lady Hornets fell on the road, 44-22.

Stat Leaders:
Assist - Maudlin (3), Steals - Embry, Je. Harrell (2), Rebounds - Knox, Maudlin (5), Blocks - , Charges -

Harrells lead Hornets to 63-56 overtime win over Clarksville
1/25/2011 by Greg Mengelt (Evening News)

CLARKSVILLE Henryvilles Harrell sisters scored 10 points in overtime as the Hornets outscored host Clarksville 13-6 in the extra period to pull out a 63-56 victory on Tuesday.

On the first play of the overtime session, Carissa Embry hit a cutting Jasmine Harrell with a lob pass that led to a three-point play. With Henryville leading 55-52, Jasmine hit the first of two free throws. When she missed the second, her older sister Jenna was there for an offensive rebound putback and the Hornets led 58-52 with 1:51 left in overtime.

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Jasmine then hit a pair of free throws and Jenna scored her second field goal of the overtime as Henryville (11-7) held off the pesky Generals.

(The Harrells) did a good job, but really, its all the girls, Henryville head coach Josh Conrad said. Theyre all passing and getting rebounds. You can single two girls out, but the five on the floor were doing a great job, and the people who came off the bench were doing a great job.

Clarksville (3-13) had a chance to put the game away in overtime, but Tionna Peters missed three of four free throws in the final 58 seconds. After missing a pair with just under a minute to play, Peters was fouled on a loose ball with 2.3 seconds left with the Generals down 50-49. She missed the first free throw then sent the game into overtime by making the second.

In close games, thats going to happen, Conrad said. There were some plays we didnt make, either. You always have to take a win, especially a win (on the road) in overtime. Those are the games you love to have.

The Generals lost their 10th straight game but not without showing a lot of character. With Peters on the bench with two early fouls, Clarksville fell behind 15-4 as the Hornets scored the final 11 points of the first period.

In the first quarter, Clarksville committed nine turnovers and 10 fouls. Henryville was in the double-bonus with 1:23 left in the opening period.

Despite serious foul trouble, the Generals outscored Henryville 20-16 in the second period and cut the Hornets lead to 31-24 at the break by scoring the halfs final five points.

I told the kids at halftime we were only down by seven. If we stay out of foul trouble, were going to get back in this game, Clarksville head coach Troy Mitchell said. We had a good game plan and we got back in the game.

It was Peters, who led Clarksville back. The junior point guard scored 11 of her game-high 20 points in the second quarter.

When shes sitting with me, were a different team, Mitchell said. When shes on the floor, she handles the ball, she can score herself and she gets other kids the ball.

Behind five late points from Ashley Parrish, the Generals cut the lead to 38-35 at the end of three quarters. They took a 42-41 lead their first since 2-0 on two Bronte Miley free throws with 4:23 left, then pushed the advantage to 46-41 on four more free throws. Henryville outscored the Generals 9-4 the rest of the fourth quarter with Kierstin Hall and Parrish on the bench after fouling out.

At the very end, we had a lot of firepower sitting on the bench, Mitchell explained. Ashley and Kierstin were having good games.

Jasmine Harrell led Henryville with 12 points. Teammate Allison Knox scored 11 nine in the first half before fouling out late in the fourth quarter. Tyna Harbold added nine points for the Hornets.

Hall finished with 10 points and 15 rebounds for the Generals. Parrish also had 10 points. Miley finished with five points and a game-high six assists, and Kaitie Price contributed with five points, five assists, a pair of rebounds and a pair of steals.

The kids have been fighting hard all year, Mitchell said. I feel bad for them right now. Were a pretty decent team. Were not that bad, but we just cant get a break right now. Nothings going our way.

Stat Leaders:
Assist - Embry (7), Steals - Embry (3), Rebounds - Je. Harrell (8), Blocks - , Charges -

Henryville falls to Orleans
1/21/2011 by Matt Koesters (Evening News)

The Hornets coughed up the ball 24 times in 56 possessions and lost at Orleans, 47-33.

We did a lot of good things today,” Henryville coach Josh Conrad said. We just had too many turnovers to win the game.”

Ahead by two points midway through the second quarter, Henryville allowed the Bulldogs to go on an 8-0 run to conclude the half.

We just quit taking care of the basketball,” Conrad said.

Allison Knox led the Hornets with a game-high 14 points in the loss.

Stat Leaders:
Assist - Ja. Harrell (5), Steals - Ja. Harrell (2), Rebounds - Je. Harrell (8), Blocks - Embry, Je. Harrell (1), Charges -

Hornets roll past Warriors
1/18/2011 by Kevin Harris (Evening News)

Host Henryville bolted out to a 14-0 lead after the first quarter and cruised to a 51-30 over Christian Academy of Indiana. It was Coach Brian Guernsey Night at HHS, as the Hornets honored their former coach.

Junior guard Allison Knox paced Henryville (10-6) with a game-high 18 points. Teammates Jenna Harrell and Tyna Harbold each scored seven.

“We got off to a good start defensively, applying pressure and attacking the basket,” Hornets’ head coach Josh Conrad said. “As a team, we did a better job moving the basketball to get open shots. We had a lot of good things happen tonight. Hopefully, we can build on this game and continue to improve.”

CAI’s Stephanie Combs knocked down four 3-pointers to score a team-high 12 points. Teammate Nicole Kauchak chipped in 10 points, eight rebounds, three steals and two blocked shots. Also for the Warriors, Rachel Boesing snagged 12 boards.

“Honestly, I am very proud of how our girls played this evening,” Warriors’ head coach Emy Lorigan said. “Our girls kept fighting and continued to battle and believe until the end. We are very proud of the effort the girls put forth this evening. We continue to get better every game. By the time sectionals roll around, we feel that we will be able to compete with anyone we play.”

Stat Leaders:
Assist - Ja. Harrell (5), Steals - Harbold (5), Rebounds - Ja. Harrell (8), Blocks - Embry, Je. Harrell (1), Charges -

Hornets fall to Rebels
1/13/2011 by Kevin Harris (Evening News)

Visiting Henryville fell behind 17-2 after the first quarter and did not recover after that in a 48-21 setback at Southwestern.

Senior Sythea Maudlin led the Hornets (9-6) with seven points. Junior Allison Knox poured in five.

“Southwestern did a good job of turning our turnovers into points,” Henryville head coach Josh Conrad said. “We committed 10 turnovers in the first quarter, mainly in the half-court which resulted in the 17-2 score. The second quarter we did a better job moving and taking care of the basketball, which helped our defense.”

... from the Madison Courier
1/13/2011 by Mark Campbell (Madison Courier)

Five early turnovers - most on unforced errors - would be enough on most nights to put the Southwestern Lady Rebels in a hole they might not recover from.

But that was not the case Thursday when coach Rhonda Smith's Rebels weathered the early miscues to bury Henryville 17-2 in the first quarter and cruise to a 48-21 basketball win in Hanover.

Afterwards, Smith said she was happy to get the win but noted that the Rebels' inability to take care of the ball early on remains cause for greater concern.

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"We had five turnovers in the first few minutes and that's what's been killing us in every game we've lost," Smith said of her 8-7 Rebels. "They're unforced mistakes and they've been putting us in some big holes that we can't get out of. We spend a lot of energy trying to come back and then fall short. We've still got to correct that or we're not going to accomplish the things we want to accomplish this season."

On paper, the Hornets, now 9-6, looked like a formidable opponent but their fat won-loss record was built on considerably weaker opposition than the Rebels. For that reason Smith expected her team to not only win, but make winning look easy.

And that's what ended up happening despite the early turnovers.

Southwestern led 5-0 before Henryville got on the scoreboard on a Carissa Embry bucket three minutes into the game and reeled off a 15-0 run before Hannah Gilstrap got the Hornets second bucket 30 seconds into the second quarter.

There was no let-up from that point on as Southwestern led 25-11 at halftime, 37-16 after three quarters and 42-16 with about five minutes left when Smith began sending in her reserves to finish out the rout.

Brandi Ponder led the Rebels with a game-high 17 points to go with six rebounds and two steals while Kelsey Jones added 11 points, three rebounds and two steals, Dani Riley had eight points to go with 10 rebounds and two blocks and Alex Gordon scored six with seven rebounds and an assist and a steal.

Henryville was limited to single digits in all four quarters with Sythea Mauldin coming off the bench to lead the Hornets with seven points.

Smith said the Rebels have been working on taking better care of the ball since the preseason and especially over the holiday break. However, she noted that missed practices due to snow days have set the team back.

"We've been setback some by all the snow days. It's hard to build on things when you are missing so many practices but I'm sure everybody is having to deal with it, too," Smith said. "Our defense is not too bad and it's getting better, but our offense is struggling. When we set the ball up and run our offense we got nice shots, but there were too many times tonight when we just came down and put up shots without running our offense."

The win over Henryville is the Rebels' last non-conference game until the final Saturday in January. Southwestern begins a string of three straight Ohio River Valley Conference games Tuesday at Rising Sun and then hosts Milan Thursday and visits Jac-Cen-Del Jan. 27.

South Ripley, which already won its matchup with the Rebels, leads the ORVC at 3-0 while Jac-Cen-Del and Switzerland County are both 1-0. The Rebels are in fourth place at 1-1.

"I told our kids we were 7-7 coming into tonight and now we're 1-0 and starting over right now," Smith said. "We still want to win the conference. We're going to try to win out in our conference from here on and hope somebody else helps us out with South Ripley."

Stat Leaders:
Assist - Ja. Harrell (2), Steals - Gilstrap (6), Rebounds - Ja. Harrell (6), Blocks - Gilstrap, Je. Harrell (1), Charges -

Defensive play propels Henryville over Crothersville
1/4/2011 by Matt Koesters (Evening News)

The Hornets struggled offensively, but were still able to put away Crothersville, 36-23, thanks to a big fourth quarter.

Henryville (9-5) defended their basket admirably, but had little luck putting the ball through the strings for much of the night.

“Defensviely, we did a good job of applying pressure,” Henryville coach Josh Conrad said. “We forced 36 turnovers; however, we struggled converting those into points until the fourth quarter. Offensively, we just struggled putting the ball into the basket.”

Henryville’s offense was able to put 17 points up on the Tigers in the fourth quarter to get the victory.

Allison Knox led the Hornets with 13 points. Crothersville (1-11) did not have a scorer in double digits.

Stat Leaders:
Assist - Ja. Harrell (6), Steals - Ja. Harrell (8), Rebounds - Gilstrap (6), Blocks - , Charges - Knox (1)

2010 Sports stories of the year
01/02/2011 by Greg Mengelt (Evening News)

SOUTHERN INDIANA — History makers. Improbably success stories. In Southern Indiana, 2010 will be remembered for unbelievable runs, shocking outcomes — and a stunning end to a 40-year coaching marriage.

1. Jeff’s Final 4 run. For the first time in 15 years, Jeffersonville’s boys’ basketball program returned to the state’s Class 4A Final 4.

At the beginning of the year, the Red Devils looked nothing like regional champions. They were 8-4 after a second-half comeback that fell short in a 53-50 loss to rival New Albany. That impressive second half — in which they outscored the Bulldogs 30-19 — turned out to be a sneak peek of future success.

The New Albany loss was the last Jeff would suffer for 60 days. In the sectional championship, the Red Devils got revenge by knocking off the three-time defending sectional champion Bulldogs for their first sectional championship since 2006.

One week later, Jeff pulled off another shocker, beating the unbeaten defending state champion Bloomington South Panthers. The Devils came from 12 points back in the fourth quarter to steal a 58-56 victory and earn a trip to the Final 4.

Jeff’s amazing tournament run came to an end in the with a 82-77 loss to eventual-champion North Central, 82-77.

2. Floyd’s historic season. Floyd Central’s girls’ basketball team entered the 2009-10 basketball season predicted to finish second in the Hoosier Hills Conference. As it turned out, the Highlanders were second-best team in Indiana.

The Highlanders won their first 19 games, including a 58-57 overtime win over HHC-preseason favorite Jeffersonville, and rose to No. 2 in the Class 4A poll. After suffering a setback in its regular-season finale at Columbus East, they proved that the win over Jeff was no fluke. The Highlanders beat the Red Devils, 50-47, in the Sectional 15 semifinal before topping Seymour, 80-67, for their first sectional crown in 17 years.

Floyd followed the sectional crown with its first regional title ever after beating Evansville Harrison and Mooresville. The run ended the next week against eventual-champion Ben Davis, but not before the Highlanders set a school record with 25 wins.

3. A legend retires. Unhappy with the one-year contract offered to him by Providence’s administration, legendary coaching Pioneer Gene Sartini told The Tribune’s Chris Morris that he would step down as the school’s football coach following the 2010 campaign.

Sartini coached the Pioneers for 40 years, compiling 268 wins, five sectional titles, a regional crown and a spot in the state championship game in 1993. The 268 wins were the fifth-most among Indiana active coaches at the time of his announcement.

In Sartini’s final season, the Pioneers went 6-4, including wins over Jeffersonville and New Albany.

4. A legend hired. On Jan. 22, Jeffersonville hired legendary Kentucky high school coach Bob Redman as its new football coach.

Redman won 317 games and coached three state champions and three runners-up while coaching four different schools on the other side of the river. At Male, where Redman coached eventual NFL players Michael Bush and his son, Chris Redman, his teams went 190-49.

Although the move originally inspired enthusiasm throughout the school and the community, Redman’s first season didn’t go the way he planned. The Red Devils went 1-9 and their defense surrendered 47 points per game in the nine losses.

Counting out Redman wouldn’t be wise. With the exception of his 19 years at Male, where his Bulldogs never suffered a losing season, starting slow has been Redman’s modus operandi during stops at Durrett, Wagner and Ballard. Under Redman, slow starts have eventually turned into strong programs.

5. Another World Series. For the second time in three years, Jeff/GRC Little League sent a team to a Little League World Series.

With a few new players sprinkled in, the same group of athletes who led Jeff to Williamsport, Penn., as 12-year-olds did it again. After winning their fifth consecutive District V championship, the 14-year-olds won their third state crown in four years with a 9-5 win over South Bend Eastside.

At the Region championships in Fort Wayne, Jeff/GRC went unbeaten and capped another trip to the World Series with a 9-5 win over Midland, Mich.

At the World Series, Jeff split four games. Jeff’s season finished with a thrilling Drew Ellis walk-off grand slam in a 7-4 win over Mechanicsville, Va. The following day, Jeff needed help from the Virginia state champions. If Mechanicsville could defeat El Monte, Calif., it would put GRC in the national championship game. El Monte erased an 8-3 deficit and beat Virginia, 12-9, leaving Jeff as the nation’s third-place team.

6. Jeff tennis goes to state. A season after winning its first regional championship in 13 years, Jeffersonville’s boys’ tennis team made it back-to-back titles with 3-2 wins over Floyd Central and Silver Creek in early October.

The Red Devils weren’t finished. Three days later at Jasper, the Red Devils needed only 73 minutes to win their first-ever semistate championship and earn a trip to the state finals for the first time, winning 5-0 over No. 21 Evansville Memorial.

The Red Devils still weren’t done. In the first round of the state finals in Indianapolis, Jeff became one of the state’s four teams left standing with a 4-1 triumph over Valparaiso. In the state semifinal, senior Shane Burke was Jeff’s lone victor as the Red Devils fell 4-1 to state runner-up Brebeuf.

7. Four All-Stars. New Albany and Jeffersonville each had two boys’ basketball players named to Indiana All-Stars teams and they met on June 9 at Rushville High School.

A senior team that consisted of New Albany’s Donnie Hale and Jeff’s Kegan Clark faced a junior team with Chris Whitehead of New Albany and Evan Maschmeyer of Jeffersonville.

Despite 15 points, six rebounds and four blocked shots from Hale — a future Purdue Boilermaker — Whitehead and Maschmeyer helped lead the juniors to a 92-78 victory over the seniors, who were without an injured Clark. Hale made five of his six free throws, including two that came courtesy of a hard foul from his former Bulldog teammate.

Whitehead scored seven second-half points for the juniors and Maschmeyer hit a 3-pointer on his only field goal attempt in the victory.

8. Three volleyball regional champions. On Oct. 26, New Albany, Silver Creek and Henryville followed up volleyball sectional championships with regional titles.

New Albany won the final two sets to outlast Castle in four frames, 25-17, 22-25, 25-22, 25-21 for its fifth regional crown in school history. Silver Creek won back-to-back regional titles with a straight-set 25-15, 25-16, 25-16 triumph over Brown County, and Henryville won its first-ever volleyball regional championship with a 25-18, 25-19, 26-24 win at Rising Sun.

All three fell the following Saturday at semistate, but not without a fight. Henryville won the first two sets over eventual state runner up Indianapolis Lutheran before dropping the final three sets. New Albany fell 16-14 in the final set in a heartbreaking loss to Columbus East, and the Dragons were the first team to take a set from Evansville Memorial all season before losing in four sets.

9. Two barnburners. Floyd Central beat rival New Albany twice on the gridiron in 2010 in two of the craziest high school football games ever witnessed.

In the regular-season finale, the Highlanders overcame a 52-37 deficit to earn a 61-60 win, thanks in large part to two successful fourth-quarter onside kicks.

Two weeks later in a sectional semifinal, Floyd needed a miracle to beat the Bulldogs. Trailing 41-40 with 3:15 to play, a Highlander field goal attempt was blocked. However, the ball was batted into the end zone by a Bulldog and recovered in the end zone by Floyd’s Jackson Randall for the go-ahead score. Floyd added a two-point conversion to take a 48-41 lead.

Just over a minute later, Jalen Forrest scored on a 9-yard run to pull New Albany within 48-47. With star quarterback Chris Whitehead out with a broken collar bone, New Albany went for the go-ahead two-point conversion, but Forrest was stopped inches from the goal line. The goalline stand gave the Highlanders another improbable victory and a nine-win season.

10. The Year of Henryville girls. Although Henryville’s girls’ basketball team came up three points shy of pulling off a miraculous upset of South Central in the Sectional 62 championship game, the Hornets’ run started the greatest year in Henryville girls’ athletics’ history.

The following spring, Henryville’s softball team won its fourth straight sectional championship, and then won the school’s first-ever regional championship in any sport — boys or girls — when it beat South Decatur 12-1 in five innings. A week after winning their fourth straight Southern Athletic Conference championship, the Hornets’ girls track team finished third in the Jeffersonville Sectional, ahead of several much larger schools.

The success continued in the fall with both the golf team and the volleyball team. The Hornet golfers finished tied for second place in the Floyd Central Sectional to advance to the Evansville Regional for the second straight year after never having done it before 2009. A month later, Shallon Hill’s volleyball team won its first sectional championship since 2002, and then won the school’s first volleyball regional championship.

As of the end of December, the girls’ basketball team was enjoying another nice season. The Hornets won the season-opening Henryville Tipoff Tournament and knocked off Providence, 52-31. They are currently 8-5 despite two overtime losses, including a 55-49 loss to South Central in their last game of 2010.

Honorable mention – Shanice Gholson of Jeff wins back-to-back state 100-meter dash titles; Floyd Central and Providence boys’ golf teams both go to state; Gerald Huth named to Wake Forest Hall of Fame; Chad Gilbert named to Southern Indiana Hall of Fame; John Breeding named to Indiana Volleyball Hall of Fame; Whitehead has record-breaking football season in first year as Bulldog quarterback; Providence baseball goes back to the Final 4; Led by Floyd Central basketball coach Joe Voelker, the Indiana Junior All-Stars sweep the seniors in two inter-state games; Jeff boys soccer wins a regional crown; Highlanders win another girls’ regional tennis championship; New Albany football coach Kevin Roth resigns; New Albany 12-year-old Little Leaguers play for state title; Floyd’s Jennifer Smith signs to play volleyball at Indiana University.

Hornets fall to South Central in OT
12/22/2010 by Kevin Harris (Evening News)

Visiting South Central outscored Henryville 10-4 in overtime to win 55-49.

Allison Knox paced the Hornets (8-5, 0-3 Southern Athletic Conference) with 12 points. Henryville senior Tyna Harbold chipped in 11.

The Rebels Shelby Miller poured in a game-high 29 points, making three 3-pointers. Kelsey Miller tallied 15 points for South Central (3-6, 2-0).

"I thought our girls did an excellent job competing and fighting adversity," Henryville head coach Josh Conrad said. "As a team, we need to do a better job controlling the basketball and getting to the free-throw line. When they make 24 free throws and we only shoot 12, we didnt do a good enough job getting to the line."

"You have to give South Central and Shelby Miller credit. She did a great job playing through early foul trouble and controlling the game at the end."

Stat Leaders:
Assist - Embry, Harbold (3), Steals - Embry, Ja. Harrell, Knox (2), Rebounds - Je. Harrell (8), Blocks - Embry (2), Charges -

Scottsburg defeats Henryville
12/18/2010 (The Courier Journal)

The Warriorettes (7-1) were led by Darion Hutchinson with 21 points and Samantha Norton with 15 in the win over the host Hornets (8-4). Jasmine Harrell led the Hornets with 11 points.

Stat Leaders:
Assist - Harbold (3), Steals - Ja. Harrell (2), Rebounds - Je. Harrell (8), Blocks - Gilstrap, Je. Harrell (1), Charges -

Hornets hold off West Washington for eighth win, 57-52
12/14/2010 by Greg Mengelt (Evening News)

HENRYVILLE — Allison Knox sank four free throws in the final 25 seconds to help Henryville hold off much-improved West Washington, 57-52 for its eighth victory of the season.

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The win came on the heels of a 52-31 upset of Providence on Friday and is the Hornets third straight and fourth in five games. The Hornets are one win from last year’s regular-season total with 11 games still to play.

“We’re winning battles every day,” first-year Heryville coach Josh Conrad said. “That’s what we have to keep doing. The kids keep working hard. That’s all you can ask for.”

With a 10-0 run to open the fourth quarter, the Hornets took a 46-33 lead with 6:12 left to play in the contest. However, seven fourth-quarter turnovers allowed the Senators to get back in the game. They closed to within 52-50 with under a minute to play, but they missed two potential game-tying layups.

With 52.7 seconds left, Jasmine Harrell grabbed her seventh rebound and was fouled. She made one of her two foul shots to give the Hornets a 53-50 advantage.

A Carrie Miller layup with 45 seconds remaining pulled West Wash to within a point, but after the Hornets ran the clock down to 25 seconds, Knox was fouled and made both free throws. Knox grabbed her game-high ninth rebound after another missed layup by the Senators and put the game away by making two more free throws with 7.5 seconds left.

“Knock on wood, we’ve been hitting our free throws at the end of games,” Conrad said. “Hopefully, we can keep doing that.”

Conrad’s one concern, of course, was the turnovers. The Hornets had 30 in the contest, 18 in the second half.

“We didn’t do a good job of passing, but we did do a good job of making sure we got the win,” he said. “We just got a little hurried. We can’t afford turnovers in tight games.”

West Washington jumped out to 9-4 lead before a late Sythea Maudlin 3-pointer pulled the Hornets to within 9-7 by the end of the first period. In the second quarter, neither team led by more than three points, and Kisha Parks’ 15-foot baseline jumper at the halftime buzzer gave the Senators a 23-21 halftime lead.

Despite the 11 turnovers, the third quarter belonged to Henryville. Trailing 27-25, the Hornets went on a Harrell-led 12-6 run to end the third period, taking a 36-33 lead into the final stanza.

Harrell had three assists, three rebounds and two steals in the third quarter and personally turned the tempo in Henryville’s favor by rebounding, turning and starting fast breaks.

“(In the first half), we were standing around waiting for (West Washington) to play defense,” Conrad observed. “Jasmine’s fast. Our whole team is fast. That’s one of the things we’re good at. Jasmine was able to get a rebound, pivot and go. She does a good job of getting the ball up the court.”

Henryville opened the fourth quarter on the 10-0 run that gave them the 46-33 lead that preceded West Washington’s comeback.

Maudlin opened the run with her fourth 3-pointer. Knox then hit a bank shot in the paint, Maudlin hit an 18-footer that forced a West Washington timeout, then Harbold knocked down a trey for the 13-point advantage.

Knox led Henryville with 18 points and nine rebounds. Harrell finished with five points, eight rebounds, seven assists and four steals. Maudlin had 16 points and four rebounds, three of which came on the offensive end, and Harbold knocked down a pair of 3-pointers and scored 14 points.

“When all of our parts are working together, good things happen,” Conrad said.

Stat Leaders:
Assist - Ja. Harrell (10), Steals - Ja. Harrell (3), Rebounds - Ja. Harrell (10), Blocks - Maudlin (3), Charges -

Henryville defeats Providence
12/10/2010

Henryville held visiting Providence to a season low point total in earning a 52-31 victory.

Stat Leaders:
Assist - Ja. Harrell (8), Steals - Harbold, Knox (2), Rebounds - Knox (9), Blocks - , Charges -

Trinity drops home game
12/7/2010 by Dennis Dunn (Seymour Tribune)

SEYMOUR - Trinity Lutheran’s girls basketball team proved it could hang with Henryville at home on Tuesday night, but had a hard time getting over the hump.

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With 6:27 remaining in the fourth quarter, Sarah Onken collected an offensive rebound off of a missed free throw and made a layup to cut the Hornets’ lead to 31-30. Over the next 4:30, however, Henryville went on a 9-0 run that propelled them to a 10-point lead, and the Hornets won 46-33.

“During that 9-0 run, we had about three turnovers, a couple of air balls and a couple of forced shots,” Cougars assistant coach Kerry Bevers said. “It just comes down to taking care of the ball, and we just didn’t do that. This is just one of those games that I don’t really know what to say.”

The Hornets outscored the Cougars 10-4 in the first quarter, but Jenna Chaisson hit two 3-pointers and Onken had an easy layup to give them the 12-10 lead with 4:50 left in the second quarter. The Hornets used a 6-0 spurt to give them the lead back at 15-12.

Lacey Gengelbach made it 15-14, but Henryville’s Carissa Embry hit two free throws to give the visitors a 17-14 halftime lead.

Neither team shot the ball well in the first half, as the Hornets were 4 of 20 and the Cougars were 6 of 25. Also, both teams missed several easy shots under the basket.

“We know we can play with that team and we showed that for three-plus quarters,” Bevers said. “It came down to us making unforced turnovers at critical times. We can’t do that. In the first half, we went 0 for 3 from the foul line, we had a couple of box outs we didn’t get and they got two or three chances to score."

“I know we had anywhere between six and eight missed layups where we could have taken command in the first half and we didn’t. We gave them layups at the beginning because we were not rotating on defense and just standing still. I thought we played with them in the first half despite missing a lot of shots.”

Chaisson began the third quarter with two free throws to cut the Hornets’ lead to 17-16, but over the next three minutes, Henryville went on an 8-0 run. The Cougars then cut the lead to 25-22 as Emma Franke had four straight points and Chaisson added a bucket. The Hornets held a 29-24 lead after three quarters.

Chaisson opened the fourth quarter with a triple from the top of the key, but the Hornets had an easy basket for a 31-27 lead. Sarah Turmail had a free throw to make it 31-28 and the Cougars’ next basket made it a one-point game, but the Hornets blew the game open with their fourth big run of the night.

“In the second half, we came back on them and got within one and I thought we were on a roll, but we started to turn the ball over,” Bevers said. “We just can’t do that in the fourth quarter and expect to win the game.”

The Cougars were guilty of eight fourth-quarter turnovers and had 20 for the game. The Hornets turned the ball over 10 times.

Chaisson led the Cougars with 13 points, and Franke had eight.

Allison Knox led the Hornets with 19 points and 11 rebounds, and Jasmine Harrell had 14 points.

Stat Leaders:
Assist - Ja. Harrell (4), Steals - Ja. Harrell (5), Rebounds - Knox (12), Blocks - Maudlin (1), Charges -

Henryville loses on heartbreaking half-court buzzer beater in overtime
12/2/2010 by Jon Reiter (Evening News)

HENRYVILLE — Shelbie Timberlake’s 40-foot prayer at the overtime buzzer gave visiting Lanesville a thrilling 49-46 Southern Conference win over Henrvyille in girls’ basketball action at Furnish Gymnasium Thursday night.

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The see-saw affair lasted for 36 minutes, and Timberlake’s buzzer-beater wasn’t the only big basket that was made in the contest.

Lanesville held a narrow advantage throughout the fourth quarter until forward Sythea Maudlin nailed a three-pointer for Henryville with 4.8 seconds left in regulation to tie the game at 46.

The Hornets (5-3, 0-2) had a chance to win the game when Lanesville guard Ashley Schoen couldn’t find anyone with the inbounds pass and was called for a five-second violation following Maudlin’s trey. Jasmine Farrell’s desperation heave next clanged off the backboard for the Hornets and set up the overtime finish.

It was a tough loss for Henryville, but one coach Josh Conrad hoped his squad can learn from, he said.

“We just didn’t do what we needed to defensively,” Conrad said. “We gave up open shots, we gave up drives, and at times it hurt us.”

Lanesville jumped out to an early 8-2 lead behind the outside shooting of guard Brooklynn Keinsley, who scored the Eagles’ first eight points on two 3-point shots and a jumper in the lane over Henryville’s defense within the first two minutes of the contest.

It was 17-14 Lanesville midway through the 2nd quarter after Keinsley sank two free throws, but the Hornets dug in, ending the half on a 7-0 run behind a 3-pointer from Maudlin and baskets from Jasmine and Jenna Harrell.

Lanesville (2-4, 1-0) re-captured the lead with four minutes left in the third quarter when Schoen scored on an acrobatic lay-up and converted a foul shot to make the score 28-25 Eagles. They would hold a lead of no larger than five but no less than a point for the remainder of the contest prior to Maudlin’s trey that closed out the fourth quarter.

It looked like the Eagles were going to find some breathing room late in the fourth quarter after back-to-back three-pointers by Kayla Smith and Keinsley pushed the advantage to 39-34 Lanesville with three minutes remaining.

But a baseline jumper by Tyna Harbold and a give and go from Allison Knox to Jenna Harrell that resulted in a bucket narrowed the lead to 39-38, Eagles.

At the charity stripe, the Eagles converted four of six times inside the final two minutes, but two successful free-throw attempts from Knox and the Maudlin 3-pointer was all it took to push the game into overtime.

In the game’s final possession, Timberlake took the inbounds pass, snuck a glance at the clock, and under heavy pressure drove across the midcourt line. Her ensuing shot found nothing but the bottom of the net, and led to an impromptu Lanesville celebration at the Furnish Gymnasium midcourt.

“We can be a good team if we take a little more pride in our defense, and getting to spots where we can contest shots,” Conrad said. “I’m not sure we did that tonight.”

Keinsley led Lanesville with 16 points. Smith added 14. Henryville was paced by Jenna Harrell’s 16.

Stat Leaders:
Assist - Ja. Harrell (7), Steals - Gilstrap, Knox (2), Rebounds - Je. Harrell (8), Blocks - Je. Harrell (2), Charges - Harbold, Ja. Harrell (1)

Second-quarter run boosts Henryville past Medora
11/29/2010 by Zach Spicer (The Seymour Tribune)

HENRYVILLE — From the final minutes of the first quarter on, Henryville took control of Monday’s girls basketball game with Medora.

Medora took an 8-6 lead on Monika Bevers’ basket inside at 2:20 of the first quarter, but then Henryville scored seven straight for a 13-8 lead after eight minutes of play.

In the second period, the home team outscored the visitors 16-4, and Henryville went on to collect a 51-24 victory, breaking a string of two straight losses and handing Medora its fourth straight loss. It also was Medora’s season low in points.

“I give credit to their defense,” Medora coach Brad McCammon said of Henryville. “They were basically disguising a man-to-man and playing matchup, and that confused our kids early. I kept trying to tell them (Henryville is) not in a zone, they are basically playing the passing lanes. We finally figured that out and did get into our offensive set, but as a young club, there were times we got frustrated.”

Not only did Henryville control the game offensively, but the Hornets commanded rebounding, too. They had a 50-21 advantage, including 16 offensive boards. Henryville had six players between 5-7 and 5-9, while Medora had two players at 5-8, one at 5-6 and five between 4-9 and 5-4.

“We’re constantly running rebounding drills in practice, but you can’t simulate a game situation and they are not used to handling kids that size and that aggressive,” McCammon said. “But you’ve just got to fight through that, and one of the things that’s always going to be a disadvantage is our size.”

After Henryville scored the first six points of the game, Mariah Campbell and Hannah Elkins sank 3-pointers to even the score, and Bevers then gave Medora its first and only lead of the game. Sythea Maudlin scored five points in the final 2:08 and Allison Knox scored on an inbounds play at 22 seconds to boost Henryville.

Medora struggled in the second period, shooting 1 of 8 from the field, and the Hornets’ only field goal was Campbell’s layup before the buzzer sounded for halftime. Lizzy Norklun was 2 of 3 from the free-throw line in the second to close Medora’s scoring, and Henryville shot 50 percent from the field and led 29-12 at the break.

“Offensively, we’ve got some things to work out,” McCammon said. “You can’t have 12 points at halftime and win too many varsity ballgames.”

Medora managed to score the first four points of the second half on Montana Wheeler’s basket in the post and Campbell’s layup, forcing Henryville into a timeout. But the home team responded with an 11-0 run, kicking off with Jenna Harrell’s score inside out of the timeout at 4:32 and ending on Knox’s free throw at 5 seconds.

Campbell pulled up for a shot and connected at 6:57 of the fourth, but that was Medora’s only made field goal of the period. The other six points came from the free-throw line.

“They had good depth on their team, they were a veteran ballclub and aggressive,” McCammon said of Henryville. “It’s a learning experience, but I thought (his players) never quit on me and all the kids got in and got a little taste of it tonight and they understand what it takes to be a good ballclub. The effort they gave, I can’t fault them. They went out there and competed.”

Campbell led Medora with 11 points, but no other player scored more than three points. Bevers had a team-high six rebounds.

Henryville was led by Knox’s 26 points, while Maudlin scored 10. Harrell had 12 rebounds to go along with seven points.

Stat Leaders:
Assist - Harbold (4), Steals - Ja. Harrell (3), Rebounds - Je. Harrell (12), Blocks - Maudlin (1), Charges -

Host Silver Creek hold off tough Hornets
11/20/2010 by Jon Reiter (The Evening News)

SELLERSBURG — Visiting Henryville played host Silver Creek closely throughout, but the Silver Creek girls’ basketball squad held off the Hornets for a 39-29 victory last night.

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Henryville (4-2) committed three turnovers during the first 90 seconds of the contest, two of which resulted in 3-point baskets by Silver Creek forward Mandi Martin as the Dragons jumped out to an 8-0 lead halfway through the first period.

But the hosts proved to be foul-prone, committing their 10th team foul with a few minutes elapsed in the second period, when Martin climbed over the back of Carissa Embry in an attempt to grab an offensive rebound.

The Hornets managed to chip away at the Silver Creek lead and gained a 14-13 advantage when Embry sank two free throws with 3:22 left in the first half.

After a timeout from Silver Creek coach Scott Schoen, the Dragons went on another 8-0 run behind a basket and two free throws from reserve guard Kira Jamros, a steal and layup from guard Molly Voyles and an inside bucket from Kim Jamros.

Jasmine Harrell ended the run with a jumper for the baseline for Henryville that narrowed the Dragons’ margin to 20-15, but the hosts never trailed for the remainder of the matchup.

Silver Creek finished with three players having four fouls but managed to keep its first team on the court when it mattered.

“We talked about them driving on us and making sure that on defense we kept our hands up and feet moving, and we’ll get better with that,” Schoen said. “We’ll take a win however we can get it.”

The game narrowed again in the fourth quarter, when after Martin nailed a 17-footer to make it 33-20, the Hornets scored the next nine points, with Jenna Harrell contributing six points over three minutes.

Alex Tinsley’s layup with 1:34 remaining gave the hosts a 35-29 cushion and ended the run. Tinsley closed out the contest with two free throws and another inside basket for the Dragons, who face North Harrison at home Wednesday night.

There just weren’t enough possessions for the Hornets, who turned the ball over 22 times compared to Silver Creek’s 13.

“They were very aggressive defensively, and I think it got to us a little bit,” Henryville coach Josh Conrad said. “Defensively, I think we played a pretty good game, we just didn’t score enough points.”

Martin and Tinsley paced the Dragons with 10 points apiece. Carissa Embry and Jenna Harrell led Henryville with 8 points each.

Stat Leaders:
Assist - Embry, Harbold, Knox (1), Steals - Ja. Harrell, Je. Harrell (1), Rebounds - Je. Harrell (7), Blocks - , Charges - Knox (1)

New Washington opens SAC play with win over Hornets
11/19/2010 by Greg Mengelt (The Evening News)

NEW WASHINGTON — In the first Southern Athletic Conference contest of the season, the New Washington girls’ basketball team outscored Henryville 15-2 in the first quarter and went on to a 53-31 victory over the 14th-ranked Hornets at Matthews Gymnasium on Friday.

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“I think the conference is perhaps as balanced as it has been in quite some time,” New Wash coach Terry White said. “We knew we had to get off to a good start, and of course we were able to do that tonight against a Henryville team that’s playing with a goal in mind.”

The Mustangs’ Kriston Sarver scored 10 of her game-high 22 points in the first quarter. In fact, Sarver had seven points before Henryville (4-1) attempted its first field-goal attempt.

“We try to work as a team, no matter who is scoring,” said senior Casey Johnson, who led the Mustangs in scoring the first two games. “We saw that she was scoring, so we tried to get her the ball. Everyone’s going to have their game. Today, it was hers.”

“I was glad to see that, because she was pretty frustrated with her game the other night at Austin,” White said of Sarver. “It was good for her because I think her confidence was down a little bit. We need her. She’s one player who’s real instrumental for us.”

Behind eight Sarver points and a Chloe Franklin layup — on an assist from Sarver — New Washington led 10-0 before Allison Knox’s bucket on the Hornets’ first field-goal attempt got the Henryville on the board.

A Franklin free throw, a Johnson 18-footer and another Sarver bucket on an assist from Franklin gave the Mustangs a 15-2 lead at the end of one quarter.

“They just out-hustled us,” Henryville coach Josh Conrad said of the first quarter. “We just weren’t offensively aggressive.”

“We didn’t want to let Henryville come in and get off to a good start,” White said. “When I’ve seen them, they’ve played with some enthusiasm and they can stroke the ball pretty well.”

After Caroline Ricks upped New Wash’s lead to 17-2 with a post bucket on the Mustangs’ first possession of the second half, Henryville finally got untracked.

Jasmine Harrell hit a 3-pointer, Carissa Embry scored on an assist from Jenna Harrell and Knox scored the first two of her six second-quarter points to give Henryville a 7-0 run.

The Hornets outscored New Wash 11-7 in the second quarter and were only outscored 36-29 after the opening 17-2 New Wash run.

“The second, third and fourth quarters, I think we got as aggressive as they were,” Conrad said.

New Wash is now 3-0 and on top of the Southern Athletic Conference. Conrad said the Mustangs are the favorites to win the conference.

“They do all the things they have to do to make themselves a competitive team,” Conrad said. “They’re getting after loose balls. They’re getting offensive rebounds. They’re making passes to the open players. They’re a good team. It’s going to take a great effort by any team that’s playing them to beat them.”

Sarver added four steals and four assists to her 22 points. Johnson and Ricks added seven points apiece. Johnson had a team-high six assists, and Ricks had a team-high nine boards.

For Henryville, Jasmine Harrell had a team-best nine points. Knox scored all eight of her points in the first half before suffering an upper-leg injury in the third quarter.

Knox was carried off the floor by Conrad and assistant coach Kyle Lewis, but she was walking after the game. There is no prognosis, but Knox said she believes she’ll be back on the court soon.

The loss was the first for Henryville after a 4-0 start. Conrad said his team learned some valuable lessons from the loss.

“You can get a lot from (a loss) because you can see where you have to be later in the season,” Conrad said. “We’re definitely going to take things from this game and hopefully apply them to practice. Hopefully, the girls will come back ready to work hard.”

Stat Leaders:
Assist - Harbold, Ja. Harrell (2), Steals - Embry, Harbold, Ja. Harrell, Knox (1), Rebounds - Je. Harrell (6), Blocks - , Charges -

Hornets win twice Saturday, take Tip-off title
11/13/2010 by Greg Mengelt (The Evening News)

HENRYVILLE — Josh Conrad’s first game as the Henryville girls’ basketball head coach was Tuesday.

Just four days later, he and his new team were already hoisting a trophy.

The Hornets beat Christian Academy of Indiana in pool play, 38-19, and Oldenburg Academy in the championship, 42-28, to clinch the Henryville Tip-off Tournament title on Saturday.

Photo by Dawn Embry

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

Henryville broke an 18-18 halftime tie by scoring the first 12 points of the third quarter.

Allison Knox followed Jasmine Harrell’s tie-breaking free throw with back-to-back baskets to give the Hornets a 23-18 lead early in the third quarter. After scoring the next five points at the line, Jenna Harrell scored in the post on an assist from her sister, Jasmine, and gave the Hornets a 30-18 lead — their biggest of the contest.

Photos by Greg Mengelt - Click photo for larger image

It was seven minutes before Oldenburg scored a second-half field goal when Ann Kuntz hit a shot in the lane.

“I think defensively our team is getting better,” Conrad said. “Against Christian Academy, we had two shutout quarters. To come out tonight and hold them scoreless for over seven minutes, that’s great. That means we’re getting better. They’re starting to catch on as a team to what we’re doing, and that’s awesome.”

Knox finished off a eight-point quarter with two free throws. The Hornets finished the period 8-of-12 from the foul line. They were 13-of-32 in the second half and 16-of-36 for the contest from the line.

“The first half, we were fouling them and not getting to the foul line ourselves,” Conrad said. “The second half, we did a really good job of getting to the line and drawing contact.”

Knox and Jenna Harrell combined for 29 of Henryville’s 42 points. Knox had a game-high 17.

“For them to get shots, there are people setting them up,” Conrad said. “Jas (Harrell) and Tyna (Harbold) were setting them up. They did a great job of driving into the paint and getting them those shots.”

Rebecca Horan led Oldenburg with seven points.

Stat Leaders:
Assist - Embry (3), Steals - Knox (3), Rebounds - Knox (8), Blocks - , Charges -

HENRYVILLE AT CAI

In the morning round of the tournament, Henryville found itself tied with Christian Academy at 11 apiece after one period.

In the second quarter, the Hornets turned on the defense and outscored the Warriors 9-0 in the period for a 20-9 halftime advantage.

After Henryville outscored CAI in 11-8 in the third quarter, the Hornets shut out the Warriors in the final period for the 38-19 victory.

“Our girls came out very flat this morning in the first game against Henryville,” CAI coach Emy Lorigan said. “We made a lot of turnovers and that killed us. Our defense wasn’t what we expect it to be.”

Jenna Harrell scored five of her game-high 11 points in the second half.

Nicole Kauchak led CAI with six points. She also had three blocks. Emily Huffaker had four points and five steals in the loss.

Stat Leaders:
Assist - Ja. Harrell (8), Steals - Harbold (5), Rebounds - Harbold, Ja. Harrell (8), Blocks - Maudlin (1), Charges -

Q & A | Henryville's Carissa Embry
11/12/2010 by Justin Sokeland (The Courier Journal)

Henryville senior Carissa Embry is always on the go. She's currently playing basketball and helped the Hornets win their opener against Rock Creek Academy on Tuesday. She also played golf, earned Academic All-State honors and qualified for the regional in September. She also was a member of the school's Class A regional championship softball team.

Photo by Michael Hayman, The Courier-journal

The Courier-Journal: How do you juggle three varsity sports with all your other activities?
Carissa Embry: When it comes to sports, do they take time? Yeah, but out of the actual day they only take about three hours. When you come home from practice, I have three hours to get homework done. At school we have a resource period when most of the club meetings are. And luckily I go to a small school, so most of the teachers and coaches are understanding if you have something else going on. And my parents have really helped out a lot, making sure I'm getting things done on time and getting where I need to be. They've been there to push me a little harder when I needed it.

C-J: Which sport do you enjoy the most?
Embry: Probably softball. I just love the atmosphere of it. You get to watch your teammates perform a lot more. In golf you play by yourself and with girls from other schools. In basketball you're all out there interacting on the court. With softball you're more apt to see what they're doing and how they're performing. In the outfield I can see how the infield has been working on things and see your teammates do well. Softball keeps you on your toes, and you have to be active the entire time and be prepared for anything. I like the energy of it.

C-J: Do you see yourself as a leader, and how do you try to display that?
Embry: As one of the seniors, we leave the coaching to the coaches, because they know way more than we do. We try to encourage all the girls and keep the morale up. We make sure to compliment people if they do something well. The coaches will point out the wrong things, so we try to be encouraging and work hard to set an example. If the coach takes us out of the game, we don't get upset because we're happy one of our teammates gets to play. We just want the team to do really well.

C-J: You recently went on a school trip to New York City. What was the purpose of the trip?
Embry: I'm in a High Ability Learner program at Silver Creek. We're studying advanced culture and civilizations in world history, and we've been studying ancient societies. Our trip was to go to a bunch of museums and experience all the different cultures, learn about the people from different areas who have come to America. We went to Ellis Island and learned about the process for immigrants to come to America. It was really cool.

C-J: Being from Henryville, did you feel out of place while walking around Manhattan?
Embry: Oh, my goodness. In Henryville you don't walk around places. I live out in the country, and there's not many places to walk to out here. In New York we were walking everywhere, and there were so many people. The first day we went to the American Museum of Natural History, and I really don't think I heard another person speak English that day. It was so cool with all the different languages. It was crazy with so many people, and everyone is in a hurry.

C-J: What do you see yourself doing in a few years as a career goal?
Embry: I would like to do something with kids. I helped as a counselor at my church camp, worked with junior high kids, and I absolutely loved that. I'd like to get a degree in psychology and go into social work or counseling, to have hands-on experience with kids and help them through their problems. There are some crazy things that kids go through, and I'd like to help them go through all the hard times they deal with. Our world is crazy out there.

C-J: Who has been an influence in your life?
Embry: There have been a ton of people. I'm so blessed with all the people I've had in my life to help me. My parents are role models because they've brought me up in a strong Christian environment. I come from a very large family, so I have so many people looking out for me. The teachers at Henryville, all my coaches are great people. Everyone has helped me in so many aspects, I can't even begin to thank them all.

CARISSA EMBRY UP CLOSE
School: Henryville
Year: Senior
Family: parents Robin and Dawn; sister Tosha (20)
Student/athlete: Embry also plays golf and softball. She was named to the Academic All-State team in golf and ranks fifth in her class with a 3.8 GPA. She is a member of the National Honor Society, Key Club and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. She plans to major in math or psychology in college.
Coach Josh Conrad:"Carissa is a vocal leader who works hard. This is my first year, and she's been very supportive since I took over the job. She's a very good student-athlete. She's one of those kids who doesn't miss anything. If you tell the team to do something, she'll be the one to follow through on it. She's a positive person to have on the court."

Hornets Improve to 2-0
11/11/2010 by Kevin Harris (The Evening News)

SOUTHERN INDIANA — The Henryville girls’ basketball team upped its record to 2-0 Thursday night with a 42-30 road victory against Medora in pool play of the Henryville Tip-Off Tournament.

Junior Allison Knox led the Hornets with a game-high 16 points. Teammates Jasmine Harrell and Sythea Maudlin each chipped in eight.

Henryville pulled out to a 13-9 after the first quarter and was up 29-15 at halftime.

“I think we’re getting better,” first-year Hornets’ head coach Josh Conrad said. “We were just stagnant on offense in the second half. Defensively, we were getting beat off the dribble some.”

Stat Leaders:
Assist - Knox (4), Steals - Gilstrap (4), Rebounds - Ja. Harrell (6), Blocks - Embry, Gilstrap, Ja. Harrell (1), Charges - Ja. Harrell, Maudlin (1)

Triumphant Debut
11/09/2010 by Kevin Harris (The Evening News)

HENRYVILLE — Josh Conrad began his stint as the Henryville head girls’ basketball coach on a high note Tuesday night at Furnish Gymnasium.

The Hornets bolted out to a 11-2 lead after the first quarter and cruised to a 53-15 victory over Rock Creek Community Academy in Pool A of the Henryville Tip-Off Tournament.

“Intensity-wise, it was a good opener,” said Conrad, who was an assistant coach for the Henryville boys’ basketball program the past five seasons. “When it’s the first game, you’re supposed to be excited. Our intensity has gone up a little bit and I hope that continues.”

Junior guard Allison Knox led the Hornets (1-0) with 15 points along with six rebounds. Hornet sophomore Jasmine Harrell scored 11 points, while her sister Jenna Harrell grabbed a team-high seven rebounds.

Rock Creek (0-1) struggled against Henryville’s defense, committing 34 turnovers.

“We want to be a hard-nosed defensive team. We want to create turnovers,” Conrad said. “We want to play up-tempo and help each other out. Offensively, we need to work on knocking down some shots.”

The Hornets made only seven turnovers and outrebounded the Lions, 37-22.

Kelli Davidson paced Rock Creek with nine points, as she was only one of six Lions to hit the court Tuesday.

The Lions had only three players on the floor at the end of the game due to two of them fouling out and one leaving the game due to an ankle injury.

“I’m proud of every single one of them. They played with a lot of heart,” first-year Rock Creek head coach Brandon Yates said. “Even with three people out there, we were still diving for loose balls.”

Yates, who played at Jeffersonville and was an assistant for the Providence girls’ program, hopes to add a few more players to his roster in the upcoming weeks once they have enough practices under their belts. Under IHSAA rules, a player must participate in 10 practices before playing a game.

Yates takes over a program that has had only one victory the past two seasons and is currently on a 33-game losing streak.

But the Lions’ new coach is trying to change the program’s mentality.

“The thing I’m trying to instill in them is to enjoy competing and enjoy being a part of a team,” Yates said. “Tonight was a perfect example of that. Even though we were down 40 points, we were still diving on the floor. We are trying to learn how to compete.”

Stat Leaders:
Assist - Embry (5), Steals - Knox (4), Rebounds - Je. Harrell, Knox (8), Blocks - , Charges - Gilstrap (1)

Conrad will take over at Henryville coach
04/13/2010 by Mike Hutsell (The Evening News)

SOUTHERN INDIANA — Josh Conrad has always wanted to be a head basketball coach at the varsity level.

Last Thursday at the West Clark school board meeting, Conrad achieved that goal.

The West Clark board approved Conrad as the new head coach of the Henryville girls’ basketball program. Conrad replaces longtime head coach Brian Guernsey, who compiled a 226-290 record in his 24 seasons as the Hornet boss. Guernsey guided the program to its lone sectional title in 1994.

Conrad says he has gotten to know several of the current girls’ players as a teacher and the head girls’ track coach at HHS.

“I have built a lot of good relationships with the girls through track and my classroom,” Conrad said. “There are a lot of good student-athletes at Henryville.”

Conrad saw some of the Hornets’ games this past season, including the Class A New Washington Sectional where they lost to South Central in the championship 41-38. Last season, Henryville was 11-14 overall and 0-5 in the Southern Athletic Conference.

“The girls’ sectional this year was fun to watch. They came up short, but they competed and made the games exciting. Coach Guernsey has been great to our school and he had the girls ready to win,” Conrad said. “There is a great group of girls coming back on and off the court. Hopefully, we can build on the success the girls had last postseason. I am very excited to get the opportunity to work with them.”

Conrad has already set five goals for the girls’ program. They are the following: to develop successful student-athletes, build on positive relationships with and between all players in the program in grades K-12, compete every day, vie for the conference championship each season and win in the postseason.

Conrad, a 2001 Corydon graduate, has been the Henryville boys’ junior varsity coach and the varsity assistant coach under head coach Perry Hunter the past five seasons.

Even though he is looking forward to his new job, Conrad said he will miss working alongside Hunter.

“The biggest obstacle in taking the position was leaving the one that I really enjoyed,” said Conrad, who was a boys’ varsity assistant for two years at Corydon prior to coming to Henryville. “Perry has been a great teacher of the game for the players and myself. I have a great deal of respect for him and all the players in the boys’ program. Through Perry, I got to see how much fun coaching varsity basketball can be.”

 

Coach Guernsey spent 24 seasons as head coach of the girls' basketball program, it should be noted that he has set many records. He coached basketball at HHS longer than any other coach both boys and girls with 24 years. He coached more games (516) than any other basketball coach at HHS, and won more varsity games than any other coach (226), including Herman Furnish. Coach Guernsey guided 13 teams to 10 or more wins, 4 Southern Athletic Conference championship teams, and the 1994 Silver Creek sectional championship team. Thank you Coach Guernsey for 24 seasons of Lady Hornets basketball!

2009-10 Varsity

Photo by Dawn Embry

2009-10 JV

Photo by Dawn Embry

Evening News - Team of the Season
03/12/2010 by Staff (The Evening News)

First Team
Jennifer Smith - Floyd Central (Player of the Year)
Brigid Morrisey - Floyd Central
Lakin Roland - Jeffersonville
Jalynn McClain - Jeffersonville
Kayton Cole - New Albany
Amanda Miller - Charlestown

Second Team
Brooke Valentine - Jeffersonville
Morgan Rookstool - Floyd Central
Shanice Gholson - Jeffersonville
Alicia Zollman - Charlestown
Camry Hinton - Floyd Central
Abby Taylor - Henryville

Third Team
Jamice Williams - Jeffersonville
Megan Eve - Providence
Mercades Bierman - Floyd Central
Erin Mikel - Borden
Casey Johnson - New Washington
Mandi Martin - Silver Creek

Taylor earns All-SAC honors
03/04/2010 (Courier Journal)

South Central's Shelby Miller was named the Most Outstanding Player in the Southern Athletic Conference.

Joining Miller on the all-conference team were New Washington's Casey Johnson and Chloe Franklin; Borden's Erin Mikel and McKenna Williams; Crothersville's Courtney Killey and Brooke Prather; Henryville's Abby Taylor; Lanesville's Ashley Schoen; and South Central's Whitney Pease.

South Central's Randall Schoen was named Coach of the Year after leading the Rebels to the league title.

SC survives pesky Lady Hornets
02/17/2010 by Brian Smith (Corydon Democrat)

It wasn't perfect, but the job was done.

In a sectional that had trouble getting played due to inclement weather, South Central and Henryville finally met in the final last Wednesday for the Class A New Washington Sectional.

Originally scheduled for five days earlier, Class A No. 11 South Central thwarted an upset attempt by the Lady Hornets to squeak out a 41-38 win. The sectional title was the third in a row for the Lady Rebels and the seventh in the previous eight seasons.

"Something we talk about is how this is more of a tribute to the kids at South Central overall," South Central coach Randall Schoen said. "Schools can get a group of kids and win two, three, maybe four at the most with one group. We have been able to string them along because we have good kids and good basketball players. When you can win seven of eight years, you know you have the kids to do it."

South Central won the regular season meeting, 64-38, but the championship didn't resemble the previous match-up.

The start for both teams was rugged. South Central turned the ball over nine times, and Henryville had 10 miscues in the first quarter. South Central got off to a decent start shooting when Shelby Miller knocked down a 3-pointer on the opening possession followed by an Abby Day field goal. Miller pressed the Lady Rebels forward, converting an old-fashioned 3-point play as part of the run.

During the first quarter, Whitney Pease, who was named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament, knocked down a trey to put South Central up, 13-5. The Lady Rebels eventually took a 17-10 lead at the quarter's end.

Henryville turned up the pressure in the second quarter after South Central's Katie Dennison hit a triple to put her team up, 20-12. Henryville then ripped off a 12-3 run to take its first lead. Tyna Harbold drilled a 3-pointer with 2:33 to play, giving the Lady Hornets a 24-23 edge.

South Central then closed with a 4-0 burst, banked by a Katie Saylor field goal as the Lady Rebels dealt with foul troubles for Miller and Day.

"I told the girls at halftime, that as poorly as we played, giving credit to Henryville for how hard they played, we were still up three points," Schoen said. "Henryville just outworked us. Brian (Guernsey) did a better job coaching and had a better game plan than we did. His girls also executed better than ours did."

Both offenses were limited in the third quarter. Miller put in five points, helping South Central ex-tend its lead to 35-28 at the end of three.

In the fourth quarter, Miller opened with a field goal in the lane to push the lead back to nine. Henryville still didn't go away. The Lady Hornets went on an 8-0 run, capped by a Harbold steal and layup.

South Central managed four points in the final three minutes. Day hit a field goal to put South Central up, 39-36. Just inside a minute to play, Rachel Pease was fouled and made the front end of the one-and-one bonus. Pease had to leave the game following a Henryville time-out because her knee was bleeding. Day came off of the bench to replace her and swished the second free throw, putting South Central up, 41-36.

On Henryville's next possession, the Lady Hornets got to the free-throw line when Abby Taylor was fouled on a put-back attempt. Taylor made both attempts, pulling the Lady Hornets within three points.

South Central missed the front end of two bonus attempts at the line down the stretch but didn't allow Henryville to score, thus surviving the upset bid.

The Lady Rebels finished with 21 turnovers, with 14 in the first half.

"That pretty well told the story," Schoen said of the miscues. "Rebounding-wise, we got 30 but gave up 11 offensive rebounds. I want to say it's because we've been off school, but Henryville has, too. We were just fortunate tonight to win this game."

Miller led South Central with 16 points and nine rebounds. Katie Dennison had eight points, and Whitney Pease was held to six.

"You could tell from the opening tip that they were going to lock down on Whitney," Schoen said. "Like I told Whitney, you can't just sit out there and wait. We weren't smart with the ball overall. Shelby got three fouls in the first half. We talked about we have to stay out of foul trouble. Overall, it just wasn't a very smart basketball game on our part."

Taylor was Henryville's leading scorer with 17 points.

"I tip my hat more to them more than how we played," Schoen said of the Lady Hornets. "Henryville made some plays and hit some shots at good times. We're just fortunate."

Stat Leaders (vs South Central):
Assist - , Steals - , Rebounds - , Blocks -

Hornets’ fall just short of sectional title
02/17/2010 by Chris Stoner (The Evening News)

NEW WASHINGTON — Henryville avenged two regular season losses to Borden and Lanesville en route to last night’s sectional championship game at New Washington, but the Hornets fell just short in avenging their third regular season loss, falling to South Central for the second time this season, 41-38.

“That shows a lot about the character of our team,” Henryville coach Brian Guernsey said of his team. The Hornets lost 64-38 at South Central on December 22. “That shows a lot to bounce back and to endure from all the injuries we had all year. That stuff put pressure on other kids to step up throughout the year, and I think all of that adversity really helped us in the end.”

Senior Abby Taylor had a game-high 17 points and 13 rebounds in her final game as a Hornet.

“She had a rough start, but as senior, you expect her to bounce back and play, and she did a tremendous job,” Guernsey said. “She had a school looking at her tonight, so I think she was a little nervous, but she played very well.”

The Rebels, who captured their third straight sectional crown Wednesday night, jumped out to an early 13-5 lead, prompting a Hornet timeout with 3:11 left in the first period.

“We broke down right off the bat,” Guernsey said. “We let (Shelby) Miller get a 3-pointer off right at the beginning of the game. Then we let (Whitney) Pease get one off, as well. That’s what that timeout was about, and I don’t think either got a 3 the rest of the game.”

Each team had 10 turnovers in a sloppy first frame. South led 17-10 at the first stop.

Henryville proceeded to open the second stanza with a 9-2 run, capped by a Ashley Dickerson bucket at 4:32 to pull within 20-19. Two minutes later, a Tyna Harbold 3-pointer gave the Hornets their only lead of the game at 24-23 with 2:30 left before intermission.

South held Henryville scoreless the rest of the half and led 27-24 at the break.

“We thought about holding it there (at the end of the first half), but I chose to go ahead and try to score,” Guernsey said. “We wanted some points out of that last couple minutes, but we were still only down three at half and felt pretty good.”

The third period saw the defenses take over and South’s defense got the best of the Hornets. Henryville managed to make just 2-of-13 third quarter field goal attempts, and the Rebels pushed their lead to 35-28 entering the final quarter.

Henryville refused to go away and put together a 9-2 run, capped by another Harbold basket at 3:17 to pull within 37-36. However, the Hornets could only muster two more points the rest of the way and saw a Taylor 30 footer at the buzzer fall short, and the Rebels escaped with the title.

“We had a chance to win the ballgame,” Guernsey said. “The officials did a great job, but there on the very last play I think there could have been a foul called. If a girl is silly enough to get out there that close, they should probably call the foul.”

Henryville’s sticky defense held South to just 27 percent second-half shooting, and they did not allow a single Rebel 3-point basket in the last two frames.

“That was our game plan,” Guernsey said. “Our thing was, I don’t want them to shoot 3s. I thought we could take (Whitney) Pease out of the game by making her get inside the 3-point line. We did a good job at that.”

Stat Leaders (vs South Central):
Assist - , Steals - , Rebounds - , Blocks -

Rebels, Hornets will play for sectional title
02/13/2010 by Mike Hutsell (The Evening News)

The Monday night sectional final at New Washington will feature one team very familiar with the title and one who is not. Two-time defending champion South Central disposed of the host Mustangs 61-53 in the first semifinal Saturday night to advance to the title game for the seventh straight year. Henryville then knocked off Lanesville 48-36 in the night cap to grab a championship game seat for only the third time in the class basketball era.

Henryville 48, Lanesville 36

Henryville started slow but finished fast en route to avenging a regular-season loss to Lanesvile. The Hornets didn’t get their first field goal until 1:20 left in the first period. It took them more than five minutes to notch a basket in the second frame. But despite shooting just 23 percent in the first half the Hornets found themselves only down 18-16 to Lanesville.

“At halftime we talked about trying to spread things out offensively. We wanted to leave Allison (Knox) on a wing and throw some skip passes to her. She hit a few shots on that and then we seemed to get going,” Hornets head coach Brian Guernsey said.

The Hornets defense held the Eagles scoreless over the first four minutes of the third period and an Allison Knox basket with 2:37 left in the third gave her team a 22-20 lead. It was Henryville’s first lead since it lead 3-2 in the game’s opening minutes.

Henryville led 26-23 entering the fourth and started the final stanza with a game deciding 11-2 spurt capped by an Ashley Dickerson free throw with 6:04 remaining for a 37-25 advantage. Jasmine Harrell had a three-point play and a pair of free throws in the run. The Hornets freshman guard totaled 11 for the game to compliment Knox’s game high 14.

“Offensively probably the best game of the year for the freshman Jasmine Harrell. She has been practicing like that the last two to three weeks. The last time we played them they played a box in one on Allison (Knox). This time they chose to take Abby (Taylor) out of the game and Knox and Harrell stepped up,” Guernsey said.

Lanesville was unable to cut the Henryville lead into single digits the rest of the way. The Hornets again used a dominating fourth quarter performance to advance to the sectional title game. The victors forced nine Lanesville turnovers and shot 60 percent in the fourth to secure its third straight win.

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Stat Leaders (vs Lanesville):
Assist - , Steals - , Rebounds - , Blocks -

2nd-half struggles doom Lady Eagles
02/13/2010 by Brian Smith (The Corydon Democrat)

Lanesville held a lead through two quarters against Henryville during Saturday's Class A Sectional 62 semi-final, but a strong second half from the Lady Hornets ended Lanesville's season, 48-36.

The opening to the game went the way of the Lady Eagles. A field goal by LeAnne Myers and free throws by Kayla Smith prompted a 5-3 start out of the gate for Lanesville. Kelly Zollman added a field goal late in the quarter, leading to a 7-all score after the first quarter.

Lanesville was able to pull out in front in the second quarter. A 7-2 run put the Lady Eagles up, 14-9. During the spurt, Zollman hit a jump shot and Faith Johnston knocked down a triple.

Henryville, which was limited to two field goals during the first 13 minutes, started to come to life. A Tyna Harbold 3-pointer and field goals from Allison Knox eventually tied the score at 16. Lanesville, however, responded with a Myers' field goal to take an 18-16 lead at halftime.

In the second half, both teams exchanged baskets at the start before Lanesville began to slow down the tempo. After trimming better than four minutes off the clock, Henryville forced six Lanesville miscues and forged ahead with an 8-3 run. The Lady Hornets went up, 26-23, after the third quarter.

"We weren't getting anything out of our half-court offense," Lanesville coach Bill Krammes said. "So, with the lead, I figured we could spread it out and take the ball to the basket. Every time we took the ball to the basket, we either got a good shot off or they fouled us."

The start of the fourth quarter was troublesome for Lanesville. During a two-minute period, Henryville went on an 11-2 run to take a 37-25 lead.

Johnston broke the spell with a 3-pointer, but Henryville responded with a basket. Johnston later hit another 3-pointer to cut the deficit back to nine, but Knox answered again with a field goal.

"When I pulled the ball out, they quit attacking," Krammes said. "They started to play not to lose. It wasn't a good coaching job on my part. I don't know why we ended up settling for jump shots. It was my fault; should have never done that."

Lanesville turned the ball over nine times in the final quarter as the come-back attempt failed. With the Lady Hornet win, they avenged Lanesville's 60-59 regular season victory.

"The girls played hard and always play hard," Krammes said.

Johnston, one of three seniors, finished with a team-best 11 points. Zollman and Myers, also seniors, finished with eight and five points, respectively. Junior Ashley Schoen finished with four points and nine rebounds.

Lanesville ended the season with an 11-12 record.

Knox led Henryville with 14 points and advanced to the sectional final to face South Central.

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Stat Leaders (vs Lanesville):
Assist - , Steals - , Rebounds - , Blocks -

Lady Hornets move to Class A Semis
02/12/2010 by Chris Stoner (The Evening News)

NEW WASHINGTON — Henryville and Lanesville advanced to faceoff in tonight’s New Washington Class A sectional semifinals in two very different ways. Lanesville blitzed Rock Creek Academy for the second time this season 72-12 while Henyrville needed a fourth-quarter comeback to avenge a regular season loss in defeating Borden 48-45.

Henryville-Borden

Henryville started hot in the second quarterfinal last night, bolting to a 12-4 lead with 2:47 left in the first frame. However the Hornets found themselves in early foul trouble and Borden took advantage. The Braves answered with a 12-2 run to finish the first period as an Erin Mikel put back with three seconds left in the first gave the Braves a 16-14 lead.

“We got into foul trouble early. (Abby) Taylor and (Allison) Knox had two fouls each and they're a big part of our offense. If either one of them go out our offense struggles,” Hornets head coach Brian Guernsey said.

The second period saw a lid placed on both baskets as the two West Clark schools combined for 12 field goals in the first period but managed only one bucket each in the second stanza. Henryville got their only points on a Tyna Harbold triple with 49 seconds remaining till intermission as the Braves led 20-17 at the break.

Borden shot just 31 percent in the first half but forced 19 Hornet turnovers en route to its slim three-point lead.

“We had too many turnovers at half. We just threw the ball around too much.

I felt good at half. I told the kids at halftime that free throws sometimes flip flop in a game,” said Guernsey, whose team had just two free throw attempts in the first two quarters. “It seemed like they shot a lot in the first half and I told them to keep attacking the basket and keep their head up.”

Taylor picked up her third foul with 6:36 in the third period and the Braves took advantage. Borden stretched its lead to as many as eight after two Allison Bishop free throws with 2:19 left in the third, 33-25. Bishop and McKenna Williams combined for 11 points in the third and Borden led 35-29 entering the final quarter.

“We didn't want their lead to get to double digits (in the third period) and when it got to eight we felt like we had to put her (Taylor) back in and get a few possessions with her in there running her in and out. She did a good job and still played defense without fouling,” Guernsey said.

The Braves maintained their six-point lead at 37-31 with 5:56 remaining. Then Henryville went on the run that extended its season at least one more night.

The Hornets outscored Borden 13-2 over the next 4:13 as a Taylor basket with 1:43 left gave her team a 44-39 lead. Henryville nailed 13 of 15 free throws and forced 12 Braves turnovers in the fourth quarter to notch its 10th win of the season.

“We went man to man in the second half and put more pressure on the ball and pushed them out on the floor more in the second half. We got to the line in the fourth quarter and were able to pull away. We had the right people at the line late,” Guernsey said.

Taylor pumped in 13 of her game high 22 in the fourth.

“Abby's fourth quarter was great. She stepped up when we needed her and made a lot of free throws,” Guernsey said.

Henryville will play Lanesville in tonight's second semifinal at New Washington. The Eagles nipped the Hornets 60-59 on December 3 in Lanesville.

Stat Leaders (vs Borden):
Assist - , Steals - , Rebounds - , Blocks -

Lady Hornets win on Senior Night
02/04/2010

Photo by Dawn Embry

The Lady Hornets scored 32 points in the second half to pull away from visiting Rock Creek Academy, 49-22.

Seniors - Thank You!
Photo by Dawn Embry

Stat Leaders (vs Rock Creek Academy):
Assist - Dickerson, Harbold (3), Steals - Taylor (8), Rebounds - Dickerson (8), Blocks -

Shawe beats Hornets
02/02/2010 by Staff (Madison Courier)

Shawe Memorial pulled away in the third quarter and held on for a 44-38 win over Henryville Tuesday in girls basketball action.

The Hilltoppers (8-11) led 11-9 after the first quarter but trailed 24-21 at halftime. Shawe took control in the third, outscoring the Hornets 10-4, then closed out the game with a 13-10 fourth-quarter advantage.

Shawe senior guard Rachel Muessel scored 24 points and Hana Roberts added 13 for the Hilltoppers. Kaylee Mingione score thre and Chloe Storm and Katherine Bear each chipped in two points each.

Stat Leaders (vs Shawe):
Assist - Dickerson, Gilstrap, Ja. Harrell (3), Steals - Knox (3), Rebounds - Knox (10), Blocks -

Eastern downs Henryville
01/28/2010 by Mike Hutsell (The Evening News)

Visiting Pekin Eastern led 32-16 at halftime and placed three in double figures as it defeated Henryville, 62-35.

The Musketeers canned five 3-pointers in the game. Abby Taylor had nine in the loss for the Hornets (8-12).

Stat Leaders (vs Eastern (Pekin)):
Assist - Knox (2), Steals - Embry (4), Rebounds - Knox (6), Blocks - Taylor (2)

Henryville girls top Clarksville
01/26/2010 by Mike Hutsell (The Evening News)

Abby Taylor converted on 8-of-14 attempts from the field en route to a game-high 26 points, helping host Henryville top Clarksville on Tuesday, 60-38.

Ashley Dickerson scored 10 and Freshman guard Jasmine Harrell stuffed the scoresheet in the win for the Hornets (8-11). Along with six points Harrell led her team in rebounds with nine and assists with six.

Ashley Parrish had 21 in the loss for the Generals (3-14).

“Abby shot the ball well all night,” said Henryville coach Brian Guernsey. “And our freshman point guard Jasmine Harrell really did a lot of things that helped us get a big win.”

Stat Leaders (vs Clarksville):
Assist - Ja. Harrell (6), Steals - Gilstrap, Knox, Taylor (3), Rebounds - Ja. Harrell (9), Blocks - Taylor (2)

Orleans defeats Henryville
01/23/2010

The visiting Lady Bulldogs defeated the Lady Hornets, 50-14.

Stat Leaders (vs Orleans):
Assist - Embry, Ja. Harrell, Knox, Taylor (1), Steals - Embry (2), Rebounds - Taylor (5), Blocks - Gilstrap, Ja. Harrell (2)

Braves claim back-to-back victories for the first time this season
01/21/2010 by Mike Hutsell (The Evening News)

The Borden girls’ basketball team downed West Clark rival Henryville at home on Thursday night, 54-48. It was the first time all season that the Braves (4-10, 2-2 Southern Athletic Conference) have won back-to-back games.

Sophomore forward Erin Mikel led Borden with 17 points and six steals. Teammate McKenna Williams added 13 points.

Also for the Braves, senior Jordan Cook registered nine points and sophomore Allison Rademacher had eight points and a team-high eight rebounds.

“It was a good win for us against a rival and it was a conference win,” third-year Borden head coach Charlie Gardner said. “We’ve really grown up lately. We could have folded, but we kept playing. I’m happy with our bench players.”

Senior Abby Taylor was the Hornets’ top scorer with a game-high 26 points. Allison Knox chipped in eight.

Both teams will be at home on Saturday. The Braves will face Rock Creek Christian, and Henryville (7-10, 0-5) will take on Orleans.

Stat Leaders (vs Borden):
Assist - Ja. Harrell (5), Steals - Embry (4), Rebounds - Taylor (14), Blocks - Taylor (1)

Knox leads Hornet comeback
01/19/2010 by Mike Hutsell (The Evening News)

Allison Knox scored all 12 of her points in the second half to help Henryville recover for a 38-32 win.

The Hornets trailed 16-13 at halftime and 26-20 entering the fourth quarter but outscored the Warriors 18-6 over the final eight minutes for the win.

Abby Taylor also had 12 and Jasmine Harrell went 7-of-11 at the foul stripe in the fourth quarter for the Hornets (7-9).

Kelsey Biggs led the Warriors (6-11) with 14 points.

Stat Leaders (vs CAI):
Assist - Dickerson, Taylor (2) , Steals - Dickerson (6), Rebounds - Taylor (13) , Blocks -

Southwestern swarms Henryville
01/14/2010 by Mike Hutsell (The Evening News)

Visiting Southwestern outscored Henryville 25-2 in the opening quarter and rolled to a 63-33 victory over the Hornets.

The Rebels knocked down five 3-pointers in the game and led 30-11 at halftime.

“We started in a 2-3 zone and didn’t get out on their shooters,” said Henryville coach Brian Guernsey. “After we switched to man-to-man, it was a pretty even game.”

Henryville had 20 offensive rebounds in the loss, including five each from Allison Knox, Ashley Dickerson and Abby Taylor. Knox finished with 17 points and Taylor had 10 for Henryville (6-9).

Stat Leaders (vs Southwestern (Hanover)):
Assist - Embry, Richey (2), Steals - Richey (3), Rebounds - Knox, Taylor (9), Blocks - Embry, Gilstrap (1)

Crothersville downs Hornets
01/05/2010 by Mike Hutsell (The Evening News)

Host Crothersville outscored Henryville 16-8 in the final quarter as it scored a 50-42 win over the Hornets in a Southern Athletic Conference game.

Abby Taylor had 19 points and Allison Knox finished with 12 for the Hornets, who fell to 6-8 overall and 0-4 in the Southern Athletic Conference in the setback.

Stat Leaders (vs Crothersville):
Assist - Dickerson, Harbold, Ja. Harrell (3), Steals - Embry, Harbold, Ja. Harrell, Knox (1), Rebounds - Taylor (13), Blocks - Embry (1)

South Central defeats Henryville
12/22/2009 by Staff (The Courier Journal)

The host Rebels were led by junior Shelby Miller's 24 points, and senior Whitney Pease added 21.

Pease got the offense off to a hot start, making four of her seven three-pointers in the first quarter.

Stat Leaders (vs South Central):
Assist - Embry (3), Steals - Embry (3), Rebounds - Taylor (6), Blocks - Dickerson, Je. Harrell (1)

Hornets drop road game
12/19/2009

The host Scottsburg Warriorettes (4-5) defeated the visiting Lady Hornets (6-6), 87-43.

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Stat Leaders (vs Scottsburg):
Assist - Harbold (3), Steals - Harbold (4), Rebounds - Taylor (7), Blocks -

Hornets eke out win at West Washington
12/15/2009 by Kevin Harris (The Evening News)

Visiting Henryville outscored West Washington 21-10 in the fourth quarter to pull out a 55-52 win.

The Hornets (6-5) trailed by nine points with less than three minutes to go. But Henryville’s Abby Taylor and Tyna Harbold started the rally with back-to-back 3-pointers.

With less than a minute left in regulation, Carissa Embry hit a pair of free throws to tie the contest. Shortly thereafter, Taylor nailed two foul shots to put the Hornets up by one.

Henryville’s Allison Knox scored a game-high 19 points. Harbold had 12 points, five steals and four assists. Taylor had 11 points and six rebounds, and Embry made five steals.

“I’m glad that the girls didn’t quit,” Hornets’ head coach Brian Guernsey said.

Stat Leaders (vs West Washington):
Assist - Harbold, Ja. Harrell, Taylor (4), Steals - Embry, Harbold (5), Rebounds - Taylor (6), Blocks - Taylor (3)

Pioneers pull away from Henryville
12/11/2009 by Mike Hutsell (The Evening News)

Host Providence placed three players in double figures and outscored Henryville 24-11 in the final two quarters as it rolled to a 60-37 win at the Larkin Center.

Leah White and 18 points while Kallie Ash and Megan Eve each netted 14 for the Pioneers (2-5).

“It’s good for the girls to come out of a game with a win,” said Pioneer coach Brad Burden. “We’ve gone through a stretch where we played well against some very good teams and we’ve come up a little short on the scoreboard. Tonight we got a good start offensively and our defense really picked up in the second half.”

Stat Leaders (vs Providence):
Assist - Dickerson, Embry, Ja. Harrell, Harbold (2), Steals - Taylor (6), Rebounds - Knox (7), Blocks - Je. Harrell (2)

Taylor, Hornets top Trinity Lutheran
12/08/2009 by Staff (The Evening News)

Abby Taylor had 19 points, six rebounds, seven steals and four assists as Henryville improved to 5-4 with a 55-20 win over visiting Trinity Lutheran.

Taylor scored nine of her 19 points in the second quarter, when the Hornets outscored Trinity 21-6 to take a 32-8 lead at halftime. Henryville’s Ashley Dickerson scored all eight of her points in the second period.

Jasmine Harrell added 10 points, four assists and four steals on the night for the Hornets, who will visit Providence on Friday to face the 1-5 Pioneers.

“Jasmine Harrell is starting to get more relaxed and is playing like she’s capable of playing,” Henryville coach Brian Guernsey said.

Stat Leaders (vs Trinity Lutheran):
Assist - Ja. Harrell, Taylor (4), Steals - Taylor (7), Rebounds - Taylor (6), Blocks - Je. Harrell (2)

Lanesville girls prevail 60-59 on late FTs
12/03/2009 by Staff (The Courier Journal)

Leanne Myers made two free throws with 0.4 seconds left to give host Lanesville a 60-59 victory over Henryville on Thursday night in high school girls' basketball.

Jasmine Harrell put the Hornets (4-4, 0-2 Southern Athletic) ahead 59-58 with 4.3 seconds left.

Ashley Schoen had 23 points and 13 rebounds for Lanesville (4-3, 1-0). Henryville's Abby Taylor scored 20.

Stat Leaders (vs Lanesville):
Assist - Ja. Harrell (5), Steals - Dickerson, Embry, Knox (3), Rebounds - Taylor (9), Blocks - Embry, Taylor (1)

Taylor's near triple-double lifts Henryville
11/30/2009 by Kevin Harris (The Evening News)

The Henryville girls’ basketball team leaped out to a 47-15 halftime lead and cruised to a 70-43 home victory over Medora on Monday night at Spurgeon Gymnasium.

Hornet senior Abby Taylor was two assists shy of collecting a triple-double. She scored a team-high 21 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and dished out eight assists. Taylor also made three steals.

Sophomore teammate Allison Knox tallied 21 points, while Henryville sophomore Jenna Harrell scored eight. The Hornets’ Tyna Harbold and Carissa Embry each had three steals.

Henryville (4-3) took a 25-10 lead at the end of the first quarter and outscored Medora 22-5 in the second.

Hornets’ assistant coach Robin Embry ran the team for head coach Brian Guernsey, who was serving a one-game suspension due to his ejection from the Nov. 21 game against Silver Creek.

“We worked really hard on pushing the ball up court in practice,” said Coach Embry, who pointed out that Henryville committed just 12 turnovers and dished out more than 20 assists. “That shows that the kids are unselfish and that we passed the ball really well. Overall, it was a real good team effort.”

Medora’s Hanna Elkins posted a game-high 27 points, as she nailed nine 3-pointers. Henryville will visit Lanesville on Thursday.

Stat Leaders (vs Medora):
Assist - Taylor (8), Steals - Embry, Harbold, Taylor (3), Rebounds - Taylor (10), Blocks - Dickerson, Embry, Taylor (1)

Dragons’ score 28 first-quarter points in win
11/21/2009 by Greg Mengelt (The Evening News)

Silver Creek scored 28 points in the first quarter and went on to beat rival Henryville, 68-28.

Silver Creek coach Ryan Apple said his team’s press caused too many problems for Henryville, which fell to 3-3.

The Dragons (2-1) led 28-6 at the end of the first quarter and 42-10 at the half before calling off its press.

Mandi Martin led the balanced Dragons with 15 points and also had five rebounds. Emily Clayton added 14 points, Maribeth Rogers had 11, Kim Jamros eight and Molly Voyles had seven points and five steals.

Allison Knox and Abby Taylor led Henryville with eight points apiece.

Silver Creek will open Mid-Southern Conference play on Tuesday when it travels to North Harrison to face the 3-1 Lady Cats, who defeated Scottsburg, 46-39, on Saturday.

Henryville, which has dropped three straight after opening the season 3-0, will host Medora on Monday, Nov. 30. The Hornets topped 1-6 Medora, 66-20, in its season opener.

Stat Leaders (vs Silver Creek):
Assist - Guernsey (2), Steals - Embry, Knox (3), Rebounds - Knox (8), Blocks - Knox, Je. Harrell (1)

Mustangs off to strong start in SAC
11/20/2009 by Greg Mengelt (The Evening News)

HENRYVILLE — New Washington began its defense of the Southern Athletic Conference championship with a 62-30 victory over Henryville on Saturday.

The two-time defending SAC champs outscored the Hornets 20-9 in the first quarter and 17-3 in the third quarter to start with conference season with a victory.

“We still have a number of games (left), as far as the conference is concerned, but (beating Henryville) was a step in the right direction,” New Washington coach Terry White said.

“I think that’s a good basketball team,” Henryville coach Brian Guernsey said of the Mustangs. “I don’t think I had my team very well prepared for New Washington tonight.”

Casey Johnson led New Washington 16 points, 12 rebounds, four steals and three blocked shots, but what made the Mustangs unstoppable on Friday was its balanced scoring.

Lindsey Mudd had a season-high 11 points, Chloe Franklin scored nine, Katelyn Walker added six — all in the second half — and Emily Beard added five for the Mustangs.

“I was very pleased with Casey Johnson. She gave us the leadership we needed,” White said. “She opened things up for other people. That’s what we needed to have.”

New Washington opened the contest with the first eight points as Franklin hit two shots, Mudd scored in the lane and Johnson hit a 2-foot jumper.

After a Henryville timeout, Henryville’s Allison Knox scored five straight points to cut New Washington’s lead to 8-5. The Mustangs countered with a 12-4 run to end the quarter.

After a sloppy second quarter, in which both teams scored seven poings but also combined for 12 turnovers and shot 21 percent from the field, New Washington put the game away with its 17-3 third quarter.

In the third, Johnson scored six points and Walker and Doherty had four apiece.

Henryville’s downfall was its lack of balance. Through three quarters, only Allison Knox and Abby Taylor had scored for the Hornets. Knox finished with a team-high 13 points and Taylor had nine, six of which came in the first half. In the fourth quarter, four players — Hannah Gilstrap, Tyna Harbold, Ashley Dickerson and Jasmine Atkins — eached scored a bucket.

“Allison worked hard and did a good job, especially early in the game,” Guernsey said. “We have to figure out how to get the ball to certain spots on the floor. They took away (Knox) in the second half and we didn’t have an answer. We do a nice job in practice, but it doesn’t carry over to the game.”

Guernsey’s other concern was the Hornets’ 32 turnovers.

“Our point guards have to be better than they, and they will be,” he said. “I think they’ll learn from tonight and it will make them better players.”

Stat Leaders (vs New Washington):
Assist - , Steals - , Rebounds - , Blocks -

Lady Tigers take Tip-Off tourney title
11/14/2009 by Zach Spicer (Seymour Tribune)

It’s always a plus to gain an early lead and maintain it, and that’s what the Crothersville girls basketball team did on Saturday to earn its second straight Henryville Tip-Off Tournament title.

This year, the Tigers met the host school in the championship game, and Crothersville outscored Henryville in three of the four quarters for the 45-35 win.

With both teams playing their fourth game in five days, the game got off to a rocky start, but the Tigers held a 13-6 advantage.

Courtney Killey’s field goal at 3:30 of the second quarter made it a 25-16 game, Brooke Prather scored five points in the final 2:20 and the Tigers went to the locker room with a 30-21 lead.

“I feel like whenever we first started off, we were a little shaky,” Prather said after the game. “Coming into a championship game, our nerves were getting to us. The coaches told us it is a championship game and we are coming here to win and nothing else. Then, they try to tell us it’s any other game after they put that pressure on us.”

In the third quarter, the teams combined for only nine points, but the Tigers had the upper hand when Kayla Barnett dished the ball to Kelsey Hoskins for a score in the paint as the buzzer sounded. That gave the Tigers a 35-25 lead.

The Hornets’ Allison Knox scored to get within 36-27 at 6:30, but the Tigers scored six unanswered points and held a double-digit advantage the rest of the night.

Kylie Hensley hit three 3-pointers in the first half and scored 13 of her team-high 16 points.

“I hadn’t had it for the past two games and I was in a slump,” Hensley said of her 3-point shot. “After I started making them, it boosted my confidence.”

Killey was next for the Tigers with 15 points and nine rebounds and Prather finished with 12 points and six boards.

“Henryville is the best team we’ve played this year, and they always give us a good game,” Prather said. “The whole team helped today. We even had our sophomores stepping up, and that’s their goal this year. They know that we need them on our team, and they are really stepping up.”

To build on a 4-0 start, Tigers coach Kevin Hensley said it will take a total team effort the rest of the season.

“When we played against Trinity, (Kylie) had that hot hand and she cooled off the next two (games),” Hensley said. “We’ve got to have that from her because that way it opens up a little bit for Courtney and Brooke. I’ve got to get more girls involved. We can’t just rely on those three all the time. We’ve got to get the others to take the shot when they’ve got it, not pass it up.”

In Saturday’s game, Hensley said getting an early lead was essential.

“It was very important because I thought if we let them get ahead of us, I don’t know how our mental state would have been,” he said. “I know we’re starting to get a little bit run down after four games in five days. I was really pleased with their effort tonight.”

The Tigers will play host to Borden on Tuesday for the Southern Athletic Conference opener. Hensley expects junior Ashleigh Allen to be back in the starting lineup in the post on Tuesday. She has recovered from her back problems and should be good to go, Hensley said.

“Keeping that energy and adding Ashleigh into the mix now, I just want to keep going to the bench and keep everybody as fresh as I can,” Hensley said. “That’s what it’s going to take, the energy and the rebounding. We’re a small team, so we’ve got to rebound as much as we can.”

For the seniors on the team, Prather, Hensley, Killey and Haileigh Crockett, it was nice to take another tournament title.

“It’s really important, and it’s a good start for my senior year,” Hensley said. “We’re going to have to keep working hard and keep our intensity up, and we still have some things we need to work on, but I’m sure we’ll get there.”

Prather added, “It’s very important to all of us. Me, Kylie, Haileigh and Courtney, we’re all seniors and it means the same thing to all of us. Every single victory we get we’re going to remember.”

Stat Leaders (vs Crothersville):
Assist - Guernsey, Taylor (3), Steals - Embry, Gilstrap (2), Rebounds - Taylor (8), Blocks -

Henryville rolls into championship game
11/14/2009

Henryville defeated CAI by a score of 53-28 to earn a spot in it's Tip-Off Tournament's championship game.

Stat Leaders (vs CAI):
Assist - , Steals - , Rebounds - , Blocks -

Henryville eyeing a run at conference, sectional titles
11/12/2009 by Mike Hutsell (The Evening News)

The Henryville girls’ basketball team hopes adding two things this season may help the squad bounce back from last year’s 10-13 campaign.

This year’s Hornets are both deeper and more athletic than last year’s version, and Guernsey says those two ingredients could go a long time in making this year’s team a contender.

“Teams got us in both of those areas a year ago,” said Guernsey, entering his 24th season as Hornet coach. “I think we’re more equipped there this year and it will be a big boost.”

Guernsey feels this year’s squad could go as many as nine players deep — headlined by returning senior Abby Taylor (who averaged nearly 14 points per game last season) and sophomore Allison Knox (who was the squad’s second-leading scorer a year ago).

“Those two are where the other teams probably will start out focusing on,” said Guernsey. “They’re talented offensive players who proved they can play at this level last season.”

Returning as well are senior Katie Guernsey, who was bothered by an injury most of last season, junior Carissa Embry and junior Tyna Harbold.

There’s also a list of three newcomers who spent time on the junior varsity squad a year ago, including senior Jasmine Atkins and sophomores Hannah Gilstrap and Sarah Richey. Three others are completely new to the program, Christian Academy of Indiana transfer Jenna and Jasmine Harrell and junior Ashley Dickerson — who has starred on Henryville’s back-to-back sectional winning softball teams and is playing hoops for the first time since junior high.

“Her athleticism is something that we may have lacked in years past,” Guernsey said about Dickerson. “She should be able to come in and be a key defender.

“We really feel like we can go as many as nine-deep this year and we haven’t had that in a couple of seasons. I like where we are, but we’ve still got a ways to go.”

Guernsey says that no team in the Southern Athletic Conference can be dismissed this season.

“Top to bottom, it may be as strong as I can remember it being,” Guernsey said. “New Washington, in my opinion, has a lot of talent back this year. South Central does it every year it seems like. Borden and Crothersville are both coming off good years. I see it being a tough race from start to finish.”

Henryville jumps on Medora
11/12/2009 by Zach Spicer (Seymour Tribune)

Henryville limited Medora to one point in the first and fourth quarters on Thursday night in Henryville Tip-Off Tournament pool play action.

Henryville scored in double digits in every quarter for the 66-20 win.

The Medora freshman trio of Mariah Campbell, Hannah Elkins and Montana Wheeler each scored six points in the game. Wheeler led the Hornets in rebounding with nine.

Stat Leaders (vs Medora):
Assist - Ja. Harrell (5), Steals - Dickerson, Guernsey (5), Rebounds - Richey (9), Blocks - Je. Harrell (1)

Knox leads Hornets to early victory
11/10/2009 by Greg Mengelt (The Evening News)

Allison Knox scored 18 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, leading Henryville to a 68-22 win over Rock Creek Christian Academy in Pool 1 of the Henryville Tipoff Classic.

Abby Taylor added 13 points, Tyna Harbold had nine and Jasmine Harrell seven for the Hornets, who led 34-5 at the half.

Katie Guernsey scored three points and had a team-high four assists for Henryville.

“We played 11 kids and they all seemed to respond well (to the new season),” Hornets coach Brian Guernsey said.

Kelli Davidson had a team-high 12 points for Rock Creek, which travels to Christian Academy of Indiana on Thursday. Henryville hosts 0-1 Medora on the same night.

Stat Leaders (vs Rock Creek):
Assist - Guernsey, Ja. Harrell (4), Steals - Dickerson, Ja. Harrell (5), Rebounds - Knox (12), Blocks -

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Spellman named to all-conference team
3/4/2009

Katie Spellman has been selected to the Southern Athletic Conference All-Conference team. Borden's Andrea Rademacher earned the conference's most outstanding player honors. Crothersville head coach Andy Nehrt and South Central head coach Randell Schoen were named conference coach of the year.

New Wash rolls past Henryville
2/10/2009 by Matt Cress (The Evening News)

ELIZABETH — No one was more ready for the postseason to begin than Callie Burgin.

The New Washington forward pounded and muscled her way inside for 26 points, nearly outscoring the opposition single-handedly on Tuesday night to help the Mustangs take the first step in the Class A South Central Sectional. New Washington led 15-3 after the first quarter, extended the lead to 31-14 at halftime and cruised to a 62-27 win over Henryville in the tournament’s opening game.

Now the Mustangs, who lost two of their last four games in the regular season after a 14-2 start, will rematch with sectional host South Central — a 67-65 winner in the regular-season meeting on Jan. 24 — in Friday’s first semifinal. Borden will meet Christian Academy of Indiana in the first of tonight’s quarterfinals, with the winner to meet whoever emerges from the second quarterfinal between Lanesville and Rock Creek Christian in the other semifinal.

“We wanted to do whatever we could to establish ourselves inside,” said New Washington coach Terry White after Tuesday’s win. “We talked about how we tend to drift out to the perimeter instead of getting it into the post.”

White had little reason to worry.

The Mustangs (17-4) scored the first seven points of the second quarter on a putback by Emma Burgin and back-to-back inside scores from Callie Burgin and Chloe Franklin.

Down 22-5, Henryville (10-13) pulled back to within 24-11 on a 3-pointer by Katie Guernsey. From there, the Hornets missed plenty of opportunities to get closer in a choppy first half that saw the teams whistled for a combined 25 fouls.

The Hornets would go on to miss the front end of three straight one-and-one opportunities at the foul line, along with a pair of missed layups. New Wash would answer with more Callie Burgin, who scored to halt the run and then delivered a putback at the buzzer that put the Mustangs back ahead by 17 at the break.

“At halftime, we thought we’d given up 12 or 14 points off offensive rebounds,” said Henryville coach Brian Guernsey. “We thought if we had boxed out and taken advantage of some opportunities. It could have been a single-digit game. We wanted to step up and be more physical — we just couldn’t do it.”

New Wash put things away for good by going on an 8-2 run out of the locker room and holding Henryville scoreless for nearly four minutes. Along the way came 12 third-quarter Hornet turnovers that mostly ended up in the hands of Callie Burgin and Franklin.

Henryville made its last gasp on a 3 by senior guard Katie Spellman and a basket by Sythea Maudlin that cut the margin to 39-21, but the Mustangs answered with three more inside baskets to lead 45-21 after three.

By the time Callie Burgin and most of the Mustang starters came out with 3:46 to play, New Wash led 54-24 and was ready to celebrate a mostly stress-free opener that could lead to plenty of stress when the Mustangs meet the Rebels. The defending sectional champions, South Central also ousted New Wash from last year’s sectional, returning the favor from the year before, when the Mustangs took the banner.

“There have been some games this season where it has been a battle for things that we should not have had to battle for,” said White. “We’re glad we could get this one, but South Central presents a whole different problem in that they are a perimeter-based team.”

Franklin also reached double figures for New Wash with 15 points and had a team-high seven rebounds. Nicole Walker had nine points, including the Mustangs’ only two 3-pointers.

Guernsey had eight points to lead the Hornets. Spellman finished with four in her final appearance for Henryville. She is the only senior on this year’s roster.

“I told the kids in the locker room that the younger girls should use Katie as a role model,” Guernsey said. “She came in to practice every day with a smile, ready to work hard. She was a no-nonsense player and that’s all you can ask for.”

Stat Leaders (vs New Washington):
Assist - Guernsey, Spellman (2), Steals - Embry, Harbold, Knox, Spellman, Taylor (1), Rebounds - Taylor (9), Blocks - Maudlin, Taylor (1)

Eastern defeats Henryville
2/7/2009 by Sports Staff (The Courier Journal)

Photos by Dawn Embry

Eastern Pekin 45, Henryville 35: Melissa Lewis finished with 13 points to lead the host Musketeers (14-6), who led 33-10 midway through the third quarter and held off the Hornets (10-12).

Abby Taylor had 21 points for the Hornets.

Stat Leaders (vs Eastern (Pekin)):
Assist - Maudlin (5), Steals - Embry, Harbold, Knox, Spellman, Taylor (2), Rebounds - Taylor (8), Blocks -

Hornets pick up 10th victory
2/5/2009 by Sports Staff (The Evening News)

Senior Katie Spellman scored 21 points, helping visiting Henryville improve to 10-11 on the year with a 56-35 victory over Rock Creek Christian.

Spellman also hit three 3-pointers for the Hornets, who led just 8-4 after the first period, but pulled away to grab a 30-13 lead by halftime.

Courtney Haag led the Lions (1-17) with 14 points. Rock Creek will play Lanesville in round one of the Class A South Central Sectional at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

Abby Taylor also reached double figures with 17 points for Henryville, which faces New Washington in its sectional opener on Tuesday at South Central.

Stat Leaders (vs Rock Creek):
Assist - Maudlin (6), Steals - Spellman (7), Rebounds - Harbold (7), Blocks - Maudlin (2)

Lady Hilltoppers shake off rust for 46-42 win
2/4/2009 by Sports Staff (The Madison Courier)

Photos by Greg Alexander

Shawe Memorial's defense shut down Henryville's shooters in posting a 46-42 girls basketball win Wednesday on the road.

The Hilltoppers, who have been off for nearly two weeks due to weather postponements, could never pull away from the Hornets. But they maintained control throughout much of the game.

"We pretty much did what we wanted to do on defense," Shawe coach John Kalb said. "For being rusty and missing a bunch of practice, I thought we did a pretty good job."

Rachel Muessel scored 17 points to lead Shawe while Ebony Inskeep had 10. Hana Roberts scored seven and Katherine Bear and Kelsi Ward scored six each.

"Everybody contributed tonight," Kalb said. "Katherine played great defense and had some huge boards, Hana hit a big 3-pointer and Kelsi was strong inside. It was a good effort."

Stat Leaders (vs Shawe):
Assist - Spellman (5), Steals - Spellman (4), Rebounds - Harbold (11), Blocks - Maudlin (2)

Henryville girls defeat Clarksville, 62-45
1/31/2009 by Mike Hutsell & Kevin Harris (The Evening News)

Photos by Dawn Embry

The Henryville girls’ basketball team placed three players in double figures as it defeated visiting Clarksville on Saturday, 62-45.

Freshman Allison Knox scored 15 points and Abby Taylor and Katie Spellman contributed 13 and 11, respectively, to the Hornets in the win.

Katie Guernsey finished with five steals for Henryville (9-10).

“We got ourselves into some pretty bad foul trouble by not moving our feet defensively,” said Henryville coach Brian Guernsey. “We had to overcome that to get this win.”

Katie Price scored 19 points and 17 rebounds for Clarksville (3-14) in the loss.

“She kept us in it,” Generals coach Troy Mitchell said.

Stat Leaders (vs Clarksville):
Assist - Maudlin (4), Steals - Guernsey (5), Rebounds - Taylor (9), Blocks - Maudlin (3)

Lady Hornets drop road game
1/24/2009

Henryville was defeated at Orleans, 32 - 48.

Stat Leaders (vs Orleans):
Assist - Spellman (3), Steals - Embry, Harbold (2), Rebounds - Taylor (11), Blocks - Taylor (2)

Borden wins slow-down affair
1/22/2009 (The Evening News)

Photo by Kevin McGloshen

The Borden girls’ basketball team was held scoreless in the first quarter on Thursday night. But the Braves rallied to post a 30-18 win over West Clark rival Henryville at Spurgeon Gymnasium.

Senior Andrea Rademacher scored 23 points, helping the Braves (9-6, 2-2 Southern Athletic Conference) to their third win in the past four games.

Henryville (8-9, 1-4) spread the court to minimize possessions throughout the game, forcing the Braves into long periods of defense.

Borden trailed 10-8 at halftime but limited Henryville to just three field goals in the final 16 minutes of the win.

“(Henryville) wore the girls down mentally in the first half,” said Borden coach Charles Gardner. “We had to adjust to their style and execute much better in the second half.”

Borden outscored Henryville by 16 points at the free-throw line. The Braves shot 17-of-23 from the stripe, while the Hornets were 1-of-3.

“That’s a big discrepancy. You take that away and it’s our ballgame,” Henryville head coach Brian Guernsey said. “It’s the third straight game where we’ve been outscored by double digits at the free-throw line.”

Stat Leaders (vs Borden):
Assist - Taylor (2), Steals - Maudlin (2), Rebounds - Embry, Spellman (3), Blocks - Guernsey (1)

Cold shooting cost Henryville
1/20/2009

Photos by Dawn Embry

The Lady Hornets hit less than 20% from the field while falling to visiting Christian Academy of Indiana, 47-37.

Stat Leaders (vs CAI):
Assist - Maudlin (3), Steals - Embry, Spellman (5), Rebounds - Taylor (15), Blocks - Taylor (1)

Turpin’s tally leads Shoals by Henryville
1/17/2009 (Times-Mail)

Photos by Dawn Embry

HENRYVILLE — Danielle Turpin poured in 22 points, including a 12-for-12 performance at the line, to lead Shoals to a 48-44 girls basketball victory Saturday afternoon at Henryville.

The Jug Rox roared to a 17-10 lead after one quarter, and then rode excellent free throw shooting (19 of 27 overall) to keep the Hornets at bay in the second half. Freshman Michaela Brockman added 13 points for Shoals.

“Henryville played very aggressive, and when we broke their press we did a good job of getting into the middle, and Danielle got fouled a lot going to the basket against the press,” said Shoals coach Matt Sowders. “And Michaela Brockman came up big for us tonight, too.”

Stat Leaders (vs Shoals):
Assist - Harbold, Taylor (4), Steals - Embry (4), Rebounds - Taylor (9), Blocks - Maudlin (3)

Rebels halt skid with rout of Henryville
1/15/2009 by Mark Campbell (Madison Courier)

After losing five straight games for the first time since 1997, Southwestern got just what the Lady Rebels needed Thursday night.

A win and a breather.

Southwestern ended its rare month-long losing streak and posted its first win of 2009 in blowout fashion, 65-39, over Henryville in Hanover.

Coach Donna Cheatham's young team, battered by injuries and a steady diet of Class 4A, 3A and ranked opponents since the end of 2008, let out a sigh of relief and prepared to gulp a big breath of fresh air just in time for its stretch run through the Ohio River Valley Conference and into the postseason.

"We needed a breather," Cheatham admitted. "I'm not discounting Henryville, but after coming through Austin and two 4A schools like Seymour and McCutcheon, and some 3As we just needed a break."

The Rebels got off to a slow start against the Lady Hornets on Thursday. Henryville led from the outset until Sarah Roth scored with 1:29 left in the opening period to give Southwestern its first lead at 10-8.

From there the Rebels outscored Henryville 7-0 the rest of the quarter in part of a larger 15-2 run.

Southwestern led 33-17 at halftime and 41-17 on a 3-pointer by Katie McKinley with 5:42 left in the third quarter to push the Hornets to the edge of a huge rout.

But Southwestern was also skating on the edge - that fine line between blowing out an opponent and letting them right back into the game. And it was Southwestern that went down the slippery slope first.

The Hornets started swarming back, outscoring the Rebels 10-2 over the next three minutes to close to 43-27 and prompt Cheatham to call a timeout. Cheatham had to regroup because the Rebels were falling into the same old bad habits that helped fuel their five-game skid - lazy passes and a lack of focus.

"We were letting them back in," Cheatham said. "Everything was going their way and nothing our way and that's typical of the way we've been playing. We had almost a 30-point lead and we let them cut us back down to like 16 and I called a timeout and they really responded well for the first time. ... It's a game where you have to learn to concentrate the whole way and this team just doesn't have a big margin for error."

Southwestern responded by refocusing on its top weapons - Roth, the senior forward, scored eight of the next 13 points in the game, and Hannah Hardy knocked down a 3-pointer to put the Rebels back up 54-29.

Henryville never got closer than 20 points the rest of the way as the Rebels cruised to their seventh win in 15 outings.

"I told the kids, 'I'm real pleased that the timeout paid off, that you listened and then went back out and executed this time instead of half doing what you were asked to do,'" Cheatham said. "There's still a lot of small things in the game that we're trying to get corrected, but we're getting there."

Roth and Hardy ended up as the top two scorers in the game and combined to outscore the Hornets 46-39 as Roth had a huge triple-double of 30 points, 12 rebounds and 16 steals to go with five blocked shots while Hardy hit four 3-pointers in her 16-point night.

Southwestern gets points and rebounds from Roth every night, but capping off the triple-double with the 16 steals really put a hurt on the Hornets.

"The way they were trying to break the press caused her to play a wing instead of playing the middle," Cheatham said of Roth. "That put her on the lead for a lot of fast breaks and put her in a position to make a lot of steals."

Roth used her athleticism to convert several of those steals into coast-to-coast layups.

Hardy's 16-point night was indicative of what a pure shooter she is despite the fact that she's a shooting guard forced to play point.

That could be changing next week when the Rebels are joined by a pair of players who could free up Hardy and Roth to inflict even more damage.

Southwestern will have guard Brittany Gavelek and center Kiera Chalet, a transfer from New Washington, gain eligibility in time for Tuesday night's Ohio River Valley Conference game at Rising Sun - a huge lift considering the trip to Rising Sun starts Southwestern's push for the ORVC championship and its sectional defense.

"I think we're ready to play fairly well in conference ... we'll get healthy and whole come Monday. Our next game we've got all our players," Cheatham said. "The new kid who moved in will help us big time on the boards, she catches the ball well, she finishes inside and we just didn't have a post person ready for a back up. And of course we get Brittany back and that will help us on the outside so really were getting a one-two punch for the next ballgame."

That will allow Roth to roam further from the basket and make it tougher for opponents to double- and triple-team her on the block and free up Hardy to play more at shooting guard. In fact, Cheatham can begin moving players around the court in search of better combinations both offensively and defensively.

"Getting Brittany back will help because she can handle the point if need be and if it really gets physical we can let Hannah do her natural and shoot the ball," Cheatham said. "Brittany can play any position on defense, but she's murder on the point guard. With Charlet inside we can move McKinley out to small forward where she can shoot the three."

The end result will be that opponents who have scouted the Rebels to date should see a lot of new wrinkles.

"They better throw it out," Cheatham said of old scouting reports. "I'm hoping I'm right, but you've got to see it out on the floor. Now we can do a lot with our lineup. We can juggle some things to where I have some very good defensive players and some height and kids who can hit the boards and I can move some people out to take the three."

Although Southwestern is playing under .500 so far this year, the Rebels are 2-0 in the conference so the changes should make for an interesting stretch run. Cheatham likes her team's chances of winning conference and repeating at sectional - two things that could soften the impact of the five-game skid.

"Our chances are getting better every day because we are playing better ball. We should be competitive this year at sectional and we should be competitive in conference," she said. " ... If we do those two things with this young group, you've had a good season. You want to peak right around sectional time and we can still do that. We've got enough time to get everybody on the same page at the right time."

Stat Leaders (vs Southwestern (Hanover)):
Assist - Harbold, Maudlin (2), Steals - Harbold (6), Rebounds - Taylor (11), Blocks - Taylor (1)

Henryville defeats West Washington
1/12/2009

Photos by Greg Alexander

The Lady Hornets defeated the visiting Senators, 54 - 38.

Stat Leaders (vs West Washington):
Assist - Spellman (5), Steals - Spellman (9), Rebounds - Knox (6), Blocks - Taylor (1)

Hornets fall
1/6/2009 by Mike Hutsell (The Evening News)

Photo by Stan Denny

The Henryville girls’ basketball team played even with visiting Crothersville for three quarters, but couldn’t escape an early hole in a 63-51 loss to the Tigers on Tuesday night.

The Hornets (7-5) dropped to 1-3 in Southern Athletic Conference play, while Crothersville (9-3) stayed perfect in the SAC at 3-0.

Katie Spellman had 18 points and four steals for Henryville, which trailed 23-10 after the first eight minutes and could never recover. Abby Taylor added 15 points and eight rebounds in the loss for the Hornets.

“We just didn’t double down where we should have and it got us into a hole,” said Henryville coach Brian Guernsey. “We played well for the remainder of the game.”

Stat Leaders (vs Crothersville):
Assist - Embry, Knox, Taylor (2), Steals - Spellman (4), Rebounds - Taylor (9), Blocks - Embry (1)

South Central shoots down Henryville
12/23/2008 by Mike Hutsell (The Evening News)

Visiting South Central connected on 13 3-pointers, including six by sophomore Shelby Miller and four by Megan Sherrard as the Rebels topped Henryville, 60-46.

Abby Taylor scored 22 points for Henryville in the setback. Miller finished with 23 and Sherrard had 18 for the Rebels.

“We didn’t close out on their shooters and guard the 3 very well,” said Henryville coach Brian Guernsey. “We just weren’t as mentally sharp this game as we have been in our past few.”

Stat Leaders (vs South Central):
Assist - Spellman (6), Steals - Harbold (5), Rebounds - Schafer (6), Blocks - Maudlin, Taylor (1)

Taylor has double-double in Henryville win
12/12/2008 by Kevin Harris & Mike Hutsell (The Evening News)

Junior Abby Taylor led host Henryville with a double-double, tallying 19 points and 12 rebounds in the Hornets’ 48-41 victory over Providence. Hornet senior Katie Spellman had 12 points.

Megan Eve was the only Pioneer to score in double figures, posting a game-high 23 points. The junior guard nailed three 3-pointers. Teammates Leah White and Alexis Hansford each chipped in six points.

Henryville was without freshman standout Allison Knox, who suffered a broken hand in Thursday’s practice and is expected to be out four to six weeks. Knox joins injured junior Katie Guernsey on the Hornet sidelines.

“I was pretty pleased with the way the girls stepped in for them. I’m proud of the girls,” Henryville head coach Brian Guernsey said. “Providence is one of the best one-win teams that I’ve seen.”

Stat Leaders (vs Providence):
Assist - Maudlin (3), Steals - Harbold (5), Rebounds - Taylor (12), Blocks - Taylor (1)

Hornets blow out Trinity Lutheran
12/9/2008 by Matt Cress (The Evening News)

Photos by Bill Ray

Trailing 12-4 at the start of the contest, Henryville outscored host Trinity Lutheran 19-6 the rest of the first half and proceeded to win 61-31.

Junior Abby Taylor led the Hornets (6-3) with a double-double, registering 19 points and 10 rebounds.

But Henryville head coach Brian Guernsey said sophomore Carissa Embry was the difference. Embry scored 10 points in a reserve role, with seven of those points coming in the first half.

“Carissa Embry did a nice job coming off the bench,” Guernsey said. “We got off to a slow start, but we played better in the second, third and fourth quarters.”

Henryville senior Katie Spellman dished out five assists. The Hornets will host Providence on Friday.

Stat Leaders (vs Trinity Lutheran):
Assist - Spellman (5), Steals - Spellman (8), Rebounds - Taylor (11), Blocks -

Hornets pick up SAC victory
12/4/2008 by Matt Cress (The Evening News)

Henryville moved to 5-3 on the season and picked up its first Southern Athletic Conference win by beating visiting Lanesville, 47-34.

Hornet freshman Allison Knox was the difference, as she poured in 19 points to go with six rebounds, two steals and two assists. Senior guard Katie Spellman had 10 points in the victory for Henryville.

“Allison Knox looked like the best player on the court at times,” said Henryville coach Brian Guernsey. “It was a pretty solid effort for anybody, let alone a freshman.”

The Hornets took control in the second quarter and extended the lead to as many as 18 in the final period. It was Henryville’s second straight win after a two-game losing skid.

Stat Leaders (vs Lanesville):
Assist - Maudlin (6), Steals - Embry (6), Rebounds - Taylor (9), Blocks -

Hornets roll on road
12/1/2008 by Kevin Harris (The Evening News)

Abby Taylor scored 19 points, Tyna Harbold added 12 and Allison Knox finished with 11 as visiting Henryville rolled past Medora, 70-25.

The Hornets rolled to a 26-3 lead after eight minutes and led 39-13 at halftime in the victory.

“It’s good to win,” said Henryville coach Brian Guernsey. “The girls did the thing they needed to do. We got off to a good start and carried it over the rest of the game.”

Stat Leaders (vs Medora):
Assist - Maudlin (5), Steals - Embry, Harbold, Taylor (4), Rebounds - Harbold (7), Blocks - Knox, Schafer, Taylor (1)

Henryville falls at Silver Creek
11/22/2008

Henryville dropped it's third game of the young season, slipping to 3-3, as the Lady Dragons defeated the Lady Hornets 49-32.

Stat Leaders (vs Silver Creek):
Assist - Spellman (3), Steals - Embry (3), Rebounds - Taylor (10), Blocks - Maudlin, Taylor (2)

Intense Mustangs deliver in 74-35 win over Henryville
11/21/2008 by Kevin Harris (The Evening News)

New Washington girls’ basketball coach Terry White wanted his players to set the tone at a high level right at the outset on Friday against visiting Henryville.

The Mustangs delivered.

New Washington took a 14-point lead in the first quarter and cruised to a 74-35 victory in its Southern Athletic Conference opener.

“One of the No. 1 things we had on the board for the keys to the game was to dictate the tempo of the game,” White said. “We wanted to do that both defensively and offensively because Henryville does have some athletes.”

The Mustangs’ defensive intensity was too much for the Hornets (3-2, 0-1 SAC) to handle in the opening quarter. New Washington forced 16 turnovers in the stanza, using a full-court press and a trapping zone in the half court. Those defenses helped the Mustangs build a 16-2 advantage at the end of the period.

New Wash’s pressure forced Henryville head coach Brian Guernsey to call two timeouts during the quarter.

“We were trying to get set in our press offense,” Guernsey said. “We got caught up in just putting are head down and going (down the court) rather than running our press offense. Against good teams, you can’t do that.”

Even though the Hornets were only outscored 18-17 in the second, they continued to have ballhandling problems with 14 more miscues in the quarter as New Wash led 34-19 at intermission.

In the first half, Henryville made 30 turnovers while attempting only nine shots.

The Mustangs sustained their intensity in the second half. New Wash outscored the Hornets 40-16 in the latter half, shooting 15-of-34 from the field. For the game, Henryville committed 47 turnovers and only shot 9-of-19 from the floor.

Senior Callie Burgin paced the Mustangs with a game-high 24 points and seven rebounds. The 5-foot-8 forward was 7-of-16 from the field and 10-of-15 from the free-throw line.

“She gives us what we need,” White said. “We rely on her. She give us the inside presence and the perimeter presence that we need. She’s being asked probably to do more this year than she’s probably been asked to do in the last three years, so that’s a big responsibility to put on her shoulders. She’s handled that well.”

Two of Burgin’s teammates scored in double figures. Sophomore Casey Johnson tallied 12 points, and senior Whitney Cranmer had 11.

A bright spot for Henryville was the performance of Abby Taylor. The junior forward led the Hornets with 16 points and a game-high eight boards.

“I thought she stepped up a little bit tonight,” Guernsey said. “She stepped up against some good kids inside, caught the ball and did something with it.”

Stat Leaders (vs New Washington):
Assist - Spellman (4), Steals - Embry (5), Rebounds - Taylor (11), Blocks - Maudlin (1)

Henryville Class A Tip-Off Tournament
11/15/2008

Champions - Crothersville
2nd - Shawe Memorial
3rd - Henryville
4th - Trinity Lutheran
5th - Christian Academy
6th - Medora
7th - Rock Creek Academy

Henryville defeats Trinity Lutheran for 3rd Place
11/15/2008 by Arv Koontz (The Seymour Tribune)

Henryville forced Trinity into several turnovers early to take a 15-5 lead after one period, and increased its lead to 32-11 at the half.

"We made passes we shouldn't be making," coach Renee Scoville said. "We didn't face as intense pressure as we did against Crothersville, but we just didn't take care of the ball. That's what happened.

"We could have played a lot better tonight, but it's hard when you get down like that playing catch-up. We've got to keep working on the fundamentals."

Jenna Chaisson was high scorer for Trinity with 9 points, Sarah Onken had 8 points and 6 rebounds, and Emilee Newkirk had 6 rebounds.

Stat Leaders (vs Trinity Lutheran):
Assist - Knox, Spellman (4), Steals - Embry, Spellman (6), Rebounds - Knox (10), Blocks - Taylor (2)

CAI falls to Henryville
11/15/2008

Henryville defeated CAI by a score of 64-36. The Lady Hornets will finish the Tip-Off Tournament against Trinity Lutheran in the 3rd Place game.

Stat Leaders (vs CAI):
Assist - Spellman (7), Steals - Spellman, Taylor (7), Rebounds - Taylor (12), Blocks - Harbold, Taylor (1)


'Toppers squash Hornets
11/13/2008 by David Hill (The Madison Courier)

Photo by David Hill

Shawe's Lady Hilltoppers put a dismal first quarter behind them and broke loose for a lopsided 70-45 victory Thursday night against Henryville in a Henryville Tip-Off Tourney game played at Shawe.

Going into the contest, Shawe head coach John Kalb said he knew one key thing about the visiting Hornets - "Number 13 can shoot the ball and shoot it well."

That's just what guard Katie Spellman did for the first eight minutes of play, and Henryville took an 18-9 advantage at the break. The 5-foot-4 senior connected on four 3-pointers for 12 of her 14 first-quarter points.

But that was all the points Spellman would get the entire game, as Shawe unleashed a 61-27 offensive and defensive barrage over the next three quarters for the convincing 25-point win. Shawe, now 2-0, has averaged 71.5 points per game in those two outings and is winning by an average of 23.5 points per game.

"We got down a few points early but nobody panicked," Kalb said. "We're developing more confidence in ourselves.

"I pounded it in that (Spellman) can shoot, but we lost recognition in the first quarter," Kalb said. "She got loose on us early in the game. We didn't recognize where she was and we paid for it."

It didn't take long for the Hilltoppers to get back into the game in the second period. Led by the scoring of junior guard Rachel Muessel, who had a game-high 23 points, Shawe went on a 20-6 run before halftime to lead 29-24 at intermission.

"I think our play in the second, third and fourth quarters was a matter of recognition," Kalb said. "We quickly recognized what we needed to do - move the ball up and down the floor. And we had very good (scoring) balance tonight."

Shawe sophomore forward Hannah Roberts scored most of her 17 points in the third quarter, where the hosts outscored Henryville 19-11 to up their lead to 48-35.

The Hilltoppers had balanced scoring in the fourth quarter as well while rolling on to the win.

Kalb saw his team's inability to hit at the foul line - the Hilltoppers made just 9-of-19 free throws - as the only negative in the game. "We're a better free throw shooting team," he said. "We can't have too many sub-par games like that."

Stat Leaders (vs Shawe):
Assist - Maudlin (4), Steals - Harbold (3), Rebounds - Taylor (8), Blocks - Taylor (1)

Hornets swat Rock Creek in tip off tourney
11/11/2008 by Matt Cress (The Evening News)

Photos by Kevin McGloshen

Host Henryville scored 41 points in the second half, finally putting away visiting Rock Creek 73-47 in the opening game of the Henryville Tip-Off Tournament.

Freshman Allison Knox came off the bench to score 17 points in her varsity debut for Henryville, which also got 17 points from senior point guard Katie Spellman.

Courtney Haag led the Lions, who trailed by just 32-25 at halftime, with 14 points.

“For someone who was seeing her first varsity action (Knox) came in and played really well,” said Henryville coach Brian Guernsey, who won in his team’s opener for the second time since 2000. “Offensively, I was happy with what we did. Defensively, we’ve got a long way to go.”

Stat Leaders (vs Rock Creek):
Assist - Spellman (6), Steals - Embry (10), Rebounds - Taylor (6), Blocks - Embry (2)

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Two Selected to ICGSA Academic All State Team
3/1/2008

Alyson Embry and Tosha Embry have been selected to the 2007-2008 Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association Academic All State basketball team. Click here to view a listing of all players selected. Click here to find out more about the ICGSA.


Girls' Basketball Team of the Season
2/23/2008 by Evening News & Tribune Sports Staff(The Evening News)

Player of the Year - Jessica Johnson (Clarksville)

First Team - Ally Wright (Jeffersonville), Jillian Charlet (New Washington), Maggie Gilstrap (Henryville), Brigid Morrissey (Floyd Central), Taylor Fountain (New Albany)

Second Team - Callie Burgin (New Washington), Erin Mohler (Henryville), Jessye Pearson (Borden), Donna Ferree (Silver Creek), Alexis Samuel (Jeffersonville), Katie Jackson (Charlestown)


Five area players named all-SAC
2/20/2008 by Kevin Harris (The Evening News)

Five Clark County players have been selected to the all-Southern Athletic Conference team.

Conference champion New Washington got two players on the squad in senior Jillian Charlet and junior Callie Burgin. Two Henryville players were also named in guards Maggie Gilstrap and Katie Spellman, while junior Jessye Pearson was Borden's lone representative.

South Central senior Brittany Schoen earned SAC most outstanding player honors. New Washington head coach Terry White was named conference coach of the year for the second year in a row.


South Central downs Henryville to reclaim Class A Sectional title
2/9/2008 by Mike Hutsell (The Evening News)

South Central senior Brittany Schoen grabbed the scissors and was the first one up the ladder for her piece of the sectional championship net.

Her journey back to the top was complete.

Schoen and the Rebels took back what they always felt was theirs on Saturday night, using another strong second-half effort to take down Henryville 58-34 in the final of the Class A Henryville Sectional at Furnish Gymnasium.

“This feels a lot better after last year,” Schoen said. “I hate losing maybe more than anybody in the world. So after not winning sectional last year, this one feels better because of the one we lost.”

It was the third time in her four-year career that Schoen has survived the sectional round. Last season, the Rebels fell to New Washington in the championship round, 57-54.

“It’s great to be back,” said Rebels head coach Randall Schoen, Brittany’s father. “Ever since that one last year, we talked about what it would take to get back to this night. Where we could celebrate another win.”

What the Rebels did in the title game was nearly copy their formula for winning the night before. On Friday, in a rematch against New Washington, South Central struggled in the early going but put the clamps down late to pull out a 59-51 victory.

Saturday, South Central held a slim five-point cushion at halftime but limited the Hornets to three points and one field goal in the third quarter to expand the lead to 44-27.

Photos by Stan Denny

“We knew we’d take their best shot at the start,” said Randall Schoen. “We just wanted to withstand and play our game and make them work for baskets.”

The Hornets started with a flurry, grabbing their first lead at 11-10 on a Maggie Gilstrap 3-pointer. Gilstrap netted another 3 on the Hornets’ next possession to make it 14-12, but South Central baskets by Abigail Day and Schoen propelled the Rebels to a 16-14 advantage through one.

South Central still led by two, 26-24 in the second quarter, when the Hornets went to a stall offense and milked more than two minutes off the clock. But a turnover and two Schoen free throws put South Central up four and another turnover was followed by a Shelby Miller 3 to put the Rebels up 29-22.

Photos by Stan Denny

“We knew to stay in it we had to keep the score into the 40s,” said Henryville coach Brian Guernsey. “We wanted to keep the ball in our hands for as long as we could but we struggled and turned it over a couple times

Gilstrap knocked down two free throws to draw Henryville within 29-24 at intermission.

Schoen took over the third quarter, scoring eight — including six straight at one point — as the lead continued to expand.

“I think some of us were a little nervous at (halftime),” Brittney Schoen said. “The game was a lot closer than we thought. We thought we would be fine if we could defend their penetration and make them shoot outside.”

Henryville hit just three field goals in the final two quarters and committed nine of their 15 turnovers in the second half.

“They forced our offense out of our comfort zone on the perimeter and tried to take away our perimeter shooters,” said Guernsey. “We didn’t get a lot of good looks and turned it over too many times.”

Schoen finished with a game-high 21 points, hitting 7-of-11 shots and all seven of her free-throw attempts.

For those hoping that the Schoen family tradition will finally graduate when the Rebels’ season expires will have to get used to the name Shelby Miller. A freshman, the star senior’s cousin and coaches’ niece, turned sectional time into her own coming out party. She scored in double figures in two of the three Rebel wins of the tourney, averaging 12.3 points, including 16 in the final.

“We’re like sisters,” said Brittany Schoen. “It’s been great having her on the team this year. She was awesome in the sectional.”

Henryville had one player in double figures in the loss in Gilstrap, who had 14. Erin Mohler added seven. Those two seniors, along with leading rebounder Tosha Embry, saw their Hornet careers end on Saturday night.

“We’d obviously like to see the script end a little different,” Guernsey said. “But when you look back at the past few years as we grew as a program, those players meant the world to this team.”

Stat Leaders (vs South Central):
Assist - Gilstrap (2), Steals - , Rebounds - T. Embry (9) , Blocks - E. Mohler (1)


Hornets will meet Rebels in Class A final
2/8/2008 by Mike Hutsell (The Evening News)

HENRYVILLE — A late-game blitz by South Central was too much for New Washington to overcome, while Henryville had its own early run to provide a cushion it would eventually ride to victory on Friday.

The Rebels turned up the pressure on New Washington late in the opening semifinal of the Class A Henryville Sectional, closing the contest on a 17-1 scoring spree for a 59-51 victory.

In the nightcap, Henryville raced ahead in the first period and survived a third-quarter rally attempt by Borden for a 63-51 win.

The two teams will now meet in tonight’s sectional final at 7:30 in a rematch of a hotly contested sectional battle from last season. The Hornets led South Central late in a semifinal battle a year ago, but couldn’t hang on as the Rebels ended their season.

“We wanted another chance at them,” said Henryville senior Erin Mohler. “It’ll be a tough one we know, but we wanted to play them again really bad.”

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Mohler helped put Henryville (16-7) in front early as she knocked down three attempts from downtown in the first half as her team built a 33-24 advantage.

“It felt real good tonight,” Mohler said about her 3-point stroke. “It gets my confidence back up because I missed quite a few (Wednesday) against Lanesville.”

Mohler finished the night with five 3s and a team-high 20 points to go with six boards.

Photos by Stan Denny & James Dawson

“She really established our offense early on,” said Henryville coach Brian Guernsey. “She’s got a green light to shoot when she’s open, and she buried some quick buckets that gave us an early lead.”

That lead looked tenuous in the third quarter, however, as the Braves mounted a scoring run to claw back in it.

Down 10 midway through the quarter, Borden used a 15-8 spurt — with Jessye Pearson and Bethany Burrier combining for 10 points in the run — to get within three at 48-45.

That would be as close as it would get, however, as Henryville used solid foul shooting from junior guard Katie Spellman, who made 7-of-8 attempts in the final quarter, during a 15-point effort.

“We made some mistakes with the ball and they turned those into baskets,” Guernsey said. “But we played smart late and made free throws, which we struggled a little bit on against Lanesville in the first round.”

Pearson had 21 points and seven rebounds for the Braves (6-16). Burrier added 15 and Maria Kirchgessner had a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds.

Stat Leaders (vs Borden):
Assist - Gilstrap, Taylor (5), Steals - Spellman (4), Rebounds - E. Mohler (8), Blocks - T. Embry, E. Mohler (2)


Hornets clip Lanesville
2/6/2008 by Mike Hutsell (The Evening News)

HENRYVILLE — Henryville and Borden each took different roads to get there, but both schools advanced to the semifinals of the Class A Henryville Sectional on Wednesday night.

The host Hornets turned over a second-half lead and had to survive a spirited rally by a shorthanded Lanesville squad in the opening game, surviving for a 45-40 victory.

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Senior Maggie Gilstrap hit a go-ahead layup with 41 seconds remaining and junior Katie Spellman made three free throws in the closing seconds to help the Hornets avenge a lopsided regular-season loss to the Eagles.

Henryville (15-7) played almost the entire second half with the advantage but had to shake off free-throw struggles and 12 second-half turnovers to score the victory.

The Hornets went just 8-of-19 from the line after halftime.

“We’ve been a pretty good foul shooting team in the second half of the year, too,” said Henryville coach Brian Guernsey. “I was surprised. It seemed like we had the people there we wanted. I think we just let the nerves get to us too much.”

Photos by Stan Denny

The Hornets led 40-33 with 2:40 to go, but three straight turnovers led to five Lanesville points. The Eagles (10-11) then managed to knot the game at 40 on two free throws by Erin Dorgay with 1:16 to go. Lanesville made its run despite playing without its two leading scorers — Beth Glomb and Brittany Barnickle — who fouled out early in the fourth quarter.

The Eagles had a shot at the lead with 46 seconds left. But a traveling violation turned the ball back to Henryville, and Gilstrap converted what proved to be the deciding basket on Henryville’s next possession.

“Maggie was on the bench a lot because of fouls. But when she had a chance to make a play for us, she did,” Guernsey said. “All our seniors did. Tosha Embry grabbed some big rebounds. Erin Mohler had some points early and big rebounds late as well.”

The outcome was still in doubt with 9.4 seconds left as Lanesville freshman Ashley Schoen had a chance to tie the game at the foul line, but she missed both. Following the rebound, an intentional foul was whistled against Lanesville and Spellman finished by going 3-of-4 at the line.

“Of course, we were nervous,” said Guernsey about watching the tight final seconds. “Maybe not as bad as the kids, but there’s no doubt you’d like to have that one put away a lot earlier.”

Gilstrap finished with 11 points, in the win for Henryville, while Spellman added nine. Glomb had 16 for Lanesville, all in the first half.

Stat Leaders (vs Lanesville):
Assist - E. Mohler, Spellman (3), Steals - Gilstrap (4), Rebounds - T. Embry (10), Blocks - T. Embry, E. Mohler (1)


Gilstrap, Mohler lead Hornets on Senior Night
1/31/2008 by Kevin Harris (The Evening News)

Senior guard Maggie Gilstrap became the all-time steals leader in Henryville girls’ basketball history on Thursday, as the Hornets defeated Rock Creek Christian Academy at Spurgeon Gymnasium, 62-36. It was Senior Night at Henryville.

Gilstrap made four steals to give her 283 in her career, surpassing former record holder Alicia Hatter who had 281. Gilstrap also scored a team-high 19 points and shared team-high assist honors with Katie Guernsey with four.

Hornet senior Erin Mohler tallied 14 points, and teammate Katie Spellman had nine points. Senior Tosha Embry had a team-high eight rebounds.

Leading 23-19 at halftime, Henryville (14-7) outscored the Lions 25-10 in the third quarter to go up by 19 points. Gilstrap and Mohler combined to score 23 of the 25 points in the stanza.

“They just took over the game,” Henryville head coach Brian Guernsey said. “We started slow. We’re fighting through injuries and the flu, but I think we’re getting past that.”

Freshman Rachael Gary was the only Rock Creek player in double figures, scoring a game-high 20 points.

Both teams will play in the first round of the Class A Henryville Sectional next week. The Hornets will face Lanesville on Wednesday, while the Lions (3-17) will play eighth-ranked South Central on Tuesday

Stat Leaders (vs Rock Creek):
Assist - Gilstrap, Guernsey (4), Steals - Gilstrap (4), Rebounds - T. Embry (8), Blocks - T. Embry, E. Mohler, Taylor (1)


Hilltoppers throttle Henryville for 15th win
1/29/2008 by Courier Staff (The Madison Courier)

Shawe Memorial kept its win streak rolling, blowing past Henryville 61-33 in girls basketball action Thursday at home.

The Hilltoppers, now winners of five-straight, are 15-5 on the season, just one win away from the single-season school record. Shawe went 16-3 in 1994.

To reach that 15-win mark, the Hilltoppers used a balanced-scoring attack and a stifling full-court press. Shawe led by 16 at the half and never looked back. But despite the easy win, coach John Kalb knows there are areas where the team can still improve.

"We played very well tonight. But did we play well? At times we did," Kalb said. "We only shot 36 percent from the floor and missed way too many easy shots. We can't miss those against Switzerland County (Thursday) and Jac-Cen-Del (Tuesday) or we'll get beat."

The shooting percentage aside, the Hilltoppers had little trouble in marching to the win. Sophomore Rachel Muessel had 15 points, senior Maria Berry scored 14, freshman Hana Roberts had 12 and junior Ebony Inskeep 10 in a nearly equal performance. Seven of the eight players who hit the floor for Shawe scored.

"We played very well as a team and to be as successful as we want to be, we need to continue doing that," Kalb said.

Henryville struggled with its offense all night, turning the ball over 23 times. Katie Spellman hit four 3-pointers and was the Hornets' lone double-digit scorer with 12.

The Hilltoppers still play two more games this week before their rematch with Class A No. 3 Jac-Cen-Del Tuesday in the sectional opener. Shawe hosts Switzerland County Thursday in a key Ohio River Valley Conference matchup and closes the regular season Saturday at Fall Creek 21st Century Charter in Indianapolis.

"We are the type of team that doesn't like any layoff. We're still learning to win and we want to keep that going," Kalb said. "The couple of times that we have had extended periods of rest, we've come back really flat and really stale."

Stat Leaders (vs Madison Shawe):
Assist - Gilstrap (4), Steals - Runyon (2), Rebounds - Taylor (11), Blocks -


Henryville pulls out close home victory
1/24/2008 by Mike Hutsell (The Evening News)

Maggie Gilstrap scored 20 points, Katie Spellman added 16 and Erin Mohler connected on three 3-pointers in a 13-point effort to help Henryville get past Pekin Eastern, 57-54.

The hosts trailed 12-6 after one quarter and were down 37-33 after three, but rallied to take the advantage with three minutes left and salted away the win at the foul line.

“Eastern had a substantial size advantage, but we still wanted to mix our defenses up and try to take that away as much as we could,” said Henryville coach Brian Guernsey. “We only played seven kids in this game but every one of them contributed to our outstanding defensive effort.”

Stat Leaders (vs Eastern (Pekin)):
Assist - Spellman (4), Steals - Spellman (7), Rebounds - Taylor (6), Blocks - E. Mohler (1)


Hornets pull away from Clarksville
1/22/2008 by Kevin Harris (The Evening News)

Henryville led by just one at halftime, 30-29, but rode a big fourth quarter to a 68-56 victory over Clarksville at Spurgeon Gymnasium.

Maggie Gilstrap led three Henryville players in double figures with 23 points, and the Hornets limited Clarksville star Jessica Johnson in the second half as they improved to 12-6 on the season. Johnson scored just eight of her game-high 24 points in the second half, helping Henryville pull away.

“We switched up the defense and made things more difficult for her on the offensive end,” said Henryville coach Brian Guernsey. “Abby Taylor and Katie Guernsey did a nice job when we shifted our defense into more of a triangle-and-two.”

Katie Spellman added 14, Taylor had 13 and Erin Mohler scored six points to go with a team-high 10 rebounds and four assists in the victory. Jessica Bisinger had 17 in the setback for the Generals (6-11).

Stat Leaders (vs Clarksville):
Assist - E. Mohler (4), Steals - Gilstrap, Guernsey, Spellman (3), Rebounds - E. Mohler (10), Blocks - T. Embry, E. Mohler, Taylor (1)


Hornets’ win streak snapped
1/19/2008 by Matt Cress (The Evening News)

Visiting Orleans pulled away late to hand Henryville its first defeat since Dec. 19, 47-36.

Erin Mohler scored a game-high 19 points for the Hornets (11-6), but only four Henryville players found the scoring column. Katie Spellman added nine points, while guard Maggie Gilstrap was held to four.

“We just didn’t play as sharp as we have the last three games,” said Henryville coach Brian Guernsey. “They were just the better team today.”

Stat Leaders (vs Orleans):
Assist - Gilstrap (4), Steals - Gilstrap, Taylor (4), Rebounds - T. Embry (9), Blocks - T. Embry, E. Mohler (2)


Second-half run propels Hornets past Braves; Coach Guernsey Gets 200th Win
1/17/2008 by Greg Mengelt (The Evening News)

BORDEN — The Henryville girls’ basketball team led Borden just 23-17 at halftime. But a 12-1 run early in the second half led to an easy Hornets win, 58-38, at Borden on Thursday.

After the two teams exchanged baskets to open the third quarter, Katie Spellman and Maggie Gilstrap each hit a 3-pointer to start the Henryville rally. By the time Borden was able to hit its first basket of the quarter — with under three minutes remaining – the Hornets had taken a 37-20 lead.

“We talked about — in the locker room (at halftime) — the first three minutes being big,” Henryville coach Brian Guernsey said. “We wanted to come out and put some pressure on them and get it into a full-court game. I thought the kids did a good job tonight and did an excellent job in the first three minutes (of the second half).”

Gilstrap, who finished with a game-high 17 points, scored six points during the run.

Henryville led 40-26 at the end of the third period, then put the game away at the foul line. The Hornets went 15-of-20 from the line. They made 10-of-14 attempts in the fourth quarter and 14-of-18 in the second half.

“It’s something we have seriously worked hard on since the beginning of the year,” Guernsey said. “We have kids who can handle the ball out front and, if we get a lead, we’re going to get fouled. I have all the confidence in the world that we’ll hit them.”

Abby Taylor, who went 4-for-4 from the charity stripe, scored 12 points for Henryville. Spellman added 11 and Erin Mohler had eight for the Hornets.

Jessye Pearson led Borden with 14 points, 10 of those coming in the second half. Bethany Burrier added 10 for the Braves.

The victory, which was the 200th for Coach Brian Guernsey, was the first for Henryville in the Southern Athletic Conference. The Hornets, who are 11-5 overall, completed conference play with a 1-4 mark. Borden fell to 2-13 overall following the loss. It is 0-4 in the SAC.

Stat Leaders (vs Borden):
Assist - Spellman (5), Steals - T. Embry, Spellman, Taylor (3), Rebounds - Taylor (10), Blocks - T. Embry, L. Mohler, A. Taylor (1)


Mohler tops 1,000, Hornets top CAI
1/15/2008 by Mike Hutsell (The Evening News)

Henryville senior Erin Mohler joined the 1,000-point club, part of a 17-point effort in the Hornets’ road victory over Christian Academy of Indiana.

Maggie Gilstrap scored 23 points, 13 assists and eight steals as the Hornets won for the fourth time in their last five outings.

“A lot of our baskets early came off of steals in the backcourt,” said Henryville coach Brian Guernsey.

Stat Leaders (vs Christian Academy):
Assist - Gilstrap (13), Steals - E. Mohler (11), Rebounds - Taylor (7), Blocks - L. Mohler (2)


Hornets win on road
1/12/2008 by Mike Hutsell (The Evening News)

Henryville trailed at halftime, but rallied in the second half for a 44-40 victory over host Shoals.

Maggie Gilstrap and Katie Spellman each scored 13 points. Gilstrap added seven rebounds and Spellman had four assists. Tosha Embry grabbed a game-high 15 rebounds in the win for the Hornets (9-5).

Stat Leaders (vs Shoals):
Assist - Spellman (4), Steals - Spellman (4), Rebounds - T. Embry (15), Blocks - Runyon (2)


Third quarter drought dooms Henryville
12/19/2007 by Mike Hutsell (The Evening News)

Henryville trailed by just four points at halftime Wednesday night against Class A No. 3 South Central, but the Rebels rolled out of halftime with a 23-7 run as they handed the Hornets a 56-36 loss.

Playing a methodical style in the first half, the Hornets scored just three points in the first eight minutes but still went into the locker room trailing just 22-18.

But South Central pushed the pace, scoring several consecutive transition buckets in the third quarter.

“When we played at our pace, we stayed even,” said Henryville coach Brian Guernsey. “What we didn’t do for about a five-minute spurt was defend well in transition. They beat us down the floor four or five times in a row and it turned out costing us.”

Three South Central players reached double figures in the victory. Maggie Gilstrap of Henryville was the game’s high scorer with 20 points.

“Our defense did an effective job,” Guernsey said. “Giving up just three 3-pointers against them was a good sign. We just gave up too much in one short stretch against them.”

Stat Leaders (vs South Central):
Assist - Spellman (3), Steals - Gilstrap (4), Rebounds - T. Embry, E. Mohler (8), Blocks -


Hornets toe the line against Borden
12/17/2007 by Mike Hutsell (The Evening News)

HENRYVILLE — To hear Maggie Gilstrap say it, lots of time at practice for the Henryville girls’ basketball team this week has been spent toeing the line.

The free throw line.

“None of us have been shooting free-throws real well,” said Gilstrap, a senior guard. “We’ve been spending a whole lot of time shooting those.”

Those extra reps at the charity stripe came in handy Monday night, as Henryville connected on 30-of-36 free throws and scored their final 10 points of the game at the stripe to cap a come-from-behind 51-47 victory over Borden at Spurgeon Gymnasium.

“We need a little work there,” said Hornets coach Brian Guernsey about his team’s poor shooting from the free-throw stripe in recent weeks. “We’ve been losing close games there this season, it’s good we got to turn one around that way tonight.”

Borden scored the first nine points of the game and led by as many as 14 in the second half, but could only watch as Henryville marched time after time to the line in the final period.

Gilstrap did most of the damage, scoring 15 of her game-high 27 at the stripe. The senior, who was honored before the game for scoring her 1,000th career point last week, scored Henryville’s final nine points of the night — all at the line.

Photos by Kevin McGloshen

It didn’t look like the Hornets were going to be in position for any late heroics in the early going. Borden rolled out with an early flurry of baskets by junior Bethany Burrier that put the Braves in front early, 9-0.

Henryville closed within 9-7, but Jessye Pearson finished the first quarter with six straight points as Borden led 15-7.

The lead grew to 31-19 at halftime and it was 40-29 at the end of three.

“We haven’t played with a lead a whole lot this year,” said Gardner. “Really there’s only been two games where we haven’t been playing catch up and when (Henryville) picked up the defensive pressure we wound up rushing shots and forcing passes that weren’t there.”

The Braves were limited to three field goals in the final quarter and turned the ball over 11 times in the final eight minutes.

“We picked up our defense and made it a little more full court,” said Guernsey. “That’s really how we got back into it. It’s good to come out of a close game like this with a win.”

Gilstrap made 4-of-13 shots but was 15-of-21 at the foul line. Erin Mohler added 11, including a perfect 6-of-6 effort at the stripe.

Pearson wound up as Borden’s top scorer with 17 points. Burrier also reached double figures with 13.

Stat Leaders (vs Borden):
Assist - Gilstrap (6), Steals - Gilstrap (6), Rebounds - Taylor (11), Blocks - T. Embry (1)


Hornets trounce West Washington
12/11/2007 by Kevin Harris (The Evening News)

Junior Katie Spellman tallied a career-high 25 points and senior Maggie Gilstrap cracked the 1,000-point barrier as visiting Henryville thumped West Washington, 55-18.

Gilstrap scored nine points and made a game-high 13 steals.

The Hornets (7-4) led 16-4 after the first quarter and outscored the Senators 19-0 in the third.

"That was pretty nice for her," Henryville coach Brian Guernsey said about Spellman's effort. "It actually took us awhile to get going. In the third quarter, we played really well."

Stat Leaders (vs West Washington):
Assist - T. Embry (5), Steals - Gilstrap (13), Rebounds - T. Embry, Taylor (6), Blocks - Alexander (1)


Spellman scores 18 as Hornets fall on road
12/6/2007 by Mike Hutsell (The Evening News)

Junior guard Katie Spellman scored 18 points, but Henryville fell into a 30-11 hole at intermission and couldn’t recover at Crothersville.

After trailing just 9-7 after one quarter, Henryville was outscored 19-4 in the second.

“We were outplayed and outhustled in the first half,” said Henryville coach Brian Guernsey. “We actually played pretty well in the second half, but had dug ourselves too deep a hole to get out of.

“Katie deserves a lot of credit for playing well throughout the game. She did a nice job on both ends of the floor for us.”

Stat Leaders (vs Crothersville):
Assist - Gilstrap (3), Steals - E. Mohler (4), Rebounds - E. Mohler (6), Blocks - E. Mohler (1)


Hornets take down Trinity Lutheran again
12/4/2007 by Matt Cress (The Evening News)

Host Henryville claimed its second win of the season over Trinity Lutheran, posting a 70-56 victory. The two squads first met on Nov. 10, when the Hornets eked out a 54-48 victory.

Erin Mohler had a monster game for Henryville (6-3), scoring a game-high 32 points to go with 10 rebounds and four steals. She also hit four 3-pointers.

“Erin got into a groove early,” said Henryville coach Brian Guernsey. “Katie Spellman also played an excellent ballgame for us, and Abby Taylor, who doesn’t have much varsity time, played very well.”

Maggie Gilstrap also added 20 points for the Hornets, who also got 11 from Taylor and seven from Spellman.

Stat Leaders (vs Trinity Lutheran):
Assist - Gilstrap (7), Steals - Gilstrap, E. Mohler (6), Rebounds - E. Mohler (10), Blocks - E. Mohler (1)


Lady Hornets lose at Lanesville
11/29/2007 (Courier Journal)

Lanesville 70, Henryville 47: Beth Glomb led five players in double figures with 14 points as the host Eagles (3-1, 1-0 Southern Athletic) beat the Hornets (5-3, 0-2).

Lanesville hit 21 of 32 free throws in the fourth quarter and 32 of 43 in the game. There were 60 fouls called.

"We made our free throws and put it away," Lanesville coach Bill Krammes said.

Maggie Gilstrap led Henryville with 15 points.

Stat Leaders (vs Lanesville):
Assist - Gilstrap (4), Steals - E. Mohler (3), Rebounds - T. Embry (7), Blocks -


Henryville girls defeat Medora
11/26/2007 (Seymour Tribune)

HENRYVILLE — Henryville jumped on top of Medora 22-5 after the first period and went on to a 62-15 win Monday night.

Henryville led 41-10 at the half, and Medora dropped its eighth straight game after winning its opener.

Jetta Baird was high scorer for Medora with six points, while Heather Penrose had eight rebounds.

Medora made six of 38 shots from the floor.

Stat Leaders (vs Medora):
Assist - Gilstrap (9), Steals - Gilstrap (6), Rebounds - T. Embry (8), Blocks - E. Mohler, Taylor (1)


Henryville downs West Clark rival
11/17/2007 by Mike Riley (The Evening News)

HENRYVILLE — In a game of momentum swings, Henryville got the final one Saturday, as Katie Spellman hit 6-of-6 free throws in the final 1:13 of overtime to help the Hornets down Silver Creek 58-53 at Furnish Gymnasium.

The Hornets (4-2), who led by as many as 10 in the first half, trailed 36-34 entering the fourth quarter.

Silver Creek (1-2) then tried to end it away quickly, as Donna Ferree put back a rebound and Amber McFarland drilled her third 3-pointer of the game.

Following a timeout and two missed free throws by Henryvile’s Maggie Gilstrap, Molly Voyles and Ferree scored back-to-back buckets to give the Dragons an 11-point lead with little more than four minutes left.

But it wasn’t enough as Henryville — held scoreless for almost five minutes — ended regulation play with a 13-2 run, most of it coming at the free throw line.

After Erin Mohler tied the score at 45 with two free throws, Gilstrap missed two from the line, then hit one. Silver Creek’s Tiffany Haddon missed two at the line, but after teammate Becky Kelley grabbed the rebound, redeemed herself with a jumper with 29 seconds left.

Photo by Dawn Embry

Tosha Embry then hit 1-of-2 at the line with ten seconds left to force overtime, as the Dragons’ Erin Richmer couldn’t find the mark.

McFarland started the overtime with another 3 — her fifth — to give the Dragons the lead. But it wouldn’t hold as the Hornets hit 11-of-14 free throws in overtime and Spellman put the game away.

“One thing that changed the game was when I sat my starters for about 30-40 seconds in the fourth quarter. I was ready to finish the game with (junior varsity) players when my staff suggested that I put them back in,” said Henryville coach Brian Guernsey.

“They had just flat outplayed us early in the second half. Our goal coming in was to stop Donna (Ferree). After halftime, they started getting the ball to her in the high post and it was killing us. We went back to our 2-3 and did better.”

The Hornets’ uptempo play looked erratic at times and led to them committing 18 turnovers. But they forced Silver Creek into 19, with nine coming in that crucial fourth quarter.

“We’re not a good team in a half-court offense,” Guernsey said. “We’ll take our chances. So I know that when we’re going up and down the court, sometimes out-of-control, that we’re going to make turnovers.”

Photos by Dawn Embry

Gilstrap and Mohler each led Henryville with a 19 points, while Mohler made it a double-double with 11 rebounds. Spellman finished with 16 points.

Ferree and Haddon each posted double-doubles for Silver Creek, as Ferree had 15 points and 13 rebounds before fouling out late in regulation. Haddon finished with 10 and 10. McFarland added 15 points, all coming from behind the arc.

“My guards just have to learn to handle the ball,” said Silver Creek coach Ryan Apple. “We made a lot of turnovers against the press. But we win and lose as a team, so you can’t put the blame on just the guards. It was everyone, even the coaches tonight.”

Both teams were coming off tough Friday night losses with Henryville falling 42-41 to New Washington on a tip-in at the buzzer, while Silver Creek was blasted 71-29 by Jeffersonville.

Stat Leaders (vs Silver Creek):
Assist - Gilstrap (4), Steals - Gilstrap, Spellman (4), Rebounds - E. Mohler (10), Blocks -


Burgin’s putback lifts New Wash in thriller
11/16/2007 by Matt Cress (The Evening News)

HENRYVILLE — For 31 minutes and 50 seconds, the Henryville girls’ basketball team did everything it took to upset New Washington.

The Hornets held Mustang star Jillian Charlet to eight points. They outrebounded the bigger New Wash lineup. Their aggressive style got the Mustangs into foul trouble and got them to the free-throw line.

But the remaining 10 seconds were a different story.

Down by a point with 14 seconds to play, New Wash’s Callie Burgin pulled down an offensive rebound off a Charlet miss and laid it in at the buzzer for an improbable 42-41 Mustang victory at Spurgeon Gymnasium on Friday.

It was the second straight game that came down to a single point for the Mustangs, who were on the opposite end in a 73-72 loss to Austin on Tuesday.

“We’re thankful to get out of here with a win,” said New Washington coach Terry White. “With Austin, it came down to one or two possessions, and this one fell in our corner.”

Henryville (3-2) led for a majority of the fourth quarter up until the final sequence, taking a 41-38 edge with 42.4 seconds left on two free throws from Erin Mohler.

New Washington (2-1) immediately went to Charlet, who scored on an inbounds pass with 22 seconds in regulation. The Hornets got the ball to Mohler, who was quickly fouled.

But the senior — at that point 9-of-10 from the line — missed the front end of a 1-and-1 and Burgin, in a sign of things to come, grabbed the miss to set up the Mustangs’ final play.

“It showed the kids we could play with New Washington,” said Henryville coach Brian Guernsey. “I think there was some doubt after last year (a 58-34 Mustang victory).”

Early on, it appeared those doubts were valid, as New Wash jumped out to a 9-2 lead behind five points from Burgin. That’s when Guernsey, who has seen early foul trouble plague his team in the early part of the season, went to a new strategy — holding the ball.

“We thought we could run with them,” Guernsey said. “We’re not that great in a halfcourt offense. Honestly, I think we have one of the best guards in the area with Maggie Gilstrap. If we run and spread the floor, no one can truly stop her one-on-one.

“But we’ve been in foul trouble. We wanted to slow the game down so our kids could stay in it.”

Gilstrap lived up to her coach’s high praise, finding Katie Spellman for a layup and then pulling up for a jumper that kept Henryville afloat. The senior point guard then banked in a 3-pointer to cut the deficit to 23-21 with 1:20 left before halftime.

Charlet, who delivered a career-high 37 points against Austin, didn’t start and struggled throughout. She scored on her first shot attempt in the second quarter, but faced constant double-teaming and took only six shots from the floor, hitting three.

“We had to face some adversity,” White said. “The style they decided to play certainly worked to their favor and not ours.”

Kaelin Tuell took advantage of the Hornets’ emphasis on Charlet, hitting 4-of-8 3-pointers, including two in the third quarter as New Wash tried to stay in front.

Her final 3 came at the 3:29 mark of the third and five minutes would elapse before New Washington would score again.

Meanwhile, Henryville took its first lead on free throws from Gilstrap for a 34-33 advantage, which held until Jenna Sexton’s trey put the Mustangs up 36-34 with 5:56 left in the final frame.

It was the Southern Athletic Conference game for both teams, giving New Washington, widely considered a championship contender, a big boost in its battle to stay with Class A No. 2 South Central in the SAC standings.

Mohler led all scorers with 16 points, while Gilstrap added 14 points and led the Hornets with six rebounds.

Tuell and Burgin scored 12 points each to lead New Washington.

Stat Leaders (vs New Washington):
Assist - Gilstrap, Spellman (2), Steals - E. Mohler (4), Rebounds - Gilstrap, E. Mohler (7), Blocks -


Henryville Class A Tip-Off Tournament
11/10/2007

Champions - Shawe Memorial
2nd - Crothersville
3rd - Henryville
4th - Trinity Lutheran

Hornets place third in own Tip-Off tourney
11/10/2007 by Kevin Harris (The Evening News)

Henryville finished third in the Henryville Tip-Off Tournament with a 53-48 win over Trinity Lutheran.

The Hornets (3-1) used a big third quarter, outscoring Trinity 17-11 to pull away from the Cougars after being tied at 22 at the half.

Three Hornets scored in double-figures, led by Erin Mohler’s 17. Katie Spellman added 13 and Maggie Gilstrap 10 for Henryville.

“We cut down our turnovers in the second half (from 20 in the first half to nine in the second),” Hornet coach Brian Guernsey said. “That allowed us to pull away a little bit.”

Stat Leaders (vs Trinity Lutheran):
Assist - Gilstrap, E. Mohler, Spellman (3), Steals - Gilstrap (3), Rebounds - T. Embry (13), Blocks - E. Mohler (2)


Hornets down Warriors in Tip-Off Tourney
11/9/2007 by Kevin Harris (The Evening News)

The Henryville girls' basketball team concluded pool play in the Henryville Tip-Off Tournament Friday night at Spurgeon Gymnasium, defeating Christian Academy of Indiana 52-35.

Senior Erin Mohler paced the Hornets (2-1) with a double-double. She scored a game-high 24 points, nailing five 3-pointers, and grabbed 10 rebounds. Teammate Maggie Gilstrap had 12 points and a team-high six assists.

"We played a little better tonight. We had better shot selection," Henryville head coach Brian Guernsey said.

Sophomore Kelsey Biggs led the Warriors (1-2) with 19 points.

Stat Leaders (vs CAI):
Assist - Gilstrap (6), Steals - E. Mohler (7), Rebounds - E. Mohler (11), Blocks - Alexander, E. Mohler (1)


Henryville fall in Tip-Off Tournament
11/8/2007 by Mike Hutsell (The Evening News)

Henryville dropped its second game of pool play in the Henryville Tip-Off Tournament Thursday, losing a home contest to Madison Shawe 39-36 at Spurgeon Gymnasium.

With its top three players on the bench in foul trouble, Henryville was outscored 10-0 in the second quarter as it went into the locker room trailing 25-15.

Maggie Gilstrap had 11 points in the loss for Henryville (1-1). Erin Mohler added eight.

“We had players get themselves into foul trouble, and they took advantage of having them on the sidelines,” said Henryville coach Brian Guernsey. “Our kids that played that quarter did a great job defensively but we could not get the ball in the basket.”

Stat Leaders (vs Madison Shawe):
Assist - Gilstrap (4), Steals - T. Embry (4), Rebounds - T. Embry (12), Blocks - L. Mohler (2)


Gilstrap, Mohler get Hornets rolling
11/6/2007 by Kevin Harris (The Evening News)

Erin Mohler opened the season with three straight 3-pointers and senior guard Maggie Gilstrap scored 25 points as Henryville started the year with a 70-29 victory over Rock Creek Christian Academy Tuesday night. It was the first game for both teams in the Henryville Tip-Off Tournament.

Mohler added 18 — with 16 of those before halftime — in the victory for the Hornets (1-0).

“She got us off to a good start.” said Henryville coach Brian Guernsey about Mohler’s opening barrage of baskets..

Gilstrap scored 14 points in the third quarter of the onslaught.

“She had a big night driving to the basket,” Guernsey said. “I thought the kids played hard. Effort-wise, we were pretty good. It was a pretty sloppy game, but we tried to push the ball up and down the floor because (Rock Creek) isn’t very deep.”

Freshman Racheal Gary scored 23 points in her varsity debut for Rock Creek.

Stat Leaders (vs Rock Creek):
Assist - Gilstrap (6), Steals - T. Embry, Spellman (5), Rebounds - T. Embry (10), Blocks - T. Embry (2)

2006-07 Varsity

Photo by Portrait Gallery

Stat Leaders for 2006-2007

Assist - Spellman (108 - 4.7 pg), Gilstrap (64 - 3.1 pg), Mohler (57 - 2.5 pg), Embry (55 - 2.3 pg), Runyon (23 - 1.0 pg)
Steals - Gilstrap (84 - 4.0 pg), Spellman (74 - 3.2 pg), Embry (63 - 2.6 pg), Mohler (55 - 2.4 pg), Runyon (27 - 1.1 pg)
Rebounds - Embry (190 - 7.9 pg), Mohler (145 - 6.3 pg), Guthrie (136 - 5.7 pg), Runyon (120 - 5.0 pg), Spellman (82 - 3.6 pg)
Points - Mohler (389 - 16.9 pg), Gilstrap (351 - 16.2 pg), Spellman (152 - 6.6 pg), Guthrie (113 - 4.7 pg), Runyon (72 - 3.0 pg)
FT % - Spellman (66), Mohler (65), Gilstrap (57), Runyon (48), Guthrie (46)
**Minimum - 1 FTA per game played

SAC All-Conference: Maggie Gilstrap, Erin Mohler
Class A All-Sectional (1st Team): Maggie Gilstrap, Erin Mohler
News & Tribune All-County (2nd Team): Maggie Gilstrap, Erin Mohler
Henryville Class A Tip-Off Classic All-Tournament: Erin Mohler


Call them what you want, just not losers
2/11/2007 by Mike Hutsell (The Evening News)

(Jut something that had to be said after witnessing a classic).

No, they weren’t winners Friday night – at least not on the scoreboard.

Don’t ever call them losers though.

Friday night there was the Henryville girls’ basketball team, battling back the tears that come with heartbreak – trying not to let their most devastating defeat get the best of them.

Henryville didn’t win its game Friday night against high-powered, three-time defending sectional champion South Central Friday night.

Nope didn’t win it – doesn’t mean they’re not winners.

There was Erin Mohler, with her face buried deep inside her jersey. All she did before that moment was average 22.5 points per game in two tournament games. She had put the Hornets in a position to win by hitting 3 pointer after 3 pointer. She kept her team afloat before halftime, knocking down three triples, as the rest of the club seemed rattled by the Rebels’ relentless pressure.

There was Maggie Gilstrap, lying on the floor after an exhausting 28 minutes. All Gilstrap did on that night was make a few people question whether or not she – not South Central’s all-state candidate Brittany Schoen – was the best player on the floor.

Whirling through the South Central defense on a pair of injured ankles, Gilstrap put up 17 of the guttiest points a hoops fan will ever see. Already hobbled after rolling an ankle last Friday in practice, Gilstrap left the court with 5:25 remaining in the first quarter after injuring the other.

When everyone else wrote Gilstrap’s return off, she hobbled back to the floor – trying desperately to lead the Hornets on to the next round.

Then there was Brian Guernsey.

With that illuminating final score of South Central 41, Henryville 40 still beaming on the scoreboard – and with the rest of the crowd on both sides sharing their own favorite stories of officiating that could politely be termed “questionable” – Guernsey stood in front of a pair of reporters, and spoke only about his team.

“Where do I start?” he said. “I start with my kids. They gave the type of effort that any coach can be proud of.”

Baited to join the fray of people questioning a long line of referee’s miscues, Guernsey stood face.

“That wasn’t the only reason we didn’t win,” he said.

No, Brian, your ballclub didn’t win – not on the scoreboard at least.

What they did win was respect. They won admiration. They won over just about everyone who sat through all four excruciating quarters.

Yeah, try calling them losers after that.


Heartbreaker for Hornets
2/9/2007 by Mike Hutsell (The Evening News)

The participants in tonight’s Class A New Washington Sectional final may be the expected duo of the host Mustangs and No. 8 South Central.

For one of the two though — the joy ride to the championship round was far from smooth sailing.

After New Wash cruised past Borden in the opener 70-49, the Rebels grinded out a gutty 41-40 win over a valiant Henryville squad in the second game — setting up the showdown between the two favorites.

Tonight’s tip-off is at 7:30 as the Rebels vie for their fourth consecutive sectional crown, while returning Mustangs head coach Terry White looks to lead the Mustangs to their first title since the 2000-01 season.

South Central-Henryville

Brittany Schoen made two free throws with 16.7 seconds on the clock for the deciding points in a frantic final half-minute of action.

“I told the girls after the game, championship teams find ways to win and survive and move on,” said Rebels head coach Randall Schoen. “That’s what we did in this one. We could be going home right now with our heads down — but we just found a way.”

It was far from easy.

After Henryville’s Maggie Gilstrap staked her team to a 40-39 lead with 53.9 seconds remaining, Schoen drove to the basket only to have the ball dance off the rim to give possession back to the Hornets’ Tosha Embry.

After a foul, Katie Spellman stepped to the line for the first of what was supposed to be two attempts with 34.3 seconds to go. After missing the first, officials allowed the game to continue following a South Central rebound. On the ensuing possession, Schoen was whistled for a traveling violation that would have awarded the ball back to the Hornets (12-12) with 26.7 seconds to go.

However, since the officials did not allow a second attempt to Spellman on the free throw — she went back to the line with no time added back to the clock after the error.

Spellman missed the second attempt at the stripe, and the rebound was grabbed by the Rebels (19-5) to set up their final possession.

“I would have liked for her to be able to step up there for her two attempts and be able to shoot one right after the other,” said Henryville coach Brian Guernsey. “It’s a lot easier going to that stripe when you know you’ve got two shots. Even if you miss the first, you know you’ve got a second. She had to go back up there after a wild possession with her adrenaline pumping again. That’s a tough situation to be in.”

On the final possession, Schoen drove into the lane and flipped another shot from close range only to have it spin off the rim for the second time in the final minute. On the rebound, Brooklyn Guthrie of Henryville emerged with the ball, but was called for a foul under the basket that sent Schoen to the stripe for her final attempt.

“Anyone could have easily hung their head in that situation,” said coach Schoen. “She missed two easy ones with the game on the line. She stepped right up there and knocked it down when we needed her.”

Henryville had two more chances to win. But Gilstrap missed a runner in the lane with eight seconds to go, and the rebound was batted out of bounds back to the Hornets with 8.2 seconds to go.

After getting the ball back, however, Henryville was unable to get off a final shot attempt.

“Our kids played great,” Guernsey said. “They were there at the end of the game with a chance to win and we were one possession short. We missed too many free throws (the Hornets finished 9-of-20) for us to say it turned on one call here or there. I couldn’t be prouder of the girls for their effort.”

Schoen finished with a game-high 17 points, but was only 5-of-18 from the field. Erin Mohler led Henryville with 19 points, and Gilstrap added 17 in the loss.

Stat Leaders (vs South Central):
Assist - Guthrie, Spellman (3), Steals - Embry (3), Rebounds - Guthrie (10), Blocks - Embry, Guthrie, Mohler, Runyon (1)


Hornets roll into semifinal matchup
2/7/2007 by Mike Hutsell (The Evening News)

Staff photos by Stan Denny (The Evening News)

Erin Mohler knocked down four of her game-high six 3-pointers before halftime, helping Henryville roll to a 30-12 advantage at intermission before prevailing 50-31.

Mohler finished the 8-of-17 from the field while scoring 26 points and grabbing eight rebounds in the Hornet victory.

“Erin went through a little bit of a shooting slump earlier this year, but the last few games she’s started knocking down the looks she’s been getting,” said Henryville coach Brian Guernsey. “When she sets herself and squares up, she’s got a really nice shot.”

Mohler, who had a school-record seven threes in a win over Restoration Christian last week, finished 6-of-11 from behind the stripe. Maggie Gilstrap added 12 in the victory for Henryville (12-11).

“We’ve started to learn to play together very well offensively and we’ve picked it up on that end of the floor as the season progressed,” Guernsey said. “We had some injuries and inexperience early in the year, but the more games we’ve played together they better team we’ve become offensively.”

Kelsey Biggs scored 12 in the loss for the Warriors (7-15). Ali Thompson added six in the setback.

Stat Leaders (vs Christian Academy):
Assist - Gilstrap (4), Steals - Alexander, Gilstrap, Spellman (3), Rebounds - Mohler (8), Blocks - Mohler (1)


Mohler shoots down Lions
2/1/2007 by Mike Hutsell (The Evening News)

Erin Mohler notched a school-record seven 3-pointers and was one of three Henryville girls’ basketball players who recorded double-doubles in a victory at Restoration Christian Thursday, 64-28.

It was the regular-season finale for both squads.

Mohler finished the game with 24 points — netting 7-of-10 from behind the arc — to go with 10 rebounds. Maggie Gilstrap had 13 points and 11 steals and Tosha Embry scored 10 points while grabbing 10 rebounds in the victory for Henryville (11-11). Katie Spellman added 12 assists.

Elana Eickholtz had 19 points in the loss for the Lions (3-19).


Stat Leaders (vs Restoration Christian):
Assist - Spellman (12), Steals - Gilstrap (6), Rebounds - Embry, Mohler (10)


Hornets sprint past Shawe
1/30/2007 by Mike Hutsell (The Evening News)

Henryville used a 35-4 run as it raced past Madison Shawe at Spurgeon Gymnasium, 53-35.

After the HIlltoppers opened the third quarter with two quick baskets, the Hornets scored 16 straight points for the remainder of the period.

Erin Mohler buried four 3-pointers en route to a team-high 20 points. Katie Spellman added 11 in the win for Henryville.

“We switched to a press in the third quarter and pushed them to a faster tempo,” said Henryville coach Brian Guernsey. “We got them to turn the ball over some, and it led to quick baskets for us.”

Stat Leaders (vs Shawe Memorial):
Assist - Spellman (8), Steals - Gilstrap, Spellman (2), Rebounds - Mohler (17), Blocks - Embry (3)


Eastern prevails over Henryville
1/25/2007

Once again, Henryville dropped another road game. The last road win, for the Lady Hornets, came at Medora on November 27, 2006. Overall, this season they are 2-7 on the road; 7-4 at home.

A big second quarter by Eastern allowed them to gain a double digit lead by half-time. In the second half, each time the Lady Hornets would cut the lead to single digits, they were unable to stop Eastern. The Lady Hornets fell to 9-11 on the season.

Stat Leaders (vs Eastern):
Assist - Embry (5), Steals - Gilstrap (5), Rebounds - Embry, Runyon (6), Blocks - Embry (1)


Free throws help Generals prevail
1/23/2007 by Kevin Harris (The Evening News)

Trailing 63-61 in the fourth quarter, the Clarksville girls’ basketball team rallied with an 11-2 game-winning run to defeat visiting Henryville Tuesday, 72-65.

Four Generals scored in double figures, led by junior Jessica Johnson with 19 points. Also for Clarksville (9-10), Ashton Lukes and Alex Spainhour each scored 12 and Casey Shepherd tallied 10.

The Generals shot 16-of-21 from the free-throw line.

“That was the whole key to the game was hitting free throws and making plays at the end,” Clarksville coach Troy Mitchell said. “They just kept chipping away.”

Maggie Gilstrap led the Hornets (9-10) with 22 points and seven assists, while teammate Erin Mohler posted a double-double with 19 points and 15 rebounds. Brooklyn Guthrie added 14 points.

“I was really proud of our kids. We just couldn’t hang on,” Henryville coach Brian Guernsey said.

Stat Leaders (vs Clarksville):
Assist - Gilstrap (8), Steals - Gilstrap (5), Rebounds - Mohler (15), Blocks - Mohler (1)


Henryville falls at Orleans
1/20/2007

A solid second half, in which Henryville out played Orleans by a score of 21-18, wasn't enough as the Lady Hornets fell, 54 - 39. Henryville struggled in the first half with their ball handling, as they had 15 turnovers. The turovers helped Orleans build an 18 point lead at the mid-way break, 36 - 18. Although, the Hornets turned things around in the second half, the deficit was too much to overcome. The Lady Hornets slipped to 9-9 on the season.

Stat Leaders (vs Orleans):
Assist - Spellman (4), Steals - Embry, Gilstrap (2), Rebounds - Guthrie (9)


It's a wild night at Henryville
1/18/2007 by Matt Cress (The Evening News)

Staff photos by C.E. Branham (The Evening News)

Borden and Henryville have always been major rivals, in both the Southern Athletic Conference and as schools in the same district.

But on Thursday, the West Clark rivalry hit a new level, as the Braves and Hornets faced off in a wild affair punctuated by three key technical fouls, the ejection of both a Borden fan and head coach Michelle Agnew, and a heated atmosphere. Host Henryville emerged from the fracas with a 52-41 victory at Spurgeon Gymnasium.

The Hornets never trailed and took control with an 8-0 run to open the second quarter to avenge a 45-39 loss to Borden on Dec. 14.

“Borden is always a big game for us,” Henryville coach Brian Guernsey said. “Both schools know each other very well and it’s always pretty competitive.”

But not even Guernsey could not have foreseen the strange turn of events that led to the Borden bench being assessed a technical foul in the fourth quarter after Henryville’s Tosha Embry became tangled with Borden’s Bethany Burrier under the basket.

After Embry forcefully pulled away from Burrier, the Borden bench vehemently disagreed with the no-call, and the resulting free throws by Katie Spellman gave Henryville a 48-35 edge with less than four minutes to play.

A putback from Candace Bender pulled Borden to within 49-39, but Agnew picked up two quick technicals after a Brave foul, giving Henryville six straight free throws.

“You should never be thrown out of a game,” Agnew said. “But sometimes things happen. We’ll move on and find the positive in it. All I can do is apologize and move on.”

Five consecutive points by Erin Mohler put the Hornets ahead 21-9 early in the second period, right after a Borden fan was escorted out of the building. Maggie Gilstrap delivered 14 of her game-high 22 points before intermission, as Henryville took a 32-17 lead into the locker room.

Borden continued to hang within striking distance throughout, getting a jumper from Jessica Cook to pull to within 40-30 in the final minute of the third quarter. Gilstrap, however, banked in a 25-footer with five seconds left in the stanza to stake the Hornets to a 43-30 lead.

Borden’s hopes for a comeback finally faded after Mohler converted three of the six foul shots following Agnew’s ejection.

“Ever since my freshman year we’ve beaten them,” said Bender, a senior who scored 13 points in what may be her final matchup with the Hornets. “They’ve just gotten a lot better. I’ve never been a part of a game where our coached got ejected, though.

“It just made us want to go out and play our hardest for her, even if she wasn’t here to see it.”

The Braves also dressed only seven players, as six sat out for an undisclosed rules violation.

“When we’re a full team again, the girls will be more experienced and make us tougher,” Agnew said. “I just wish we would have had another quarter. The girls were fired up and ready to play.”

It was the second consecutive conference win for the Hornets, who improved to 2-3 in the SAC after an 0-3 start. Borden fell to 1-3 in the conference.

“No doubt a game like this helps,” Guernsey said. “It will help us grow as far as confidence and from a team aspect of learning how a team needs to react. It’s a good win for us.”

Stat Leaders (vs Borden):
Assist - Spellman (7) , Steals - Gilstrap (5) , Rebounds - Embry (13), Blocks - Embry, Runyon (1)


Hornets hang loss on CAI
1/16/2007 by Mike Hutsell (The Evening News)

Maggie Gilstrap scored 19 of her game-high 26 points before halftime as Henryville rolled to a big halftime advantage in a 58-35 win over Christian Academy.

The Hornets (8-8) led 17-9 after one quarter before going on a 21-5 run in the second period.

“Our effort was really solid early on,” said Henryville coach Brian Guernsey. “Our defense was really strong and that’s what led us to so many scoring chances.”

Erin Mohler had 15 in the victory for Henryville. Kelsey Biggs had 13 in the loss for the Warriors (7-10).

Stat Leaders (vs Christian Academy):
Assist - Embry, Gilstrap, Mohler (4) , Steals - Gilstrap (4) , Rebounds - Embry, Guthrie (10), Blocks - Embry (1)


Shoals defeats Henryville
1/13/2007

Photo by Dawn Embry

The Lady Hornets couldn't overcome a poor first half as they fell to the visiting Lady Rox, 34 - 47. In the second half, Henryville pulled to within three, 29 - 32. However, Shoals ended the game with a 15 - 5 run. Henryville's record fell to 7 - 8.

Photos by Dawn Embry

Stat Leaders (vs Shoals):
Assist - Embry (5), Steals - Spellman (5), Rebounds - Embry (10), Blocks - Embry (1)


Big 4th Quarter Lifts Lady Hornets
1/3/2007

The visiting Lady Tigers led by 1 after the first half and maintained that lead heading into the fourth period. However, The Lady Hornets exploded for 25 4th quarter points as they pulled away for the victory, winning 55-47. Maggie Gilstrap led Henryville with 24 points. Katie Spellman added 14 points and 7 assists. Henryville improved to 7-7 on the season.

Stat Leaders (vs Crothersville):
Assist - Spellman (7), Steals - Spellman (6), Rebounds - Mohler (9), Blocks - Embry (1)


Lanesville handles Henryville
12/16/2006

Once again, Henryville committed 20+ turnovers as they lost for the fifth time in their last six games. Lanesville controlled the game from start to finish, winning the Borden Holiday Tournament consolation game, 56-39. The Lady Hornets dropped to 6-7 on the season.

Stat Leaders (vs Lanesville):
Assist - Spellman (4), Steals - Alexander, Runyon (2), Rebounds - Embry (10)


Lady Hornets fall to Lady Braves
12/14/2006

Henryville fell to Borden, 45-39, during the first round of the Borden Holiday Tournament. In a closely contested game, the Lady Hornets had too many turnovers and missed shots to prevail. Henryville's record slipped to 6-6, and they will play Lanesville in Saturday's consolation game.

Stat Leaders (vs Borden):
Assist - Spellman (4), Steals - Mohler, Runyon, Spellman (1), Rebounds - Runyon (9), Blocks - Mohler (2)


Henryville defeats West Washington
12/12/2006

Henryville defeated West Washington last night, 54-31, to end a three game losing streak. The Lady Senators kept it close in the first half as the Lady Hornets had several players in foul trouble. However, in the third quarter, Henryville opened up a sizable lead and went on to win their sixth game of the season. The Lady Hornets improved to 6-5.

Stat Leaders (vs West Washington):
Assist - Spellman (7), Steals - Embry, Gilstrap, Mohler (4), Rebounds - Embry (6), Blocks - Runyon (1)


Lady Hornets fall in OT to Lady Rebels
12/9/2006

South Centrl (8-2, #3 Class A) connected on 9 of 10 free throws in overtime as the Lady Rebels edged the host Lady Hornets (5-5).

Stat Leaders (vs South Central):
Assist - Embry, Gilstrap, Mohler, Spellman (1), Steals - Gilstrap, Spellman (3), Rebounds - Embry, Gilstrap (4)

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Lady Hornets fall at Trinity Lutheran
12/5/2006

Henryville rallied in the closing minutes, however, they came up short as Trinity Lutheran hung on to win, 51-46. Once again, turnovers plagued Henryville as they committed 30 for the game. For the season, the Lady Hornets have won when holding their opponent under 50 points. When their opponent scores over 50, as Trinity Lutheran did, they've lost. Henryville's record dropped to 5-4. Trinity Lutheran improved to 4-4.

Stat Leaders (vs Trinity Lutheran):
Assist - Gilstrap (4), Steals - Embry, Guernsey (4), Rebounds - Embry, Guthrie (11), Blocks - Mohler (2)


Lanesville defeats Henryville
11/30/2006

Although the Lady Hornets led 16-10 after the first period, they could not overcome a second period dominated by Lanesville, 21-2. Henryville had 20 turnovers during the first half and finished with 31. The Lady Eagles went on to win, 60-44. Henryville's record dropped to 5-3.

Stat Leaders (vs Lanesville):
Assist - Gilstrap (4), Steals - Mohler, Spellman (3), Rebounds - Embry (10), Blocks - Mohler (2)


Henryville wins at Medora
11/27/2006

Led by Juniors Erin Mohler, Tosha Embry, and Brookelyn Guthrie, the Lady Hornets recorded a win over Medora, 61-34. Mohler scored 30 points and had six steals for the game. Guthrie scored 14 points, and Embry nearly had a triple double with 10 points, 12 rebounds and seven steals. Henryville improved it's record to 5-2.

Stat Leaders (vs Medora):
Assist - Embry, Mohler (3), Steals - Embry (7), Rebounds - Embry (12), Blocks - Embry (1)


Henryville knocks off West Clark rival Dragons
11/18/2006 by Mike Hutsell (The Evening News)

Erin Mohler scored 20 points and Katie Spellman added 16 as the visiting Hornets scored a win over West Clark rival Silver Creek, 50-46.

Mohler hit 12-of-14 free throws and Katie Spellman converted 14-of-16 from the stripe.

“In the second half, we basically gave it to those two and made them come out and foul us,” said Henryville coach Brian Guernsey. “They converted time after time to help us hang on.”

After falling behind 11-2 after the first quarter, Henryville (4-2) went on an 18-6 run in the second quarter to hold the lead at intermission.

“We didn’t play poorly in the first quarter, but we didn’t hit any shots,” Guernsey said. “In the second, we were able to knock down a couple of shots, and from there we played pretty well offensively.”

Tori Johnston led the Dragons with 18 points.

Stat Leaders (vs Silver Creek):
Assist - Spellman (4), Steals - Mohler (5), Rebounds - Embry (10)


Mustangs score easy home win
11/17/2006 by Kevin Harris (The Evening News)

NEW WASHINGTON — Ever since his return to the New Washington girls’

basketball program, head coach Terry White has stressed the importance of defense.

Apparently, his players have been listening.

The Mustangs held Henryville to 9-of-38 shooting and forced 21 turnovers to win their Southern Athletic Conference opener Friday night at home, 58-34. The Hornets’ point total was a season low.

“It was one of the things where we wanted to emphasize defense,” White said. “We wanted our defense to dictate the tempo and not our offense. There is room for improvement, but there’s always room for improvement.”

One notable lineup change White made was bringing 6-foot center Jillian

Charlet off the bench. Despite battling sickness as of late, Charlet rose to the occasion with a double-double as she had 18 points and 11 rebounds, both game highs. She shot 8-of-13 from the field and 2-of-3 from the free-throw line.

White thought Charlet performed well, but is expecting more from his junior.

“Satisfied? No. Happy? Yes,” White said. “She responded well off the bench. We wanted to have a different look (to our lineup). We don’t try to emphasize who starts and who doesn’t. It just matters who plays.”

Teammate Ivy Ivers was the only other Mustang double-figure scorer with 10 points. Callie Burgin added nine points and New Wash sophomore Jenna Sexton had eight.

The loss of leading scorer Maggie Gilstrap had a huge effect on the Henryville offense. The junior guard is out for an indefinite amount of time with a stress fracture in her foot.

“It was our first game without Maggie Gilstrap,” Henryville head coach Brian Guernsey said. “It takes away one of our scorers. But most importantly, she’s a player who gets the ball where it needs to go.”

Sophomore guard Katie Spellman led the Hornets (3-2, 0-1 SAC) with 15 points, making 8-of-10 from the stripe. Junior Erin Mohler added 13 points and teammate Brooklyn Guthrie grabbed a team-high eight rebounds.

“We never did get into our offense. The (shots) we hit were rushed,” Guernsey said. “Don’t get me wrong — (Spellman and Mohler) did a nice job. We just need to get more shots from our offense.”


Stat Leaders (vs New Washington):
Assist - Embry (3), Steals - Spellman (5), Rebounds - Guthrie, Runyon (6), Blocks - Guthrie (1)


Henryville Class A Tip-Off Tournament
11/11/2006

Champions - Shawe Memorial (4-0)
Henryville (3-1)
Trinity Lutheran (2-2)
Christian Academy of Indiana (1-3)
Restoration Christian (0-4)

All Tournament Team:
MVP - Ebony Inskeep (Shawe Memorial)
Maria Berry (Shawe Memorial)
Erin Mohler (Henryville)
Brittany Tabeling (Trinity Lutheran)
Alexandra Thompson (Christian Academy of Indiana)
Elena Eickholtz (Restoration Christian)

Stat Leaders (Class A Tip-Off Tournament):
Assist - Spellman (22), Steals - Gilstrap (25), Rebounds - Embry (25), Blocks - Embry (5)


Henryville handles CAI
11/11/2006

Erin Mohler scored 27 to lead the Lady Hornets past CAI in the final game of the Henryville Class A Tip-Off Tournament at Henryville. Maggie Gilstrap, Brookelyn Guthrie, and Tosha Embry helped dispatch the Lady Warriors with 11, 9, and 7 points respectively. Henryville improved it's record to 3-1 and finished as the runner-up in the tournament.

Stat Leaders (vs Christian Academy):
Assist - Gilstrap, Spellman (6), Steals - Gilstrap (5), Rebounds - Guthrie (10), Blocks - Embry (1)


Henryville holds off Trinity Lutheran
11/11/2006

Henryville led by 10 at the half and held on in the second half to defeat Trinity Lutheran. Erin Mohler led the Lady Hornets with 23 points. Katie Spellman added 9 points. Maggie Gilstrap and Ericka Runyon had 8 points each. Henryville moved to 2-1 on the season.

Stat Leaders (vs Trinity Lutheran):
Assist - Spellman (4), Steals - Embry (6), Rebounds - Runyon (8), Blocks - Embry (2)


Henryville picks up first win of the season
11/10/2006

The Henryville girls’ basketball team earned it's first win of the young season as they defeated Restoration Christian. The Lady Hornets were led by the 1-2 punch of Erin Mohler, 25 points, and Maggie Gilstrap, 23 points. Katie Spellman and Tosha Embry added 5 points a piece. Henryville moved it's record to 1-1.

Stat Leaders (vs Restoration Christian):
Assist - Spellman (7), Steals - Gilstrap (10), Rebounds - Mohler (8), Blocks - Alexander, Embry, Mohler, Taylor (1)


Gilstrap scores 37 in Hornet loss
11/9/2006 by Mike Hutsell (The Evening News)

Henryville’s Maggie Gilstrap scored a career high in the scoring department Thursday, but it wasn’t enough to help the Hornets in a 58-51 home loss to Madison Shawe in the Henryville Tip-Off Tournament.

Gilstrap, a junior guard, poured in 37 points for the Hornets (0-1).

“It was one of Maggie’s best performances in her three years playing here,” said Hornet head coach Brian Guernsey. “She was strong on both ends of the floor. She attacked the basket and played very well.

“Defensively, we just have to get better. We struggled stopping them the whole night.”

Stat Leaders (vs Shawe Memorial):
Assist - Spellman (5), Steals - Gilstrap (8), Rebounds - Runyon (9), Blocks - Embry, Mohler (1)

2005-06 Varsity

Photo by Dawn Embry

2005-06 JV

Photo by Dawn Embry

Stat Leaders for 2005-2006

Assist - Gilstrap (83 - 3.6 pg), Spellman (51 - 2.2 pg), Schott (32 - 1.4 pg), Cleveland (19 - 0.9 pg), Embry (15 - 0.7 pg)
Steals - Gilstrap (65 - 2.8 pg), Schott (53 - 2.3 pg), Embry (45 - 2.0 pg), Spellman (45 - 2.0 pg), Clark (30 - 1.3 pg)
Rebounds - Embry (159 - 6.9 pg), Clark (135 - 5.9 pg), Gilstrap (115 - 5.0 pg), Nunes (70 - 4.4 pg), Spellman (59 - 2.6 pg)
Points - Gilstrap (309 - 13.4 pg), Spellman (144 - 6.3 pg), Clark (102 - 4.4 pg), Schott (99 - 4.3 pg), Embry (89 - 3.9 pg)
FT % - Spellman (67.3), Embry (60.0), Runyon (60.0), Schott (46.2), Gilstrap (43.8) **Minimum - 1 FTA per game played

SAC All-Conference: Maggie Gilstrap
Class A All-Sectional (2nd Team): Maggie Gilstrap
Henryville Holiday Tournament All-Tournament: Tosha Embry
Henryville Class A Tip-Off Classic All-Tournament: Hannah Schott


New Wash rolls, Hornets stung at sectional
2/8/2006 by Chris Stoner (The Evening News)

ELIZABETH — Two very young teams were taken to school in Wednesday night’s first round of the Class A South Central Sectional.

Henryville and Christian Academy of Indiana, with just one senior player each, found themselves in early holes and never recovered. New Washington jumped on the Warriors and led 20-4 after the first eight minutes en route to a 68-24 victory.

“That is the most intensity we’ve had in a long time,” Mustangs assistant coach Phil Johnson said. “Hopefully with the sectional environment and all we can come out and really get after some people and this will carry over to Friday.”

New Washington (13-10) advances to Friday’s second semifinal versus Lanesville (16-7), which beat the Mustangs 46-42 on Jan. 26. The Eagles led Henryville 17-1 after one quarter in Wednesday’s first round and rolled to a 61-21 win.

“They have some pretty good athletes,” Hornets coach Brian Guernsey said of the Eagles, who won their 10th straight. “They are big and strong and we are a little short in that department right now.”

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The Hornets committed 11 turnovers and did not hit a field goal in the first period. They found themselves trailing 20-1 after eight minutes of action.

“It’s disappointing to have played like we did because we have really improved since the beginning of the year,” Guernsey said. “Slow starts really have not been a problem for us in the second half of this season, but it was a big problem tonight.”

Henryville (9-14) did not score until a Maggie Gilstrap free throw fell through with 58 seconds remaining in the first stanza. The Hornets’ first field goal came from Katie Spellman with 3:43 remaining in the first half, making the score 23-3. Henryville trailed 32-7 at intermission.

Henryville, which lost to Lanesville for the second time this season, shot just 17 percent from the field (7-of-41) and committed 26 turnovers. Gilstrap scored 13 of the Hornets’ 21 points.

“We have to become better shooters,” Guernsey said. “We shot around 30 percent this season as a team. That is something that we have to improve on this summer.”

Stat Leaders (vs Lanesville):
Assist - Embry, Schott, Spellman (1), Steals - Schott (4), Rebounds - Embry (9)


Gilstrap’s 30 carries Hornets past Restoration
2/2/2006 by Kevin Harris (The Evening News)

Sophomore Maggie Gilstrap and freshman Katie Spellman each posted career-high scoring games Thursday night in a 59-39 victory over Restoration Christian. It was the home finale for the Hornets (9-13).

Gilstrap scored 30 points, shooting 13-of-24 from the field and 4-of-7 from the free-throw line. She also had 10 assists, eight rebounds and six steals.

“Maggie Gilstrap had another fine ballgame with the 30 points,” Henryville coach Brian Guernsey said. “Basically, we just gave her the ball and she just drove to the basket. Whenever they picked her up, she dished it off to somebody that was wide open and they hit shots.”

Spellman had 21 points, connecting on 9-of-13 field-goal attempts and 3-of-4 free throws. She also had five steals. Teammate Tosha Embry grabbed a team-high 12 rebounds.

Junior Te’ara Davey led Restoration (7-18) with 16 points. Sarah Gary added seven.

“All in all, we had a good last home game. It was a good way to go into the sectional,” Guernsey said.

Stat Leaders (vs Restoration Christian):
Assist - Gilstrap (8), Steals - Gilstrap (7), Rebounds - Embry (11)


Hall’s late steal, layup keys Hilltoppers’ 32-31 comeback over Hornets
1/31/2006 by David Hill (The Madison Courier)

 
Photo by David Hill

“We won despite ourselves tonight.”

That was the sentiment of Shawe coach John Kalb as his Hilltoppers held off visiting Henryville 32-31 in a game marked with numerous missed shots by both teams.

“We were looking forward to this game to get back on track after our loss to Jac-Cen-Del,” the coach added. “We played extremely well in the first quarter. We did a good job controlling the offensive boards but then, all of a sudden, we just stopped playing — not just one individual, but the whole team.”

Shawe’s Alyssa Hall salvaged what ended up being a come-from-behind victory for the Hilltoppers. With her team trailing, 31-30, with less than a minute remaining, Hall, who led the Hilltoppers with 12 points, stole the ball near midcourt and slashed through the lane for the game-winning basket.

“That was a nice steal and sort of a hard layup at the other end,” Kalb said.

With 31.6 seconds still remaining on the clock, Shawe had to play some tight defense the rest of the way to thwart the Hornets. But in the end the Hilltoppers did just that.

The Hilltoppers closed out the win with defense, but Shawe started the game with an offensive flurry.

A pair of baskets by Ebony Inskeep and a 3-pointer by Hall staked the Hilltoppers to an early 7-2 lead. Inskeep, who scored seven of her nine points in the first quarter, then added a 3-pointer from the top of the key and Shawe held a comfortable 14-7 lead after one period of play.

A basket by Alyssa Richard and a pair of free throws by Maria Berry bumped Shawe’s advantage to double digits at 18-8) in the second frame, but that’s when the Hilltoppers’ scoring drought hit.

Shawe was guilty of several turnovers and missed numerous shots and free throws over the remainder of the first half. Somehow Shawe still managed and 18-13 lead at the intermission.

“We really struggled all around tonight,” Kalb said. “We were a step slower on defense and out of sync on offense.”

Hall kept Shawe in the game during the third period when the Hilltoppers led by as many as seven points, but Henryville mounted a come back toward the end as Lauren Clark — the game’s leading scorer with 13 points — pulled the Hornets within two at 26-24 just before the break.

Many of Shawe’s misses came from the vicinity off the 3-point line and as the Hilltoppers’ outside misses mounted the Hornets started packing the inside defensively.

“Once we got to a point where we weren’t making those shots, (Henryville) packed it in and said ‘shoot it’ and we did,” Kalb said. “Our shots were off-balanced for the most part,” the coach continued. “We need to square our shoulders on our shots and we weren’t doing that.”

The Hornets drew even with 5:17 left in the contest when Katie Spellman connected on a pair of free throws, but Shawe answered big when Maria Berry finally buried a 3-pointer for a 30-27 Shawe advantage.

Henryville evened the tally again at 30 as Clark made three free throws in four late trips to the line. Moments later, Maggie Gilstrap gave the Hornets a 31-30 lead to set the stage for Hall’s late steal.

With the win, Shawe evened its record at 9-9 with two regular season games remaining before the Hilltoppers’ sectional opener against Oldenburg Academy in the Class A Jac-Cen-Del Sectional on Friday, Feb. 10.

The Hilltoppers must first host Switzerland County Thursday in Shawe’s final conference game off the season. The Pacers, an overtime winner over Class 2A No. 3 Southwestern Monday, can grab a share of the Ohio River Valley Conference title with a win.

Shawe then visit Oldenburg at noon on Saturday in what could be a preview to the sectional.

Stat Leaders (vs Shawe Memorial):
Assist - Gilstrap (4), Steals - Cleveland, Clark, Pierce, Schott, Spellman (1), Rebounds - Embry (18)


Henryville’s offense goes away in loss
1/30/2006 by Mike Hutsell (The Evening News)

The Henryville girls’ basketball team suffered a home setback to Trinity Lutheran on Monday, 45-38.

The Hornets (8-12) were held to just 14 points after halftime.

“We basically shut down in the second half,” said Henryville coach Brian Guernsey. “It wasn’t necessarily wasn’t what they were doing defensively, we just stopped running our offense.”

Maggie Gilstrap led Henryville with 17 points. Lauren Clark added 16 for the Hornets.

Stat Leaders (vs Trinity Lutheran):
Assist - Gilstrap, Schott (2), Steals - Schott (4), Rebounds - Clark (15)


Gilstrap scores 25 in Henryville loss
1/26/2006 by Kevin Harris (The Evening News)

Photo by Dawn Embry

Maggie Gilstrap scored a season-high 25 points in Henryville’s 52-45 home loss to Pekin Eastern.

The sophomore tallied 17 points in the first 10 1/2 minutes of the contest. She also had six assists in the second half.

With the score tied at 16 after the first quarter, Eastern outscored Henryville 16-5 in the second to go up 32-21. But the Hornets (8-11) sliced their deficit to 45-42 late in the fourth on a 3-pointer by Kelcey Pierce.

“Maggie Gilstrap just had a tremendous first half. For the first 10 1/2 minutes, she just controlled the basketball game and did everything we asked of her,” Henryville coach Brian Guernsey said. “All in all, we just dug ourselves in the second quarter. We fought to get back into the game. I’m proud of the girls for not rolling over and quitting.”

Stat Leaders (vs Eastern):
Assist - Gilstrap (5), Steals - Embry, Spellman (3), Rebounds - Clark, Embry (7)


Family Fun Night is once again a big success!
1/26/2006

Once again, Family Fun Night was a big success! The night featured three girls' basketball games (7th, 8th, & Varsity) vs Eastern (Pekin), Henryville's Dance Team, Eastern's Dance Team, HHS Pep Band, the 'Little Rascals' band, T-n-T Comets, food, door prizes, and much more. Thanks to all the students, staff, and parents that helped make this possible! Special thanks to Greg Alexander & Chris Hall for organizing the event!

Photos by Kristi Hall

Red-hot Martin guns down Henryville
1/24/2006 by Mike Hutsell (The Evening News)

Photo by Dawn Embry

Kristen Martin canned six 3-pointers on her way to 18 points to help the Clarksville girls’ basketball team to a 74-49 win over host Henryville Tuesday night at Spurgeon Gymnasium.

Alex Spainhour added 17 for Clarksville (12-7) and Jessica Johnson tallied 13.

“Kristen had been struggling with her shot, but tonight she found it,” said Clarksville coach Troy Mitchell. “It’s good to see her because we’re going to need her if we’re going to be as good a team as we can be.”

In all, 11 players scored in the win for the Generals.

“We dress 11 players and they all score,” said Mitchell. “That’s the first time everyone who has played scored in my five years here.”

“They outhustled us and outplayed us from the start,” said Henryville coach Brian Guernsey. “They were ready to play and they shot the ball very well.”

Stat Leaders (vs Clarksville):
Assist - Cleveland, Embry (2), Steals - Clark, Gilstrap, Runyon (2), Rebounds - Embry (9)


Henryville loses at home
1/21/2006 by Staff Reports (The Evening News)

 
Photo by Dawn Embry

Maggie Gilstrap scored 14 points as the Hornets fell at home to Orleans, 42-38. She also had nine rebounds and five assists.

Also for Henryville (8-9), Hannah Schott had 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting and three steals, Tosha Embry had nine points and five rebounds, and Lauren Clark grabbed five boards.

“In the third quarter, we couldn’t get into any half-court sets. We didn’t perform well in the third quarter,” Hornets coach Brian Guernsey said. “But as a whole, we played excellent defense the entire game. The first half was possibly one of our better halves of the year. All in all, it was a pretty good effort by us.”

Stat Leaders (vs Orleans):
Assist - Gilstrap (5), Steals - Schott (3), Rebounds - Gilstrap (9)


Hornets prevail at Borden
1/19/2006 by Staff Reports (The Evening News)

 
Photo by Dawn Embry

Maggie Gilstrap had 18 points and nine assists to help Henryville avenge a holiday-season loss to the Braves.

Gilstrap was 7-of-16 from the floor and added nine rebounds. Hannah Schott chipped in with 11 points and Tosha Embry had a game high 15 rebounds for the Hornets (8-8).

“I thought we played pretty strong from the start,” said Henryville coach Brian Guernsey. “Maggie played a good all-around game and Hannah and Tosha both made big contributions.”

Stat Leaders (vs Borden):
Assist - Gilstrap (9), Steals - Embry, Schott (2), Rebounds - Embry (15)


Warriors defeat Henryville
1/17/2006 by Staff Reports (The Evening News)

Christian Academy of Indiana outscored Henryville 34-21 in the final three quarters to win at home, 46-35.

Freshman guard Shawna Doty led the Warriors (5-10) with 11 points, hitting six straight free throws in the fourth quarter. Teammate Michelle Thompson had 10, while CAI forwards Lindsay Dietrich and Kayla Koerber each scored eight.

“The girls played really well tonight. They stayed focused,” Warriors coach Alan Strickland said. “We had a little bit of a letdown in the third quarter, but Michelle Thompson hit a couple of big 3s to maintain the lead. We’ve had a big improvement with our ladies underneath (the basket). They did a really good job tonight. I thought Kayla Koerber did an exceptional job taking the ball to the basket tonight.”

Ericka Runyon paced the Hornets (7-8) with 10 points and Maggie Gilstrap added nine.

“We never were into the game at all tonight,” Henryville coach Brian Guernsey said. “Coach Strickland down at Christian Academy had his players ready to play. It looked like they were excited about playing. Our girls were just going through the motions.”

Stat Leaders (vs CAI):
Assist - Schott (3), Steals - Embry (4), Rebounds - Embry (9)


Big second half sends Lady Hornets to .500 mark
1/10/2006

Photo by Dawn Embry

At the end of the first half, there was concern that the Lady Hornets would not get their 7th win and climb to .500 on the season, as they trailed 19-15. However, all concern was removed when Henryville (7-7) scored 48 second half points and held Columbus Christian (10-5) to 17.

Henryville has now won 3 in a row, and 4 of their last six.

Stat Leaders (vs Columbus Christian):
Assist - Gilstrap, Spellman (6), Steals - Gilstrap (6), Rebounds - Runyon (14)


Slow start too much for Tigers to overcome
1/3/2006 by Staff Reports (Seymour Tribune)

The Crothersville girls basketball team dug itself a hole it could not get out of, and the result was a 50-27 loss to Henryville Tuesday in Crothersville. The Tigers fell behind 27-16 at halftime and never recovered in the second half. The loss kept Crothersville winless in the Southern Conference

“They just beat us in every aspect of the game,” Crothersville coach Andy Nehrt said. “They pressed us and we didn’t handle the press well. We turned the ball over 21 times.”

Nehrt said the long layoff didn’t help the Tigers, who hadn’t played a game in over two weeks.

Henryville's record improved to 6-7.

Stat Leaders (vs Crothersville):
Assist - Spellman (8), Steals - Embry (4), Rebounds - Schott (7)


Henryville wins big in Louisville
12/29/2005

Henryville had a big fourth quarter, outscoring Portland Christian 19 - 2, in route to it's fifth win of the season. The Hornets led at halftime 17 - 6, after a slow start, then rolled in the second half to a 50 - 18 road victory.

Stat Leaders (vs Portland Christian):
Assist - Gilstrap (6), Steals - Embry (7), Rebounds - Clark (13)


Borden tops Hornets in OT
12/17/2005 by Staff Reports (The Evening News)

The Braves outscored the host Hornets 4-1 in overtime as they won the consolation game of the Henryville Holiday Tournament.

Candace Bender scored 15 and Susie Bibb chipped in 13 for Borden (2-6). Tosha Embry and Maggie Gilstrap each had 11 in the loss for Henryville (4-7).

Stat Leaders (vs Borden):
Assist - Spellman (3), Steals - Gilstrap (6), Rebounds - Embry (15)


Henryville falls in holiday tournament
12/15/2005 by Staff Reports (The Evening News)

The Hornets lost in the first round of the Henryville Holiday Tournament to Class A No. 10 South Central, 64-36.

Maggie Gilstrap led the Hornets (4-6) with 11 points, shooting 9-of-9 from the free-throw line. She also had five rebounds.

Also for Henryville, Hannah Schott tallied seven points, Tosha Embry had five, and Ericka Runyon made two assists.

Three-and-a-half minutes into the game, Henryville only trailed 5-2. But the Rebels scored 16 unanswered points to go up 21-2 at the end of the first quarter.

“We were holding our own and doing things correct. We just couldn’t hit shots,” Hornets coach Brian Guernsey said about the start of the game. “As the quarter went on, we just got kind of frustrated and got our heads down a little bit.”

Stat Leaders (vs South Central):
Assist - Gilstrap, Runyon (3), Steals - Embry, Schott (2), Rebounds - Embry (7)


Hornets rout West Washington
12/13/2005 by Staff Reports (The Evening News)

Visiting Henryville held the Senators to nine points in the first half and scored 21 points in the third quarter as it rolled 53-25.

Freshman Katie Spellman scored 16 points and grabbed seven rebounds in the win for Henryville (4-5). Maggie Gilstrap added 10 and Erica Runyon had nine in the victory.

“Katie had a real nice all-around game,” said Henryville coach Brian Guernsey. “She handled the ball well and shot very well from the floor.”

Stat Leaders (vs West Washington):
Assist - Gilstrap (8), Steals - Embry, Pierce, Spellman (4), Rebounds - Spellman (10)


Henryville loses at South Central
12/10/2005

On Saturday, Henryville fell to South Central 66-26.

Stat Leaders (vs South Central):
Assist - Gilstrap (3), Steals - Schott (2), Rebounds - Embry (5)


Henryville prevails at Shoals
12/3/2005 by Staff Reports (The Evening News)

 
Photo by Dawn Embry

On Saturday, Maggie Gilstrap hit a clutch free throw in the closing seconds to lead the visiting Hornets past Shoals, 50-49.

Henryville trailed by four points with 1:30 left, but rallied to tie the score at 49 with 20 seconds to go. Gilstrap got fouled at the 16.4-second mark and hit 1-of-2 free throws to put the Hornets (3-4) up one. Shoals failed to score the rest of the way.

Gilstrap scored 16 points, while teammates Amanda Cleveland, Tosha Embry, Kaeli Nunes and Ericka Runyon each tallied six. Henryville’s Katie Spellman dished out five assists, Nunes grabbed four rebounds, and Embry had four steals and four rebounds.

“It was a pretty nice win for us,” Hornets coach Brian Guernsey said. “It was kind of a sloppy game. There were quite a few errors made by both teams, but it was pretty intense all the way through.”

Stat Leaders (vs Shoals):
Assist - Spellman (5), Steals - Embry (4), Rebounds - Embry, Nunes (4)


Lanesville topples Henryville
12/1/2005 by Staff Reports (The Evening News)

Lanesville topples Henryville: Tied at 20 at intermission, host Lanesville outscored the Hornets (2-4) 34-8 in the final two quarters to pick up a Southern Athletic Conference win, 54-28.

Henryville’s Maggie Gilstrap picked up 14 of her team-high 18 points in the first half.

“We played an excellent first two quarters,” said Henryville coach Brian Guernsey. “Lanesville, though, they picked up the pressure on the ball and forced us to turn the ball over.”


Stat Leaders (vs Lanesville):
Assist - Nunes (3), Steals - Gilstrap, Schott, Spellman (2), Rebounds - Embry (7)


Mustangs' front court too much for Hornets
11/18/2005 by Kevin Harris (The Evening News)

Photo by Dawn Embry

The strength of the New Washington girls’ basketball team this season is its front court.

Henryville found that out the hard way on Friday night at Spurgeon Gymnasium, losing 75-27 to the Mustangs. It was the Southern Athletic Conference opener for both teams.

New Washington’s front line scored 59 points, outscoring the entire Hornets’ squad by 32. Forward Ashley Nugent and center Jillian Charlet each scored 22 points, shooting a combined 20-of-30 from the field. Reserve forward Callie Burgin added 11 points.

“They played extremely well. They executed in the post,” Mustangs coach Michelle Ricks said about Charlet and Nugent.

New Washington’s front court also helped win the battle of the boards, outrebounding Henryville (2-3) 42-29. Nugent completed a double-double with a game-high 14 rebounds, while Burgin had eight.

“We just got outplayed,” Hornets coach Brian Guernsey said. “New Washington is pretty decent this year. We got outplayed and outhustled.”

Henryville tried to contain the Mustangs’ front line in the first quarter by using a 2-3 zone defense, but it was ineffective.

Burgin and Charlet each had nine points in the opening period, while Nugent had five to give New Washington (3-2) a 23-5 lead. Nugent tallied eight points in the second quarter, as the Mustangs built their lead to 40-13 at halftime.

“We let them get position and let them do what they wanted to do the whole game,” Guernsey said.

Henryville’s offense struggled all night. The Hornets shot 8-of-38 from the field (21.1 percent) and 9-of-25 from the free-throw line (36 percent). They committed 31 turnovers, 20 coming in the first half.

The lone bright spot for Henryville was sophomore Maggie Gilstrap. She was the Hornets’ only double-figure scorer with 11 points.

“She struggled early in the game, but she got more aggressive as the game went on,” Gilstrap said. “If she can (be aggressive), we’ll be OK this year.”

The Mustangs were picked in the preseason as one of the contenders for the SAC title. Ricks said Friday night’s win was vital in reaching that goal.

“It was very critical, especially for our freshmen,” Ricks said. “We needed the momentum.”

New Washington will host Austin tonight. Henryville will travel to Lanesville on Thursday, Dec. 1.

Stat Leaders (vs New Washington):
Assist - Gilstrap (3), Steals - Gilstrap (3), Rebounds - Embry (8)


2005 Henryville Class A Tip-Off Tournament Results
11/12/2005

First Place - Madison Shawe (4-0)
Second Place - Trinity Lutheran (3-1)
Third Place - Henryville (2-2)
Fourth Place - CAI (1-3)
Fifth Place - Restoration Christian (0-4)

Henryville wins one, loses one in Tip-Off
11/12/2005 (The Evening News)

The Henryville girls’ basketball team split a doubleheader in the Henryville Tip-Off Tournament Saturday.

The Hornets fell to Trinity Lutheran in their opener 50-35, but defeated Christian Academy of Indiana in the nightcap, 43-30.

In the opener, Henryville trailed 25-19 at halftime and never led in the setback.

Kelsey Pierce led the Hornets with 14 points and Kaylee Nunes added six offensive board in the loss.

We never could seem to get into any sort of flow, said Henryville coach Brian Guernsey. Our defense wasn’t good enough to win.

In the second game, Nunes had 10 points as the Hornets pulled away after halftime to beat the Warriors.

Henryville outscored CAI 10-2 in the third period.

We switched defense to a zone press and did a better job of creating turnovers out of it, said Guernsey.

Stat Leaders (vs CAI):
Assist - Cleveland (4), Steals - Pierce (5), Rebounds - Embry (6)

Stat Leaders (vs Trinity Lutheran):
Assist - Schott (2), Steals - Spellman (4), Rebounds - Nunes (14)


Hornets edge Lions in own Tip-Off Tourney
11/11/2005 by Franklin Foshee (The Evening News)

Henryville picked up its first win of the season Friday night, defeating Restoration Christian in the second round of the Henryville Tip-Off Tournament, 40-37.

The Hornets trailed 17-14 at the half, but outscored the Lions 13-6 in the third quarter for a 27-23 lead.

"It was nice coming out and scoring 10 quick points within the first four minutes," Henryvill coach Braan Guernsey said. "But for the next 12 minutes or so we didn't do anything with the basketball that we wanted to do. We didn't attack the basket like we wanted, and there wasn't a lot of movement on offense. But we came out in the second half and started pressing early and opening the game up a little bit."

Henryville now moves to 1-1 after falling to Madison Shawe in Thursday's season opener. Restoration falls to 0-2.

Maggie Gilstrap led the Hornets in scoring Friday with 23 points, including two three-pointers. Gilstrap also had four rebounds, five steals and three assists. Lauren Clark led the Hornets on the boards with seven.

Restoration was paced by Elana Eickholtz's 16 points, 15 rebounds and eight blocks. Teare Davy grabbed 10 rebounds for the Lions.

Stat Leaders (vs Restoration Christian):
Assist - Gilstrap (3), Steals - Gilstrap (5), Rebounds - Nunes (7)


Henryville loses season opener
11/10/2005 by Kevin Harris (The Evening News)

 
Photo by David Campbell (Madison Courier)

The Henryville girls’ basketball team started its season and its new tournament on the wrong foot Thursday night.

The Hornets lost at Madison Shawe in their first game of the first Henryville Tip-Off Tournament, 52-39.

Henryville trailed 33-31 at the end of the third quarter, but it got outscored 19-8 in the final period in suffering the setback. The Hilltoppers made eight free throws in the fourth quarter.

A key turning point in the game happened with four minutes left in regulation when Hornets point guard Maggie Gilstrap fouled out. From that point, Henryville had trouble handling Shawe’s defense and committed a few critical turnovers.

They didn’t respond real well, but still they didn’t play terrible, Hornets coach Brian Guernsey said about his team’s play after Gilstrap fouled out. We made a couple of errors and got down by five or six points. They just kind of took it away from us there.

Sophomore Lauren Clark led Henryville with 11 points, while teammate Hannah Schott scored nine. Also for the Hornets, Kaeli Nunes tallied six points, and Gilstrap and Tosha Embry each had five.

Henryville has several freshmen and sophomores on its roster. But Guernsey thought his young players performed well.

All in all, I saw a lot of positive things, the veteran coach said. Our girls worked extremely hard tonight, and that’s a positive for us. Hopefully, it will get us going a little bit.

Stat Leaders (vs Madison Shawe):
Assist - Gilstrap (3), Steals - Gilstrap, Schott (2), Rebounds - Gilstrap, Nunes (7)


2005-06 Season Preview: Underclassmen Give Henryville Sting Back
11/2005 edited from Southern Inidana Basketball Online

Veteran coach Brian Guernsey embarks on his 20th basketball season with renewed optimism. The Lady Hornets loose only two players to graduation in Erica Carter and Kayla Aguirre. Guernsey still expects his team to show signs of growing pains as he returns only one senior. Two transfers from Austin and Jeffersonville can ease some anguish. I'm really excited about the next few years at Henryville," stated Guernsey.

"We have a good nucleus right now although we don't have many older girls. The sophomore and freshman class is going to make Henryville basketball exciting the next few years", said Guernsey. Leading scorer Maggie Gilstrap returns for her sophomore season to lead Henryville at the point. Guernsey recalls that Gillstrap averaged just under 10 points a game as a freshman.

Senior guard Hannah Schott well be counted on heavily for leadership for a young team. "She played most of the year on the varsity team. She has matured and gotten stronger over the summer. She will be one of our players", noted Guernsey.

An unfortunate injury sidelined returning sophomore Lauren Clark a 5'7" forward for the last six games of her freshman season. "She played quite a bit as a freshmen until she got hurt. She will be looking to get her spot back". Guernsey isn't set on a starting line up and notes the competition for his spots has been lacking for a few years. "Honestly the way it is right now it's pretty wide open. Pretty much anyone from a junior to freshman could be taking spots at any position".

The coaches clearly expect improvment from Henryville this year. Guernsey is wary not to fan the flames of expectations too soon with his young team. An improved competative stamp is desired first and foremost. "I think we are going to be a lot more competitive. By competitive, I mean by having a chance to win games," elaborated Guernsey. The Lady Hornet focus isn't set on conference or win-loss recored. The coaching staff is simply prepared for work designed to keep them in a position to win. "That is our biggest objective just to put ourselves in a position where we can win games".

Like most girls teams in the Southern Athletic conference, Henryville enjoys a talented freshman class. "We have a freshman class that really loves basketball. We are excited, noted Guernsey". A quick footed Katie Spellman plays point Kelsey Pierce another sound guard joins Spellman in the back court. Kayla Nunes and Erica Runyon are athletes with some size who hope to make a difference down low. "They still have to earn their spots but I am excited to have them," said Guernsey of his freshmen class.

Henryville dropped out of the Clarksville Tip-Off Classic. The Lady Hornets will host their own pre-season tournament featuring Madison Shawe, Restoration Christian, Trinity Lutheran and Christian Academy. All schools are 1A teams which allow all teams to be in competative situations. Restoration returns after loosing seven seniors to graduation but return 6'4" Elana Eickholtz. Christian Academy looks to the services of freshman sensation Candace James for leadership. "The last couple of years we started off 0-4 with some big losses. We should be competitive early with these teams. It should be a good tournament," explained Guernsey.

Guernsey gives the sectional title nod to South Central. The Henryvile coach notes the transfer of Austin's Karen Deaton and a strong Lady Rebel senior class. "With Karen Deaton to go along with Brittany Schoen and a couple others will make them a really good team." cited Guernsey. Lanesville and South Central are the two sectional favorites but Guarnsey added New Washington will be better.

Guernsey expects to run the floor as they see the need and anticipates developing an inside game. "We have not had an inside game for a few years," explained Guernsey. "I think we can slow the ball down work the ball inside and score from the interior".

The Henryville faithful eagerly look forward to the resurgance within the Lady Hornet program. It's going to be competitive the next few years. Where we have been on the bottom end (Conference) we are going to to be getting even better in the next few years also," concluded Guernsey.