The Reporter-Times

15 Mar 2009, Sun Page 14

The following text was pulled by a computer and may not be accurate. B4J SUNDAY, MARCH 15, 200') SPORTS I lOOSU'R TIMES BOYS BASKKTBAII SKYMOl'R RIXRONAL Quote gets Panthers dander up NEW ALBANY 50 Fowards Fromm, Cooper spearhead Souths 61-50 rout of No. 2 New Albany By H. Williams Kellenberger 331 4369 1 hkellenbergerheraldt.com SEYMOUR - The quote was highlighted and shown to Souths two forwards, Erik Fromm and Chaz Cooper. New Albany guard TeNale Roland said the Bulldogs forwards were better. That was enough for Fromm and Cooper. Obviously, he was wrong, Cooper said. As soon as I saw that, I was just driven to prove him wrong." With Souths forwards combining for 25 points and 11 rebounds. South rolled to a 61-50 victory over New Albany Saturday. The matchup pitting the No. 1 team in the state (South) against No. 2 (New Albany) never materialized into anything more than just another impressive South win. They played pretty well, South coach J.R. Holmes said. But theyve played pretty well all year, really. New Albanys Donnie Hale, a 6-foot-7 junior that is receiving recruiting interest from Indiana, Kentucky, Purdue and Xavier, struggled to get clean looks at the basket. Hale finished with 12 points, eight rebounds and two blocks. But CHRIS HOWELL I HERALD TIMES start the third quarter in Saturday's 61 said. I didnt realize he had such a big reach and that did a lot of damage. Fromm led the Panthers with 14 points, six rebounds and one block. Chaz and I are just trying to do what we can do, and contribute, Fromm said. The Panther (23-0) led 15-8 after the first quarter and carried that lead into the second quarter, before a flurry of South turnovers and fouls on the other end cut the lead to five with 1:42 left in the half. Plate blocked Hulls shot (He just threw my stuff to half court, Hulls said), but there was a collision near the basketball and it went out-of-bounds, South gaining possession. With 0.6 seconds left, Hulls got free and sank a 3-pointer from between the 3-point line and halfcourt. Hulls continued to play well into the second half, stealing the ball on three straight New Albany possessions as the Panthers worked their way up to a 20-point lead. Hulls finished with 12 points, four steals and seven assists. All five South starters were in double figures. New Albany (23-1) finished 10-of-23 from the free-throw line. TeNale Roland and Brett Martin, sseen as New Albanys No. 2 and No. 3 scoring options, combined for 16 points and both fouled out midway through the fourth quarter. South teammates Chaz Cooper (left) PANTHERS Terre Haute South no match for South, 66-39 CONTINUED FROM PAGE B1 If you live by the 3, you die by the 3, said Turner, Souths own 3-point marksman. They definitely died by it tonight. And w'ith the lead in hand South led by scores of 26-12, 45-17 and 55-23 the Panthers cruised throughout the second half. The scoreboard looks easy, but teams play hard all the time, Souths Dee Davis said. Said Turner: I wouldnt say it was easy, but I was real surprised how we handled all the pressure. All the hype. Jordan Hulls led South with 17 points, four rebounds, two steals and six assists. Davis put in 16 points and had five assists. Chaz Cooper and Erik Fromm scored a combined 18 points and pulled in 11 rebounds against Terre Haute South forward Chaz Cooper scores to and Erik Fromm celebrate the regional SOUTH 66 mis Howtu i heralo times Souths Jordan Hulls (10) grabs possession of the loose ball as teammate Spencer Turner calls for a timeout in Saturdays game against New Albany. South coach J.R. Holmes scolds center Erik Fromm for getting a technical foul while dunking the ball in Saturday's victory over New Albany. TO: New Albany 12, South 9. he was 5-of-ll from the field, and 2-of-7 from the free-throw line. They played well, Holmes said of Fromm and Cooper. Hes just pretty good. Fromm said the Panthers took advantage of Hales strength, making it his weakness. He turns to his right shoulder about 95 percent of the time, Fromm said. So early on he did turn left on his right shoulder twice on me, so I figured out a way to stop him and keep him going the opposite way, because hes not as skilled. Cooper, who finished with 11 points and five rebounds, said he underestimated Hale. He was only 6-7, Cooper that many of the upper echelon schools, including Indiana and Purdue, appear to be watching closely. He is long for his height and has good defensive presence, which he showed by rejecting a Hulls layup. Crean left the game with a few minutes left to make his way to Indianapolis to catch part of the Pike-Lawrence North game. Crean has spent much of his recent recruiting efforts on Pike sophomore j Marquis Teague. He appears j to be the primary target for Indianas class of 2011, which already includes Arizona guard Matt Carlino. Tim Buckley, an assistant on Creans staff, watched sophomore Cody Zeller play in Washingtons loss to Salem Saturday morning at the Hatchet House, then made 1 the drive to watch South beat Terre Haute South at night. Three other South players are also getting attention from college coaches. Junior forward Erik Fromm has many mid-majors chasing him. Coaches from IPFW, Butler, Wright State, Ohio, Rice (which was represented by former Hoosier Mike Roberts, now an assistant there) and Evansville attended Sat- 1 urday morning to see him score 14 points and grab six rebounds. IPFW coach Dane Fife attended the later game, in w hich he had 14 points and six rebounds. Sophomores Davis and Spencer Turner have gained the attention of coaches at various levels; Turner visited several Big Ten schools this year, while Davis has a bevy of schools interested. - 50 victory over New Albany. Boys regionals CLASS 4A MICHIGAN CITY Munster 44, South Bend Clay 34 Elkhart Memorial 46, Valparaiso 43 Munster 48, Elkhart Memorial 39 MARION Fort Wayne Snider 76, Anderson 63 Manon 59, Kokomo 56 Fort Wayne Snider 80, Marion 59 INDIANAPOLIS Lawrence North 50, Hamilton Southeastern 45 Franklm Central 65. Pike 62 Franklin Central 49, Lawrence North 36 SEYMOUR Bloomington South 61. New Albany 50 Terre Haute South 77. Evansville Harrison 75 Bioommgton South 66, Terre Haute South 39 CLASS 3A PLYMOUTH Rochester 68. Griffith 50 Gary Roosevelt 59, West Lafayette 48 Rochester 57, Gary Roosevelt 52 BLACKFORD Delta 57, Peru 54, 2 overtimes Whitko 73.Hardmg 67 Delta 64 Whitko 50 SHELBYVILLE North Montgomery 62, New Palestine 49 Greensburg 43, Indianapolis Roncalh 40 Greensburg 62, North Montgomery 57 WASHINGTON Salem 58 Washington 51 Princeton 75, Edgewood 66 Princeton 74, Saiem 61 CLASS 2A NORTH JUDSON North iudson 56. Wheeler 44 Westview 55, Garrett 52 North Judson 52. Westview 49 TIPTON North M ami 63. Canot! (Flora) 55 Fort Wayne Luers 60. T'pton 53 Fort Wavne luers 74, North Mami 59 CONNERS VILLE Winchester 81 Centervie48 Lawrenceburg 65 Ind arapo s R tter 58 Wftcbester 79 Lawrenceburg 72. overt me SOUTHRIDGE Forest Parn 68 Covenant Chr st an 66, overtime Brownstown Centra 38 B oomfe d 35 Brownstown Centra 55. Forest Park 47 CLASS 1A TRtTON Triton 58, Bethany Chrst an 47 Bowman Academy 55.Caston 28 Trrtm so Bowman Academy 58 FRANKFORT Monroe Central 74, Da'ev e 57 Lafayette Centra Cano -c 6! RocWvi-ie 40 Lafavere Centra Cano c 67. Monroe Centra 59 MARTI NSVIUf Benesaa Cnr snan 47 Wa dron 45 Jac-Cen-De 64 Ca Cty 43 jac Cen De 61, Betnesoa Chrst an 44 LOOGOOTEE North Cav ess 59 Tecumseh 41 Benson NoTeast Duoo s 61 NcTT Dav ess 49 Border 37 Boys semistates AT LAFAYETTE 0 WARSAW 4A. M-jnSter 2 i vS Wav' Sndr 24-1 JA. Rochester 22 V s. Deta 22-4 2A. vcf .jcsoo 2C 5 vs. Ry wave ijn 71-4 IA T' tv 2 2' s m-! Cerri CatN 2C-6 AT SOUTH! 0 V0UR . 5 S. B Scut 24-C 1A. Greesc.'g 1-$ 2-0 2A. w rneste' i: V Cert 196 UL c-Cer-De 23 2 w .21 5; DAVIS South defender gets his wish, makes good on it CONTINUED FROM PAGE B1 shifted to other players. So certainly Davis work helped No. 1 South win in the practical sense. But his bravado was also something the Panthers needed as they approached their second game of the day. Having already beaten No. 2 New Albany, the later game appeared as if it. would be all too easy to trip over. But Davis insistence on handling the challenge created a subtle ripple that filtered through the Panthers and helped focus them. It was really good, said senior guard David Blackwell. After that, the whole team was confident. Dees a quick guy, and 23 was a great player. But he matched up really well against him and played really well. Davis had 26 points in the two games and responded well to handling the ball through traffic. Crean, Buckley attend Indiana coach Tom Crean saw at least one of his future guards play when he took in Souths 61-50 win over New Albany. Jordan Hulls, a class of 2009 signee for Indiana, had 12 points, seven assists and four steals. Donnie Hale, a 6-toot-7 forward for New .Albany, had 12 points, eight rebounds and two blocks. Hale, a junior, is a player CHRIS HOWELL! HERALD TIMES championship Saturday night. guards and tried to spread the floor, often leaving no one underneath the basket. They shot a bevy of 3-pointers, obviously, but also looked wrorn out by Souths up-and-down style j and the lingering effects of a tight game earlier in the day against Evansville Harrison. ' What we wanted to do was come out and pressure them in the full-court, see if we could , w'ear them down some and get their legs out from under 1 them, Holmes said. Jake Odum, a fringe Mr. Basketball candidate who is headed to Indiana State, scored 1 14 points on 5-of-15 shooting. The Panthers are in some 1 respects the last team standing ' in southern Indiana. They eliminated No. 2 New Albany, then watched as Lawrence North took out North Central only to fall prey to a Franklin Central team that lost earlier this season to South by 32 points. The Panthers last advanced to semistate in 2006, losing to an Eric Gordon-led North Central team. TO- SOutft 14. V? SCotf 13 South, after putting up the same amount of rebounds and seven more points during the morning game against New Albany. Thats a plus w hen our tw o big guys play well, Holmes said. The Braves played four The Reporter-Times · 15 Mar 2009, Sun · Page 14 · (Martinsville, Indiana)