Class of '66 Old Fart

Probably had to swim in hazmat suits courtesy of its women's basketball team.

Montverde started a new winning streak with a 73-66 win over Wasatch Academy. Williams played 13 min. scoring 9 pts. on 3-6 FG; 1-2 on 3s; 2-2 FT; 1 stl; 1 TO. Jalen Hood-Schifino played 13 min. scoring 4 pts. on 2-2 FG; 1 reb; 3 stl.

Montverde started a new winning streak with a 73-66 win over Wasatch Academy. Hood-Schifino played 13 min. scoring 4 pts. on 2-2 FG; 1 reb; 3 stl. Justice Williams played 13 min. scoring 9 pts. on 3-6 FG; 1-2 on 3s; 2-2 FT; 1 stl; 1 TO.

Maybe that's why it wasn't working?

Nine Capture Victories at Hoosier Hills Invitational Another outing is in the books for Indiana Track & Field as they wrapped up hosting the Hoosier Hills Invitational on Saturday afternoon. Six men and three women won their respective events to lead the way for the Hoosiers on week four of competition. Kelly Mindak won the 600m in a personal record time of 1:32.84. Alyssa Robinson picked up the pace in the 200m as she took gold and secured a time of 23.96. Turning to the field, Anna Watson won her third straight pole vault event after clearing a height of 4.01m (13' 1.75"). Princess Brinkley threw her season best mark of 20.98m (65' 10.5") in the weight throw to garner first place honors. Rikkoi Brathwaite improved on his personal best of 6.64 by clocking a 6.63 to win the 60m. Christian Goines won the 60m hurdles in a time of 8.10. Running a different event that was not the 800m, Cooper Williams finished the mile in a time of 4:03.86 to clock a personal best and get the victory. Shaton Vaughn had an outstanding day as he cruised to victory in the 400m with a time of 47.79. He also placed second behind teammate Goines in the 60m hurdles. He had a time of 8.14. Nick Lane competed in his first weight throw event of the season as he heaved it a distance of 20.32m (66' 8") to place first. The final Hoosier to win their event was Jyles Etienne who returned to his winning ways on Saturday in the high jump. He cleared a season best height of 2.08m (6' 9.75"). De'Aira Robertson earned a spot in the 60m hurdle finals after clocking a time of 8.72. Morgan Snow advanced to the final of the 60m and in that final she picked up a new personal record of 7.63 to place fifth. Snow has made the final at the last three meets. Snow returned in the 200m where she secured fifth with a time of 24.98. Robertson also competed and raced to ninth in a time of 26.49. Bouncing back from the Big Ten Cross Country Championships, Abi Little led the Hoosiers in the mile with a fifth place finish and a time of 5:00.30. Alyssa Skorge clocked a time of 5:02.82 to place seventh while Mariah Wehrle came in 10th and had a time of 5:03.62. Grace Williams picked up 12th in a time of 5:18.07. Making a return to the oval in Gladstein Fieldhouse, Hannah Stoffel raced to third place and captured a time of 2:08.50. Jenna Barker came in fifth with a time of 2:10.25 while Mikaela Ramirez rounded out the trio of Hoosiers by placing seventh in a time of 2:12.46. Maddie Russin made her Indiana debut in the 600m where she nabbed a time of 1:38.70 to place seventh. In the field, Mahogany Jenkins competed in the long jump and the triple jump. In the triple jump, she secured the silver medal after leaping a mark of 12.14m (39' 10"). In the long jump Jenkins placed sixth with a distance of 5.55m (18' 2.5"). Paola Fernandez-Sola made her Indiana debut where she placed eighth in the long jump with a mark of 5.47m (17' 11.5"). Also competing in the long jump, Shanna Esters and Shaunyae Sowell placed 11th and 12th, respectively. Esters had a mark of 5.17m (16' 11.5") while Sowell hit a distance of 4.97m (16' 3.75"). Esters also competed in the triple jump where she placed with a mark of 11.14m (36' 6.75"). Maddy Pollard made her season debut in the shot put as she nabbed second with a distance of 17.22m (56' 6"). Her mark stands at No. 4 in the NCAA so far this season. Kara Deady competed in the pole vault where she picked up fourth after clearing a height of 3.76m (12' 4"). Gabby Hoke finished in the seventh and cleared a height of 3.61m (11' 10"). Zubin Muncherji picked up fourth in the 400m after clocking a time of 48.68. Aaron Bennett and Micah Camble competed in the 600m where Bennett secured a personal record of 1:28.67 to place third while Camble finished in fifth with a time of 1:20.87. Teddy Browning was the lone Hoosier in the 800m as he came from behind to garner silver in a time of 1:51.61. Dustin Horter and Nick Couyoumjian finished two three in the mile. Horter picked up a time of 4:09.30 while Couyoumjian crossed in a time of 4:09.46. Ethan Meyer nabbed a time of 4:14.93 to garner fifth while Gabriel Sanchez ran his first race as a Hoosier. Sanchez finished in a time of 4:20.95. In the 3000m, Colin Murphy secured fourth in a time of 9:38.99 while Paul Ruston came in seventh with a time of 8:58.31. Rounding out Indiana's time on the track, Vaughn, Williams, Brathwaite, and Camble combined for a time of 3:13.85 in the 4x400m relay to place second. Turning to the field, Nathan Stone was the highlight as he cleared a new personal best height of 5.42m (17' 9.25") to get the silver medal. Brock Mammoser made it first appearance of the season in the shot put where he placed fourth after clearing a height of 5.02m (16' 5.5"). Grayson Rolen picked up second in the high jump with a personal best height of 2.04m (6' 8.25"). JaiQuan Earls competed in the triple jump where he saw a mark of 13.86m (45' 5.75") to finish in the third. He also competed in the long jump where he had a mark of 6.85m (22' 5.75") and placed fifth. Also competing in the long jump Kynton Grays hit a distance of 6.89m (22' 7.25) to notch the bronze medal. Dominic Day picked up a sixth place finish and a mark of 6.81m (22' 4.25"). Nolan Landis continued competition in the shot put where he placed fourth and secured a distance of 16.49m (54'1.25"). Competing unattached, two Hoosiers entered the top-10 in the world so far this year in their respective events. Khayla Dawson set a new personal record, meet record, and facility record in the shot after she launched a mark of 18.21m (59' 9"). Dawson's mark is No. 7 in the world currently. On the track, Kelsey Harris set a new personal record and the No. 9 fastest time in the world in the 800m by crossing the finish line in a time of 2:02.88. Up next, the Hoosiers will embark on journeys to Iowa and the SPIRE institute on Feb. 12 and Feb. 13. The pole vault and jumps group will compete at the Hawkeye B1G Invitational while the remaining Hoosiers will take a trip to Geneva, Ohio for the B1G SPIRE Invitational.

Moeller defeated Canton McKinley 57-52. The usual Moeller stattrack wasn't functioning today so all I know is he scored 17 pts. and had 12 reb.

This afternoon's re-match of last night's mismatch against Proctor was an even bigger mismatch as New Hampton won 101-60. In the first 4 minutes of the game, Karaban scored 8 pts; had 3 reb; 3 assts and 2 stls. He played a total of 21 minutes finishing with 21 pts on 9-13 FG; 0-3 on 3s; 3-4 FT; 10 reb; 5 asst; 4 stls. He has excellent court vision and can easily finish at the rim with either hand. And as I mentioned in the previous post, he runs the court very well and plays good defense. Next weekend, New Hampton will play Kimball Union and hopefully KU will be a more competitive game for Karaban.

2 words describe this game -- butt and ugly. Lawrence North defeats Connersville 40-36. I watched the game on tape delay at 1.25x normal speed so it's entirely possible I missed some things but I didn't see Gunn make a single basket going 0-4 FG; 3 reb; 2 asst. It sounds like a couple of you watched so tell me if I'm wrong. I've watched Lawrence North play at least 5 games and it doesn't look to me like he has any integral role in its offense. He mostly seems to stand in one corner or the other and if he does receive a pass more times than not he gives it right back up. I'm not qualified to judge but it's hard for me to see him as a 4-star and the 14th rated SG in the country.

Guess that just leaves us with death and taxes. lol

DeMatha remains undefeated with an 89-77 win over Paul VI. Ward with 23 pts. on 9-18 FG; 1-5 on 3s; 4-4 FT; 10 reb; 1 asst; 2 stls ; 1 TO. Ward does not have an IU offer but may be a better overall player than is Rodney Rice who does have an offer. Rodney Rice with 13 pts. on 5-15 FG; 3-9 on 3s; 3 reb; 1 asst. He started the second half but spent a considerable amount of time on the bench and not due to any foul trouble. He did play the last 3 min. when DeMatha pulled away for the 12-point margin of victory.

DeMatha remains undefeated with an 89-77 win over Paul VI. Rice with 13 pts. on 5-15 FG; 3-9 on 3s; 3 reb; 1 asst. He started the second half but spent a considerable amount of time on the bench and not due to any foul trouble. He did play the last 3 min. when DeMatha pulled away for the 12-point margin of victory. Tyrell Ward with 23 pts. on 9-18 FG; 1-5 on 3s; 4-4 FT; 10 reb; 1 asst; 2 stls ; 1 TO.

Saturday afternoon game for DeMatha at Paul VI and game should be available starting at 1:45 on the Paul VI Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/events/2741928512803549/?acontext={"ref"%3A"52"%2C"action_history"%3A"[{\"surface\"%3A\"share_link\"%2C\"mechanism\"%3A\"share_link\"%2C\"extra_data\"%3A{\"invite_link_id\"%3A1866701880137023}}]"} Rice is #4 and Tyrell Ward is #15

Gunn and Lawrence North on the road at Connersville with scheduled 1:30 tipoff. Stream available at:

John Marshall lost to Rochester Mayo (7-0) 53-47. Meister (6'2") 19 pts. on 7-18 FG; 1-6 on 3s; 4-7 FT; 8 reb; 1 asst; 1 stl; 2 blk; 1 TO. Her counterpart on Mayo is a 6'3" senior committed to Drake U. and is a more polished player finishing with 25 pts. and 12 reb. Meister is a junior so has one more high school season and possibly some kind of summer AAU or other form of organized ball to work on her game. She's got to become more physical and learn she has to jump. As it stands now, she'll be a freshman for Mackenzie Holmes' senior season so we won't have to rely on Meister for major contributions the first time she steps on the floor at SSAH. It would also help her if she was surrounded by better teammates. Right now, it's Meister, Katie Hurt and a bunch of girls running aimlessly around.

Kendall Rogers of D1 Baseball - The biggest news: The NCAA also will allow the MLB extra-inning rule to be used in 2021, a move that was expected. The player starting the extra inning on second base is the player immediately in front of the first batter in the inning.

I learned last night that Missouri high school basketball uses a running clock anytime in the second half the score differential reaches 40 points and remains a running clock even if the margin subsequently falls below 40. In the 3rd Q, Chaminade did that to Trinity and went on to record a 77-35 win. Reed played less than 20 minutes total scoring 23 points on 11-14 FG; 0-1 on 3s; 1-1 FT; 8 reb; 2 stls; 2 blk; 2 TO. He made 11 2-pointers, 9 of which were dunks. Trinity had no one who could match up with him.

I can't answer your question. But you can look at his stats for last season and this season and at least on a per game basis his number of attempted shots is identical at 8 per game. But his average for his last 6 games is just 6. http://gcls.gclsports.com/bkPlayerStats.aspx?player=585695

Game story with commentary on Aaliyah Guyton's performance. https://illinois-basketball.com/gbk-peoria-richwoods/

Tonight's game a rematch with Elder, a team that beat Moeller 42-40 back on Jan. 15, in a game played at Elder. Moeller returned the favor tonight with a 56-45 win. Duncomb played 28 min. scoring 9 pts. on 3-4 FG; 3-4 FT; 10 reb; 4 asst; 1 stl; 3 blks; 2 TO. Evan Mahaffey played 31 min. 6 pts; 2 reb; 5 asst; 1 stl; 2 blk; 1 TO.

Game was such a mismatch but I liked what I saw in Karaban. He's listed as 6'7"; has a good body for a high school junior and jumped center. He runs the floor really well and played good man defense. Teams played 16 min. halves with a 30 sec. shot clock. He only played 11-12 min. in the first half and only 8 min. in the second half. Halftime score was 39-19 and the final was 87-32 in favor of New Hampton. I had him with 23 pts. on 10-15 FG; 2-6 on 3s; 1-1 FT; 2 reb; 6 asst; 2 stls; 2 TO.

The streak is over. Montverde defeated by Sunrise Christian 69-66 in OT. Williams played 9 min. scoring 2 pts. on 1-2 FG; 0-1 on 3s; 1 reb. Jalen Hood-Schifino played 9 min. scoring 2 pts. on 1-1 FG; 1 reb; 1 asst; 1 blk; 1 TO.

The streak is over. Montverde defeated by Sunrise Christian 69-66 in OT. Hood-Schifino played 9 min. scoring 2 pts. on 1-1 FG; 1 reb; 1 asst; 1 blk; 1 TO. Justice Williams played 9 min. scoring 2 pts. on 1-2 FG; 0-1 on 3s; 1 reb.

GOLF? In this weather? Where?

Seems a bit pretentious to me but I'm just an old fart. CJ Gunn @CJ_Gunn22 I will be announcing my commitment during halftime of the Super Bowl...Tune in

Forgot to mention but Montverde vs Sunrise Christian is on ESPNU at 5:00 ET this evening. Obviously neither Hood-Schifino or Williams will see lots of action but it is an opportunity to watch them vs. just getting my post-game reports.