Raiders defeat Milan in sloppy contest in first round of Sectional Tournament

Josh Barnett - Sports Editor

South Ripley and Milan's game Tuesday night was the prettiest game ever played, but like all contests their had to be a winner and that winner was South Ripley. In the Raiders' 56-

39 victory over Milan in the first round of the sectional tournament at Lawrenceburg High School, the Raiders shot just 33% from the field and the Indians shot just 25%. Neither team hit a three-pointer in the contest and Milan turned the ball over 20 times.

The Raiders opened the game on a 4-0 run before the Indians quickly tied the game up with a run of their own. From that point South Ripley outscored Milan 10-2 to take a 14-6 lead after the first quarter.

David McIntosh hit a field goal early in the second quarter to cut SR's lead to 6, but it would be the closest the Indians would get to the Raiders. South Ripley quickly pushed their lead to 10 and built it up to as many as 12 in the quarter. At the end of the first half South Ripley was leading 28-18.

Milan cut the lead to single digits in the first minute of the second half, but South Ripley struck back and pushed it back to 11 with just over 5:00 left in the quarter. From that point the Raiders went up by as many as 13 and ended the quarter with a 12 point advantage at 36-24.

In the fourth quarter the Indians saw their season slip away as South Ripley kept building on their lead. The Raiders went up by as many as 21 points about midway through the quarter but finished the game with a 17 point victory.

Tony Lloyd continued his stellar play leading his team with 15 points and 7 rebounds. Brandon Seabolt stepped up his offense with 14 points and tied with Lloyd for a team high 7 rebounds. Jacob Lemon chipped in 7 points and Michael Fear had 5. Seabolt finished with a team high 4 assists and tied with Lemon for a team high with 4 steals.

Terry Moore led Milan with 9 points followed by David McIntosh with 8 and Derek Pennington and Scott Bergman with 5 each. McIntosh had a team high 10 rebounds.

South Ripley will be taking on North Decatur in the semifinal round of the tournament this Friday in the first game of the night. That game's tip-off will be at 6:00 pm.

Eagles grab seven point victory over Oldenburg in first round of Sectional Tournament

Josh Barnett - Sports Editor

Jac-Cen-Del's varsity basketball team picked up a first round sectional victory over the Oldenburg Twisters Tuesday night at South Decatur. The Eagles defeated the Twisters by a score of 50-43. This marked the second time the two teams faced off against each. The Eagles were victorious the first time as well.

It wasn't the best game for the Eagles as they turned the ball over 13 times in the contest. They did manage to out rebound the Twisters 29-26 and they shot 12-16 from the free-throw line.

After the first quarter Jac-Cen-Del was sitting on a seven point cushion at 32-25. They outscored Oldenburg 18-14 in the first quarter and 14-11 in the second.

In the third quarter only three Eagles scored to make their five points, both Derek Jones and Adam Peetz hit field goals and Chip
Schuler hit a free-throw. Oldenburg cut the lead to just two points by the end of the third by outscoring the Eagles 10-5.

JCD's defense held Oldenburg to under double-digits in the fourth quarter with 8 points as their offense sealed the deal with 13 points.

Chip Schuler and Adam Peetz led all scorers with 16 points apiece. Tyler Einhaus scored 8 for the Eagles and Andrew Huntington had 6. Einhaus finished the game with a team high 8 rebounds followed Peetz with 6. Kyle Horan led the team with 5 assists and Chip Schuler led with 3 steals.

Andy Eckstein was the Twisters' leading scorer with 14 followed by Pierce Ebinger with 9.

The Eagles will be taking on Rising Sun in the semifinal round of the tournament this Friday in the second game, which will be immediately following the first game between South Decatur and Shawe. The first game will tip off at 6:00 pm and second game will start at approximately 7:30 pm.