Gary
Franklin - Sports Writer
The JCD varsity boys' basketball
team under the direction and leadership of
Coach David Bradshaw are making steady progress
toward the top. Both in the minds of their
fans and in the polls, the Eagles have steadily
climbed in the ratings and at last count were
sitting #4 in Class 1A.
In competition, the Eagles
traveled this past weekend to Southwestern
(Hanover) on Friday,
Dec. 16, and then to Rising Sun on Dec. 17,
bringing home two more "W's" for
their efforts.
At Southwestern (H)
The Varsity Eagles spurned the Rebels, 54-39,
and likewise at Rising Sun the following night,
the Eagle's sank their claws into the Shiners
for a 65-46 win.
At the end of the first quarter, Jac-Cen-Del
led 16 to SW(H) 5. The Eagles' Tucker Brown
scored 6, Justin Huff 6, and Kyle Horan 4.
For the Rebels; Blake Andrews 2 and AJ Sinders
3.
By the half time break, Jac-Cen-Del maintained
the lead at 28 to SW(H) 20. The Eagles' Brown
added 2, Tyler Bradshaw 2, Huff 3, Daniel Leonetti
2, and Adam Vollmer 3.
For the Rebel's; Andrews scored 2, Quinton
Featherstone 4, Devon Chatham 3, Nate Thompson
3, and Cody Stephens 3.
During the third quarter, Jac-Cen-Del advanced
to a 46 to SW(H) 33. Eagle scoring came from
Brown 4, Bradshaw 3, and Huff 11. The Rebels'
Andrews added 4, Chatham 3, and Thompson 6.
In the fourth, Jac-Cen-Del advanced to a 54
to SW(H) 39 victory. Eagle scoring came from
Brown 4, Brandon Gehl 2, and Horan 2. The Rebel
scorers were Featherstone 3, Sinders 2, and
Stephens 1 for a final score of 54-39 JCD victorious.
JCD vs Rising Sun
The Eagles won a second game from efforts
made against the Rising Sun Shiners on Saturday,
December 17 at Rising Sun.
Jac-Cen-Del Eagle varsity boys Justin Huff
and Brandon Gehl each netted 22 points in the
Eagle victory of 65-46. Huff is a junior and
Gehl a sophomore.
After the first quarter, JCD led 13 to 12.
The Eagle scoring came from Tucker Brown 2,
Brandon Gehl 6, Justin Huff 3, and Adam Vollmer
2. For the Shiners, Timmy White had 4 points,
Nathan Keith 6, and Zack Shell 2.
During the second quarter, the Shiners took
the lead 28-23. Shiner scoring was by White
4, Keith 10, and Shell 2. The Eagle scorers
were Brown 3, Gehl 4, and Vollmer 3.
In the third quarter, the Eagles recaptured
the lead with Gehl scoring 8, and Huff 14 off
4-3's and a FG, while the Shiners only scored
7 from Keith and 2 by Brian Hochstrasser for
a JCD lead of 45-37.
In the fourth, Eagle Brown added 6, Thomas
Wenning 1, Gehl 4, Huff 5, and Daniel Leonetti
4. The Shiners' scorers; White 2, Hochstrasser
2, Scott Cummings 3, and 2 by Tyler Bauschbach
for a final score of Jac-Cen-Del 65 to Rising
Sun 46.
The Eagles' next contest will be against the
Batesville Bulldogs at the RCT on Jan. 4 at
7:30 p.m.
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