Mike McGraw
Hoosier Authority
Sagamore
Conference teams opened the season 4-2 on opening night. Of the six league
teams that began play Wednesday night, only Lebanon and North Montgomery tasted
defeat. Crawfordsville, Western Boone, Southmont, and Frankfort all scored
victories. Danville and Tri-West open their seasons Saturday night against each
other in the first conference contest of the year.
North
Montgomery fell to a solid Noblesville squad 78-54 despite 30 points from D.J.
Byrd. The Chargers were victimized by early foul trouble and never led after
the first quarter. Lebanon fell to highly regarded Hamilton Heights 73-60.
On the plus
side, Crawfordsville got 36 points from transfer Trent Crabtree in downing
Greencastle 51-39. The win marked the first career victory for new coach John
Blackwell. Southmont used solid defense in dismantling North Putnam 68-42. The
Mounties put four players in double figures for the game. Western Boone also
turned to defense, a staple of the Stars, in their 34-38 victory over visiting
Covington. Frankfort used 24 points from Steve Lovelace, and forced Clinton
Prairie into 18 turnovers in downing the Gophers 55-41.
In addition
to the Danville game with Tri-West, three other Sagamore teams will see action
Saturday night. Lebanon hosts Merrillville. Crawfordsville will travel north to
Benton Central, and Western Boone will entertain dangerous 1A Rossville.
