The Hoosier Crossroads Conference fared well in the first weekend of sectional football. The HCC saw its share of blowouts as well as a few games that went down to the wire. Six schools from the HCC advanced, including Fishers and Hamilton Southeastern. Fishers advanced by downing McCutcheon 37-7. Hamilton Southeastern also posted a lopsided victory, winning 19-0 over Harrison (West Lafayette). Noblesville was on the winning side of a high scoring game in which the Millers topped Lafayette Jefferson 58-30. Brownsburg outmatched Indiana Tech by an astounding score of 65-0. Although the HCC saw its fair share of uneven games, there were a few games that were thrilling right down to the last minute.
Avon and Zionsville both advanced by slim margins against non-conference foes. Avon beat Ben Davis by a score of 28-24 while Zionsville defeated Terre Haute South 17-14. Westfield suffered a less fortunate fate, falling to Carmel 21-7. A majority of the HCC will be in action again this Friday, October 30th.
Fishers will host Carmel at 7 p.m. on Friday night. The Tigers, who suffered only one loss during the regular season, will try for their 10th win of the year. They will face the Greyhounds, who went undefeated in the MIC and posted a 9-1 overall record.
Hamilton Southeastern will travel to Noblesville for a rematch of regular season conference play. Hamilton Southeastern beat the Millers earlier this month by a score of 28-7. The game is scheduled for 7p.m. on Friday night.
Zionsville will host Brownsburg in a game that should prove to be extremely exciting. Zionsville and Brownsburg finished third and fourth, respectively, in the conference standings. Zionsville defeated the Bulldogs just two weeks ago by a score of 7-0. The 7 p.m. game should feature stellar defense once again.
In the final HCC sectional match up of Halloween weekend, Pike will host Avon at 7 p.m. The Orioles, who finished 3-6 in the HCC, will face a daunting task when they travel to Pike. The Red Devils posted nine wins this year, with their only setback coming to Center Grove in August.
One HCC team
silenced its doubters and another disappointed its believers. That is the theme
from sectional action over the weekend. Avon, which has been dismissed as being
“down” all season, rumbled to the title in the Pike Sectional. The Orioles lost
just one set in the tournament. They began by blitzing a Pike squad many
thought would give them trouble in the opening round. Avon won that match in
straight sets. They then ousted conference foe Brownsburg in the semi-finals in
four sets. The championship match was a three set drubbing of Indianapolis Ben
Davis. The championship scores were 25-15, 25-22, and 25-19.
At the other
end of the spectrum, Hamilton Southeastern’s season came to an unexpected end
in the championship match of the Zionsville Sectional. The once beaten Royals
were upset by Carmel in three sets 25-23, 25-19, and excruciatingly 31-29.
Harrison
captured the other sectional title claimed by the HCC. The Raiders downed
conference foe McCucheon in the semi-finals and then dispatched Logansport in
the championship match 25-23, 25-14, and 25-15.
Regional
play will find Harrison opening play at Muncie Central versus Carroll of Fort Wayne.
Muncie Central sits in the other bracket at that tournament. Meanwhile, Avon
will face Warren Central in the first round of the Perry Meridian Regional.
Carmel and Center grove will vie in the opposite bracket.
AVON – It’s sectional time in Indiana, and anything can happen on a given Friday night. Allow me to show you Exhibit A …
Class 5A No. 12 Ben Davis looked liked it would cruise to an easy victory over host Avon by building an early 17-0 lead. But the Orioles roared back from a 24-14 fourth-quarter deficit with two touchdowns to shock the Giants, 28-24, in a Sectional 6 opening-round game Oct. 23.
After settling for a 21-yard field goal on their opening drive, the Giants pooch-kicked into a stiff wind. Avon could not handle the short kick, and BD recovered in Oriole territory.
Senior Phillip Dudley took a pitch-out around the left end and pulled up for a pass to junior Jordan Cole for a 40-yard touchdown, and BD was up 10-0 after the PAT after a seven-second drive.
The following kickoff was mishandled again by the Orioles, setting up the Giants at Avon’s 31. Just as it looked like Avon might stop BD on 4th and 4 from the 25, however, Dudley broke through several tackles and onto another touchdown.
That made it 17-0 with 2:07 to play in the opening quarter, and Avon had yet to run an offensive play.
Once the Orioles did get their offense off the bench, they were able to move downfield and cut the lead to 17-7 before the quarter ended as senior Taje High scored from 30 yards out on a sweep.
On BD’s next possession, the Giants managed a -24 yards and were forced to punt. It appeared as if Avon had arrived for the game when, taking over at the BD 44, it took only four plays to close the gap to 17-14 when senior quarterback Samuel Wulle found a streaking Domonique Blackmon for a 29-yard TD.
The halftime score: BD 17, Avon 14.
In the third quarter, Ben Davis opened its lead to 24-14 after an 11-play drive that consumed 4:18 and culminated in a six-yard TD run by Dudley. It looked like BD was going to advance to the next round of the playoffs heading into the final period with a 10-point lead and a now-stifling D.
Nope. Avon scored on its next possession, going 68 yards in 2:27 aided by a personal-foul call against the Giants on a 15-yard pass play. Junior Darren Oliver took a dive up the middle one yard for a score, and suddenly it was 24-21 with 9:23 remaining.
The Oriole defense came alive and stuffed the Giants on their next possession, forcing BD to punt from its own 19 into a stiff wind. Setting up at the 48 with 7:21 to play, the Orioles scored on the eighth play on a nine-yard run by Blackmon to take a 28-24 lead with 5:02 to play.
Ben Davis had one last-gasp effort with 1:20 to go. Taking over at their own 14 and with no timeouts remaining, the Giants ran a halfback pass play with Dudley into the strong wind. The ball hung in the air as Blackmon – Avon’s Mr. Everywhere – hauled in the pass to seal the victory.
Avon, which finished tied with Harrison (West Lafayette) for sixth place in the Hoosier Crossroads Conference, improves to 4-6 with the win. Next up for the Orioles is their Oct. 30 sectional semifinal at 5A No. 8 Pike, a 31-15 winner at Terre Haute North. The Red Devils (9-1) have won eight in a row and captured their second Conference Indiana crown in three years by three full games over three other schools.
Ben Davis, which finished tied with defending 5A state champion Center Grove for third place in the Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference, ends its season at 5-5. The loss capped off a devastatingly disappointing season for the Giants, who started the season at No. 2 in the 5A coaches’ poll.
Sectional 6
Brownsburg 65, Indianapolis Tech 0
#14 Zionsville 17, Terre Haute South 14
Avon 28, #12 Ben Davis 24
#8 Pike 31, Terre Haute North 15
The box score:
Ben Davis17070–24
Avon77014–28
BD – Esteban Cortez 22 FG
BD – Jordan Cole 34 pass from Phillip Dudley (Cortez kick)
BD – Dudley 25 run (Cortez kick)
A – Taje High 30 run (Trevor Schmidt kick)
A – Domonique Blackmon 29 pass from Sam Wulle (Schmidt kick)
BD – Dudley 6 run (Cortez kick)
A – Darren Oliver 1 run (Schmidt kick)
A – Blackmon 9 run (Schmidt kick)
BDAvon
First Downs1110
Rushes-Yards43-15739-147
Passing Yards86109
Comp-Att-Int6-13-15-5-0
Fumbles-Lost2-02-2
Penalties-Yards10-957-34
Rushing
Ben Davis: Dudley 22-94, Donte Asher 14-40, William Barksdale 5-16, Bryce Turner 2-7
Avon: Blackmon 14-73, High 7-48, Oliver 10-31, Wulle 6-[-1], Team 2-[-4]
Passing
Ben Davis: Barksdale 5-11-0 52, Dudley 1-2-1 34
Avon: Wulle 5-5-0 109
Receiving
Ben Davis: Cole 3-52, Turner 2-18, Tiyrai Fuller 1-16
The draw
made it inevitable. Hoosier Crossroads Conference teams began eliminating each
other in the first round of sectional play. That trend will continue Saturday
in semi-final action. Nonetheless, seven league squads are still fighting.
At
Lafayette, McCutcheon survived Lafayette Jefferson in a classic. The Mavericks
triumphed 22-25, 25-18, 25-20, 20-25, and 15-12 in the fifth set. Their reward
is to face another conference foe, Harrison, in the second round.
The
Zionsville Sectional was destined to be an HCC bloodbath and it certainly was.
Westfield downed Zionsville in three sets 25-15, 25-22, and 25-22. Meanwhile
Hamilton Southeastern beat up on Noblesville 25-13, 25-11, 25-7. The important
thing in these results is that there will be no rematch between HSE and
Zionsville. The Eagles delivered the only loss on the Royals’ slate this year. However,
Westfield will step in instead, so another league team will fall. Fishers will
see Carmel in the other semi-final.
Avon was expected to have a tough time with Pike
at the Red Devils Sectional. So much for expectations. The Orioles cruised in
three sets, 25-11, 25-22, and 25-22. You guessed it. The next roadblock is
another HCC squad. Brownsburg waits in the second round
INDIANAPOLIS – Avon wasted no time in dispatching of host Pike in the opening round of Sectional play Oct. 20, sweeping out the Red Devils 25-11, 25-20, and 25-22.
The Orioles’ win sets up a Saturday semifinal showdown with Hendricks County rival Brownsburg, with the winner advancing to Saturday’s 7 p.m. ET championship game against either Indianapolis Tech, Ben Davis, Decatur Central, or Indianapolis Manual.
(CHECK OUT THE VIDEOS OF AVON COACH SCOTT MCQUEEN AND ORIOLE PLAYER MORGAN LEMKUHL!!!)
12. Pike Sectional
Match 1 – Avon def. Pike 25-11, 25-20, 25-22
Match 2 – Indianapolis Tech vs. Ben Davis. Thur 6p
Match 3 – Decatur Central vs. Indianapolis Manual. Thur to follow
Match 4 – Brownsburg vs. Avon. Sat 11a
Match 5 – Winner of Match 2 vs. Winner of Match 3. Sat to follow
Championship – Winner of Match 4 vs. Winner of Match 5. Sat 7p
Girls’ Varsity Basketball Coaches: Please click here for information regarding the 2009-2010 Girls’ Basketball season, including the Coaches’ Handbook and the 2009 Fall letter form Jonathan Golden, President of NEPSWBCA.
Brownsburg
turned in an outstanding performance Saturday, October 17th in the
Ben Davis Regional. The Bulldogs finished second in the field behind Pike. They
become one of two Hoosier Crossroads Conference teams to advance to Semi-state
competition next week. Avon joins them in that field after ending third in the
regional. Here is a look at the complete results.
As we move
toward sectional time, the HCC office has supplied a late season statistical
summary of action on the volleyball courts in the league. We thought you might
like to take a look. Also, for a discussion of HCC teams in the upcoming state tournament, log onto the video Volleyball Weekly feature on the home page of Hoosier Authority.
HCC
SEASON RECORDS, RESULTS,& STANDINGS
HCC
Place
School
HCC
Overall
Results From September 28 – October 10, 2009
1st
Hamilton
Southeastern
7-1
30-1
Perry Meridian (W 3-0); Guerin
Catholic (W 3-0); Greenfield
Central (W 3-0);
Harrison (W 3-1);
Noblesville (W 3-0)
2nd
Harrison
6-2
23-5
Columbus East Invite – Plainfield (W 2-0); Columbus East (L 0-2);
Bedford North-Lawrence (W 2-0); Jasper (W
2-0)
HSE (L 1-3); West
Lafayette (W 3-0); Brownsburg (W 3-2); Marion (W 3-0)
2nd
Zionsville
6-2
25-6
Brownsburg
(W 3-1); North Central (W 3-1); Guerin
Catholic (W 3-0); Fishers (L 0-3)
4th
Brownsburg
6-3
26-4
Clinton Prairie Invite – Warsaw (L 0-2); Clinton Prairie (W 2-0); Cowan (W 2-0)
Zionsville (L 1-3); Whiteland (W 3-2); Harrison (L 2-3);
Tri-West (W 3-0); Lafayette Jeff (W 3-0)
5th
Avon
5-3
19-11
Muncie Invite – Columbus East (L 0-2); Columbus North (W 2-1);
Shelbyville
(W 2-0); Plainfield
(W 2-0)
McCutcheon
(W 3-0); Mooresville (W 3-0); Lafayette Jeff (W 3-1);Martinsville (W 3-0)
5th
Fishers
5-3
19-9
North Montgomery Invite – No.Montgomery (W 2-1);
Lincoln (W 2-0);
Northview
(W 2-1); Danville
(W 2-0)
Lafayette Jeff (W 3-0); Park Tudor (L 2-3); Zionsville (W 3-0); Brebeuf (L 0-3)
7th
Westfield
3-5
16-12
Noblesville (W
3-1); Hamilton
Hts. (W 3-1); Pike (W 3-1);
Cardinal Ritter (W
3-0); McCutcheon (W 3-0)
8th
Lafayette Jeff
2-6
17-11
Fishers
(L 0-3);TwinLakes
(W 3-2); Avon (L 1-3);Clinton Prairie (W 3-0)
HCC OfficeWe head into the last week of the regular season with
Fishers and Hamilton Southeastern tied for the lead in the Hoosier Crossroads
Conference race. The HCC office has supplied an ypdate of the season
performances. We thought you might like to take a look.
The
ping-pong balls were not kind to the Hoosier Crossroads Conference during the
draw for this year’s state tourney. Conference teams will vie with each other
early and often in sectional competition. It should be noted that is more
likely in volleyball than other sports because the league teams are grouped in
just three sectionals for volleyball. In most other sports, the conference is
spread among far more sectional fields.
In
Lafayette, the Jefferson Bronchos and McCutcheon will open tourney action. The
third HCC team in the field, Harrison, is scheduled to play the survivor in the
semi-finals.
The
Zionsville Sectional features two first round head-to-head HCC matchups. Zionsville
will see Westfield in opening round action and that will be followed by Noblesville
clashing with powerful Hamilton Southeastern. The winners will play each other
in the second round. Meanwhile, Fishers may have received a bit of a break in
this draw. They will play Carmel in the bye round. Carmel has improved in the
latter stages of the season but is not a vintage Greyhound squad.
Finally, the
Pike Sectional finds Avon facing a tough challenge from the host Red devils in
opening round action. Brownsburg drew a bye, but will face the winner of the
match just mentioned.
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