The Brownsburg boys basketball team hosts Zionsville on Friday and travels to Pike on Saturday. Brownsburg comes into the weekend with a 2-2 record. Zionsville is 2-1 with their only loss to 3A #7 Brebeuf in OT. Pike is 2-1 with their only loss against 4A #1 North Central. The Sagarin ratings have Brownsburg as a double-digit underdog in both games.
The girls host Harrison on Saturday night. Brownsburg is 6-2 with both losses to top ten teams in 4A. Harrison is 0-8 this season and 8-88 over the last 4+ years. Obviously, Brownsburg is a prohibitive favorite.
Friday, December 10, 2010
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Quick start send Bulldogs to victory
The Brownsburg girls basketball team took a 20-9 lead over Center Grove after the first quarter on Tuesday night. The Trojans had a 5-0 run to start the second quarter to cut the lead to 6 points, but it never got closer than that as the Bulldogs ran away to a 68-48 win.
Brownsburg's Stephanie Mavunga led all players with 23 points, 13 rebounds, and 4 blocked shots. Erica Lesch scored 14 points, including four three-point baskets. Ryne Carr scored 11 and Morgan Miller dished out 7 assists. Center Grove's Melody Doss was a one-woman wrecking crew with 22 points and 3 blocked shots. Lauren Weidman chipped in with 10 points.
Both teams shot the ball pretty well. Brownsburg was 27-54 (50%), Center Grove shot 19-41 (46%). There was a disparity in foul shots as many calls did not go right for CG. The Dogs shot 13 free throws to the Trojan's 5. Fouls were skewed also, BBurg had 6 while CG was called for 14 fouls. The frustration boiled over late in the game as Center Grove's coach got a technical foul arguing a call on a clean block that was called a foul. The ref gave him two chances to settle down, but the frustration was too much.
Even though the fouls were not even, Brownsburg was clearly the better team. The Dogs out-rebounded CG 25-14, including 9-5 on the offensive glass. Center Grove turned the ball over 22 times to BBurg's 13.
The Dogs are now 6-2 and host 0-8 Harrison on Saturday. The Harrison team has fallen on hard times as their record over the last 4+ years is 8-88. According to the Sagarin ratings, Brownsburg is a 37-point favorite.
Brownsburg's Stephanie Mavunga led all players with 23 points, 13 rebounds, and 4 blocked shots. Erica Lesch scored 14 points, including four three-point baskets. Ryne Carr scored 11 and Morgan Miller dished out 7 assists. Center Grove's Melody Doss was a one-woman wrecking crew with 22 points and 3 blocked shots. Lauren Weidman chipped in with 10 points.
Both teams shot the ball pretty well. Brownsburg was 27-54 (50%), Center Grove shot 19-41 (46%). There was a disparity in foul shots as many calls did not go right for CG. The Dogs shot 13 free throws to the Trojan's 5. Fouls were skewed also, BBurg had 6 while CG was called for 14 fouls. The frustration boiled over late in the game as Center Grove's coach got a technical foul arguing a call on a clean block that was called a foul. The ref gave him two chances to settle down, but the frustration was too much.
Even though the fouls were not even, Brownsburg was clearly the better team. The Dogs out-rebounded CG 25-14, including 9-5 on the offensive glass. Center Grove turned the ball over 22 times to BBurg's 13.
The Dogs are now 6-2 and host 0-8 Harrison on Saturday. The Harrison team has fallen on hard times as their record over the last 4+ years is 8-88. According to the Sagarin ratings, Brownsburg is a 37-point favorite.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Be careful what you wish for
Rumor has it, a few years ago meddling "parents with connections" got Joe Lentz fired from the Center Grove girls basketball program that he built into a perennial contender. I hope those parents are happy with the 15-12 record since the beginning of last year and their first round loss to Franklin Central in the sectional. Lentz coached the team for 15 years and had 256 wins, 14 winning seasons, 8 sectional titles, 4 regional titles, and the 1996 state championship. To throw that away seems ludicrous. Anyways, I hope the selfish parents got what they wanted at the expense of the team as a whole.
Why do I bring this up? Brownsburg hosts Center Grove this evening! Brownsburg is 5-2 with both losses coming against top 10 teams (Ben Davis and Hamilton SE). Center Grove is 3-3 with all losses against unranked teams. The Sagarin ratings show Brownsburg as a 13 point favorite.
Brownsburg is led by Stephanie Mavunga (16ppg, 8 rpg, 4 bpg) and Lindsey Dall (6ppg, 6 rpg). Center Grove is led by Mel Doss (15ppg, 8 rpg, 3 spg) and Nikky Moan (10ppg, 5 rpg).
Center Grove has won 9 of the last 10 games against Brownsburg, with the Bulldogs losing last year's game 46-37 at Center Grove. The Dogs have already avenged 2 of their losses from last year, could this be another one?
Why do I bring this up? Brownsburg hosts Center Grove this evening! Brownsburg is 5-2 with both losses coming against top 10 teams (Ben Davis and Hamilton SE). Center Grove is 3-3 with all losses against unranked teams. The Sagarin ratings show Brownsburg as a 13 point favorite.
Brownsburg is led by Stephanie Mavunga (16ppg, 8 rpg, 4 bpg) and Lindsey Dall (6ppg, 6 rpg). Center Grove is led by Mel Doss (15ppg, 8 rpg, 3 spg) and Nikky Moan (10ppg, 5 rpg).
Center Grove has won 9 of the last 10 games against Brownsburg, with the Bulldogs losing last year's game 46-37 at Center Grove. The Dogs have already avenged 2 of their losses from last year, could this be another one?
Monday, December 6, 2010
What has happened to the Redskins?
The Redskins lost to the Giants yesterday 31-7. It's not that they lost, but how they lost. Here is the drive sequence for the Skins on Sunday
Punt
Missed FG
Punt
Fumble
Punt
Punt
Punt
Fumble
TD
Interception
Fumble
Fumble
Interception
The offense couldn't hold on to the ball and the defense couldn't stop anybody. The Giants rushed for 197 yards and a 5.5 yard average. New York gained more yards than the Redskins in fewer plays.
In Washington, the team is normally known for its defense but is ranked in the bottom fourth of the league in the major categories. They are 23rd in points against, 31st in yards allowed, 29th in passing yards allowed, and 28th in rushing yards allowed.
The offense isn't much better. They are 28th in points, 20th in yards gained, and 27th in rushing. The team is 9th in passing yards, but that is an effect of playing from behind in most games.
I'm not sure what needs to be done. All I know is that the Skins are 3 games out of a playoff spot with 4 games left, so it doesn't look good.
The only bright spot is that there are 114 days until baseball's opening day....
Punt
Missed FG
Punt
Fumble
Punt
Punt
Punt
Fumble
TD
Interception
Fumble
Fumble
Interception
The offense couldn't hold on to the ball and the defense couldn't stop anybody. The Giants rushed for 197 yards and a 5.5 yard average. New York gained more yards than the Redskins in fewer plays.
In Washington, the team is normally known for its defense but is ranked in the bottom fourth of the league in the major categories. They are 23rd in points against, 31st in yards allowed, 29th in passing yards allowed, and 28th in rushing yards allowed.
The offense isn't much better. They are 28th in points, 20th in yards gained, and 27th in rushing. The team is 9th in passing yards, but that is an effect of playing from behind in most games.
I'm not sure what needs to be done. All I know is that the Skins are 3 games out of a playoff spot with 4 games left, so it doesn't look good.
The only bright spot is that there are 114 days until baseball's opening day....
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