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Old rivals met in the championship game of the Class 2A Sectional #45 on Saturday night, and as they did in the regular season Coach Mark Boggs’s Lady Pacers couldn’t find the solution to their offensive woes against the Lady Raiders, and Switzerland County’s season came to an end on the short end of a 42-26 score.
From the outset the Lady Pacers just couldn’t find their offensive, with normally deadly outside shooting going cold, and the inside paint area tough going as South Ripley’s zone defense shut down entry passes.
The result was the Switzerland County offense disappearing in the entire first three quarters and by the time the Lady Pacers rallied in the fourth, the deficit was simply too much to overcome.
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Coach Mark Boggs and his Switzerland County Lady Pacer varsity basketball team will be entering IHSAA tournament play in Sectional #45 at South Ripley beginning next week and the draw is a favorable one for the Lady Pacers.
The tournament will be played at South Ripley beginning this Tuesday, February 2nd.
• In the tourney’s first game, Milan (1-12) will be playing Southwestern (11-6), tipping off at 6 p.m.; and that game will be followed by South Ripley (13-4) battling North Decatur (4-9). That game should begin at approximately 8 p.m.
• All eyes then shift to Friday night, February 5th, when the Lady Pacers, sporting a Sectional-best record of 16-4, will play the winner of the Milan-Southwestern game at 6 p.m. That will be followed by the second semifinal, which will pit South Decatur (5-13) against the winner of the South Ripley-North Decatur winner at about 8 p.m.
December 22, 2020
BNL senior Chloe McKnight attacks the basket in transition. McKnight hit 9 treys and scored 29 points as the 4A No.6 Stars conquered Linton 60-45 in the Limestone Classic final on Tuesday night.
By Justin Sokeland
WBIW.com
BEDFORD – That distinct sizzling sound, like the crackling of bacon on a Saturday morning, like the burning of wood in the fireplace on a cold winter night, was radiating from Chloe McKnight.
Bedford North Lawrence’s senior super shooter, with the flick of her right wrist, became basketball’s version of the Human Torch, on fire and fantastic. Her flames burned down the state’s best Class 2A team.
December 22, 2020
BNL freshman Chloe Spreen attacks Eastern Pekin’s defense. Spreen scored 17 points as the Stars slammed the Musketeers 68-30 in the opening round of the Limestone Classic on Tuesday morning.
By Justin Sokeland
WBIW.com
BEDFORD – Like an avalanche, starting with the collapse of a weak underlying layer, Bedford North Lawrence smothered and destroyed with a defense that became more deadly the more it plowed ahead.
Forcing turnovers at the accumulative rate of a heavy snowstorm, the Class 4A No.6 Stars overwhelmed Eastern Pekin the first round of the Limestone Classic on Tuesday morning.
The Class 2A No.9 Musketeers were guilty of 32 turnovers as BNL, quickly aware of that weakness, roared away to a 68-30 victory. Chloe Spreen scored 17 points and Irye Gomez added 16 as BNL advanced to the final to face 2A No.1 Linton (12-0). The Miners conquered Heritage Christian 61-47 in the second game.
December 21, 2020
BNL senior Jenna Louden and the 4A No.7 Stars will face Forest Park in the morning round of the Limestone Classic on Tuesday.
By Justin Sokeland
WBIW.com
BEDFORD – Anyone who has walked through the hallway where the state championship team photos adorn the walls, anyone who has stared up at the banners waving softly in the northeast corner of BNL Fieldhouse, knows the impact of Austin “Pete” Pritchett.
He’s the Godfather of Bedford North Lawrence basketball, the Hall of Fame coach, the giant gentleman who directed the Stars to two state championships and established the program as one of Indiana’s best. Everything linked to the tradition of BNL centers on the bear of a man who towered over his kids and demanded their best.