Weekend high school basketball previews

Saturday, January 20, 2018

TODAY

Boys

Clay City (3-10) at Cloverdale (9-4)

The coaches: Vance Edmondson is in his ninth year at Clay City. Patrick Rady is in his third year at Cloverdale.

Season recap: Clay City has lost five of its last six games. Cloverdale has won its last two games.

Opponents’ records: Clay City 66-84, Cloverdale 98-71.

Per-game averages: Offense – CC 43.3, Cloverdale 64.2. Defense – CC 53.7, Cloverdale 60.6.

The history: Cloverdale won 82-60 at Clay City last year. Clay City has a 17-13 advantage over the past 30 years.

Key players: Cloverdale’s Jalen Moore continues to lead the state in scoring at 37.3 points per game.

Greencastle (8-4) at Western Boone (5-8)

The coaches: Bryce Rector is in his second year at Greencastle. Is in his first year at Western Boone.

Season recap: Greencastle has won five straight games.

Opponents’ records: Greencastle 69-74, Western Boone 77-65.

Per-game averages (through Thursday): Offense – Greencastle 52.2, WB 54.7. Defense – Greencastle 50.7, WB 60.3.

The history: Greencastle won 50-47 last year on its homecourt. Western Boone has won three of the past four meetings between the teams.

Key players: Greencastle’s Colin York leads his team in scoring (20.4), followed by Gavin Bollman (12.0) and Brody Whitaker (10.8). Lucas Martin (15.0) and Spencer Wright (10.0) lead Western Boone in scoring.

South Putnam (6-8) at Monrovia (9-5)

The coaches: Greg Dean is in his fourth year at South Putnam. Kyle Swafford is in his second year at Monrovia.

Season recap: Monrovia broke a four-game losing streak with a win at North Putnam last Saturday. South Putnam has lost four straight games.

Opponents’ records: South Putnam 80-103, Monrovia 85-95.

Per-game averages: Offense – SP 46.9, Monrovia 52.3. Defense – SP 51.0, Monrovia 44.9.

The history: Monrovia won 45-40 in last year’s sectional semifinals and has a 27-9 advantage in the series over the past 30 years.

Key players: Allen Plunkett (17.7) and Thomas Fanning (7.9) lead South Putnam in scoring. Wes Newman, a 6-7 junior center, leads Monrovia in scoring (19.6) and rebounding (9.9)

Girls

Greencastle (12-8) at Western Boone (8-11)

The coaches: Bradley Key is in his ninth year at Greencastle. Megan Alexander is in her first year at Western Boone.

Season recap: Greencastle has won three of its last five games. Western Boone has lost four of its last five games.

Opponents’ records (through Thursday): Greencastle 191-175, Western Boone 192-147.

Per-game averages (through Thursday): Offense – Greencastle 46.3, WB 51.4. Defense – Greencastle 40.8, WB 52.3.

The history: Western Boone won 60-41 last year in the Lebanon Sectional, and has won the last four meetings between the teams.

Key players: Jalyn Duff (10.8) and Rose White (10.4) lead Greencastle in scoring. Western Boone’s Madison Jones is the state’s seventh-leading scorer at 23.6 points per game.

MONDAY

Girls

South Putnam (15-5) at North Central (12-7)

The coaches: Brian Gardner is in his third year at South Putnam. Joey Davidson is in his third year at North Central.

Season recap: South Putnam had a six-game losing streak broken before a loss at Northview on Wednesday night. The Eagles played at Cascade on Friday night. North Central has won five straight games going into tonight’s home game with North Vermillion.

Per-game averages (through Thursday): Offense – SP 57.3, NC 64.6. Defense – SP 44.2, NC 56.6.

The history: South Putnam won 59-17 on its homecourt last season.

Key players: Lillie Stein leads South Putnam in scoring. Freshmen Averi Davidson and Courtney Williams lead the Thunderbirds in scoring.

Southmont (7-11) at North Putnam (6-13)

The coaches: Dustin Oakley is in his second year at Southmont. Jarrod Duff is in his second year at North Putnam.

Season recap Southmont has won three of four games going into tonight’s home game with Crawfordsville. North Putnam has lost four of its last five game.

Per-game averages (through Thursday): Offense — Southmont 36.8, NP 28.4. Defense — Southmont 44.4, NP 43.8.

Opponents’ records (through Thursday): Southmont 162-183, North Putnam 165-183.

History: Southmont won 45-37 at Bainbridge last season and has won 12 of the last 15 meetings.

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