Tonight's high school basketball game capsules

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Today

Boys

Cascade (5-9) at Cloverdale (10-4)

Tipoff: 6:30 p.m. (varsity only)

The coaches: Patrick Rady is in his third year at Cloverdale. Chris DuBois is in his 14th season at Cascade.

Season recap: Cascade has lost three of its last four games. Cloverdale has won three straight games.

Per-game averages: Offense — Cascade 47.5, Cloverdale 65.9. Defense — Cascade 61.9, Cloverdale 60.8.

Opponents’ records: Cascade 114-82, Cloverdale 111-88.

History: Cloverdale won 76-74 last season. Cascade has a 22-15 lead in the series over the past 30 years.

WIC impact: If Cascade wins, the Cadets finish third in the East Division and the Clovers are fourth. If Cloverdale wins, the Clovers are tied for first with Edgewood and Indian Creek.

Key players: Cloverdale’s Jalen Moore continues to lead the state in scoring at 38.1 points per game. Dalton DuBois leads Cascade in scoring at 19.2.

Girls

Cloverdale (16-4) at Rockville (15-6)

The coaches: Matthew Langdon is in his seventh year at Cloverdale. Bob Kyle is in his fourth year at Rockville.

Season recap: Cloverdale has won three of its last four games. Rockville started the season 3-5 and had won its last 12 games until losing 40-29 to Attica on Monday night.

Per-game averages: Offense — Cloverdale 58.4, Rockville . Defense — Cloverdale 39.5, Rockville .

Opponents’ records: Cloverdale 177-232, Rockville 131-214.

History: Cloverdale won 61-40 last year on its homecourt. Rockville has won seven of the last 10 meetings.

Key players: Tori Combs leads Cloverdale with 14.6 points and 13.2 rebounds per game. Sammie Shrum adds 12.6 points and 5.9 rebounds while Abby Walker adds 10.5 points per game. Baylee Breedlove leads the Rox in scoring.

North Putnam (6-14) at Turkey Run (1-19)

The coaches: Jarrod Duff is in his second year at North Putnam. Corey Ransom is in his second year at Turkey Run.

Season recap: North Putnam has lost four of its last five games. Turkey Run’s only win came over Eminence.

Per-game averages: Offense — NP , TR 32.9. Defense — NP , TR 58.7.

Opponents’ records: NP 182-206, Turkey Run 188-215.

History: North Putnam won 40-17 on its homecourt last year, but later forfeited the game. Turkey Run leads the series 7-6 over the past 15 years.

Key players: Sophomore point guard Hannah Sims leads North Putnam in scoring at 7.2 points per game. Baylee Osburn leads in rebounding at 4.6 per game.

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