NEW PALESTINE BASKETBALL 2018-19 GAME NOTES NEWPALESTINEATHLETICS.COM @NPHSDRAGONS SCHEDULE (1-1, 1-0 HHC) Dec. 7 at Greenfield-C.* W 75-65 Dec. 8 at L 63-73 Dec. 14 NEW CASTLE* Dec. 15 FRANKLIN CENTRAL Dec. 22 SHENANDOAH Dec. 28 vs. Beech Grove% Noon Dec. 28 vs. Decatur C./Tri-West% 2:30 p.m. Jan. 4 at Delta* Jan. 5 SOUTHPORT Jan. 11 at Pendleton Hts.* Jan. 12 at Mooresville Jan. 18 at Roncalli Jan. 19 at Franklin Jan. 25 YORKTOWN* Jan. 26 RUSHVILLE Jan. 31 at Perry Feb. 2 RICHMOND 2:30 p.m. Feb. 8 at Shelbyville* Feb. 9 at Connersville Feb. 15 MT. VERNON* Feb. 16 at Whiteland Feb. 22 GREENWOOD *-Hoosier Heritage Conference game %-Decatur Central Tournament THE DRAGONS 11 Maximus Gizzi 6-1 Jr. G 14 Matthew True 6-1 Sr. G 15 Luke Ramsey 6-0 Sr. G 20 Maxen Hook 6-2 Jr. G 24 Eric Roudebush 6-4 Jr. F 31 Austin Howell 6-0 Sr. G 33 Jack Walker 6-6 Sr. F 40 Dylan Romine 6-2 Sr. F 41 Dawson Eastes 6-5 Jr. F 42 Jacob Hockett 6-0 Sr. G 52 Kyle King 6-4 Jr. F 54 Justin Rightley 6-5 Sr. F Head coach: Trent Whitaker Varsity assistants: Brian Bowen, Jeremy Large JV coach: Chris Cherry Freshman coaches: Wade Whitaker, Andrew Armour, Caleb VanderWal HHC STANDINGS Conf GB Over. Delta 1-0 -- 6-0 Mt. Vernon 1-0 -- 3-1 New Palestine 1-0 -- 1-1 New Castle 1-0 -- 2-3 Shelbyville 0-1 1 4-2 Pendleton Hts. 0-1 1 2-5 Yorktown 0-1 1 1-4 Greenfield-Central 0-1 1 0-3 Friday, Dec. 14 Greenfield-C. at Yorktown, Mt. Vernon at Shelbyville, New Castle at New Palestine, Jay County at Delta, Saturday, Dec. 15 Delta at Muncie Central, Franklin at Shelbyville, Franklin Central at New Palestine, Muncie Burris at New Castle, Pendleton Hts. at Lawrence C., FRIDAY S GAME (DEC. 14) v s NEW PALESTINE DRAGONS (1-1, 1-0 HHC) HEAD COACH: Trent Whitaker (4th season, 29-45) NEW CASTLE TROJANS (2-3, 1-0 HHC) HEAD COACH: Daniel Cox (6th season, 81-46) Time: Site: New Palestine High School. Broadcast: New Pal Radio (on TuneIn.com) SETTING THE SCENE Two Hoosier Heritage Conference foes meet up to open the weekend. NC has started 2-3 against a tough schedule, but features one of the state s top players in Ball State signee Luke Bumbalough. NP split two games last weekend to open the year. NC leads the series 15-5 and has won three straight. The Trojans won 70-55 last season at New Castle. NC won a 79-77 2OT game in 2016 at New Palestine. DRAGONS NOTES With four starters back from a 15-win team, the Dragons have begun the season 1-1, rallying from a 10-point deficit to beat Greenfield-Central 75-65. That was followed with a 73-63 loss to in which NP scored 26 fourth-quarter points in a comeback attempt that fell short. The Dragons had strong individual performances in both games. Against G-C, NP trailed 23-13 after a quarter but rallied to take a five-point lead in the second with a 19-4 run, and seized control in the second half. Maximus Gizzi tallied 27 points, nine rebounds and four assists. He tied his career high in points. Matthew True added 19 points, including 3-4 from deep. Dylan Romine scored 13 points. He and Dawson Eastes had eight boards each. Against, Eastes tallied career highs with 29 points and 14 boards. He hit 9-16 from the floor. Gizzi added 16 points, five rebounds and four assists, while True scored 10 points. Maxen Hook grabbed eight rebounds as NP outrebounded the host Shamrocks 32-24. Eastes tallied the first double-figure rebound game since Kyle King snared 10 against Whiteland in February. It was the first double-double since Jalen Qualkinbush on Dec. 16, 2016. SCOUTING THE TROJANS Bumbalough tallied his third 30-point game of the season last week when he scored 30 against Shelbyville. NC outscored Shelby 52-13 in the opening half en route to an 89-54 victory over a solid Golden Bears team. The Trojans then fell to Brownsburg 74-41. Bumbalough leads NC with a 28.6 ppg average. He also tallies 6.6 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game, leading the Trojans in all three categories. Senior Nicholas Grieser tallies 11.6 points and 5.6 boards per game. He had a double-double in their victory over Shelbyville. New Castle is playing without All-State forward Mason Gillis, who is out with an injury. He has signed to play collegiately at Purdue. SATURDAY S GAME (DEC. 15) v s FRANKLIN CENTRAL FLASHES (0-5, 0-1 HCC) HEAD COACH: John Rockey (8th season, 81-91) Time: Site: New Palestine High School. Broadcast: New Pal Radio (on TuneIn.com) SETTING THE SCENE The Flashes visit for Teddy Bear Toss night. Fans are encouraged to throw new teddy bears onto the court after the Dragons first basket of the game. FC is one of the Dragons oldest foes. Dating back to 1948, NP is 16-48 against the Flashes, but the series goes back farther. FC won a 69-66 battle last season. SCOUTING THE FLASHES FC has started 0-5, but against a very tough schedule that includes defending state champion Warren Central. The Flashes dropped a 62-54 OT game to Columbus North last Friday. FC is led by junior Isiah Morgan, who tallies 6.8 points and 2.5 boards a game, senior Eric Kolp, who averages 6.5 points and 3.0 rebounds. Sophomore Javon Small (4.5 rpg) leads the Flahes on the glass. Franklin Central is in its first season in the Hoosier Crossroads Conference. The Flashes play HCC foe Zionsville Friday before visiting NP.
RECORD WHEN Home games 0-0 Road games 1-1 Neutral sites 0-0 vs. 4A schools 1-1 vs. 3A schools 0-0 vs. 2A schools 0-0 vs. HHC teams 1-0 vs. non-conference 0-1 Circle City 0-0 Conf. Indiana 0-0 Eastern Indiana 0-0 Hoosier Crossroads 0-1 Ind. Crossroads 0-0 Mid-Eastern 0-0 Mid-State 0-0 North Central 0-0 December 1-1 January 0-0 February 0-0 March 0-0 Scoring 40-49 points 0-0 Scoring 50-59 points 0-0 Scoring 60-69 points 0-1 Scoring 70-79 points 1-0 Scoring 80+ points 0-0 Allowing 40-49 points 0-0 Allowing 50-59 points 0-0 Allowing 60-69 points 1-0 Allowing 70-79 points 0-1 Allowing 80+ points 0-0 Decided by 5 pts/less 0-0 Overtime 0-0 20-point scorer 1-1 Dbl-figure rebounder 0-1 Leading at half 0-0 Tied at half 1-0 Trailing at half 0-0 Leading after 3 1-0 Tied after 3 0-0 Trailing after 3 0-1 2018-19 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Score Points Rebounds Assists Dec. 7 at Greenfield-C.* W 75-65 Gizzi 27 Gizzi 9 Gizzi 4 Dec. 8 at L 63-73 Eastes 29 Eastes 14 Gizzi/Hook 4 Dec. 14 NEW CASTLE* Dec. 15 FRANKLIN CENTRAL Dec. 22 SHENANDOAH Dec. 28 vs. Beech Grove% noon Decatur Central Tournament Dec. 28 vs. Decatur C./Tri-West% 2:30 p.m. Decatur Central Tournament Jan. 4 at Delta* Jan. 5 SOUTHPORT Jan. 11 at Pendleton Hts.* Jan. 12 at Mooresville Jan. 18 at Roncalli Jan. 19 at Franklin Jan. 25 YORKTOWN* Jan. 26 RUSHVILLE Jan. 31 at Perry Feb. 2 RICHMOND 2:30 p.m. Feb. 8 at Shelbyville* Feb. 9 at Connersville Feb. 15 MT. VERNON* Feb. 16 at Whiteland Feb. 22 GREENWOOD *-Hoosier Heritage Conference game %-Decatur Central Tournament CHASING MILESTONES MAXIMUS GIZZI Points: 620 (broke 600 vs. Greenfield-Central). Rebounds: 178 Assists: 177 Field goals: 193 Free throws: 206 (broke 200 vs. Greenfield-Central) MATTHEW TRUE Points: 605 (broke 600 vs. ) Rebounds: 149 Assists: 79 Field goals: 196 3-pointers: 122 MAXEN HOOK Rebounds: 106 (broke 100 vs. ) DYLAN ROMINE Points: 459 (broke 450 vs. Greenfield-C.) Rebounds: `99 Field goals: 149 DAWSON EASTES Points: 236 (broke 200 vs. Greenfield-Central) Rebounds: 147 DOUBLE-DOUBLE Dawson Eastes had a big game against. He tallied 29 points, including 16 in the fourth quarter, to reach his career high. Eastes also had 14 rebounds. It was NP s first double-double since Jalen Qualkinbush on Dec. 16, 2016. DOUBLING YOUR FUN Several returning Dragons have career double-figure scoring games Maximus Gizzi (2 this season, 36 career): 27-Greenfield-Central; 16-. 2017-18: 16; 2016-17: 18 Matthew True (2 this season, 31 career): 19-Greenfield-Central; 10-. 2017-18: 16; 2016-17: 13 Dylan Romine (1 this season, 16 career): 13-Greenfield-Central. 2017-18: 9; 2016-17: 4; 2015-16: 2 Dawson Eastes (1 this season, 6 career): 29-. 2017-18: 5 Jack Walker (1): 2017-18: 1 Maxen Hook (1): 2017-18: 1 CAREER HIGH TO BEGIN Guard Maximus Gizzi began the season where he left off last year. He tallied a career-high 27 points in the sectional opener against Pendleton Heights last spring, then equaled that in the opener against Greenfield-Central. Gizzi scored 27 points on 11-17 shooting. He also had nine rebounds in the contest to tie his career high.
SEASON HIGHS (2018-19) TEAM Points in a game: 75, 12/7 at Greenfield-C. Points in a quarter: 26, 12/8 at (4th qtr.) Points in a half: 43, 12/7 at Greenfield-C. (2nd half) Fewest points allowed: 65, 12/7 at Greenfield-C. Fewest points allowed in a quarter: 9, 12/7 at Greenfield-C. (2nd qtr.) Fewest points allowed in a half: 32, 12/7 at Greenfield-C. (1st half) Biggest win margin: 10, 12/7 at Greenfield-C. (W 75-65) Most rebounds: 41, 12/7 at Greenfield-C. Most assists: 12, 12/8 at Most steals: 5, 12/7 at Greenfield-C.; 12/8 at Fewest turnovers: 16, 12/7 at Greenfield-C. Most FG: 26, 12/7 at Greenfield-C. Most FT: 18, 12/7 at Greenfield-C. Most 3-pointers: 7, 12/8 at Best FG %:.481 (26-54) 12/7 at Greenfield-C. Best FT %:.667 (16-24) 12/8 at Best 3-point %:.333 (5-15) 12/7 at Greenfield-C. INDIVIDUAL Points in a game: 29, Dawson Eastes 12/8 at Rebounds in a game: 14, Dawson Eastes 12/8 at Assists in a game: 4, Maximus Gizzi 12/7 at Greenfield-Central; Maximus Gizzi 12/8 at ; Maxen Hook 12/8 at Steals in a game: 2, Maximus Gizzi 12/7 at Greenfield-Central; Maxen Hook 12/7 Greenfield-Central; Maximus Gizzi 12/8 at ; Dawson Eastes 12/8 at Blocks in a game: 1, Maximus Gizzi 12/7 at Greenfield-Central; Dawson Eastes 12/8 at Most 3-pointers: 3, Matthew True 12/7 at Greenfield-Central Most FG: 11, Maximus Gizzi 12/7 at Greenfield-C. Most FT: 9, Dawson Eastes 12/8 at Best 3-point %:.750 (3-4) Matthew True 12/8 at Best FG%:.647 (11-17) Maximus Gizzi 12/7 at Greenfield-Central Best FT:.889 (8-9) Matthew True 12/7 at Greenfield-Central RINGS HAVE IT Six members of the Dragon basketball program were part of the 14-0 state championship football team this fall. Maxen Hook and Kyle King were both IFCA All-State players. Eric Roudebush, Dawson Eastes and Jacob Hockett were also key parts of the team, as was Matt Brown, who was a two-way starter.. Hockett had two interceptions in the state championship game. Hook was the team s leading tackler. King led the state with 18 sacks SEASON HIGHS (2017-18) TEAM Points in a game: 81, 1/6 at Hauser Points in a quarter: 36, 3/3 vs. Mt. Vernon (4th quarter) Points in a half: 43, 2/16 at Mt. Vernon (2nd half), 2/23 at Greenwood (2nd half) Fewest points allowed: 40, 1/26 at Yorktown Fewest points allowed in a quarter: 5, 12/2 at Rushville (2nd and 3rd quarters) Fewest points allowed in a half: 17, 11/22 at Richmond (2nd half); 1/27 vs. Perry (1st half) Biggest win margin: 34, 1/6 at Hauser (81-47) Most rebounds: 38, 2/17 vs. Whiteland Most assists: 21, 1/27 vs. Perry Most steals: 10, 12/16 at Franklin Central; 1/6 at Hauser Fewest turnovers: 4, 12/8 vs. Greenfield-C. Most FG: 30, 1/6 at Hauser Most FT: 28, 2/27 vs. Pendleton Heights Most 3-pointers: 12, 1/5 vs. Delta Best FG %:.559 (19-34) 1/5 vs. Delta Best FT %:.909 (10-11) 1/5 vs. Delta;.903 (28-31) 2/27 vs. Pendleton Heights Best 3-point %:.556 (10-18) 2/23 at Greenwood INDIVIDUAL Points in a game: 28, Matthew True 1/27 vs. Perry Rebounds in a game: 10, Kyle King 2/17 vs. Whiteland Assists in a game: 9, Maximus Gizzi 1/5 vs. Delta; 1/6 at Hauser Steals in a game: 5, Matthew True, 1/27 vs. Perry Blocks in a game: 3, Kyle King 12/2 at Rushville, 2/17 vs. Whiteland Most 3-pointers: 7, Matthew True 1/27 vs. Perry Most FG: 9, Gavin Hausz 2/17 vs. Whiteland Most FT: 14, Maximus Gizzi 2/27 vs. Pendleton Heights Best 3-point %:.875 (7-8) Matthew True 1/27 vs. Perry ; 1.000 (4-4), Matthew True 2/23 at Greenwood) Best FG%:.728 (8-11) Matthew True 1/27 vs. Perry Best FT: 1.000 (6-6) Maximus Gizzi 12/29 vs. Beech Grove; (6-6) Dylan Romine 1/19 vs. Roncalli; (6-6) Maximus Gizzi 2/16 at Mt. Vernon; (5-5) Dylan Romine 2/17 vs. Whiteland;.929 (13-14) Maximus Gizzi 11/22 at Richmond; 12/29 vs. Decatur Central MULTI-SPORT SUCCESS The Dragons have several players with success in multiple sports. In addition to the six football players, senior Matthew True won more than 75 matches during his high school tennis career. Senior Jack Walker is a three-year starter on the Dragon baseball team as a pitcher/ first baseman. Walker has committed to play baseball at Indiana. FAMILY AFFAIR Guard Maximus Gizzi comes from a basketball family that is very active in New Palestine circles. His mother, Sarah Gizzi, is New Palestine s varsity girls basketball coach. She was an Indiana All-Star for NPHS in 1994, and played collegiately at LaSalle. His grandfather, Bruce Haynes, was the Dragons varsity coach from 1990-95 and is currently a girls assistant. ABOUT NPHS Nickname: Dragons Colors: Red and white Town: New Palestine County: Hancock School district: CSC Southern Hancock County Enrollment: 1,183 Conference: Hoosier Heritage IHSAA member since: 1915 Varsity basketball began: 1909 ADMINISTRATION Superintendent: Dr. Lisa Lantrip Principal: Keith Fessler Asst. principal: Adam Barton Dean of students: Julie Young Athletic director: Allen Cooper Asst. AD: Jeff Wright Ath. secretary: Melissa Tillage SID: Andrew Smith BASKETBALL INFO Head coach: Trent Whitaker HS: Eastern Hancock College: Ball State Assistant coaches Brian Bowen Jeremy Large Chris Cherry (JV) Sectional championships (7): 1957, 1980, 1989, 1997, 2009, 2011, 2012 Conference championships (8) East Central: 1967 Big Blue River: 1979, 1984, 1985, 1988 Hoosier Heritage: 2000, 2003, 2013 ATHLETIC HISTORY Team state titles: 8 Football: 2014 (4A), 2015 (5A) Baseball: 2004 (3A) Softball: 2004, 2007, 2008, 2017, 2018 (3A) Team state runners-up: 4 Football: 1990 (3A), 2015 (5A) Baseball: 2003 (3A) Softball: 2003 (2A) Individual state champs: 8 Samuel Voelz, T&F 2017 Alec White, WR 2017 Chad Red, WR 2013-16 Kyle Ulrey, WR 2009 Lori Swegman, T&F 1976
POLLS AP Class 4A Top 10 (12/11) 1. Warren Central (3-0) 2. Carmel (5-0) 3. Floyd Central (5-0) (+1) 4. Ben Davis (6-0) (+2) 5. Valparaiso (4-0) (+3) 6. SB Riley (6-0) (+3) 7. Hamilton SE (6-0) (new) 8. Penn (4-0 (new) 9. Jeffersonville (3-1) (-4) 10. Elkhart Memorial (5-0) (new) IBCA Top 20 (12/9) 1. Warren Central (3-0) 2. Carmel (5-0) 3. Ben Davis (6-0) (+1) 4. Floyd Central (5-0) (+1) 5. Hamilton SE (6-0) (+1) 6. Lawrence Central (3-1) (+3) 7. Valparaiso (4-0) (+3) 8. Penn (4-0) (+6) 9. Cathedral (3-2) (-2) 10. Center Grove (4-2) (-7) 11. Culver Military (3-1) (-3) 12. Westview (5-0) (+5) 13. Crispus Attucks (4-1) (+5) 13. New Albany (2-1) (-1) 15. Jeffersonville (3-1) (-2) 16. Zionsville (1-2) (-5) 17. Lawrence North (2-2) (-2) 18. Brownsburg (3-3) 19. FW Blackhawk (4-0) 20. Silver Creek (6-0) (new) TROPHY CASE In the last calendar year, NPHS has won numerous championships, including two IHSAA state championships. The football team won its second state title in five seasons with a 28-14 victory over Decatur Central. In the spring, the softball team won its fifth state tile since 2004, beating SB St. Joseph 3-1 in the championship game. FALL 2018 Football: HHC, sectional, regional, semistate, state Boys cross contry: County, HHC, sectional, regional Girls cross country: County, HHC, regional (Brenna Shaw state qualifier) Girls golf: County, sectional (Annaliese Fox state qualifier) Boys tennis: County, sectional. Girls soccer: Sectional (regional finalist) WINTER 2018 Girls basketball: Sectional SPRING 2018 Softball: HHC, sectional, regional, semistate, state Baseball: HHC Girls track & field: County, HHC SEASON BOXES WESTFIELD 73, DRAGONS 63 Friday, Dec. 8 at HS NEW PALESTINE (1-1): Eastes 9 9-11 29, Gizzi 6 2-2 16, True 3 2-4 10, Hook 0 3-5 3, Romine 1 0-0 3, Roudebush 1 0-0 4, King 0 0-2 0, Walker 0 0-0 0, Hockett 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 26-24 63. WESTFIELD (2-2): Banks 13 15-18 41, C.Welch 5 2-2 13, Chin 2 1-2 6, Simons 2 0-1 5, Smith 1 1-2 3, B.Welch 1 0-2 3, Patchett 0 2-2 2, Byrer 0 0-0 0, Bailey 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 21-29 73. New Palestine 16 9 12 26 -- 63 14 16 25 18 -- 73 3-point goals: NP 7 (Gizzi 2, True 2, Eastes 2, Romine), W 4 (Chin, B.Welch, C.Welch, Simons) DRAGONS 75, GREENFIELD-CENTRAL 65 Friday, Dec. 7 at Cougar Gym, Greenfield NEW PALESTINE (1-0, 1-0): Gizzi 11 5-11 27, True 4 8-9 19, Romine 5 3-6 13, Eastes 4 1-3 9, Roudebush 2 0-0 4, Hook 0 2-4 2, King 0 1-2 1, Walker 0 0-0 0, Ramsay 0 0-0 0, Hockett 0 0-0 0, Rightley 0 0-0 0. Totals 26 18-31 75. GREENFIELD-C. (0-3, 0-1): C. Mundell 5 4-6 17, Cochran 5 4-5 16, B.Mundell 3 3-4 9, McIntire 3 0-0 9, Hunt 3 0-0 7, Robertson 1 2-2 5, VanDuyn 1 0-0 2, Rose 0 0-0 0, O Connor 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 13-17 65. New Palestine 13 19 22 21 -- 75 Greenfield-C. 23 9 19 14 -- 65 3-point goals: NP 5 (True 3, Romine 2), G-C 10 (C.Mundell 3, McIntire 3, Cochran 2, Robertson, Hunt) RECORD BOOK INDIVIDUAL Single-game points: Ryan Curry, 46 at Shelbyville 2/6/15 Single-game rebounds: Gary Mithoefer, 33 vs. Indianapolis Marshall 1/31/69 (also scored then-schoolrecord 39 points in that game) Career points: 1,285, Tom Giles, 1975-79 Career rebounds: 717, Jeremy Yoder, 1989-93 Career assists: 328, Mitch Miggenburg Career steals: 95, Mitch Miggenburg Career blocks: 371, John Allison (state record) Indiana All-Star: John Allison, 1998 TEAM Single-game points: 120 vs. St. Paul, 2/10/67 (New Palestine 120, St. Paul 67). Single-game points, both teams: 194 vs. Waldron 2/18/89 (105-89) Points, consecutive games: 229 vs. Morton Memorial (109-74) and St. Paul (120-67), 1966-67 season. Victory margin: 53 vs. McCordsville, 1957-58 (W 101-48); vs. St. Paul 2/10/67 (W 120-67) TOP 10 SCORERS 1. 1,285, Tom Giles (1975-79) 2. 1,134, Kent Raymond (2000-04) 3. 1,106, Ryan Curry (2011-15) 4. 1,039, Dennis Ulrey (1972-76) 5. 1,027, Michael Morris (2009-13) 6. 1,025, T.J. Ott (1994-98) 7. 1,000, Ray Hobbs (1986-89) 8. 917, Royce McDougall (1964-67) 9. 864, Dick Pruet (1960-63) 10. 851, Brett Singer (1983-86) THE LAST TIME NP scored 80+ points: 1/6/18 at Hauser (W 81-47) NP scored 90+ points: 2/6/15 at Shelbyville (W 96-81) NP scored 100+ points: 12/15/89: vs. Waldron (W 105-89) NP allowed 35- points: 1/27/17 vs. Yorktown (W 69-32) NP allowed 30- points: 1/30/16 at Yorktown (W 49-23) NP allowed 20- points: 12/9/11: vs. Greenfield-Central (W 63-19) NP won by 25+ points: 1/6/18 at Hauser (W 81-47) NP scored 30 points in a quarter: 3/3/18 vs. Mt. Vernon (36 points in 4th quarter of 60-57 loss) NP played in OT: 12/16/16 vs. New Castle (L 77-79, 2OT) NP won in OT: 12/13/14 at (W 92-87) A Dragon scored 25+ points: Dawson Eastes 12/8/18 at (29) A Dragon scored 30+ points: Ryan Curry 2/6/15 at Shelbyville (46) A Dragon scored 40+ points: Ryan Curry 2/6/15 at Shelbyville (46) A Dragon scored 30+ points in 2 consecutive games: Michael Morris 2/1/13 at Shelbyville (31) & 2/2/13 at Mooresville (32) A Dragon had 10+ assists: Duke Blackwell 1/31/16 vs. Perry (10) A Dragon had 10+ rebounds: Dawson Eastes 12/8/18 at (14) A Dragon recorded a double-double: Dawson Eastes 12/8/18 at (29 points, 14 rebounds) Two Dragons scored 20 points in a game: Matthew True (24) and Jalen Qualkinbush (23), 2/28/17 vs. Marshall Three Dragons scored 20 points in a game: Justin Ikerd (25), Michael Morris (24) and Ryan Curry (24) 11/30/12 at Center Grove Four Dragons scored in double figures: Gavin Hausz (21), Maximus Gizzi (12), Dylan Romine (11), Dawson Eastes (10) 2/17/18 vs. Whiteland. Five Dragons scored in double figures: Matthew True (16), Dawson Eastes (16), Gavin Hausz (16), Dylan Romine (14) and Maximus Gizzi (13), 2/23/18 at Greenwood Two Dragons had 10 rebounds in a game: Ryan Curry (10) and Johnathan McKay (10) 12/12/14 at Greenfield-Central TOP COACHES NEW PALESTINE S WINNINGEST COACHES (since 1944) Brian Kehrt (1995-2005): 126-93, 2 HHC titles, 1 sectional title Adam Barton (2005-15): 120-103, 3 sectional titles, 1 HHC title Ed Frieje (1978-86): 116-57, 3 BBRC titles, 1 sectional title Wally Cones (1954-62): 100-72, 1 sectional title William McNamara (1949-54): 56-49, 1 county tourney title Carl Hughes (1986-90): 51-36, 1 sectional title
11 Maximus Gizzi 6 1 Jr. G 14 Matthew True 6 1 Sr. G 15 Luke Ramsey 6 0 Sr. G 20 Maxen Hook 6 2 Jr. G GP/GS: 2/2 GIH-zee (short I) Pts: 21.5 Reb: 7.0 Ast: 4.0 Stl: 1.0 FG: 59 (17-29) 3pt: 33 (2-6) FT: 54 (7-13) Pts: 27, 2x 12/7/18 Greenfield-C. Reb: 9, 4x 12/7/18 Greenfield-C. GP/GS: 2/2 Pts: 14.5 Reb: 2.5 Ast: 1.5 Stl: 1.0 FG: 41 (7-17) 3pt: 45 (5-11) FT: 77 (10-13) Pts: 28, 1/27/18 Perry Reb: 9, 1/27/17 Yorktown GP/GS: 1/0 Pts: 3, 1/6/18 Hauser Reb: 1, 2x, 3/2/18 Richmond GP/GS: 2/2 Pts: 2.5 Reb: 7.0 Ast: 2.0 Stl: 1.0 FG: 0 (0-5) 3pt: 0 (0-1) FT: 56 (5-9) Pts: 10, 1/20/18 Franklin Reb: 8, 2x 12/8/18 24 Eric Roudebush 6 4 Jr. F 31 Austin Howell 6 0 Sr. G 33 Jack Walker 6 6 Sr. F 40 Dylan Romine 6 2 Sr. F GP/GS: 2/0 Pts: 3.0 Reb: 2.0 FG: 38 (3-8) 3pt: 0 (0-2) Pts: 4, 2x 12/7/18 Greenfield-C. Reb: 4, 1/26/18 Yorktown GP/GS: 0/0 Pts: 0 Reb: 0 GP/GS: 2/0 Pts: 0.0 Reb: 1.0 Pts: 10, 1/13/18 Mooresville Reb: 5, 5x, 1/27/18 Perry GP/GS: 2/0 ROW-mine Pts: 8.0 Reb: 4.5 Ast: 0.0 Stl: 0.5 FG: 38 (6-16) 3pt: 50 (3-6) FT: 50 (1-2) Pts: 21, 2/17/17 Mt. Vernon Reb: 9, 3x, 3/3/18 Mt. Vernon 41 Dawson Eastes 6 5 Jr. F 42 Jacob Hockett 6 0 Sr. G 52 Kyle King 6 4 Jr. F 54 Justin Rightley 6 5 Sr. F GP/GS: 2/2 EAST-iss Pts: 19.0 Reb: 11.0 Ast: 0.5 Stl: 1.5 FG: 46 (13-28) 3pt: 17 (2-12) FT: 71 (10-14) Pts: 29, 12/8/18 Reb: 14, 12/8/18 GP/GS: 2/0 HOCK-it Pts: 3, 1/6/18 Hauser Reb: 1, 2x, 3/2/18 Richmond GP/GS: 2/0 Pts: 0.5 Reb: 1.5 FT: 25 (1-4) Pts: 6, 12/16/17 Franklin Central Reb: 10, 2/17/18 Whiteland GP/GS: 1/0 RIGHT-lee Pts: 0 Reb: 0 Trent Whitaker HEAD COACH 4th season 2018-19: 1-1 2017-18: 15-10 2016-17: 7-17 2015-16: 6-17 Coach Whitaker enters his fourth season as the Dragons varsity head coach, leading NP to a 15-win season in 2018 and being named county Coach of the Year. He spent 12 seasons as an assistant coach and was part of three sectional championships and an HHC title in 2013. Whitaker is a school counselor at NPHS. He is a graduate of Eastern Hancock HS and Ball State University. 2018-19 schedule Dec. 7 at Greenfield-C.* W 75-65 Dec. 8 at L 63-73 Dec. 14 NEW CASTLE* Dec. 15 FRANKLIN C. Dec. 22 SHENANDOAH Dec. 28 vs. Beech Grove% noon Dec. 28 vs. Dec. C/Tri-West% 2:30 p.m. Jan. 4 at Delta* Jan. 5 SOUTHPORT Jan. 11 at Pendleton Hts.* Jan. 12 at Mooresville Jan. 18 at Roncalli Jan. 19 at Franklin Jan. 25 YORKTOWN* Jan. 26 RUSHVILLE Jan. 31 at Perry Feb. 2 RICHMOND 2:30 p.m. Feb. 8 at Shelbyville* Feb. 9 at Connersville Feb. 15 MT. VERNON* Feb. 16 at Whiteland Feb. 22 GREENWOOD *-HHC game; %-Decatur C. Tourney JV ROSTER No. Player Ht Cl Pos 11 C.J. Oliver 5-7 So. G 22 Reise Quillen 5-7 So. G 23 Eli Stephens 5-10 So. G 32 Steele Brasfield 6-3 Fr. F 34 Kyle Bastian 6-1 So. F 43 Hunter Burks 6-1 So. F 44 Maurice McGee 6-7 So. F 50 Matthew Brown 6-4 So. F FRESHMAN ROSTER No. Player 3 Madix Johnson 5 Caleb Byers 11 Max Smith 12 Jaxon McDaniel 15 Jaret Whitaker 20 Seth Hovis 21 Matthew Barada 22 Caleb Davis 24 Jackson Havel 31 Logan Strong 33 Damon Hockett 44 Cohner Rudolph COACHING STAFF Head coach: Trent Whitaker HS: Eastern Hancock College: Ball State Assistant coaches (HS/College) Brian Bowen (Hamilton Hts./Hanover) Jeremy Large (Maconaquah/Ball State) Chris Cherry (E. Hancock/Franklin) CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY Sectional championships (7): 1957, 1980, 1989, 1997, 2009 (3A), 2011 (3A), 2012 (4A) Conference championships (8) East Central: 1967 Big Blue River: 1979, 1984, 1985, 1988 Hoosier Heritage: 2000, 2003, 2013
HHC STANDINGS Through Dec. 8 Conf GB Over. Delta 1-0 -- 6-0 Mt. Vernon 1-0 -- 3-1 New Palestine 1-0 -- 1-1 New Castle 1-0 -- 2-3 Shelbyville 0-1 1 3-2 Pendleton Hts. 0-1 1 2-4 Yorktown 0-1 1 1-3 Greenfield-Central 0-1 1 0-3 WEEK S RESULTS Friday, Dec. 7 Delta 78, Yorktown 31 Mt. Vernon 37, Pendleton Heights 34 New Castle 89, Shelbyville 54 New Palestine 75, Greenfield-Central 65 Saturday, Dec. 8 Brownsburg 73, New Castle 41 Delta 85, Hamilton Heights 56 Connersville 54, Pendleton Heights 46 73, New Palestine 63 SCHEDULE Tuesday, Dec. 11 Pendleton Hts. at Guerin Catholic, Shelbyville at Greenwood, Yorktown at Jay County, Friday, Dec. 14 Greenfield-C. at Yorktown, Mt. Vernon at Shelbyville, New Castle at New Palestine, Jay County at Delta, Saturday, Dec. 15 Delta at Muncie Central, Franklin at Shelbyville, Franklin Central at New Palestine, Muncie Burris at New Castle, Pendleton Hts. at Lawrence C., Tuesday, Dec. 18 Connersville at Greenfield-C., Mississinewa at Yorktown, Friday, Dec. 21 New Castle at Mt. Vernon, Greenfield-C. at Indian Creek, Hamilton SE at Pendleton Hts., Saturday, Dec. 22 Shelbyville vs. Bloomington S., 10 a.m. Mooresville at Greenfield-C., Shenandoah at New Palestine, Shelbyville at Bloomington N., 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 28 Greenfield-C. at Lebanon Tournament New Palestine at Decatur C. Tournament Yorktown at North Decatur Tournament Saturday, Dec. 29 Alexandria at Delta, Mt. Vernon at Martinsville Tournament Monday, Dec. 31 Greenfield-C. vs. Knightstown (BLF) Pendleton Hts. in Madison County Tourney Friday, Jan. 4 Greenfield-C. at Mt. Vernon, New Palestine at Delta, New Castle at Richmond, Tipton at Yorktown, Saturday, Jan. 5 New Castle at Connersville, Shelbyville at Greensburg, Southport at New Palestine, BOYS BASKETBALL Dec. 11, 2018 PLAYER OF THE WEEK Brady Hunt, Delta Hunt helped the Eagles jump out to a 6-0 record with two strong games. He had 12 points and six boards against Yorktown and followed with a 22-point, eight-rebound performance against Hamilton Heights where he was 8-8 from the floor and 5-5 from the line. Luke Bumbalough, New Castle Bumbalough had his third consecutive 30-point game in an 89-54 win over Shelbyville. NEWS AND NOTES HHC play began last Friday with all eight teams playing their conference openers. Delta, Mt. Vernon, New Castle and New Palestine started 1-0. MV rallied in the fourth quarter to win a closely-contested 37-34 game over PH. Peyton Meadors had 18 points, four rebounds and four assists for MV. Christian Jones led PH with 13. Delta continued its strong start with a 78-31 win over Yorktown. Four Eagles were in double figures, including Josh Bryan s 21 points and 18 from Josh Greenburg. Luke Dunn had 15 for Yorktown. New Palestine rallied from an early 10-point deficit to beat Greenfield-Central 75-65. Maximus Gizzi had 27 points and nine boards for NP. Matthew True added 19 points. Caleb Mundell had 17 points for G-C. New Castle used a 52-point first half to beat Shelbyville 89-54. Luke Bumbalough had his third 30-point game of the season. He added seven boards and four assists. Nicholas Grieser added 12 for the Trojans. Zach Kuhn had 26 points and 10 boards for Shelbyville. Other strong performances included 29 points and 14 boards from Dawson Eastes for NP in a loss at. Delta s Brady Hunt had a 22-point game against Hamilton Heights, going 8-8 from the floor and 5-5 from the line. He added eight boards. HHC LEADERS As reported to MaxPreps, through 12/8. FG% min. 5att/gm. FT/3pt% min. 2att/gm POINTS Name GP Pts Avg. Luke Bumbalough, NC 5 143 28.6 Josh Bryan, D 6 148 24.7 Zach Kuhn, S 5 114 22.8 Maximus Gizzi, NP 2 43 21.5 Dawson Eastes, NP 2 38 19.0 Peyton Meadors, MV 4 74 18.5 Jacob Cochran, G-C 3 44 14.7 Josh Williams, S 5 73 14.6 Damieon Warrum, PH 6 87 14.5 Matthew True, NP 2 29 14.5 ASSISTS Name GP Pts Avg. Josh Williams, S 5 25 5.0 Luke Bumbalough, NC 5 22 4.4 Davrick Black, PH 6 26 4.3 Keith Rupert, MV 4 17 4.3 Caleb Mundell, G-C 3 12 4.0 REBOUNDS Name GP Reb Avg Dawson Eastes, NP 2 22 11.0 Zach Kuhn, S 5 48 9.6 Maximus Gizzi, NP 2 14 7.0 Maxen Hook, NP 2 14 7.0 Luke Bumbalough, NC 5 33 6.6 Reid Neal, Y 4 26 6.5 Peyton Meadors, MV 4 25 6.3 Brady Hunt, D 6 35 5.8 Nicholas Grieser, NC 5 28 5.6 Luke Asher, S 5 26 5.2 STEALS Name GP Stl Avg. Josh Bryan, D 6 17 2.8 Zach Garner, D 6 17 2.8 Josh Williams, S 5 13 2.6 Davrick Black, PH 6 14 2.3 Wilburn, D / Kuhn, S 2.0 HHC MATCHUPS Friday: Greenfield-Central at Yorktown G-C and Yorktown dropped their first HHC games last week. G-C has been a high-scoring squad so far, led by Jacob Cochran. Luke Dunn leads a balanced Tiger attack Mt. Vernon at Shelbyville MV won a hard-fought game over PH last week, while Shelby fell at New Castle. Peyton Meadors has had a strong start to the year for MV, while Zach Kuhn leads Shelbyville in scoring. New Castle at New Palestine Both teams started 1-0 in conference play last week. Luke Bumbalough continues to lead New Castle. New Palestine had big performances from juniors Maximus Gizzi and Dawson Eastes in its openers. FG SHOOTING Name GP M/A Pct. Brady Hunt, D 6 31/48.645 Peyton Meadors, MV 4 29/48.604 Josh Greenberg, D 6 19/32.594 Maximus Gizzi, NP 2 17/29.586 Reid Neal, Y 4 12/21.571 FT SHOOTING Name GP M/A Pct. Christian Jones, PH 4 14/14 1.00 Keith Rupert, MV 3 10/10 1.00 Jacob Cochran, G-C 2 7/8.875 Jared Harris, Y 3 7/8.875 Brandon Bell, MV 3 12/14.857 3PT SHOOTING Name GP M/A Pct. Josh Greenberg, D 6 14/24.583 Peyton Meadors, MV 4 5/10.500 Caleb Mundell, G-C 3 4/8.500 Dylan Romine, NP 2 3/6.500 Josh Bryan, D 6 16/35.457. HOOSIERHERITAGECONFERENCE.COM @HHCCONFERENCE